Three Panther WRs in Top 6 in Catch Percentage in NFC South

by Jaxon on Dec 23, 2011 2:00 AM EST

Pat Y has some stats that are much to the liking of Panther fans. If you think our receiving core is Steve Smith and no one else look at who is above Smitty in catch percentage. Here’s a look at the catch percentages for the rest of the division’s receivers after Parker:

Preston Parker: 97.2
Colston: 97.1

LaFell: 96.9

Legedu Naanee, Panthers: 95.5

Harry Douglas, Falcons: 95.0

Steve Smith, Panthers: 94.7

Robert Meachem, Saints: 94.6

Lance Moore, Saints: 94.3

Julio Jones, Falcons: 91.3

Mike Williams, Buccaneers: 89.6

Roddy White, Falcons: 88.5

Arrelious Benn, Buccaneers: 85.3

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has preston parker had that many receptions?

I feel like they’ve been small enough to skew the data

by vitzeng on Dec 23, 2011 2:20 AM EST reply actions

He has 35 catches and 1 drop

by JDeLong42 on Dec 23, 2011 2:27 AM EST up reply actions

Interesting...

Football Outsides has a completely different list…
Smith is listed with a 61% catch rate, as does LaFell. Legedu is at 58% according to them.

These are all incompletions though, not just drops. That’s the only thing I can think of about the difference.

by aceofsween on Dec 23, 2011 2:27 AM EST reply actions

That's probably the percentage of targets they've caught

The numbers in the post are the catch percentage of catchable passes. Catches/(Catches+Drops)

At least that’s what I’m assuming.

by JDeLong42 on Dec 23, 2011 2:29 AM EST up reply actions

Yeah, that's my best guess too

But that seems somewhat skewed. I can remember early in the year where Cam would throw to Naanee and a perfectly catchable pass would go incomplete for whatever reason.

by aceofsween on Dec 23, 2011 2:43 AM EST up reply actions

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That is all.

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by Newsinz on Dec 23, 2011 4:02 AM EST reply actions

I think the fact that Smith is on that list and the number 1

shows just how much of a beast he is.

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by bigred28655 on Dec 23, 2011 8:05 AM EST reply actions

Just shows the improvement of Legatron catching the football

Early in the season he had problems with the dropsies, now he is a fairly reliable target.

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by Tater596 on Dec 23, 2011 8:50 AM EST reply actions

Add David Gettis to our current group and we are good through next season

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by Jaxon on Dec 23, 2011 11:41 AM EST reply actions

This is why I said the other day on the CSR radio show, in the chat section,

that Smith is not the reason mostly for Cam’s good stats. Newton spreads the ball around and is somewhat accurate most times. Newton has probably had as many bad throws as his receivers have had bad misses, but considering the stats neither are really holding him down very much.

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by MrBernz on Dec 23, 2011 11:57 AM EST reply actions

erm...

After Steve Smith, maybe… He still accounts for almost a third of Newton’s passing yards. Once you get past him though, everyone’s pretty much in the same boat.

by aceofsween on Dec 23, 2011 2:24 PM EST up reply actions

I'm happy for Legatron. Dude has really steadied out and become a reliable target.

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by Son of a Newton on Dec 23, 2011 12:12 PM EST reply actions

I'm going to have to quite ragging on him at this point

he has certainly turned it around the past few weeks.

by panthersnbraves on Dec 23, 2011 7:41 PM EST up reply actions

I have to say, Legs has really come along, I'm happy for him.

I’m glad our FO didn’t jump the gun like every panther fan including myself did when it came to him.

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by SouthernPanther on Dec 23, 2011 12:27 PM EST reply actions

Just imagine if Legatron had never had the "hands of stone" syndrome for the first few weeks.

Recently, the guy’s been coming down with pretty much every ball that’s remotely capable of being caught.

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by jamiedk on Dec 23, 2011 6:32 PM EST reply actions 1 recs