Let me preface this by saying I am fire Bevell. I cut him enormous slack due to the offensive line and the overall complexity of the position, but ultimately I'm just not convinced we couldn't do better. So i started thinking about some of our offensive problems, and i got the idea to reference the Saints and how they utilized Jimmy because i think some of us take for granted what a premier player we got in that deal. I wish i had better information available, but the numbers seem to tell the story regardless.
Throwing out his rookie season, you see a clear pattern of his usage in New Orleans in his average targets per game of 8-9. His catch % remains similar throughout his career, and his yds / catch are also consistently between 10-14 every year in the league.
But here's where everything falls off the rails.
His receptions per game are down between a full 1-2 range in Seattle in proportion basically to his drop in targets per game. This would basically explain many other metrics being down, so i don't see the need to hit on yds/ game or the like. But where i see the biggest drop is TDs.
2011-2014 touchdowns per season....
11, 9, 16, 10.
Two seasons in Seattle....
2, 6.
Adjust for games missed or not yet played so we can compare full seasons to full seasons and you get...
4, 7.
Then the crazy thing for me is that his yds/ gm doesn't drop off so dramatically, so everything seems to point to usage in the red zone. Like 7 possessions yesterday knocking on the door and not one target. Or targeting him against the Ram at the goal line by using him at the traditional TE role and having him find a path to leak thru many closely consolidated bodies, instead of splitting him wide and either iso or force a double team. There's a reason his 2013 season had him categorized as a WR/ TE.
I have never seen a sack on a quick slant pattern unless the db jumped the route so great that the qb had to double clutch and couldn't get the pass off. I say this because there's a ton of things you can do with a guy like Jimmy to counter tough interior pressure, or at least improve your chances of moving the ball at all.
A fade takes less than 2 seconds to develop.
Throwing out his rookie season, you see a clear pattern of his usage in New Orleans in his average targets per game of 8-9. His catch % remains similar throughout his career, and his yds / catch are also consistently between 10-14 every year in the league.
But here's where everything falls off the rails.
His receptions per game are down between a full 1-2 range in Seattle in proportion basically to his drop in targets per game. This would basically explain many other metrics being down, so i don't see the need to hit on yds/ game or the like. But where i see the biggest drop is TDs.
2011-2014 touchdowns per season....
11, 9, 16, 10.
Two seasons in Seattle....
2, 6.
Adjust for games missed or not yet played so we can compare full seasons to full seasons and you get...
4, 7.
Then the crazy thing for me is that his yds/ gm doesn't drop off so dramatically, so everything seems to point to usage in the red zone. Like 7 possessions yesterday knocking on the door and not one target. Or targeting him against the Ram at the goal line by using him at the traditional TE role and having him find a path to leak thru many closely consolidated bodies, instead of splitting him wide and either iso or force a double team. There's a reason his 2013 season had him categorized as a WR/ TE.
I have never seen a sack on a quick slant pattern unless the db jumped the route so great that the qb had to double clutch and couldn't get the pass off. I say this because there's a ton of things you can do with a guy like Jimmy to counter tough interior pressure, or at least improve your chances of moving the ball at all.
A fade takes less than 2 seconds to develop.
ukeface: . Again, wtbleep is going through our coaching staff's minds?
