I've seen people talk about lack of seperation and stating our receiving room is below average etc. So wanted to point this out.
We have 3 receivers in the top half of the nfl and thornton is getting the same seperation as hunter Henry on average. Our 2 most targeted players are the tight ends who simultaneously are the 2 getting the least seperation on our team which is insane. Our receiving core this year has been performing above average we just don't have a qb who can go through progressions and throw them the ball.
For reference this tracks every single route not just the ones where they get the ball so it's a true measure of how often they are getting open and by how much.
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The team gassing Thorton up at the end of the pre-season, despite him doing absolutely nothing all summer, just to have him continue to suck is genuinely amusing.
At this point, it’s less about the receivers and more about pass protection and ability to throw further than 7 yards.
Do these charts take into consideration that the receivers are open because the defense is playing short because they knew Jacoby Brissett won’t throw to them? And that perhaps the defense isn’t paying very close attention to those receivers, because they think they have to go and tackle some guy who just caught a whack dumpoff?
Not a football savant here, just one question/nitpick:
Won’t tight ends often have less separation per route because of the route tree they run, their positioning on the field, and their size/speed combination?
How is Polk getting that much separation? It would be nice to have an all-22 break down of his plays
Soo.. pick up Luke McCaffrey in fantasy?
Ad Mitchell looks like a steal.
I do wonder if our guys are getting separation due in part to a lack of concern about Jacoby going over the top.