How many passes were the receivers catching every day in the summer of 19?

It was the “Summer of 10,000 Catches.”

For those that missed it before the 2019 season, this is an incredible read:

Summer of 10,000 Catches

That's what I was talking about.

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This is an overused theme. The receivers in 2019 were not good because they caught a million jugs passes; they were good because their names were Chase, Jefferson and Marshall.

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absolutely correct. If catching a lot of balls during summer transforms a guy into elite receiver, then everyone in the country would do it.

These guys all had great hands and god-given ability. That’s 99% of it.

Oh, and being in Joe Brady’s offense and having a generational QB putting the ball on target.

The summer of 10 thousand catches.

I remember a select few retards saying this was dumb. Seemed to work out bc our receivers caught literally everything thrown at them

Catching a lot of balls did turn JJ and Chase into elite receivers. They were great before that but not elite. No ones saying they weren’t good before or that catching balls was the only thing that ever contributed to their performance. But catching 10k balls that summer did significantly decrease the number of drops we had. The point is if you catch 10k balls, you can start worrying about other receiver skills. You can see the drop off we had last year when our receiving options, who are mostly elite prospects, did not catch 10k balls during the summer.

Well, I do distinctly remember Chase in an interview giving credit to all the balls they caught that summer because of the ball seeming to slow down in live action and was a lot easier to catch. There was a combination of things that made them great. The receiver’s God given abilities, jugs practice, great rapport with Joe Burrow and him throwing a very catchable ball and him also being accurate along with the system Joe Brady implemented.

I don't know why this isn't a permanent part of each summer now.

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I don't know why this isn't a permanent part of each summer now.

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It's been a part of the summer for YEARSSSS, it just wasn't advertised. It's done after practice in the spring and fall as well. Jarvis and OBJ have talked about it.

Most of the drop happens when the player turns his head and try to get up the field before securing the catch. The jug machine has very little impact on that, the other things Brady implemented had a huge impact on concentration.