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First Kerry Hyder, now Brandon Copeland on IR, now Hyder non-tendered

Is Austin a blitz guy? I'm asking because some coaches don't like to blitz much.. I remember when Gym Shorts was here, he didn't blitz a whole lot.

If you have the players in the proper position and you "trust" those players then you can blitz more. We are starting to look more athletic out there. Meaning that we'll be able to blitz more...
 
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Not only will we blitz more if you can trust the back end. You also get these crazy things called "coverage sacks" where it takes the Dline a little longer but they eventually get there
 
Not only will we blitz more if you can trust the back end. You also get these crazy things called "coverage sacks" where it takes the Dline a little longer but they eventually get there

Those coverage sacks are a longshot with our secondary, bruh lol. Not worried about Slay but the rest give me the shivers a bit...
 
Those coverage sacks are a longshot with our secondary, bruh lol. Not worried about Slay but the rest give me the shivers a bit...

Lawson is a solid corner. Quin can ball. Wilson was solid. Killebrew year 2. And Diggs/Hayden battle at nickel. Even Agnew has looked good. Nickel is solved too

Lots of coverage sacks.

This is a top 10 secondary


The only player graded badly in 2016 was Diggs and Hayden. And Diggs had a good 2015 and Hayden did better in the slot for Oakland before injury.

Plus LB coverage better too
 
Awesome scouting report!

Incredible tackler short of the sticks on 3rd down. Big hitter. More experience now to take right angles. Can cover tight ends and rbs. Can't wait for y2k
 
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Originally Posted by inkfreq October 2013
Droptimus Prime has been practicing hard these last couple of weeks to ensure he can drop one completely open pass per quarter. You have to respect the work ethic.

from the Scheffler concussion thread.
 
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Originally Posted by inkfreq October 2013
Droptimus Prime has been practicing hard these last couple of weeks to ensure he can drop one completely open pass per quarter. You have to respect the work ethic.

Well done, Ink.

Sadly, the same nickname fits for Ebron as well.
 
MUN had the highest (worst) drop per target rate in the league at 8.24%.
League average for the top 100 in targets 2.96%. Median 2.74%

MUN was 4th worst (2nd worst TE) in drops per catch at 11.48%
League average 4.33%. Median 3.92%
 
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Yet 10th in te completion percentage. Ebron can catch

14th in targets, 8th in yards. Yac too
 
Yet 10th in te completion percentage. Ebron can catch

14th in targets, 8th in yards. Yac too

You sound like 10th in completion % is good or something, for a #10 pick btw. Maybe he'd be top 5 if he didn't drop so many. He has more TD drops than TD.
 
You sound like 10th in completion % is good or something, for a #10 pick btw. Maybe he'd be top 5 if he didn't drop so many. He has more TD drops than TD.

Mitch hit it here. Completion % for a skill player really means nothing. Lets take an extreme example. Let's compare Larry Fitzgerald (who many agree has wonderful hands) and MUN (who 1 person thinks has wonderful hands).

MUN had 7 drops last year:
61 Receptions on 85 Targets. Or a catch rate of 71.8% (61/85).

Fitzgerald had 6 drops over the past 4 years:
361 Receptions on 533 Targets. Or a catch rate of 67.7% (361/533).

So MUN has 1 drop for every 8 to 9 catches.
Fitz has 1 drop for every 60 catches.

However since MUN has a higher catch rate, he can catch well? Really?
 
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Mitch hit it here. Completion % for a skill player really means nothing. Lets take an extreme example. Let's compare Larry Fitzgerald (who many agree has wonderful hands) and MUN (who 1 person thinks has wonderful hands).

MUN had 7 drops last year:
61 Receptions on 85 Targets. Or a catch rate of 71.8% (61/85).

Fitzgerald had 6 drops over the past 4 years:
361 Receptions on 533 Targets. Or a catch rate of 67.7% (361/533).

So MUN has 1 drop for every 8 to 9 catches.
Fitz has 1 drop for every 60 catches.

However since MUN has a higher catch rate, he can catch well? Really?

Crying over 7 drops and then comparing him to a HOF player in Fitz? Lol. Bravo!!
I see a kid in Ebron that has improved his numbers every single yr he's been in the NFL. He was a top 10 TE last yr NUMBERS wise. His big problem is staying healthy.
 
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