Lions' Receivers Breakdown - Week 1 (1 Viewer)

[duaneok66]

There were 58 total offensive snaps

Roy Williams's (4-20, TD, 6 targets, 58 snaps) average yards per target was only 7.0, which means that he ran a lot of short routes. Of course, I don't expect this to last as the season progresses.

Mike Furrey (5-52, 7 targets, 47 snaps) was the de facto #2 receiver in this contest. He only sat for 11 snaps, and all but four of those eleven came when Roy Williams the lone WR in a multi TE and/or multi RB set. Mike's average yard per target was 11.1.

Calvin Johnson (4-70, TD, 6 targets, 28 snaps) was only in on 51% of the snaps. His average yard per target was 12.2.

Shaun McDonald (6-90, TD, 7 targets, 32 snaps) saw the field more than Calvin Johnson. He often had a safety on him, and his average yard per target was 11.1.

We all heard about how Calvin Johnson wasn't quite ready, and even the announcers were sharp enough to point out that CJ was being shuttled in and out of the ballgame. His snaps will obviously increase moving forward, and this will cut into Furrey and McDonald's production. In this game however, the targets were evenly distributed across the board among the receivers, so we will see if Williams's numbers drop off because of the arrival of CJ and McDonald . . .

stay tuned . . .

 

[savemejee]

Great work!

 

[JFT Ben]

There were 58 total offensive snapsRoy Williams's (4-20, TD, 6 targets, 58 snaps) average yards per target was only 7.0, which means that he ran a lot of short routes. Of course, I don't expect this to last as the season progresses.Mike Furrey (5-52, 7 targets, 47 snaps) was the de facto #2 receiver in this contest. He only sat for 11 snaps, and all but four of those eleven came when Roy Williams the lone WR in a multi TE and/or multi RB set. Mike's average yard per target was 11.1.Calvin Johnson (4-70, TD, 6 targets, 28 snaps) was only in on 51% of the snaps. His average yard per target was 12.2.Shaun McDonald (6-90, TD, 7 targets, 32 snaps) saw the field more than Calvin Johnson. He often had a safety on him, and his average yard per target was 11.1.We all heard about how Calvin Johnson wasn't quite ready, and even the announcers were sharp enough to point out that CJ was being shuttled in and out of the ballgame. His snaps will obviously increase moving forward, and this will cut into Furrey and McDonald's production. In this game however, the targets were evenly distributed across the board among the receivers, so we will see if Williams's numbers drop off because of the arrival of CJ and McDonald . . .stay tuned . . .

I'm surprised at how even the targets were.

 

[Ditka is God]

Great info! Thanks!

 

[duaneok66]

There were 58 total offensive snapsRoy Williams's (4-20, TD, 6 targets, 58 snaps) average yards per target was only 7.0, which means that he ran a lot of short routes. Of course, I don't expect this to last as the season progresses.Mike Furrey (5-52, 7 targets, 47 snaps) was the de facto #2 receiver in this contest. He only sat for 11 snaps, and all but four of those eleven came when Roy Williams the lone WR in a multi TE and/or multi RB set. Mike's average yard per target was 11.1.Calvin Johnson (4-70, TD, 6 targets, 28 snaps) was only in on 51% of the snaps. His average yard per target was 12.2.Shaun McDonald (6-90, TD, 7 targets, 32 snaps) saw the field more than Calvin Johnson. He often had a safety on him, and his average yard per target was 11.1.We all heard about how Calvin Johnson wasn't quite ready, and even the announcers were sharp enough to point out that CJ was being shuttled in and out of the ballgame. His snaps will obviously increase moving forward, and this will cut into Furrey and McDonald's production. In this game however, the targets were evenly distributed across the board among the receivers, so we will see if Williams's numbers drop off because of the arrival of CJ and McDonald . . .stay tuned . . .

I'm surprised at how even the targets were.

I was as well . . . also, they went four wide 29% of the time (2006 NFL average was 11%). The Steelers surprisingly led way last year with 23% of their snaps involving four WRs.

 

[Anthony Borbely]

Great work, thanks.

 

[Anthony Borbely]

There were 58 total offensive snapsRoy Williams's (4-20, TD, 6 targets, 58 snaps) average yards per target was only 7.0, which means that he ran a lot of short routes. Of course, I don't expect this to last as the season progresses.Mike Furrey (5-52, 7 targets, 47 snaps) was the de facto #2 receiver in this contest. He only sat for 11 snaps, and all but four of those eleven came when Roy Williams the lone WR in a multi TE and/or multi RB set. Mike's average yard per target was 11.1.Calvin Johnson (4-70, TD, 6 targets, 28 snaps) was only in on 51% of the snaps. His average yard per target was 12.2.Shaun McDonald (6-90, TD, 7 targets, 32 snaps) saw the field more than Calvin Johnson. He often had a safety on him, and his average yard per target was 11.1.We all heard about how Calvin Johnson wasn't quite ready, and even the announcers were sharp enough to point out that CJ was being shuttled in and out of the ballgame. His snaps will obviously increase moving forward, and this will cut into Furrey and McDonald's production. In this game however, the targets were evenly distributed across the board among the receivers, so we will see if Williams's numbers drop off because of the arrival of CJ and McDonald . . .stay tuned . . .

