Player Spotlight: Joey Galloway (1 Viewer)

[Andy Hicks]

I think people are forgetting the qualitative analysis...Galloway looked awesome the last two years...he always gets seperation and is usually the fastest guy on the field.Just last year Gruden stated he was the fastest guy on the team.We're not talking about a WR that has showed signs of age...this guy is still unebelievably one of the fastest WRs in the game.Darrel Green was running in the Fastest Man competition well past the age of 36, so let's not pretend this is something that's never occurred before.Those that think outside of the box will be rewarded by their Galloway picks this year.Nice ranking Hicks.

Thanks LHucks, I am normally very cautious of the aging receiver, look at my Marvin Harrison ranking (that's another story).I just can't see any other option in that offense that is going to compete for the ball.Michael Clayton is a 1 season fluke. What player has had his stat set, ever?Ike Hilliard may be cut and is a threat to no one. Maurice Stovall is still raw and will be better suited as a No.2. I don't think pairing him with Galloway in a very deep draft is a bad idea.David Boston has 4 catches in the last 3 years. Need to see it to believe it.Someone has to catch the ball in Tampa and the only option is Galloway. He's hasn't lost his speed, his stats are among the best ever recorded for 34 & 35 year olds and I see that continuing as a 36 year old.

 

[Yitbos69]

Out of 142 Targets Joey dropped 8 passes which was tied for 7th in 2006

NFL Leaders in Passes Dropped (2006)

Rank Player Team

1 Terrell Owens Dal 17

2t Darrell Jackson Sea 11

2t Andre Johnson Hou 11

2t Troy Williamson Min 11

5 Steve Smith Car 10

6 Reggie Brown Phi 9

7t Reggie Bush NO 8

7t Chris Chambers Mia 8

7t Donald Driver GB 8

7t Braylon Edwards Cle 8

7t Bubba Franks GB 8

7t Joey Galloway TB 8

7t Devery Henderson NO 8

7t Randy McMichael Mia 8

7t Randy Moss Oak 8

7t Reggie Wayne Ind 8

7t Reggie Williams Jac 8

18t Alge Crumpler Atl 7

18t Ahman Green GB 7

18t Marvin Harrison Ind 7

18t Torry Holt StL 7

18t Dennis Northcutt Cle 7

18t Michael Pittman TB 7

18t Roddy White Atl 7

 

[LHUCKS]

Out of 142 Targets Joey dropped 8 passes which was tied for 7th in 2006 NFL Leaders in Passes Dropped (2006) Rank Player Team 1 Terrell Owens Dal 17 2t Darrell Jackson Sea 11 2t Andre Johnson Hou 11 2t Troy Williamson Min 11 5 Steve Smith Car 10 6 Reggie Brown Phi 9 7t Reggie Bush NO 8 7t Chris Chambers Mia 8 7t Donald Driver GB 8 7t Braylon Edwards Cle 8 7t Bubba Franks GB 8 7t Joey Galloway TB 8 7t Devery Henderson NO 8 7t Randy McMichael Mia 8 7t Randy Moss Oak 8 7t Reggie Wayne Ind 8 7t Reggie Williams Jac 8 18t Alge Crumpler Atl 7 18t Ahman Green GB 7 18t Marvin Harrison Ind 7 18t Torry Holt StL 7 18t Dennis Northcutt Cle 7 18t Michael Pittman TB 7 18t Roddy White Atl 7

That's a start, if anyone has time they should do a passes dropped/attempts ratio. Joey has more attempts than most on that list I'd imagine.

 

[kensat30]

The biggest risk with Joey Galloway is injury. The guy is a thoroughbred, but one gimpy hamstring or ankle could ruin him. Having a real QB in Garcia will help him, and while I do think we will see him return closer to his 2005 level, he won't quite reach it. Galloway he has never really been a goto WR, and I think a lot of his former owners will agree with me when I say that he can be extremely inconsistent. He will have his amazing weeks and some stinkers to go with it, but that can be said for a lot of WRs. Still, I tend to him down along with guys like Santana Moss into a lower category due to his liability during weeks when he doesn't blow up. I'd be extremely happy with him as a WR#3 though.

75/1150/8

 

[kensat30]

As for LHUCKS prediction, his Galloway numbers would be the highest total ever for a 36-year-old by 10 points.

Where did he finish as a 34 year old.

3rd highest for a 34-year-old. But riddle me this, Batman . . .Prior to 2006, Jeff Garcia had exactly one good game since 2003. People keep saying how Garcia, 37 in his own right, is a huge upgrade over the 06 QB corps and I'm not sure "huge" would be the right adjective.And Galloway has never played in three straight seasons without missing any time.

