cupofjoe1962
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No, it's not "the guy who did the best."
Because you're only measuring a few pieces of a position puzzle.
If the Pats replaced Agholor with Byrd and Byrd got better stats, would it matter if Agholor was taking a safety with him all the time, opening it up for others, and Byrd wasn't?
YPT, YPC, YAC are three different metrics that measure differently depending what role a WR is asked to play.
A bubble screen that gets called back on a ticky-tack hold hurts the top-end performance of your stats, yes? Is that on the WR or the guy who held (or the ref who decided to throw a flag)? How many yards did Jonnu Smith have called back last year - do you know?
How much of the stats you're using as your gauge depends not only on the QB, but on the specific throws he makes or doesn't make to the WR?
The Pats ran a flea flicker early in the year where Mac connected with Henry (I think) for a nice gain. On that play, Nelson Agholor had a gimme 50-yard TD. If one Wr is on a team that is constantly airing it out a looking for that kind of chunk play and the other WR is on a team where the QB has been told to above all else protect the ball, that changes your equations.
Well if your such a stat guy, what stat do you use to justify Meyers lack of finding the end zone?
He is not taking the top off the defense with his blistering 4.63 - 40 yard dash time.
Is he playing for field goals?
2 touchdowns over 3 seasons is not good, but let’s here you spin it.












