Most Targeted WR's Week 1

[devius]

AFC Leaders Targets (#Passes Thrown To)


Rank Name Team Games Tgt
1 Randy Moss OAK 1 15
2 Keenan McCardell SD 1 14
T-3 Chris Chambers MIA 1 13
T-3 Jimmy Smith JAC 1 13
T-5 Ashley Lelie DEN 1 12
T-5 Derrick Mason BAL 1 12
T-5 Jeb Putzier DEN 1 12
T-8 Deion Branch NE 1 11
T-8 Marvin Harrison IND 1 11
T-10 Antonio Bryant CLE 1 10
T-10 Laveranues Coles NYJ 1 10
T-10 Chad Johnson CIN 1 10
T-10 Eric Parker SD 1 10
T-10 Rod Smith DEN 1 10
T-10 Brandon Stokley IND 1 10
T-10 Daniel Wilcox BAL 1 10
T-17 Frisman Jackson CLE 1 9
T-17 Dennis Northcutt CLE 1 9
T-19 Chris Baker NYJ 1 8
T-19 Mark Clayton BAL 1 8
T-19 Justin McCareins NYJ 1 8
T-19 Clarence Moore BAL 1 8
T-19 Reggie Wayne IND 1

NFC Leaders Targets (#Passes Thrown To)


Rank Name Team Games Tgt
1 Terrell Owens PHI 1 18
2 Torry Holt STL 1 16
3 Larry Fitzgerald ARI 1 15
4 Kevin Curtis STL 1 14
5 Steve Smith CAR 1 13
6 Muhsin Muhammad CHI 1 12
T-7 Plaxico Burress NYG 1 11
T-7 Bryant Johnson ARI 1 11
T-7 Brian Westbrook PHI 1 11
10 Shaun McDonald STL 1 10
T-11 Anquan Boldin ARI 1 9
T-11 Alge Crumpler ATL 1 9
T-11 Bobby Engram SEA 1 9
T-11 Darrell Jackson SEA 1 9
T-11 Greg Lewis PHI 1 9
T-11 Santana Moss WAS 1 9
T-11 Roy Williams DET 1 9
T-18 Joe Horn NO 1 8
T-18 Jermaine Wiggins MIN 1 8
T-20 Nate Burleson MIN 1 7
T-20 Michael Clayton TB 1 7
T-20 Donald Driver GB 1 7
T-20 Tony Fisher GB 1 7
T-20 Joey Galloway TB 1 7
T-20 Ahman Green GB 1 7
T-20 Marcus Pollard DET 1 7
T-20 Jerramy Stevens SEA 1 7



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[GBPack]

glad to see frisman jackson on the list cause....who the hell is he?

[VHawk15]

Some observations:

Look for Gates to take most of those McCardell looks away from him in Week 2.

Chris Chambers is going to have a nice year. Frerotte is able to get the ball to him, which was the concern, and he's looking for him often.

Hasselbeck trusts Bobby Engram as the posession receiver.

Jimmy Smith too old? Reggie Williams emerging soon? Nah, the old man is back.

Bulger can't be accused of locking in on one receiver all the time, or only looking for Holt.

We may see more breakout TE's that we though, with guys like Alex Smith, Putzier, Chris Baker, etc. getting lots of attention from their respective QB's.

[catch22]

Nice post....

[devius]

another observation i noticed is....why in the hell is griese spreading the ball so much.... 7targets to both clayton and galloway. is this going to continue? and is clayton still the homerun hitter on that team?

[mystykoekaki]

another observation i noticed is....why in the hell is griese spreading the ball so much.... 7targets to both clayton and galloway. is this going to continue? and is clayton still the homerun hitter on that team?

I would say Clayton is still the man! He is spreading the ball because they can win games that way dude.

[koemoejoe]

S.smiths numbers are wrong he was targeted 16 times as reported by KFFL

Sep 11 Steve Smith is back. The fiery Panthers wideout caught eight passes for 138 yards and a touchdown against the Saints.

Views: Jake Delhomme targeted Smith 16 times on Sunday, so clearly he knows who his top offensive weapon is. Steve has clearly regained all the speed and moves that led to his 1,100-yard season in 2003.

[Santacruzer]

S.smiths numbers are wrong he was targeted 16 times as reported by KFFL

Sep 11 Steve Smith is back. The fiery Panthers wideout caught eight passes for 138 yards and a touchdown against the Saints.

Views: Jake Delhomme targeted Smith 16 times on Sunday, so clearly he knows who his top offensive weapon is. Steve has clearly regained all the speed and moves that led to his 1,100-yard season in 2003.

Both are right in a round-about way. He was targeted 16 times, but 3 of those plays were nullified because of penalties. Therefore, he was really only targeted 13 times from a legitimate statistical standpoint.

[Matthias]

another observation i noticed is....why in the hell is griese spreading the ball so much.... 7targets to both clayton and galloway. is this going to continue? and is clayton still the homerun hitter on that team?

I would say Clayton is still the man! He is spreading the ball because they can win games that way dude.

i would agree that it's by spreading the ball that they win games. last year, they didn't have anyone else to spread the ball TO. mccardell and keyshawn both respectively flaked, leaving clayton as the only one to hit. don't expect a repeat of last year from him. it's not that last year he was that amazingly good... it was that he was the only one left in the cupboard.

[Sixxgunn]

Awesome. My three wide receivers right in a row(Burleson, Clayton, Driver), tied for 20th, coincidentally with my week 1 TE, Jerramy Stevens. No wonder I freakin' lost by 1 point to the D-Mac owner!