Did you actually watch the Tampa QBs last year? I can't blame you if you didn't. Even watching the game in a 30 minute shortcut replay, it's pretty tough to sit through 4 quarters worth of that garbage. Simms could literally, barely get the ball over the line of scrimmage when he was healthy. And Gradkowski was 5-10 yards off the mark even when the opposing team was stacking the box with the front 7 and both safeties. Galloway stats were somewhat respectable last year, only because he was facing one on one coverage and was able to get past his man on occasion. Still, Galloway could have done better if Gradkowski took a few more chances. You'd be surprised how inflated Gradkowski's 54% completion percentage was last year, considering how much the guy dumped off and took the easy short pass instead of attacking downfield.Only the Oakland Raider's were worse off than Tampa last year. That is where the "huge" upgrade in Garcia is coming from. The guy could be average, hell he could be below average, and still be a tremendous upgrade. Look at what Brad freaking Johnson did in Tampa versus where they were at in 2005. Chris Simms just took the reins from an already rolling horse and carraige in 2005(mainly Galloway) and steered them to the playoffs. When you saw Simms try to actually try to get the horse moving in 2006... well the rest is history.Tampa Bay is almost guaranteed to be the most improved offense in the NFL in 2007 IMO.

 

[Ilov80s]

I don't know what to make of Galloway, but he is on average the 31st WR being taken. Considering the numbers he has put up the last 2 years, that seems like a smart gamble. I wouldn't fault anybody for taking Galloway in the 8th round of a 12 teamer.

 

[LHUCKS]

I don't know what to make of Galloway, but he is on average the 31st WR being taken. Considering the numbers he has put up the last 2 years, that seems like a smart gamble.

Exactly.

 

[SSOG]

Out of 142 Targets Joey dropped 8 passes which was tied for 7th in 2006

Drops aren't a very useful stat, I find. Drops are only the number of balls that hit you right in the hands that you fail to come down with. For instance, this doesn't count as a drop. Someone might be good at securing the ball if it hits them in the hands, but they might run horrible routes, have horrible ball skills, get poor separation, and be entirely incapable of shielding the DB from the ball. As a result, the "drops" stat might look like they're a stud at catching the ball, when in reality, their catch% is through the floor (and for good reason).

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

And you don't think his low catch percentage has anything to do with Bruce Gradkowski?

Ike Hilliard- 62%Maurice Stovall- 54%Michael Clayton- 51%

I would say Galloway's style was not suited to Gradkowski's arm. I'm with you in using catch%, but you have to inject football observation into the numbers. Clayton declined 7% under Gradkowski from the previous year as well.

 

[SSOG]

And you don't think his low catch percentage has anything to do with Bruce Gradkowski?

Ike Hilliard- 62%Maurice Stovall- 54%Michael Clayton- 51%

I would say Galloway's style was not suited to Gradkowski's arm. I'm with you in using catch%, but you have to inject football observation into the numbers. Clayton declined 7% under Gradkowski from the previous year as well.

That's all well and good, but do you think that Galloway's style is suited to GARCIA'S arm? If not, I don't see what difference it makes, since he'll just be in the same boat all over again.

 

[Michael Fox Fan]

And you don't think his low catch percentage has anything to do with Bruce Gradkowski?

Ike Hilliard- 62%Maurice Stovall- 54%Michael Clayton- 51%

I would say Galloway's style was not suited to Gradkowski's arm. I'm with you in using catch%, but you have to inject football observation into the numbers. Clayton declined 7% under Gradkowski from the previous year as well.

That's all well and good, but do you think that Galloway's style is suited to GARCIA'S arm? If not, I don't see what difference it makes, since he'll just be in the same boat all over again.

Well, all that he has to do is live up to last year's numbers. If Galloway posts 1057 yds and 7 TDs, he will have easily outdistanced his ADP.

 

[rzrback77]

Joey Galloway has had an extremely interesting career. He was drafted 8th overall back in 1995. He started out going crazy in Seattle where he finished WR 14 as a rookie and followed that up with finished at 13th, 5th, and 9th. In all four years, he had right at 1,000 yards and averaged nine TDs per season. Then he went in the dumper. For the next six years, he only one year finished better than WR 43. He averaged only 34 catches per year.

Now, in the last two seasons with Tampa Bay, he has finished 5th in 05 and 15th in 06, with very poor QB play. The expectations for the passing game are higher this season, so Galloway could surprise. His ADP according to FBG is WR 33 and 97 overall. Sounds like quite a bargain for a guy that has finished 5th and 15th in the two most recent seasons. There is also another idea with Galloway. Since Galloway is available so late, also pick up Stovall. If Galloway is healthy, he should put up nice numbers and if he is not, Stovall could surprise.