I'm surprised at how even the targets were.

I was as well . . . also, they went four wide 29% of the time (2006 NFL average was 11%). The Steelers surprisingly led way last year with 23% of their snaps involving four WRs.

I bet that 29% will be at least doubled this week.

 

[duaneok66]

There were 58 total offensive snapsRoy Williams's (4-20, TD, 6 targets, 58 snaps) average yards per target was only 7.0, which means that he ran a lot of short routes. Of course, I don't expect this to last as the season progresses.Mike Furrey (5-52, 7 targets, 47 snaps) was the de facto #2 receiver in this contest. He only sat for 11 snaps, and all but four of those eleven came when Roy Williams the lone WR in a multi TE and/or multi RB set. Mike's average yard per target was 11.1.Calvin Johnson (4-70, TD, 6 targets, 28 snaps) was only in on 51% of the snaps. His average yard per target was 12.2.Shaun McDonald (6-90, TD, 7 targets, 32 snaps) saw the field more than Calvin Johnson. He often had a safety on him, and his average yard per target was 11.1.We all heard about how Calvin Johnson wasn't quite ready, and even the announcers were sharp enough to point out that CJ was being shuttled in and out of the ballgame. His snaps will obviously increase moving forward, and this will cut into Furrey and McDonald's production. In this game however, the targets were evenly distributed across the board among the receivers, so we will see if Williams's numbers drop off because of the arrival of CJ and McDonald . . .stay tuned . . .

I'm surprised at how even the targets were.

I was as well . . . also, they went four wide 29% of the time (2006 NFL average was 11%). The Steelers surprisingly led way last year with 23% of their snaps involving four WRs.

I bet that 29% will be at least doubled this week.

I agree with you on the fact that Detroit pretty much gives up on running and starts passing every down . . . I will go with 35% four wide sets . . . should be fun to watch . . .

 

[flooredyas]

Reconfirms my feelings that Kitna is the Lion to own fantasy-wise.

Great work!

 

[swirvenirvin]

something your stats dont show is is ROY was doubled at least 1/3 of the time he was out there. He is and will remain the #1 option, but if he is doubled they have plenty of other options

 

[Rev]

It amazes me how diverse and distributed the targets and production were in week 1. I'm eager to see how this evolves against stingier defenses. I don't see this level of equal production lasting much longer, and it remains to be seen which WR rises to the top in terms of fantasy points (ala the surprise that was Mike Furrey last season).

 

[strong]

Any data on which Raiders were covering which receivers?

While Fabian is good, most receivers will have subpar numbers against Asomugha...

 

[duaneok66]

Any data on which Raiders were covering which receivers? While Fabian is good, most receivers will have subpar numbers against Asomugha...

sorry I didn't track that - but acoording to Baldinger of Playbook (NFL Network), the Raiders played a lot of zone coverage . . .

 

[To commish is my wish]

It amazes me how diverse and distributed the targets and production were in week 1. I'm eager to see how this evolves against stingier defenses. I don't see this level of equal production lasting much longer, and it remains to be seen which WR rises to the top in terms of fantasy points (ala the surprise that was Mike Furrey last season).

The Raiders supposedly have a (if not THE) top passing defense. Ain't gonna get much stingier than that!

 

[Ron_Mexico]

The Steelers surprisingly led way last year with 23% of their snaps involving four WRs.

That is surprising.I have a feeling the lions will eclipse that number this season.

 

[duaneok66]

The Steelers surprisingly led way last year with 23% of their snaps involving four WRs.

That is surprising.I have a feeling the lions will eclipse that number this season.

I don't think it will be close . . . I'd say the season ending mark will be 30% . . .that's pretty good considering you will always have situations which you rarely use that set (deep in your territory, short yardage, end of game (while ahead)) . . .

 

[duaneok66]

It amazes me how diverse and distributed the targets and production were in week 1. I'm eager to see how this evolves against stingier defenses. I don't see this level of equal production lasting much longer, and it remains to be seen which WR rises to the top in terms of fantasy points (ala the surprise that was Mike Furrey last season).

The Raiders supposedly have a (if not THE) top passing defense. Ain't gonna get much stingier than that!

some thought the Raiders would shut the Lions down . . .