What Point Should A Team Move On From A Player

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(06-24-2020, 12:07 AM)jason Wrote: C'mon now... I know they drop passes too. John Ross has a drop rate of 12.5%... Kelce is sitting at 4.4%. Keenan... 4.7. Everybody drops passes... Not as often as John Ross does though.

You said "I got a secret for ya"... Lulz.

Ross has a higher drop percentage, but let's try to figure out (partially) why:

2019 Average Target Distance:
Ross = 15.6 yards
Kelce = 9.4 yards
Allen = 10.2 yards

So Ross's average length downfield when targeted is ~50% higher than that of guys like Kelce and Allen.

As we know, the deeper downfield the throws, the less accurate and more difficult they can be to catch.

Not saying Ross doesn't have a drop problem, but I think we'd see him catch more balls if he was used much more in the short-to-intermediate routes vs as often downfield.