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FWIW, I re-watched the Pats-Chargers game yesterday. One thing that was pretty clear to me is that Gaffney was not able to get good separation throughout the game. He picked up the majority of his yardage on incredible laserbeam throws by Brady that were in many cases threaded through a couple defenders. Throws that Brady probably would never have even tried if the Pats weren't down 14-3 with 1:00 left in the half at the time.
Meanwhile, Caldwell was working against the Charger's #1 CB and having a solid game that left them wondering why they let him go in the first place.
Yes.Please refer to the Caldwell thread for my thoughts regarding the situation.
(In a nutshell, Caldwell. He is consistently solid throughout the season and into the playoffs. Gaffney has one great game the entire season. And you're telling me you'd rather have Gaffney?)
Yes.
Caldwell wasn't consistently solid, he was mediocre, but Brady still found ways to get him the ball.
And I'm assuming if Moss or Stallworth put up the same numbers they'll be heaped with praise?
the probably would by a lot of patsfans. Not Me.
And so everything a WR does in the Patriots' system is a product of "Brady finding him ways to get the ball?"
MetalBleachers said:All I can add is, if we're arguing this much over a potential 4/5 receiver, life is good.
there's 2 ways to look at everything.
If Caldwell can play pretty decent against #1 CBs but then drop balls when he's wide open, there is a problem.
It's called: Reche Caldwell is erratic.
Hasn't Reche's dropped ball % already been analyzed? If I remember correctly, it's about average. Better than Stallworth's for example.
You are judging Caldwell on one dropped pass (the other one, as has been pointed out, made no difference in the game). This is idiotic.
No the other drop was also horrible.
Luckily, Gaffney bailed him out the next play with a catch that's 1000 times more difficult.
Both drops were chokes, both count in my book.
Whether someone stepped up big the next play or not it does not matter, he still choked twice, and he choked big.
Today is July 21, 2007.
That happened on January 21, 2007, or six months ago.
Are you seriously still dwelling over them? Are you still have nightmares?
(The better question would be: Does BB even care anymore? I'd bet the answer is a definitive "no.")
I was commenting on how ridiculous to ignore a dropped easy catch, just because someone else made an amazing catch the following play to bail him out... (who happens to be the "other" guy).
It's amazing that some of you are insisting that Reche only screwed up once, because the first drop was followed up with a TD catch to save his arse.
1 drop stinks but isn't the end of the world.
2 drops says a lot, especially when he was wide open.
: I'm just praying that BB and Co. witnessed the avoidable receiving disaster that i witnessed.
Thank you for the GREATEST unintentionally funny sentence of the year!
Sorry to dig up this red herring, but....some people are full of crap
– Jabar Gaffney did have a drop down the sideline, but he clearly looks like a guy who’s continued to make progress. He’s a smooth rout-runner and with a great understanding of how to set a defender up, and the coaches know it, based on the chances he’s getting. If the season started today, it’s probably not a stretch to say he’d start opposite Moss.
http://news.bostonherald.com/blogs/patriots/
And here one writer picks Caldwell to be their suprise cut this season (although another picks Gaffney)
http://officialnewenglandpatriots.wordpress.com/2007/07/26/