05-20-2020, 05:26 PM
(05-20-2020, 05:01 PM)fredtoast Wrote: With most rookie QBs the TE is their best friend on third down. With the Bengals Boyd will fill that role (Much like TJ used to).
Tyler has been particularly effective throughout career on third downs. He enters 2020 having converted first downs on 63 of his 76 career third-down catches, good for an 82.9 percent rate that ranks sixth in the NFL over that span (minimum 40 catches)
Sure, if you only count passes he already caught, but what about the QB's actual completion % when throwing to him on 3rd down?
In TJ's Pro Bowl 2007 season, he caught 72.7% of the 3rd down passes thrown at him after 66.7% in 2006.
In 2019, Tyler Boyd caught 55.0% of the 3rd down passes thrown at him. In 2018, that number was 58.5%, and in 2017 it was 57.1%....
The only year Boyd has been good on 3rd down is 2016 (71.0%).
There's no point in converting frequently if you can't complete frequently as well. "My car runs really well, so long as I can win the cointoss to get it started."
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