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For those of you that have been doing this a while, you may remember a common belief that Eric Moulds was your "every-other-year" receiver.
Stats:
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 1996 buf | 16 | 12 44 3.7 0 | 20 279 13.9 2 || 1997 buf | 16 | 4 59 14.8 0 | 29 294 10.1 0 || 1998 buf | 16 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 67 1368 20.4 9 || 1999 buf | 14 | 1 1 1.0 0 | 65 994 15.3 7 || 2000 buf | 16 | 2 24 12.0 0 | 94 1326 14.1 5 || 2001 buf | 16 | 3 3 1.0 0 | 67 904 13.5 5 || 2002 buf | 16 | 1 7 7.0 0 | 100 1287 12.9 10 || 2003 buf | 13 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 64 780 12.2 1 || 2004 buf | 16 | 5 19 3.8 0 | 88 1043 11.9 5 || 2005 buf | 15 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 81 816 10.1 4 || 2006 hou | 16 | 1 6 6.0 0 | 57 557 9.8 1 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+As you can see, as he matured as an NFL receiver, he made his splash in the oft-mentioned third year. After that, he literally had a good year, then a bad year, until his decline.Now, let's look at Santana:
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 2001 nyj | 5 | 1 -6 -6.0 0 | 2 40 20.0 0 || 2002 nyj | 15 | 6 40 6.7 0 | 30 433 14.4 4 || 2003 nyj | 16 | 10 67 6.7 0 | 74 1105 14.9 10 || 2004 nyj | 15 | 6 18 3.0 0 | 45 838 18.6 5 || 2005 was | 16 | 3 -3 -1.0 0 | 84 1483 17.7 9 || 2006 was | 14 | 7 82 11.7 0 | 55 790 14.4 6 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| TOTAL | 81 | 33 198 6.0 0 | 290 4689 16.2 34 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+Same drill. Third-year breakout, followed by a down year, then an up, then a down. Could we perhaps see Santana Moss come back strong in '07-'08?Do you hold your breath when you drive by a cemetery? Do you avoid walking under ladders? Do you pee your pants when a black cat crosses your path? Do you believe that Santana will be huge this year?
Stats:
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 1996 buf | 16 | 12 44 3.7 0 | 20 279 13.9 2 || 1997 buf | 16 | 4 59 14.8 0 | 29 294 10.1 0 || 1998 buf | 16 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 67 1368 20.4 9 || 1999 buf | 14 | 1 1 1.0 0 | 65 994 15.3 7 || 2000 buf | 16 | 2 24 12.0 0 | 94 1326 14.1 5 || 2001 buf | 16 | 3 3 1.0 0 | 67 904 13.5 5 || 2002 buf | 16 | 1 7 7.0 0 | 100 1287 12.9 10 || 2003 buf | 13 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 64 780 12.2 1 || 2004 buf | 16 | 5 19 3.8 0 | 88 1043 11.9 5 || 2005 buf | 15 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 81 816 10.1 4 || 2006 hou | 16 | 1 6 6.0 0 | 57 557 9.8 1 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+As you can see, as he matured as an NFL receiver, he made his splash in the oft-mentioned third year. After that, he literally had a good year, then a bad year, until his decline.Now, let's look at Santana:
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 2001 nyj | 5 | 1 -6 -6.0 0 | 2 40 20.0 0 || 2002 nyj | 15 | 6 40 6.7 0 | 30 433 14.4 4 || 2003 nyj | 16 | 10 67 6.7 0 | 74 1105 14.9 10 || 2004 nyj | 15 | 6 18 3.0 0 | 45 838 18.6 5 || 2005 was | 16 | 3 -3 -1.0 0 | 84 1483 17.7 9 || 2006 was | 14 | 7 82 11.7 0 | 55 790 14.4 6 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| TOTAL | 81 | 33 198 6.0 0 | 290 4689 16.2 34 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+Same drill. Third-year breakout, followed by a down year, then an up, then a down. Could we perhaps see Santana Moss come back strong in '07-'08?Do you hold your breath when you drive by a cemetery? Do you avoid walking under ladders? Do you pee your pants when a black cat crosses your path? Do you believe that Santana will be huge this year?
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