Football Outsiders: Bills' game by Welker was among top 10 by a WR since 1992

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Also, as a consequence, the top performance by any receiver this year.

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | Week 3 Quick Reads

1. Wes Welker, 16 catches, 20 attempts
217 yards, 13.6 YPC, 2 TDs, 124 DYAR

In addition to his receiving numbers, Welker also had a 19-yard run. It all works out to 124 DYAR, the eighth-best day for a wide receiver in our database going back to 1992. The names on the top ten read like a list of the best wideouts of the past 20 years. The top game of all was a 291-yard, three-touchdown performance by Jimmy Smith against Baltimore in 2000. After that, you've got Jerry Rice, Chad Ochocinco (back when he was just a Johnson), Terrell Owens, and Randy Moss. Kenny Britt makes the list with his 225-yard, three-TD game against Philadelphia last year, then Andre Reed. Welker comes next, followed by Kevin Williams and Reggie Wayne. Wait, Kevin Williams? The Cowboys' kick returner from the mid-'90s? Yup. On Christmas Day 1995, he had nine catches, 203 yards and two touchdowns in 11 targets against Arizona. It was the only 100-yard receiving day of his career.

And, for some bonus lulz, here's a quote about the latest Welker wannabe:

UConn junior wide receiver Nick Williams is living proof that a 40-yard dash time isn’t what makes or breaks a football player.

Most “experts” would say a player like Williams — small (5-foot-10, 185 pounds) and, relatively speaking, slow (his 40 time is on the wrong side of 4.5 seconds) — has no real chance to succeed as a major college football player.

[. . .]

To compare Williams to a certain slow, smallish slot receiver also playing in New England is natural. Wes Welker was a star at Texas Tech who went undrafted and was cut by the Chargers and almost by the Dolphins before emerging as an elite NFL receiver. The two even share the same facial features.

Yes, it means exactly what you think it does.

 

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Re: Football Outsiders: Welker among top 10 WR days since 1992

Lol....they do look kinda alike.
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