Housh gets it

[Essex Johnson]

(02-21-2021, 05:01 PM)Whatever Wrote: So, your argument basically boils down to FA's don't want to come here so we can't sign a good FA T, but we can sign a good FA WR.  Of course, we signed some good FA's last off-season because the money was right and most of the league is screwed for cap space next year and there will be more guys cut in the coming months for cap space.  And seriously, you think any FA out there cares what anybody on this board thinks about Mike Brown or Zac Taylor?

What am I supposed to be taking away from the SB this year?  A team that had an OL riddled with injuries that was pretty mediocre to begin went 14-2, claimed the #1 seed in the AFC, won two playoff games and the AFC championship, but lost in the SB to a stacked team with the GOAT QB, 3 former All Pro WR's, a former All Pro TE, and a great pass rush.  If we're looking at SB rosters, you realize Tyler Boyd is a #3 at best for either team, right?  But we don't need WR help.  Care to hazard a guess as to how many former All Pro OL played in the SB this year?  Do you see how ridiculous that argument is?  A team stacked at the skill positions that was forced to start 3 backup OL lost the Super Bowl...the damn Super Bowl.

The Browns have a great OL, sure.  They also have a lot of good skill players.  Chubb is a monster.  Hunt is a beast.  They have 2 good TE's in Hooper and Njoku.  They have Landry and OBJ at WR.  They overcame not only because of their OL, but because they have plenty of other good weapons.

The Steelers can cycle through WR's because the Steelers literally draft a WR in the first three rounds almost every year, so they don't wind up in a situation where they have to FT a 30 something WR who hasn't played in a year and a half out of desperation.

Here's the % of throws to targets with a defender within 1 yard of them for the primary QB's for this year's playoff teams.


Trubisky 21.2%
Tannehill 18.7%
Haskins 17.4%
Roethlisberger 17.3%
Rivers 15.8%
Brady 14.8%
Jackson 14.4%
Mayfield 13.8%
Allen 13.1%
Goff 12.7%
Brees 12.3%
Mahomes 11.4%
Rodgers 11.2%
Wilson 11.1%

Burrow 21.5%

Only one team with a QB over 20% made the playoffs.  The highest % to actually win a playoff game was Brady at 14.8%.  You cannot win in this league trying to force throws to covered receivers over and over again.  


Again, nobody is saying we don't need to improve the OL.  However, this do next to nothing to address our skill positions philosophy is folly.  

you lost me at the Browns.. Boyd and Higgins crushed Landry and OBJ this year .. OBJ was injury and not a great factor when healthy... injuries to Mixon and CJ make a harder compare.. but Browns were superior running the ball..with two excellent backs and a fine line... but no Oline tends to lead to a bad team over a great WR or RB