ML: Tate was on the practice squad for a reason

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(11-20-2018, 02:12 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: He has 11 catches on the year for 145 yards.

He was targeted 29 times. Yes, 11 catches in 29 targets. That's a 37.9% catch rate.

Boyd has 56 receptions and a 69.1% catch rate.

I love the notion that if a guy doesn't get used much in their rookie year that they are a rookie in Year 2 also.

A "target" is not always a true indicator of "catchable ball." Sure, there are times where Ross could and should have caught the ball, but not every target in the 29 he's had have been catchable balls. And also, Boyd is always going to have a (much) higher catch rate than Ross as long as they keep throwing short passes to Boyd and deep passes to Ross. It's known that the deeper routes you run, the less likely the ball will be caught.

The Bengals need to start using Ross in that short-to-mid range on the field to cater to his YAC ability. They keep trying to send him deep too often and it's not working out (yet).