Top Ten in Yards Lost Due to Drops

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According to at least one data analyst, UT is in the top ten in yards lost due to receivers dropping the ball.

The link also says we are dead last in separation per route run, but I don't know where that stat is coming from.



I imagine this has a lot to do with the WR room getting cleared out. Everything is on sale!

But obviously the WR coach should hit the road too. We gotta recruit better and coach better at that position. And we can't let guys like Matthews sit behind guys who can't catch a cold. That is coaching malpractice.
 
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Voluble2 said:
According to at least one data analyst, UT is in the top ten in yards lost due to receivers dropping the ball.

The link also says we are dead last in separation per route run, but I don't know where that stat is coming from.



I imagine this has a lot to do with the WR room getting cleared out. Everything is on sale!

But obviously the WR coach should hit the road too. We gotta recruit better and coach better at that position. And we can't let guys like Matthews sit behind guys who can't catch a cold. That is coaching malpractice.
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Squirrel was tied for 1st in the SEC in drops, so those stats sound accurate.
 
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Heupelā€™s inability to attract elite WR recruits is a little concerning. After the offensive explosion during the 22 season there should have been multiple 5* WRs checking us out. Probably hurts that Heupel hasnā€™t exactly been getting many players drafted.
 
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08Vol said:
Heupelā€™s inability to attract elite WR recruits is a little concerning. After the offensive explosion during the 22 season there should have been multiple 5* WRs checking us out. Probably hurts that Heupel hasnā€™t exactly been getting many players drafted.
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CJH isa failure as a HC. 10-3 record and 6-2 in SEC. Saban is available, I know ppl. lol
 
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As weā€™ve all noted we donā€™t have elite WR.

But Iā€™m going to offer another reason why this happens. We have a QB who throws an NFL type ball. And what I mean by that is both the velocity and the RPMs on the ball. Iā€™ve caught passes from three NFL QBs including a Hall Famer (Peyton) and a Heisman winner who played in the league (Weinke). Even though Peyton didnā€™t have the highest RPMs as other elites he still threw it pretty hard.

The point to this is itā€™s harder to catch those balls than your average college quarterback and you have to have elite receivers who have not only the ability to run good routes, elite speed, but also elite hands. Nicoā€™s velocity and RPMs Iā€™m guessing is probably in the top two or three in college FB. He freaking rips lasers. Same issue with Milton last year. I bet we had a ton of drops last year.
 
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Last year: Milton sucks. Itā€™s all his fault. He just canā€™t throw a catchable ball. WRs dropped a ton of passes. Milton gets trashed.

This year: WRs drop a ton of passes. Now itā€™s because they suck.

A bunch on here owe Milton some big time apologies. Our WRs have sucked for two years now.
 
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Not totally surprised by the drops...the fact we kept playing Squirrel even though he had a severely injured shoulder had to account for a lot of the drops. So, are our backups that bad or is it coaching malpractice (paging Mike Matthews)?
 
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We've seen this the past 2 seasons. Even seen guys regress. That's bad coaching plain and simple. Heup needs to make a change
 
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McDad said:
Fixable.
1. Juggs machine 10k catches.
2. stick 'em or better gloves.
3. Amputate their hands when they drop a pass.
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This is all good but in the end you need a receiver that says that's my ball and goes gets it, a dog . Receivers coach can teach so much but receivers like Smith a true freshman is a natural at nuanced push offs. Some receivers just have that in their tool box its innate and they never get called for it because its subtle. I saw an interview with Hunter and the reporter said where you worried you'd get called an Offensive PI. He said I don't even think I touched him, some just have a knack at it, they don't even know their doing it they just know the ball is theirs. Juan Jennings wasn't a burner but when the ball was in the air it was his until it wasn't. These are the type of receivers we need, Ced Tillman had that to an extent.
 
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