Josh Doctson released

[CarolinaBengalFanGuy]

(05-08-2021, 10:58 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: To each their own but I never like looking at it that way (simply taking stats from one situation and inputing them into another).

The fact of the matter is the numbers in Washington in those years came when he was a starter.  He was 2nd on the team in targets.  It would be one thing if he was putting up those numbers as the 4th option on another similarly stacked WR team, and carved out a role but that's not really the case.

Just to put into perspective of just how bad he was there, look at these catch %'s:

2016 - 33.3%
2017 - 44.9%
2018 - 56.4%

The 2017 number really stands out (In didn't play much in 2016).  That 44.9% on a healthy 78 targets.  That's actually lower than the disaster that was AJ Green in 2020, who stood at 45.2%.

Now look at Docston's yards per target as a result:

2017 - 6.4
2018 - 6.8

For more perspective, Drew Sample, the checkdown king, the bum of all bums, had a 6.6 YPT in 2020.

Lastly, he didn't just sit out last year.  He essentially sat out 2019.  He signed with the Vikings who brought him off IR in late October, leaving him half a season to contribute and put up some numbers.  He was active (dressed) for one single game and he only played 7 snaps.  He didn't record a single statistic.  He was released only 11 days later.

I suppose there's nothing wrong with giving him a shot to make the team, but the guy has been downright terrible.  There's a reason he hasn't had a single catch in over 2 years.  And I doubt he sit out due to Covid if he isn't making the league minimum (800k) and is probably a long shot to stick with the Jets throughout the entire season.

And you sat on this information to start instead of just saying all that to begin with? Lol