(03-22-2024, 12:03 AM)TheDogCatcher Wrote:

(03-21-2024, 10:54 PM)Jag149 Wrote: Well, he is an inch taller and 35 lbs heavier.  Ridley had 76 catches on 136 targets for 1016 yards last year and 8 TDs.  Gabe had 45 catches on 81 targets for 746 yards and 7 TD's. Their catch per target is almost identical. Gabe's yards per catch was higher at 16.6 vs Ridley's 13.4. If Gabe's catch per target ratio stayed the same, given the same number of targets as Ridley he would have produced 1520 yards to Ridley's 1016.
another plus is for the same money as Ridley we got to get a veteran center. (BONUS)  I actually believe the groupof recievers we have will produce much more without Ridley. Treavor will spread the ball more.  I know Ridley was pressed more than any other receiver in the NFL last year. That was because he was most always the first read. Other teams knew this and their strategy was to take away TL's first read as their rush would get there before he could move on. Just my opinion.

This supports adding a receiver like Legette in round 2 or a developmental WR/TE in round 3, rather than reaching for Mitchell or Thomas in Round 1. 

I'm now definitely seeing corner or D-line in round 1.