Chart of All Targeted WR Routes in NFL

[SlowGettingUp]

Surprised to see that Hitch routes are the most common of all. But I guess they are non-dramatic so they don't stick in your memory.

Be interesting to see the same chart for the Patriots. I would assume more slants/crossing/hitch routes and fewer Go and Post routes.

Also be very interesting to see the yards gained per attempt on each of these routes.

 

[Kontradiction]

That's pretty surprising. I would have thought that slants would be higher than both the hitch and go routes.

 

[Shockt327]

I'm surprised to see Out routes and Go routes are used so often. I can only generalize here, but I'd assume that those are two of the riskier, and low percentage, routes among the bunch.

EDIT: I'd also love to know what the raw stats are on each route.

 

[Triumph]

Crossing 11%

NEM was right.

 

[willard]

I would guess the go and out routes may be so high as the definition is targeted so a lot of throw aways would have those as the target.

 

[Galeb]

When Jump-Ball-Joe retires, the % of Go Routes will be cut in half.

 

[Shockt327]

When Jump-Ball-Joe retires, the % of Go Routes will be cut in half.

Yes, but Flacco can throw a legit 20 yard out route though; I'll give him that.

 

[Hercules Rockefeller]

When Jump-Ball-Joe retires, the % of Go Routes will be cut in half.

Beat me to my "Flacco drives that number up" joke, well played Galeb.

 

[Galeb]

Yes, but Flacco can throw a legit 20 yard out route though; I'll give him that.

He's not the only one.

 

[SlowGettingUp]

I would guess the go and out routes may be so high as the definition is targeted so a lot of throw aways would have those as the target.

Prompted by your query, I asked Neil Hornsby for a clarification, and got the following response:

"Throw-aways are, by definition, untargeted"

He also posted the following:

 

[borg]

I don't see "dink" or "dunk" routes listed. Pats get credit for nothing. Goodell hates Brady

 

[SlowGettingUp]

I don't see "dink" or "dunk" routes listed. Pats get credit for nothing. Goodell hates Brady

Surprised also that Goodell's NFL doesn't have more "jerk" routes.

 

[PatsBoy12]

With rule changes comes a difference in how games are called. Go routes seem to have spiked because teams are using it as a means to draw penalties and change field position. I think the same could probably be said about out routes. Slants were used a lot more when teams could quick play action back when the league was run-heavy. IMO, the quick outs have replaced the slants . . . they seem less risky because you're not throwing into the middle of the D where LB's and SS's can knock one's block off. I don't know. The game is just played differently because the rules kind of dictate that.