PFF - Jimmy Graham is a Tight End.

It's just something we already knew. He excels when covered by LB's, not necessarily by CB's, which was a big argument in the position debate.

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It's just something we already knew. He excels when covered by LB's, not necessarily by CB's, which was a big argument in the position debate.

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That isn't what this is saying

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For his career Jimmy Graham has caught 66.2% of passes sent his way when he was being covered by a linebacker, safety or defensive lineman. Those passes went for an average of 12.2 yards per reception and he has notched 41 touchdowns, a score on roughly 10% of his targets.

When Graham was covered by a cornerback, the numbers do indeed drop, but barely. He has caught 63.9% of his targets when covered by a corner, with those passes gaining an average of 10.2 yards and roughly 10% of his targets winding up as touchdowns. Logically, you would expect nothing else. If Graham was so easy to shut down simply by putting a corner on him why would a defense ever do anything else?

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So, feel free to:

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Logically, you would expect nothing else. If Graham was so easy to shut down simply by putting a corner on him why would a defense ever do anything else?

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You'd have to be in nickel/dime majority of the time and most teams aren't that deep to have their 3rd/4th/5th CB out there against: Moore, Colston, Stills, Sproles, etc. (at the time of course)

Not what the other thread says.

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Someone post the dead horse gif.

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What thread? Just referencing Holders article from a few wks ago.