You really don't know what you are talking about. Again, there is no such thing as Yards per Target. And please don't put words in my mouth. Especially ones that make no sense the way your example makes no sense.
Yards per target is not a stat and nothing about it can evaluate a receivers production. Your claim is ludicrous and has no actual foundation in reality.
ONE stat can not, in any way, shape or form, give you any indication of a players production. And a fictitious stat like "Yards per Target" certainly can't do that since it penalizes the receiver for issues that aren't his. Such as a QB making a bad throw (be it out of bounds, into the ground, over-thrown, intercepted, or defensed).
While you have your opinion that Lloyd stunk, it's certainly not supported by some bogus "stat".
Right...sort of like strikeouts in baseball is not legitimate because it doesn't account for the pitcher and umpire. Just like in that case, over a long period of time, these statistics grow and tell us a story. Brady will throw some ducks to Lloyd, just like he'll throw to anyone else on the team, but when there's a sample size of 130, I'd say it's pretty hard to seriously argue that Lloyd's YPT number was caused by bad luck and a quarterback who seems to make everyone else's numbers improve. Everyone gets their share of throaways, uncatchable passes, etc, but over a large sample size, the numbers become insignificant and even out.
YPT is not a bogus stat. To focus instead on YPC, which you indicate is a superior statistic, is insane. It doesn't take into account the number of attempts... it's like calling the guy who made the most free throws the best shooter while ignoring that he only hit on 71% versus someone who makes 93% of them.
My comparison of Branch in 2010 to Lloyd in 2012 was accurate and confirmed exactly what many of realize to be the problem. Lloyd is running very similar patterns as Branch with similar coverage, yet if you throw the ball to Branch in 2010, it results in almost 2 more yards per attempt than if you throw it to Lloyd, and as I explained, that can be attributed to Lloyd's lack of ability to to gain YAC. A difference of two yards on every target is enormous and while you think the target stat is hogwash, you're just making yourself look foolish. All of the top tier receivers excel in yards per target while JAGs are proven to be JAGs. It's the way that you can compare players with completely different skills sets, for example, one who has lots of big gainers but low percentage of catches versus a guy like Wes Welker.
Until you can actually come up with a logical reason of why yards per target should be ignored, or anything about my critique of Lloyd is inaccurate, there's no point in arguing further. The stats I cited show that Lloyd was a disappointment last year and failed to put up the production that role, which merely confirmed what nearly everyone already believes.
And in terms of Lloyd having low expectations, that is just not true. The season began with a plan for Welker to be phased out with the emergence of Edelman and the addition of Lloyd. Based on the number of attempts to Lloyd through the first few games of the season, it was obvious that he was supposed to have a key role in the offense. Those attempts dwindled down when they realized Lloyd was not a good fit with Brady. Lloyd had his moments and I wouldn't call him the worst signing, but overall he was clearly not the player we hoped for.
