jjizzim said:
My problem with chambers is not the fact that he drops some balls, every receiver does that. The only difference is that great receivers are open so much that they get more balls thrown to them so they catch a lot more than they drop. Chambers however does not get open that much and when he does, he can't afford to drop the pass because it may be 3 quaters before he is open again. My problem with chambers is his route running and his ability to get open, Now I have seen times where chambers has his man beat deep and gus overthrows him, this has happend about 4 times that I can remember, but this is just not enough, he needs to get open so much that its becomes obvious that gus can't get the ball to him consistantly, I think this will eliminate some of the critisizm
Chambers does not have a problem getting open. That's obvious if you watch the games at the stadium with a wide view. It's also backed up by the numbers.
Chambers has been the target of 68 passes, 2 of which he dropped. Of those thrown to him, only 44.1% were completed, and most were not knocked away by the defender. Most of those were simply inaccurate. Compare that to Marvin Harrison, who has been the target of 69 passes, 1 of which he dropped. 66.7% of those thrown to him were caught because payton Manning is much, much more accurate than Gus. Similarly, Steve Smith, the current receiving leader, has been the target of 78 throws, 4 of which he's dropped. 70.5% of the passes thrown to him were caught, again because Delhomme is much more accurate than Gus. Chad Johnson is No. 2 in receptions. 80 passes have been thrown to him, of which he's dropped 5. He's caught 66.3% of them because, once again, Carson Palmer is much more accurate than Gus. If 66% of the passes thrown to Chambers were completable, he'd have 45 receptions, which would put him in the top 10 in the NFL.
I guess Randy Moss isn't an elite receiver. He only has only 26 receptions (in 7 games). Why? Because although he has been the target of 57 passes, only 45.6% were completed. Why? Because Kerry Collins is not, and has never been, a very accurate QB. That is borne out by his Gus-like career 56% completion rate.
People also need to get off his contract. He makes very nice money, but he is not paid like an elite WR. His contract is squarely in the next tier of WRs, where it belongs.
