In 12 games, the Chiefs have dropped 37 passes that stat geeks considered catchable, which leads...

In 12 games, the Chiefs have dropped 37 passes that stat geeks considered catchable, which leads the league. The NFL average is 22. It's especially irritating for coach Todd Haley, who made his NFL coaching bones handling receivers.

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Add the difference (15) to his completions and he completes 58% of his passes instead of 53.8%.

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This puts into perspective

How awful the receivers were last week….there were 10 drops. That means Cassel was “on target” with over 2/3rds of his completions.

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by Joel Thorman on Dec 9, 2009 4:32 PM CST reply actions

Yep..

Last week was a damn sorry performance. When is Bowe coming back??? (rhetorical question) For those of you who don’t kow, that means you don’t have to answer…j/k

by Chiefsfan1970 on Dec 9, 2009 4:44 PM CST reply actions

You must just ignore stats like this when you say things like “I can’t think of a single QB in the league who is worse than Cassel.”

If someone asks you if you want extra mayonnaise you have to say yes, cus that's part of it.
-Jared Allen

by JComp11 on Dec 9, 2009 7:47 PM CST up reply actions

Who is worse than Cassel???

No really, I want to know.

by Chiefsfan1970 on Dec 9, 2009 9:51 PM CST up reply actions

Well...

Marc Bulger
Josh Freeman,
Mark Sanchez,
Kerry Collins
Matthew Stafford,
Jake Delhomme,
JaMarcus Russell

to name a few

by butchcassidy on Dec 9, 2009 10:33 PM CST up reply actions

You forgot Derek Anderson and Josh Johnson who are two of the three qualifying quarterbacks with a lower DVOA than Cassel this year. Russell, who you already mentioned, is dead last.

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by Richard Wade on Dec 10, 2009 12:57 AM CST up reply actions

You still aren’t understanding that a QB will have NO CONFIDENCE in his receivers when they drop 37 passes. You can’t judge a guy when he’s done his job with no result 37 freaking times.

If someone asks you if you want extra mayonnaise you have to say yes, cus that's part of it.
-Jared Allen

by JComp11 on Dec 10, 2009 10:43 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah

For insist did you see the look on Brodies face when he threw a perfect pass to Wade that he dropped.

by DLChiefs on Dec 10, 2009 2:33 PM CST up reply actions

I think a WR coach is a moot point when it comes to catching the ball...

Pretty sure every coach everywhere says the same thing when it comes to catching the ball…

by butchcassidy on Dec 9, 2009 4:58 PM CST reply actions

I mean its not like they say anything new...

Its all the same stuff you hear your entire football career…it doesn’t change…from pop warner to the NFL the message doesn’t change

by butchcassidy on Dec 9, 2009 4:59 PM CST up reply actions

I don’t think you can teach hands. Yes there are some techniques that must be mastered, but by the time you are in the NFL, catching the football should be second nature. Learning the playbook, route running and reading defenses should be the primary obstacles for an NFL receiver. I’m not sure if it was the cold weather or what, but that is still no excuse for an NFL receiver IMO.

That is one reason why I wasn’t freaking out about Matt Cassel’s performance last week. It takes more than one or two bad weeks for me to give up on a QB that has proven he can play in this league. The mechanics are there, the football IQ is there, all the intangibles are there. Give it time and for God’s sake give him a receiver that can catch the football.

by Nick Britt on Dec 9, 2009 5:09 PM CST up reply actions