All receivers are bound to have some dropped passes. Even great receivers. It's all apart of the game. Murphy has 11 receptions for 172 yards in four games. Crabtree has 0 receptions for 0 yards in 0 games. If Crabtree can get more yards with the same ammount of receptions, so what? They're both rookies and have an NFL career ahead of them to gain a shit load of yards. This topic is crap until about four to five years from now, regarding any of these rookie WR's.
DHB vs Crabtree
- Thread starter Tony
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How can you compare anybody to what Crabtree "will be?" Nobody knows what he will be.
And LOL @ comparing Murphy to Crabtree. Murphy is not the first round draft pick that the raiders picked ahead of Crabtree. If anything, compare Murphy to Josh Morgan - they are both 2nd-day picks. Other than being rookies, Murphy and Crabtree have no connection. DHB and Crabtree will always be tied together.
And some of you are getting a little too wet over Louis Murphy. He had a nice opening day and hasn't done anything since. It's too early to tell if he's a "steal of the draft" or not. He does look good, but settle down at least until he has another decent game.
And LOL @ comparing Murphy to Crabtree. Murphy is not the first round draft pick that the raiders picked ahead of Crabtree. If anything, compare Murphy to Josh Morgan - they are both 2nd-day picks. Other than being rookies, Murphy and Crabtree have no connection. DHB and Crabtree will always be tied together.
And some of you are getting a little too wet over Louis Murphy. He had a nice opening day and hasn't done anything since. It's too early to tell if he's a "steal of the draft" or not. He does look good, but settle down at least until he has another decent game.
No need to fix the quote because DHB isn't even amongst the leaders in dropped passes. The Raiders aren't getting him involved.... Here are the league leaders in dropped passes...
http://stats.washingtonpost.com/fb/leaders.asp?range=NFL&type=Receiving&rank=232
Rank Player Team Stats
1t Michael Clayton TB 5
1t Santonio Holmes Pit 5
1t Robert Royal Cle 5
4t Daniel Coats Cin 4
4t Randy McMichael StL 4
4t Louis Murphy Oak 4
4t Terrell Owens Buf 4
4t Bobby Wade KC 4
9t Cedric Benson Cin 3
9t Laveranues Coles Cin 3
9t Vernon Davis SF 3
9t Julian Edelman NE 3
9t Justin Gage Ten 3
9t Jerome Harrison Cle 3
9t Percy Harvin Min 3
9t Steven Jackson StL 3
9t Andre Johnson Hou 3
9t James Jones GB 3
9t Marcedes Lewis Jac 3
9t Mario Manningham NYG 3
9t Jordy Nelson GB 3
9t Chad Ochocinco Cin 3
9t Sean Ryan KC 3
9t Steve Smith Car 3
9t Chansi Stuckey Cle 3
9t Nate Washington Ten 3
9t Reggie Wayne Ind 3
9t Roddy White Atl 3
9t Kellen Winslow TB 3
All those receivers/TE's have more drops than DHB.....
http://stats.washingtonpost.com/fb/leaders.asp?range=NFL&type=Receiving&rank=232
Rank Player Team Stats
1t Michael Clayton TB 5
1t Santonio Holmes Pit 5
1t Robert Royal Cle 5
4t Daniel Coats Cin 4
4t Randy McMichael StL 4
4t Louis Murphy Oak 4
4t Terrell Owens Buf 4
4t Bobby Wade KC 4
9t Cedric Benson Cin 3
9t Laveranues Coles Cin 3
9t Vernon Davis SF 3
9t Julian Edelman NE 3
9t Justin Gage Ten 3
9t Jerome Harrison Cle 3
9t Percy Harvin Min 3
9t Steven Jackson StL 3
9t Andre Johnson Hou 3
9t James Jones GB 3
9t Marcedes Lewis Jac 3
9t Mario Manningham NYG 3
9t Jordy Nelson GB 3
9t Chad Ochocinco Cin 3
9t Sean Ryan KC 3
9t Steve Smith Car 3
9t Chansi Stuckey Cle 3
9t Nate Washington Ten 3
9t Reggie Wayne Ind 3
9t Roddy White Atl 3
9t Kellen Winslow TB 3
All those receivers/TE's have more drops than DHB.....
