Tee Higgins

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(12-27-2021, 01:33 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: It's easy to say that catch percentage accounts for drops, and mathematically speaking, that is correct.  However, in a debate about one player being better than the other, critical drops count much more against a player than a ball off of the fingertips or a pass broken up by good coverage.

I'll give you an example.  During the Chargers game, when the Bengals had some momentum and were looking like they were going to get back into it, Chase has another lapse in focus that resulted in bumbling away what appeared to be a sure TD.  The best WR on a pro football team simply does not allow himself to keep having those fundamental lapses in focus.  Advantage - Higgins

The issue with that argument is "critical drops" are often part of a post game narrative, not live action.

Case in point, after Baltimore scored late in the 2nd to cut the lead to 24-14, the Bengals drove down to 1st and goal with 39 seconds left.  Burrow fires to Tee who is wide open on a slant but the ball bounces off his hands for a drop.  The throw was a little high, but it was a catch an uncontested Higgins should make.  Very next play, Burrow gets picked, but the play gets wiped out by defensive holding and the Bengals score a couple of plays later. However, if the zebras miss the hold, Baltimore gets the ball back to start the 2nd half with a ton of momentum.  If they ride that momentum and pull out a W, you can point to Higgins' drop as "critical".  Boyd left a TD on the turf yesterday, too, but nobody cares because it was a blowout win.