Jimmy Graham Contract

TheOak · 01-16-2014, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by Utah_Saint

This year his drop rate improved significantly, he was in the top half (barely) of TEs and the top third of WRs.

Last year he was dealing with a wrist injury that many sports writers said contributed to his poor drop percentage, 15.00.

In his four years in the league his drop rate has been 8.82 , 5.77, 15.00 and 6.52 this year.

And if we use PFF stats, Graham may not have been the best blocking TE but he ended the season with a positive grade and in the top half of TE's in both run and pass blocking. So according to them, he wasn't a liability.

Sorry, I dont listen to many Sports Writers, I listen to so few that there isn't a number less than 2 digits past the decimal to define it.

You are proving my point for me.. While you are arguing that he is not bad and we shouldn't get rid of him I have never said that we should. I said he hasn't been consistent enough for Gronk money and he hasn't.

I do not know what grades you are looking at on PFF but his run blocking -6.1 worst on all offense and pass blocking is -0.2 19th out of 26 offensive players.

THink about this combination for me... Forget what we have discussed and that this is Jimmy Graham ... If a player doesnt catch nearly 40% of the passes thrown at him and leads the league in INTs when thrown to him what would you think?

Jimmy's Catch % this season in comparison. (balls caught that were thrown to them)
Gonzalez 72.2%
Olsen 71.6%
Tamme 83.3%
Gates 71.3%
Watson 67.9%
Jimmy Graham 63.2%

6 INTs when throwing to Jimmy Graham... More than anyone in the league... Drew Brees threw 12 INTs this season. 1/2 of Drews INTs were while throwing to Graham.

Is it coincidence that Drew Brees throws 1/2 of his INTs when throwing to Graham or possibility a receiver has t-rex syndrome and doesn't go get the ball?

I do not want to hear about injures as long as he is dunking balls... That defies logic.

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01-16-2014, 05:22 PM	#11
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,050	Re: Jimmy Graham Contract Originally Posted by Utah_Saint This year his drop rate improved significantly, he was in the top half (barely) of TEs and the top third of WRs. Last year he was dealing with a wrist injury that many sports writers said contributed to his poor drop percentage, 15.00. In his four years in the league his drop rate has been 8.82 , 5.77, 15.00 and 6.52 this year. And if we use PFF stats, Graham may not have been the best blocking TE but he ended the season with a positive grade and in the top half of TE's in both run and pass blocking. So according to them, he wasn't a liability. Sorry, I dont listen to many Sports Writers, I listen to so few that there isn't a number less than 2 digits past the decimal to define it. You are proving my point for me.. While you are arguing that he is not bad and we shouldn't get rid of him I have never said that we should. I said he hasn't been consistent enough for Gronk money and he hasn't. I do not know what grades you are looking at on PFF but his run blocking -6.1 worst on all offense and pass blocking is -0.2 19th out of 26 offensive players. THink about this combination for me... Forget what we have discussed and that this is Jimmy Graham ... If a player doesnt catch nearly 40% of the passes thrown at him and leads the league in INTs when thrown to him what would you think? Jimmy's Catch % this season in comparison. (balls caught that were thrown to them) Gonzalez 72.2% Olsen 71.6% Tamme 83.3% Gates 71.3% Watson 67.9% Jimmy Graham 63.2% 6 INTs when throwing to Jimmy Graham... More than anyone in the league... Drew Brees threw 12 INTs this season. 1/2 of Drews INTs were while throwing to Graham. Is it coincidence that Drew Brees throws 1/2 of his INTs when throwing to Graham or possibility a receiver has t-rex syndrome and doesn't go get the ball? I do not want to hear about injures as long as he is dunking balls... That defies logic.
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