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Originally Posted by DeezNutz
Two weeks ago, I believe, Charles recorded a "drop" in the endzone. The pass was abysmal.
Mike Cox had a "drop" to start this same game. Again, more the result of a poor pass than anything else.
Most of the receivers I listed in my previous post were high on the drops list in '08, too. Shockingly, high targets lead to higher numbers of drops.
Which, again, is subjectively tallied. And this isn't a QB-driven league, so there's little reason to believe that this trust-worthy statistic would be skewed in the interest of a cheap, inconsequential position.
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There will be passes that aren't called drops when they should be, too. It's the nature of the statistic. You can keep ignoring reality and looking for the rare exceptions in order to bitch about Cassel, or you can start making honest evaluations. That's your choice.
The reality is that Cassel has had to deal with a wide receiver carousel of players who've had issues with drops before playing with Cassel. Some of the receivers weren't even on the team to start the year. Receivers have had to play different roles because of things like Bowe getting a 4 game suspension. The team's best receiver from last year isn't even on the team this year, and the team's second best receiver from last year is dealing with different defensive scheming as a result, and it's clearly had an impact upon his game. Whether you care to admit it or not, this stuff has an impact upon even the best quarterbacks.
And this isn't even addressing the impact of a poor running game and poor offensive line work.