DMN Blog: T. Glenn is good, but not better than T.O.
ESPN.com pay-per-view stat geek KC Joyner wrote about overrated and underrated receivers. Terry Glenn topped the underrated list, and Joyner went so far as to proclaim that T.O. is the second best receiver in town.
Terrell Owens gets the most press in Dallas, but the metrics indicate Glenn was the better receiver in 2006, and it wasn't even close. Glenn had the third-best overall YPA, the ninth-best bomb pass YPA and the seventh-best medium pass YPA.
Contrast that with Owens' ranking in overall YPA (40th), bomb pass YPA (37th) and medium pass YPA (34th), and it is clear Glenn is the more consistent and explosive receiver. Owens is still a productive player, as evidenced by his 13 touchdowns, but Glenn is the far more reliable receiver.
Joyner is taking Calvin "Lucky" Watkins' side in an argument we had last month, so you know his thinking is flawed.
I'd argue that T.O.'s presence plays a large role in Glenn's explosiveness. Who does the opponents' best cornerback cover?
T.O. also catches a lot more of the short passes that are essentially air handoffs and rely on his running ability for any gain. A good result for those types of passes is a 6- or 8-yard gain, so it makes sense that his YPA would be lower.
Finally, T.O.'s YPA would be a lot higher if the end zone didn't get in his way so often.
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 2:05 PM (E-mail this entry)
Terrell Owens gets the most press in Dallas, but the metrics indicate Glenn was the better receiver in 2006, and it wasn't even close. Glenn had the third-best overall YPA, the ninth-best bomb pass YPA and the seventh-best medium pass YPA.
Contrast that with Owens' ranking in overall YPA (40th), bomb pass YPA (37th) and medium pass YPA (34th), and it is clear Glenn is the more consistent and explosive receiver. Owens is still a productive player, as evidenced by his 13 touchdowns, but Glenn is the far more reliable receiver.
Joyner is taking Calvin "Lucky" Watkins' side in an argument we had last month, so you know his thinking is flawed.
I'd argue that T.O.'s presence plays a large role in Glenn's explosiveness. Who does the opponents' best cornerback cover?
T.O. also catches a lot more of the short passes that are essentially air handoffs and rely on his running ability for any gain. A good result for those types of passes is a 6- or 8-yard gain, so it makes sense that his YPA would be lower.
Finally, T.O.'s YPA would be a lot higher if the end zone didn't get in his way so often.
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 2:05 PM (E-mail this entry)
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