Meachem gives Chargers a scare Wednesday night

D_it_up · 08-06-2012, 08:21 PM

I see a short-lived stint at B-n-G for someone.

QBREES9 · 08-09-2012, 02:01 PM

I'd like to see him play.

niteadept · 08-12-2012, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

If Colston is good because Drew is throwing to him, what's that make Meachem? Colston was better than Meachem when Drew was throwing to both

This!! I loved Meachem, but I'll take Colston any day and I hate ESPN. Don't need anyone to tell me that the best decision was made to keep Colston!

QBREES9 · 08-15-2012, 11:44 PM

Has he played at all.

Utah_Saint · 08-16-2012, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by Kosoma

colston is good because he has brees throwing to him. if you guys cant see that then i picked the wrong saints board to join. i like good football discussions not wagoners spouting whatever garbage they hear on espn.

Hopefully we won't ever know but, in my opinion, "Brees throwing to him" or more specifically, being on the Saints team, works against Colston. Drew spreads the ball to more targets than just about anybody else in the NFL. Colston had the second fewest targets out of the top 20 receivers (yardage) last season. Besides his ability to box out defenders and get the ball in traffic, he has a fantastic reception percentage over his career. Last season it was 74.7%. That's outstanding. You won't find many other receivers with a percentage that high.

2011 NFL Player Receiving Stats - National Football League - ESPN

As a frame of reference;

Calvin Johnson's completion percentage was 61.5%
Wes Welker's was 70.9%
Steve Smith's was 61.2%
And Dropsy White's was 55.2% (when will he ever get the respect he deserves?)

That makes Colston one of the most efficient wide receivers in the NFL. Only Jordy Nelson is more efficient.

http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog...iency-and-adp/

The Profootballfocus guys even named a type of slot receiver after him. Tall intermediate/deep threat guys are the "Colstons".

http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog...ping-the-slot/

There's no doubt that Colston benefits from playing with Brees, Brees would make any receiver better, but there is also little doubt that Colston would be a great receiver just about anywhere he played.

I apologize for all the stats, I'm a bit of a stat nerd myself but I tried to use as much data as I could so that I wouldn't just sound like a "wagoners spouting whatever garbage they hear on espn".

spkb25 · 08-16-2012, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by Kosoma

colston is good because he has brees throwing to him. if you guys cant see that then i picked the wrong saints board to join. i like good football discussions not wagoners spouting whatever garbage they hear on espn.

So what you're saying is you're gonna leave if we don't get our act together. Well sir-you drive a hard bargain, but I guess you're going to be leaving. Thanks for kind words.

spkb25 · 08-16-2012, 09:22 AM

Wish RM the best. Just not against us

08-12-2012, 10:32 PM	#13
niteadept Site Donor Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 520 Blog Entries: 1	Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| If Colston is good because Drew is throwing to him, what's that make Meachem? Colston was better than Meachem when Drew was throwing to both This!! I loved Meachem, but I'll take Colston any day and I hate ESPN. Don't need anyone to tell me that the best decision was made to keep Colston!

08-15-2012, 11:44 PM	#14
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	Re: Meachem gives Chargers a scare Wednesday night Has he played at all.

08-16-2012, 08:49 AM	#15
Utah_Saint Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 3,521	Re: Meachem gives Chargers a scare Wednesday night Originally Posted by Kosoma colston is good because he has brees throwing to him. if you guys cant see that then i picked the wrong saints board to join. i like good football discussions not wagoners spouting whatever garbage they hear on espn. Hopefully we won't ever know but, in my opinion, "Brees throwing to him" or more specifically, being on the Saints team, works against Colston. Drew spreads the ball to more targets than just about anybody else in the NFL. Colston had the second fewest targets out of the top 20 receivers (yardage) last season. Besides his ability to box out defenders and get the ball in traffic, he has a fantastic reception percentage over his career. Last season it was 74.7%. That's outstanding. You won't find many other receivers with a percentage that high. 2011 NFL Player Receiving Stats - National Football League - ESPN As a frame of reference; Calvin Johnson's completion percentage was 61.5% Wes Welker's was 70.9% Steve Smith's was 61.2% And Dropsy White's was 55.2% (when will he ever get the respect he deserves?) That makes Colston one of the most efficient wide receivers in the NFL. Only Jordy Nelson is more efficient. http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog...iency-and-adp/ The Profootballfocus guys even named a type of slot receiver after him. Tall intermediate/deep threat guys are the "Colstons". http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog...ping-the-slot/ There's no doubt that Colston benefits from playing with Brees, Brees would make any receiver better, but there is also little doubt that Colston would be a great receiver just about anywhere he played. I apologize for all the stats, I'm a bit of a stat nerd myself but I tried to use as much data as I could so that I wouldn't just sound like a "wagoners spouting whatever garbage they hear on espn".

08-16-2012, 09:21 AM	#16
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,101	Re: Meachem gives Chargers a scare Wednesday night Originally Posted by Kosoma colston is good because he has brees throwing to him. if you guys cant see that then i picked the wrong saints board to join. i like good football discussions not wagoners spouting whatever garbage they hear on espn. So what you're saying is you're gonna leave if we don't get our act together. Well sir-you drive a hard bargain, but I guess you're going to be leaving. Thanks for kind words.

08-16-2012, 09:22 AM	#17
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,101	Re: Meachem gives Chargers a scare Wednesday night Wish RM the best. Just not against us

08-06-2012, 08:21 PM	#11
D_it_up Faqda Falcons Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ruston, Louisiana Posts: 3,465 Blog Entries: 3	I see a short-lived stint at B-n-G for someone.

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