04-22-2021, 01:43 PM
(04-22-2021, 09:06 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Can you explain how Boyd has been the best 4th down receiver and a top 3 third down receiver in the league over the last three years if he can't get open?
The claims that these guys can't get open just is not true. It is a popular message board myth similar to "Justin Smith is a bust who would not start on most other teams. All he does is jump on the pile to get tackle stats" or "Whitworth can't handle speed rushers and needs to be moved back to oG" or "Leon Hall is too slow to play CB" or "Domata Peko plays on roller skates."
This is rather obtuse. Possession receivers can obviously get open and make catches. That’s why they exist. Boyd is one of the best in the league in his role. Everyone knows that.
But he’s not going to consistently generate separation on vertical routes. That’s not some controversial statement; it’s not reliant upon any statistic, and it’s not message board nonsense. It’s readily apparent.
Not all receivers who catch a lot of passes do so in the same manner, and not all contribute to offensive efficiency or efficacy in the same manner. Treating this dialogue otherwise is deliberately dense and serves little purpose beyond arguing for one’s own entertainment.
