Dez Bryant says he’s two weeks away from trying out for the NFL

SaintFanInATLHELL · 11-07-2019, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

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At the end of the day Tre, Cook, Kirkwood, Jordan Humphrey and Carr have yet to produce. For me, it' not all about acquiring Dez but more about getting production on Sunday's from others not named Thomas. Does anyone realize that Taysom Hill (3 td's) has more receiving yards than all of those "other guys" not named MT & Ginn?

That lack of production is because of a lack of targets. Now we can look at the lack of targets in two ways:

1. The receivers listed simply are not making themselves available to be targeted because they are not talented enough to be a threat on the field.

2. The targets from Brees/Teddy went elsewhere simply because their earlier reads in the progression were available.

Looks at CGM's stat line: 89 targets, 73 catches, 82% catch rate, 12.5 yards/rec. CGM is the #1 read on virtually every pass play. And with that success rate, why would a QB target anyone else if CGM is open?

The backs, tight ends and Ginn have over 150 more targets after that. With Teddy being a 2 read QB, it makes sense that the vast majority of the targets will be to CGM as the first read and Ginn/TE the 2nd, and backs as the outlet.

There really just isn't much left after that especially with Teddy, but even with Brees. I know I shouldn't refer back to last year but just an example of what I'm talking about. It was reported on Brees' record breaking TD pass to TQS against Washington last year that TQS's route is one that's virtually never targeted. The play simply isn't schemed for the ball to go to that receiver for that play.

I'm arguing that much of the Saints offense is designed like that, which creates the perceived lack of production. Carr for example has participated in 188 snaps, which is 34 percent of the offensive snaps. He's had 4 targets in those snaps. I ask if being targeted and making catches is Carr's most critical function, then why would CSP continue to roll Carr out on the field with that level of production?

I guess someone will try to double CGM every play and get the right personnel on Kamara/Murray forcing Brees to other targets. Then and only then can we see if the lack of production is due to lack of targets or lack of talent.

But until then, it ain't broke. So I'm just wondering why everyone is trying to find ways to fix a non-problem IMHO.

SFIAH

11-07-2019, 05:17 PM	#22
SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,783	Re: Dez Bryant says he’s two weeks away from trying out for the NFL Originally Posted by K Major ... At the end of the day Tre, Cook, Kirkwood, Jordan Humphrey and Carr have yet to produce. For me, it' not all about acquiring Dez but more about getting production on Sunday's from others not named Thomas. Does anyone realize that Taysom Hill (3 td's) has more receiving yards than all of those "other guys" not named MT & Ginn? That lack of production is because of a lack of targets. Now we can look at the lack of targets in two ways: 1. The receivers listed simply are not making themselves available to be targeted because they are not talented enough to be a threat on the field. 2. The targets from Brees/Teddy went elsewhere simply because their earlier reads in the progression were available. Looks at CGM's stat line: 89 targets, 73 catches, 82% catch rate, 12.5 yards/rec. CGM is the #1 read on virtually every pass play. And with that success rate, why would a QB target anyone else if CGM is open? The backs, tight ends and Ginn have over 150 more targets after that. With Teddy being a 2 read QB, it makes sense that the vast majority of the targets will be to CGM as the first read and Ginn/TE the 2nd, and backs as the outlet. There really just isn't much left after that especially with Teddy, but even with Brees. I know I shouldn't refer back to last year but just an example of what I'm talking about. It was reported on Brees' record breaking TD pass to TQS against Washington last year that TQS's route is one that's virtually never targeted. The play simply isn't schemed for the ball to go to that receiver for that play. I'm arguing that much of the Saints offense is designed like that, which creates the perceived lack of production. Carr for example has participated in 188 snaps, which is 34 percent of the offensive snaps. He's had 4 targets in those snaps. I ask if being targeted and making catches is Carr's most critical function, then why would CSP continue to roll Carr out on the field with that level of production? I guess someone will try to double CGM every play and get the right personnel on Kamara/Murray forcing Brees to other targets. Then and only then can we see if the lack of production is due to lack of targets or lack of talent. But until then, it ain't broke. So I'm just wondering why everyone is trying to find ways to fix a non-problem IMHO. SFIAH cmike, SaintGnome and CHA_CHING like this.
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