Galloway 70 catches 980 yards (14.0 ypc) 5 TDs

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

And you don't think his low catch percentage has anything to do with Bruce Gradkowski?

Ike Hilliard- 62%Maurice Stovall- 54%Michael Clayton- 51%

I would say Galloway's style was not suited to Gradkowski's arm. I'm with you in using catch%, but you have to inject football observation into the numbers. Clayton declined 7% under Gradkowski from the previous year as well.

That's all well and good, but do you think that Galloway's style is suited to GARCIA'S arm? If not, I don't see what difference it makes, since he'll just be in the same boat all over again.

Garcia is a competent NFL QB. Gradkowski is not. He's so far below replacement level, it's not even funny. Garcia is, at worst, a replacement level QB. Garcia is more than capable of running an NFL offense and getting the ball to a WR, even a deep threat like Galloway. I could see if Tampa were trading a mediocre QB for another mediocre QB, but that's not really the case. They are going from "guy who has no business on the field" to decent. Like going from Craig Krenzel to Rex Grossman. Sure the latter option doesn't strike fear in the heart of mere mortals, but it's a world of difference. I'm not overrating Garcia's performance in Philly last year, but I'm not underrating his Cleveland performance either. He was injured for most of 2005, so I can't really say much about that.Arm strength is probably one of the most overrated attributes in the NFL that is talked about by layman on message boards. It's like straight line speed for a RB. You need a certain amount of it, and that's it. After that it's just a showoff ability that has little effect on game day performance. But it's always used as a negative if the guy doesn't have a Jeff George rocket launcher. Plus, Galloway doesn't have to run nothing but fly routes to take advantage of his speed.

 

[joffer]

one of the better player spotlight threads i've read in a while....nice job all

while age is a concern, and the numbers did drop last year, the YPC didn't. that tells me he's still getting separation, and I do believe Garvia will be a nice upgrade. he's a nice value right now. if you can get him as your WR3, that's quite a coup.

64/990/6

 

[duaneok66]

And you don't think his low catch percentage has anything to do with Bruce Gradkowski?

Ike Hilliard- 62%Maurice Stovall- 54%

Michael Clayton- 51%

I would say Galloway's style was not suited to Gradkowski's arm. I'm with you in using catch%, but you have to inject football observation into the numbers. Clayton declined 7% under Gradkowski from the previous year as well.

That's all well and good, but do you think that Galloway's style is suited to GARCIA'S arm? If not, I don't see what difference it makes, since he'll just be in the same boat all over again.

Garcia is a competent NFL QB. Gradkowski is not. He's so far below replacement level, it's not even funny. Garcia is, at worst, a replacement level QB. Garcia is more than capable of running an NFL offense and getting the ball to a WR, even a deep threat like Galloway. I could see if Tampa were trading a mediocre QB for another mediocre QB, but that's not really the case. They are going from "guy who has no business on the field" to decent. Like going from Craig Krenzel to Rex Grossman. Sure the latter option doesn't strike fear in the heart of mere mortals, but it's a world of difference. I'm not overrating Garcia's performance in Philly last year, but I'm not underrating his Cleveland performance either. He was injured for most of 2005, so I can't really say much about that.

Arm strength is probably one of the most overrated attributes in the NFL that is talked about by layman on message boards. It's like straight line speed for a RB. You need a certain amount of it, and that's it. After that it's just a showoff ability that has little effect on game day performance. But it's always used as a negative if the guy doesn't have a Jeff George rocket launcher. Plus, Galloway doesn't have to run nothing but fly routes to take advantage of his speed.

outstanding post . . .

 

[Michael Fox Fan]

And you don't think his low catch percentage has anything to do with Bruce Gradkowski?

Ike Hilliard- 62%Maurice Stovall- 54%

Michael Clayton- 51%

I would say Galloway's style was not suited to Gradkowski's arm. I'm with you in using catch%, but you have to inject football observation into the numbers. Clayton declined 7% under Gradkowski from the previous year as well.

That's all well and good, but do you think that Galloway's style is suited to GARCIA'S arm? If not, I don't see what difference it makes, since he'll just be in the same boat all over again.

Well, all that he has to do is live up to last year's numbers. If Galloway posts 1057 yds and 7 TDs, he will have easily outdistanced his ADP.

Galloway is currently on pace for 66 catches, 1128 yds, 8 TDs. So far, he's been a tremendous value relative to his offseason price.