The next bigtime WR who isn't on your Fantasy radar (1 Viewer)

[Max Power]

Craig "Buster" Davis. Yep, make all the Bust jokes you want, but this kid is now healthy. And he is good...

Former first round pick who everyone has given up on. Mainly due to injurys. The guy has good size (6'1") and good speed (4.44). One could even argue that he has the best hands of all the chargers WRs.

S.D. knew he was a bit of a project when they drafted him. A project that stalled for a while, but appears to be coming around. If you think Floyd and Nanee are talented enough to keep him off the field, you are wrong. Davis is only going to get better with more playing time.

Right now the Chargers are the #2 passing offense in the NFL, and I don't see that changing any time soon. Their D / special teams are subpar and this team will need to put up points to win. He is the #4 option now, but he is earning the trust of Rivers.

Just check out the targets to catch ratios for the SD WRs...

Floyd

12/26 - 46%

Naanee

10/19 - 53%

Davis

10/13 - 77%

Last week when the Chargers were dead on offense, it was a bomb to Buster that provided the spark. He was brought down 3 yards short of the endzone. I'll make the bold call that he finds paydirt today against arizona.

This is also a contract year for Buster. Make or break year and I think he is going to make it.

 

[QUEZILLA]

 

[TitanicHornet]

I have quietly been keeping my eye on him this year. I knew about the contract year and SD obviously have been taking their time with him. Whether or not he has the skills to take that next step, will have to wait and see. With Gates demanding a double team, he should see a fair bit of single coverage. IF he can make the most of those opportunites, he could become a nice target for Rivers.

 

[CaptainHook]

catch per targets is such a silly statistic i wish people would stop using it. its basically just a statistic that will go inverse to your ypc and with such a small sample its literally useless to even look at. now if we started looking at it in the context of ypc wed be onto something but ive never seen anyone do that.

 

[Max Power]

catch per targets is such a silly statistic i wish people would stop using it. its basically just a statistic that will go inverse to your ypc and with such a small sample its literally useless to even look at. now if we started looking at it in the context of ypc wed be onto something but ive never seen anyone do that.

I've watched two Chargers games this year and the thing that stood out the most was dropped passes by Naanee and Floyd. Since Drops isn't a recorded stat and very objective in the first place, I figured completion ratio was the way to go. His YPC is 15.6, which is pretty respectable for WRs with 10 or more catches.

 

[drater]

I've had him rostered in a couple deep bench dynasty leagues for a couple years now, would be nice if he decided to become a player. Breath not held.

 

[cubbie5150]

 

[DansRams]

catch per targets is such a silly statistic i wish people would stop using it. its basically just a statistic that will go inverse to your ypc and with such a small sample its literally useless to even look at. now if we started looking at it in the context of ypc wed be onto something but ive never seen anyone do that.

It's call ypt (yard per target) and I do look at itytdDavis 12.0 yptFloyd 9.2 yptNaanee 9.3 yptDavis is certainly worth a look on this team. For me it a question of health not talent....the skills are there.

 

[MarcO]

catch per targets is such a silly statistic i wish people would stop using it. its basically just a statistic that will go inverse to your ypc and with such a small sample its literally useless to even look at. now if we started looking at it in the context of ypc wed be onto something but ive never seen anyone do that.

I've watched two Chargers games this year and the thing that stood out the most was dropped passes by Naanee and Floyd. Since Drops isn't a recorded stat and very objective in the first place, I figured completion ratio was the way to go. His YPC is 15.6, which is pretty respectable for WRs with 10 or more catches.

Was it the Monday night game where it was pouring rain and Rivers was obviously off? I remember at least 4 or 5 balls that went to Floyd and Naanee that were badly thrown and late. as someone else said, it's too small a sample size to compare yet.

 

[CaptainHook]

catch per targets is such a silly statistic i wish people would stop using it. its basically just a statistic that will go inverse to your ypc and with such a small sample its literally useless to even look at. now if we started looking at it in the context of ypc wed be onto something but ive never seen anyone do that.

It's call ypt (yard per target) and I do look at itytdDavis 12.0 yptFloyd 9.2 yptNaanee 9.3 yptDavis is certainly worth a look on this team. For me it a question of health not talent....the skills are there.

there we go. great stat though then wed have to consider that the 3rd WR will likely always have a way better ypt than the first two receivers because the QB is going to have much more discretion when throwing his way. i would assume his frequency of balls in traffic is going to be way lower but ive never looked into this so this idea is possibly just wrong. where can i go to get easily accessible target stats ?

 

[Max Power]

catch per targets is such a silly statistic i wish people would stop using it. its basically just a statistic that will go inverse to your ypc and with such a small sample its literally useless to even look at. now if we started looking at it in the context of ypc wed be onto something but ive never seen anyone do that.

I've watched two Chargers games this year and the thing that stood out the most was dropped passes by Naanee and Floyd. Since Drops isn't a recorded stat and very objective in the first place, I figured completion ratio was the way to go. His YPC is 15.6, which is pretty respectable for WRs with 10 or more catches.

