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N'Keal is playing well post Brady, Byrd is playing well, Sony had a breakout game last week with better blocking than he had the entirety of 2019... you say these players suck... what's your excuse now?
The most important aspect to remember as a NE TE is to catch the ball.
Izzo is catching 37% of his attempts.
My hope is that Keane is the answer at TE.Izzo is the best that we have for 2020. And, I agree that this situation is indeed a "wow". We drafting 2 TE's. We had LeCosse who the team liked back from 2019.
We still need to sign a WR. I fear that bringing in a TE might not help much. [we also could use an ILB].
When results aren't actually results... that's the very definition of excuse making. These players are playing well.Come on, man. Come up with a better retort than that.
Harry's an outside WR who's averaged 7.8, 9, 17, and 7 ypc in the 4 games, and only has the number of catches he has because the team's been force feeding him the ball. And Sony had his first 100 yard game in 20 attempts, and then promptly went on the IR list.
When results aren't actually results... that's the very definition of excuse making. These players are playing well.
The Pat's pass the ball less than just about every team in the league, that's a fact not an excuse. The WR corps are catching a very high rate of targets without the benefit of overly accurate QB play.
Sony did last week exactly what Harris did this week, but what Harris did is unique somehow. Better blocking is the answer to both outcomes, the blocking in 2019 was atrocious.
The negative nancy contingent hate when stats (facts) conflict with their predetermined narratives... so they need excuses.
TE is a hard position to learn in the NFL, that's not just Patriots homers saying that... it is everyone else as well.
Currently the Pats rank 26th in passing attempts on the season, there's only 32 teams. The QB play has been inconsistent at best, but hopefully improving.You state a dubious opinion (These players are playing well) as if it's fact backed by data. it's not. Michel, for example, was playing poorly, and his numbers back that up. He then had a game with a couple of big runs, and is now on the shelf again.
As for Harry, I'll repeat:
Harry's an outside WR who's averaged 7.8, 9, 17, and 7 ypc in the 4 games, and only has the number of catches he has because the team's been force feeding him the ball.
Is it more complex now than what it was in 2010 ? When Gronk had 42rec, 546yard, 10TD and AH had 46rec, 563yard, 6TD.TE is a hard position to learn in the NFL, that's not just Patriots homers saying that... it is everyone else as well.
Currently the Pats rank 26th in passing attempts on the season, there's only 32 teams. The QB play has been inconsistent at best, but hopefully improving.
These WR's are getting open and catching targets at a near 78% clip. Expecting volume stats from the least passing team in the league, who also happens to be the best rushing team in the league is ridiculous.
All told the entire WR corps has 82 targets, that's equal to what Amari Cooper and Cee Dee Lamb have on the season... two players. The Pats barely pass, that's hardly the WR's fault. They're getting open, (getting separation or what we're told they can't do) and catching them.
Player Tgt Rec Ctch%
Julian Edelman 30 18 60.0%
N'Keal Harry 28 18 64.3%
Damiere Byrd 22 14 63.6%
Jakobi Meyers 1 1 100.0%
Gunner Olszewski 1 1 100.0%
WR Totals 82 52 77.6%
Oh yeah, did I mention we're the best rushing team in the league? Sony's 6.7 yards per carry is second best average in the entire NFL. If he's hurt they move on to Harris, that's the plus side of having a stable of great talent at RB.
Facts ^ backed by data.
Harry is averaging 40 yds a game and has 1 TD on the season. Has the bar really been set this low for a player to be playing well?N'Keal is playing well post Brady, Byrd is playing well, Sony had a breakout game last week with better blocking than he had the entirety of 2019... you say these players suck... what's your excuse now?