Rai Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 http://nflspinzone.com/2015/07/13/atlanta-falcons-justin-hardy-upgrade/ I recommend clicking on the link since the formatting comes out on here terrible but some eyeopening info from the text: Hardy's 387 receptions is an all-time FBS record. 12 of Matt Ryan’s 31 interceptions the last 2 seasons have come when he’s thrown to Douglas. This works out to 38.7% which is an incredibly high amount compared to the rest of the Falcons’ receivers corps. Julio Jones and Roddy White have the next highest amount of interceptions come when they’ve been targeted but that’s only been 4 each which works out to just 12.9% of Ryan’s 31. Another way to look at this is INT %. Using Pro-Football-Reference’s target data; Julio Jones: 222 targets, 4 interceptions – 1.80%Roddy White: 220 targets, 4 interceptions – 1.82%Harry Douglas: 204 targets, 12 interceptions – 5.88% --------------------------------------------------------------------- The rest of the article just talks about the strengths and weaknesses of Douglas and Hardy but those numbers were interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statick Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 An upgrade from Harry Douglas? Heck yeah, he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaigle Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 And did you compare with the 1,2,3 receiver on any other team to see if this is indeed unusual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcanuck Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Douglas had one good season with the Falcons. And no it was not his 1000 yard year. It was the year before he tore his ACL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoYouSeeWhatHappensLarry Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Harry was a competent third option but he definitely made his fair share of killer errors. Hardy might not be an immediate upgrade but he should be capable of stepping in and filling a role. And there are still other guys on the roster that could do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaigle Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 It will be interesting--my guess --as I see it now ----still early2008-------------------------2014-------------------------2015White------------------------White------------------------WhiteJenkins---------------------Jones------------------------JonesFinneran--------------------Douglas----------------------HardyL. Robinson----------------Hester------------------------HendersonJennings/Weems---------Weems-----------------------Hester Drew Davis------------------WeemsI'm not sure #3 is an upgrade --I'm taking a wait and seeI do feel 4,5,6 is better than 2014 even if 2 are the same players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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