(01-20-2020, 02:48 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(01-20-2020, 01:25 PM)Kane Wrote: Weird those 4.3s aren't translating to the field. Separation isn't there, no one is taking the top off the defense (some of that could be offensive scheme and play calling I'm sure.)
Westbrook is mainly used in the middle of the field. And Conley wasn't enough of a threat for defenses to not double up or shade on Chark.

I think you're being fooled a little bit by badly timed passes due to pressure and the high number of improvised routes due to Minshew's scrambling. 

Because these receivers did in fact gain separation at a very good rate. 

Westbrook's next gen stats show an avg separation of 3.2 yards. Equal to Tyreek Hill on the year.

Chark came in at 2.8, and Conley came in at 2.2.  
(Other players in the 2.2 -2.8 range include Amari Cooper,  Alshon Jeffrey and Emmanuel Sanders) 

Now clearly there were times when these guys were covered well, but I think if you go back and look at where they are at the top of their routes in the all 22,  you'd be surprised to see them open regularly. 
(with the N.O. game being the outlier showing much less of that)

Damn... I just remember hearing all the whining from the boards about how our guys weren't getting open and a few people claiming we had no "real #1 WR" on the team.
Granted, some of this was over on the BCC boards. 
And admittedly, I stopped watching the games after the clots game in November. Just became no fun to watch for me. And that's why I watch football. But I knew from what I did watch that Chark was legit and people hating on him were misguided to say the least. But I was led to believe, and ultimately convinced, our WRs lack speed and the ability to separate. Shame on me for believing cry baby fans that just love to [BLEEP] lol

This makes me want WR even less in early rounds, where I was kind of coming around to the idea of taking one at 9 if the top choices of Brown, Thomas, and Okudah were gone.
As suspected the bigger issue seems to be poor QB play (Foles) rookie QB play (sometimes Minshew missed open guys) and poor OL protection not allowing plays to take their natural shape.

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