Player Bias

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(08-09-2019, 02:52 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: I started to type pretty much the same thing but just ended up sighing and shaking my head and then deleting it. 



An average target of 14 yards is a whole lot. That should be apparent on sight alone.

Here's some perspective for you.
https://overthecap.com/yards-per-target-as-a-metric/

The average was 8.56 per target in '15.

Here are more statistics on John Ross.

2018 targets (receptions):
Inside 20: 11 (8) - 72.7%
Inside 10: 7 (6) - 85.7%
Outside 20: 47 (13) - 27.6%
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Total: 58 (21) - 36.2%

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2018/redzone-receiving.htm

John Ross had 38% of his receptions inside the red zone and had a catch percentage of 72%, but only 19% of his targets were in the red zone. 
I think that's pretty indicative that he wasn't being used to his strength, which is shorter routes.