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re: Jimmy Graham Drops
Posted on 1/23/13 at 11:13 am to tigergym
Posted on 1/23/13 at 11:13 am to tigergym
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Ya know guys I believe the drops will stop when the wrist is fixed.
yep, hasn't had an issue the last 2 years
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My problem is his running ability after the catch leaves alot to be desired.
I completely disagree with this. He is great after the catch, but he is also competing for balls in traffic
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Ex. Gronk and Hernandez much better after the catch IMO
well we run completely different offensive systems. Graham is going to be more in traffic with vertical routes. He has to jump up and get a lot of balls which limits the opportunity for yards after catch. Gronk and Hernandez run a lot more crossing routes in that offense and that gives them more room to run. He still finished 17th in YAC in 2011, which is 11th out of receivers and tight ends
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This post was edited on 1/23/13 at 11:17 am
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Posted on 1/23/13 at 12:20 pm to TigerBait1127
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My problem is his running ability after the catch leaves alot to be desired.
I completely disagree with this. He is great after the catch, but he is also competing for balls in traffic
yes, the retort is dead on. I'm not sure what games you're watching to think that he isn't great after catch. It's actually one of his strengths. Curious statement here.
As for Jimmy and drops, I don't believe he dropped 15. It was definitely more than that. It's not an official stat, and there are so many factors the unnoficial stat compilers use to determine a difinitive drop that this number is most likely skewed in Graham's favor. With that said, I agree his wrist has a lot to do with it. I give him a pass this season, because the injury is one that would directly contribute to strength and coordination with the hands.
One other point to be made about his drops is that, even if we accept it was only 15 for him this season, many of those were in critical situations that hurt the team (3rd down conversions, TD's and such). That was frustrating, and it made his drops more damaging.
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