I see a few threads trashing this guy after every game. I am going to break this guy down for this board and hopefully a few of these haters will change their outlooks.
I was gonna do this in a list but then realized it would be too hard to compare fact with fiction so here it goes.
People say, oh Brandon Marshall costs our team with all his drops. FALSE. Do you watch the games? Brandon Marshall is a receiver who always wants to make the big play that helps his team, when a balls coming at him he's already planning where he wants to go with it, he's looking around the field for where he's gonna go when that ball hits his numbers.
Does he lead our team in drops? Yes. Why? Because he's a big play receiver that's wanting to do more for his team then get the five yards the coach is calling for. Is this a good trait? I think so, because 9 times out of 10 he gets the extra yards.
He's 9th in Yards After Catch, one of only four wide receivers on a list that is usually dominated by screen passed running backs. One of only two in the top ten to have only played 11 games.
He's the most targeted receiver in the league with less games then most following him. This is going to translate into less caught passes.
Now look at this list and tell me how well it matches with the one above.
That's right all except Welker from the targeted list appear on this list of most passes not caught.
His name is up there with quite a few more big name receivers. I am more than content with this guy dropping a few passes on his way to making the big play.
Don't forget we are fourth in the league in TEAM dropped passes. That means Marshall isn't the only person on our team that drops passes. I think at that point you got to point the finger somewhere else, and that finger goes to my guy, Jay Cutler. I'll be damned if he doesn't have me jumping out of my chair and cursing at the TV for some of the stupid decisions and passes he tries making. His interception statistics show that, I can guarantee you A LOT of the dropped passes on this team came with him on the run and trying to squeeze a ball into a narrow channel and complete a throw that will rarely be completed.
The one consistent thing on this team is Jay Cutler WILL NOT and REFUSES TO throw the ball away. Waste the down Jay, get rid of the ball to a receiver on the sidelines not a receiver who is in triple coverage and has no shot at the ball or a defender in the field of play.
Thanks for listening to Slosten's weekly rant (I know I already had one for the Jets game but this topic about his dropping passes and how he sucks sickens me)
I was gonna do this in a list but then realized it would be too hard to compare fact with fiction so here it goes.
People say, oh Brandon Marshall costs our team with all his drops. FALSE. Do you watch the games? Brandon Marshall is a receiver who always wants to make the big play that helps his team, when a balls coming at him he's already planning where he wants to go with it, he's looking around the field for where he's gonna go when that ball hits his numbers.
Does he lead our team in drops? Yes. Why? Because he's a big play receiver that's wanting to do more for his team then get the five yards the coach is calling for. Is this a good trait? I think so, because 9 times out of 10 he gets the extra yards.
Originally posted by Yards After Catch
Originally posted by Most Targeted Receivers
Now look at this list and tell me how well it matches with the one above.
Originally posted by Passes Not Caught
Originally posted by Dropped Passes
Don't forget we are fourth in the league in TEAM dropped passes. That means Marshall isn't the only person on our team that drops passes. I think at that point you got to point the finger somewhere else, and that finger goes to my guy, Jay Cutler. I'll be damned if he doesn't have me jumping out of my chair and cursing at the TV for some of the stupid decisions and passes he tries making. His interception statistics show that, I can guarantee you A LOT of the dropped passes on this team came with him on the run and trying to squeeze a ball into a narrow channel and complete a throw that will rarely be completed.
The one consistent thing on this team is Jay Cutler WILL NOT and REFUSES TO throw the ball away. Waste the down Jay, get rid of the ball to a receiver on the sidelines not a receiver who is in triple coverage and has no shot at the ball or a defender in the field of play.
Thanks for listening to Slosten's weekly rant (I know I already had one for the Jets game but this topic about his dropping passes and how he sucks sickens me)
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