Here are the "AFC" leaders in dropped passes, yep 3 Oakland Raiders made the list but where's DHB? Think these dropped passes have anything to do with Russell's completion percentage?
1t Santonio Holmes Pit 5
1t Robert Royal Cle 5
3t Daniel Coats Cin 4
3t Louis Murphy Oak 4
3t Terrell Owens Buf 4
3t Bobby Wade KC 4
7t Cedric Benson Cin 3
7t Laveranues Coles Cin 3
7t Julian Edelman NE 3
7t Justin Gage Ten 3
7t Jerome Harrison Cle 3
7t Andre Johnson Hou 3
7t Marcedes Lewis Jac 3
7t Chad Ochocinco Cin 3
7t Sean Ryan KC 3
7t Chansi Stuckey Cle 3
7t Nate Washington Ten 3
7t Reggie Wayne Ind 3
19t Chris Chambers SD 2
19t Dallas Clark Ind 2
19t Mark Clayton Bal 2
19t Mike Furrey Cle 2
19t Joey Galloway NE 2
19t Antonio Gates SD 2
19t Ted Ginn Jr. Mia 2
19t Fred Jackson Buf 2
19t Chris Johnson Ten 2
19t Luke Lawton Oak 2
19t Derrick Mason Bal 2
19t Darren McFadden Oak 2
19t Randy Moss NE 2
19t Ray Rice Bal 2
19t Darren Sproles SD 2
19t Hines Ward Pit 2
19t Benjamin Watson NE 2
19t Wes Welker NE
1t Santonio Holmes Pit 5
1t Robert Royal Cle 5
3t Daniel Coats Cin 4
3t Louis Murphy Oak 4
3t Terrell Owens Buf 4
3t Bobby Wade KC 4
7t Cedric Benson Cin 3
7t Laveranues Coles Cin 3
7t Julian Edelman NE 3
7t Justin Gage Ten 3
7t Jerome Harrison Cle 3
7t Andre Johnson Hou 3
7t Marcedes Lewis Jac 3
7t Chad Ochocinco Cin 3
7t Sean Ryan KC 3
7t Chansi Stuckey Cle 3
7t Nate Washington Ten 3
7t Reggie Wayne Ind 3
19t Chris Chambers SD 2
19t Dallas Clark Ind 2
19t Mark Clayton Bal 2
19t Mike Furrey Cle 2
19t Joey Galloway NE 2
19t Antonio Gates SD 2
19t Ted Ginn Jr. Mia 2
19t Fred Jackson Buf 2
19t Chris Johnson Ten 2
19t Luke Lawton Oak 2
19t Derrick Mason Bal 2
19t Darren McFadden Oak 2
19t Randy Moss NE 2
19t Ray Rice Bal 2
19t Darren Sproles SD 2
19t Hines Ward Pit 2
19t Benjamin Watson NE 2
19t Wes Welker NE
The point is DHB isn't dropping passes. I seen him drop one pass and that was a slant against the Chargers. And how do you know DHB hasn't been getting open? Getting open takes time something that Russell is not getting. How about we try harder at getting the ball in his hands? We drafted him 7th overall and paid him big money but we're not getting him involved enough. He's averaging 18 yards per reception and 20 yards per carry.
Tom "Basic" Cable can do a better job of getting our playmakers involved in the offense since he (not Al Davis) is responsible for the playcalling.
Tom "Basic" Cable can do a better job of getting our playmakers involved in the offense since he (not Al Davis) is responsible for the playcalling.
I hear you bro, but the right play has to be called against the right defense for DHB to get open. Russell has misfired and there have been dropped passes too. It's a combination of things. Cable has to get demanding and get these things fixed or hit the road. Russell has to step his game up but DHB has to be given a chance and more involved in the offense. Move him around or line him up in the slot, bring him in motion, throw quick screen passes, etc.... Cable is doing a poor job. We have McFadden but we haven't run one play out of the wildcat formation this season. McFadden can throw and Michael Bush can throw it too. It's Cable lack of creativity that's hurting us on offense and defense.
And Russell's lack of touch and accuracy is probably contributing to those dropped passes. Sometimes a big arm is a bad thing when you have no touch on your throws. He also puts the ball in the wrong spot, making it tougher to haul in the pass. The receiver should catch it regardless, but the QB is not helping at all in this case.