Westside said:Colonel Reb if only we could corner Manning and ask him why he targets Garcon more based on these stats? I would love to hear his answer.
Bart said:Westside said:Colonel Reb if only we could corner Manning and ask him why he targets Garcon more based on these stats? I would love to hear his answer.
No reason to ask Manning. We know the answer. The brothers get very pissed when they are not targeted and they let him know it. To keep the peace, the White receivers are required to play decoy and block for the stars.
It started in the mid 60's with Bob Hayes(who could play) and to a lesser extent Bambi (who could really play). Track guys who could stretch defenses started getting emphasized. By the mid 70's you had one possession receiver and one speed one ie Biletnikoff and Branch and by the mid 80's the possession guy was your third receiver or even 4th. Now many teams don't have one on a roster. All the while wide outs started dropping balls that they would only drop if they got their bells rung.Edited by: white is rightColonel_Reb said:Me too, Westside. He'd probably say he it was based on the defense he was seeing or the play that was called or something to that effect. It is strange that the least targeted White receivers are the most dependable. Kind of feeds into the possession receiver argument I use a lot. I say, Whites are often called possession receivers because they catch the balls that are thrown to them. They don't have hands of stone like their teammates. Why not use them as your starter and let them help you down the field every drive? If they allow you to continue your possession more than the other guys, why not play them all the time? It usually gets people to think about the insanity of the current situation. In the NFL, the world truly is turned upside down.
Colonel_Reb said:Kaptain, I did a little look see and here's what I found.Over the last 4 games, Garcon has been targeted a total of 36 times, while catching a total of 20 passes. That's a reception rate of 55.56%.Looking at Austin Collie, he has 15 catches out of 21 targets, a 71.43% reception rate. Dallas Clark caught 17 passes out of 24 targets, a 70.83% reception rate. Just in case you were wondering, Wayne caught 24/35 for a 68.57% reception rate. You are spot on, my good man! The two whites are the most dependable , while Garcon is the least dependable and most targeted. Pass the facts on, gentlemen!
Yes he ran a reported 9.6 100 yard dash for Arkansas as a collegian.foreverfree said:white is right, I never knew Alworth (who I remember from the 'Boys, not the Bolts) was a track guy. I knew Hayes was.
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It's both ways with these affletes. Something bad happens, fake injury. Do something good, like make a routine tackle, and they're jumping all over the place, chest bumping and generally making asses out of themselves. Outside of a few remote wiggers, I never see white guys doing this sort of stuff.icsept said:The highlight of the week was definitely Vince Young's fake injury after he threw the pick. Reminded me of the Williams sisters.
Nah the RCA Dome blocked his Short Wave radio signals, he will be back strong next week.....Leonardfan said:Looks like Radio's magical run is over
Deadlift said:Outside of Brees, Warner, Philip Rivers, Welker and Witten - this was a very boring week of "football."
This week really featured the watered-down nature of the National Farce League. During Dallas/Giants game, you had AFFLETES fumbling like crazy! Josh Freeman throws 5 picks, and I saw him throw about 3 of them in the RedZone. Jason Campbell chose the most inopportune time to throw his pick (to Vilma)!!... but the game went into overtime and Sellers' fumbled.
I think this might be "The Year of the Fumble!!"
Don Wassall said:There were some other notable performances by QBs... Philip Rivers threw for 373 yards and 2 TDs on just 25 passes.ÂÂÂ