Was it the Monday night game where it was pouring rain and Rivers was obviously off? I remember at least 4 or 5 balls that went to Floyd and Naanee that were badly thrown and late. as someone else said, it's too small a sample size to compare yet.

That is where it was first noticed, but it continued last week vs the seahawks. Davis has the best hands of the WRs, it wont be long before everyone knows...

 

[Max Power]

catch per targets is such a silly statistic i wish people would stop using it. its basically just a statistic that will go inverse to your ypc and with such a small sample its literally useless to even look at. now if we started looking at it in the context of ypc wed be onto something but ive never seen anyone do that.

It's call ypt (yard per target) and I do look at it

ytd

Davis 12.0 ypt

Floyd 9.2 ypt

Naanee 9.3 ypt

Davis is certainly worth a look on this team. For me it a question of health not talent....the skills are there.

there we go. great stat though then wed have to consider that the 3rd WR will likely always have a way better ypt than the first two receivers because the QB is going to have much more discretion when throwing his way. i would assume his frequency of balls in traffic is going to be way lower but ive never looked into this so this idea is possibly just wrong.

where can i go to get easily accessible target stats ?

Catching a ball in traffic last week.http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=vrzk1j&s=7

 

[Broncofan]

I think Crayton will emerge ahead of Davis as the WR to own in SD.

 

[intrinsic]

Catching a ball in traffic last week.

http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=vrzk1j&s=7

Whether he makes it or not, that is one hell of a catch and keep.

 

[CravenM]

What the heck - I'll throw him out there and set Kenny Britt down for the weekend

 

[steelwind]

DHB

 

[Max Power]

DHB

I'm pretty sure he is on everyone's radar already

 

[rvarnell]

 

[Max Power]

Just for reference, Buster has more recieving yards than the following players

Colston

Fitz

Calvin

Maclin

Hines Ward

Welker

Randy Moss

Greg Jennings

Dwyane Bowe

Harvin

MSW

Crabtree

Davis' TDs will come...

 

[TS Garp]

I don't know about "big time." He's solid and may emerge to be startable but I don't think his ceiling is very high.

 

[SSOG]

catch per targets is such a silly statistic i wish people would stop using it. its basically just a statistic that will go inverse to your ypc and with such a small sample its literally useless to even look at. now if we started looking at it in the context of ypc wed be onto something but ive never seen anyone do that.

I do! Catch% * Yards per Reception = Yards per Target, one of my favorite measures of receiver efficiency.Malcom Floyd = 9.23 yards per targetLegedu Naanee = 9.32 yards per targetBuster Davis = 12.00 yards per targetYes, Buster's is higher than Floyd's or Naanee's, but given the sample sizes involved here (13 targets for Davis, 19 for Naanee, 26 for Floyd), I think the real takeaway here is that all three are posting elite ypt numbers. It's actually pretty common for a team's 3rd WR to post the best ypt figures just because he doesn't face the toughest coverages and he isn't asked to run many of the blue-collar routes that wind up killing a player's per-target totals (fades in the end zone, short routes on 3rd and 2, etc).Edit: beaten by DansRams. That'll teach me to finish reading the thread before replying.

 

[cr8f]

Yeah sure.

 

[Max Power]

Yeah sure.

So you'd like to offer a prediction then?

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Floyd and Naanee: 3 catches... total.

Just when does Buster show up?

 

[Max Power]

Floyd and Naanee: 3 catches... total.

Just when does Buster show up?

Hopefully teams in the future decide to put at least one guy on Gates. I really have no idea how he was that open on so many plays. Its the calm before the storm...

 

[krugoh]

I think Crayton will emerge ahead of Davis as the WR to own in SD.

Disagree. Crayton is old and seems to me like more of a short term solution.Many people forget that buster was a former first round pick. Anyone who watches college football remembers what Buster did with JaMarcus at LSU.It's simply a matter of time until Buster either usurps the WR2 spot from Naanee (a guy that was converted from ST to WR - and doesn't seem like he's the next Miles Austin... my 2 cents)OREmerges in the slot position ala Eddie Royal/Wes Welker type play.I'm sure he can do either, it's just a matter of opportunity.As far as the stats go, I always saw VJax as the prototypical WR1 stud. Rivers could go to this guy on long balls, or simple possession passes to move the chains.Floyd was always a run down the field and gun it to him and hope he can win the jump ball kind of guy. When you get long jump ball hail marys, it's a little hard to get a good catch %.All arguments aside, it is only a matter of time until Buster is a starter for SD. How good he his production will be is yet to be seen, and we won't know when it will happen either.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

He's now on my radar. Thank you, SP.

 

[DonnyT33]

What happened yesterday?

 

[thecardiackid]

What happened yesterday?

yea, wtf's up w/ the doughnut?ok, the game was well in control early on, but not even a couple of grabs?i actually was debating playing him, and read this thread - so over crabs and goodson. thankfully it didn't matter.

 

[Chaka]

Hey brother.