The way you use numbers makes me laugh? What is Brown's catch percentage on the routes the Steelers have Bryant typically running?
That would be fair apples to apple comparison? I do not see you going there. Many NFL receivers can have inflated numbers with tons of screens and quick slants.
I'm not anti-Brown by any means, though I do think he's becoming a bit of a diva, and worry about his game after the age of 32 and it's built on quickness. I also wonder why without Ben, Brown turns into Clark Kent but with him he's Superman.
LOL, the way *I* use numbers makes you laugh? You, clearly, have no understanding of stats or how to analyze them. Since that is my actual job, I would suggest, I know what I am talking about.
Sure, you could have Bryant run those same routes. If you want to go analyze each pass have at it. We only have the numbers we have.
The problem is, you may slide down into such small sample sizes, your results won't be credible. In addition, if you have Bryant running those short routes, will he have the same TD% as he does on the longer smaller percentage passes? Doesn't seem to be a logical conclusion to reach, but you might find some back up for it. There may be evidence that his catch % increases on those short routes, too, but, unlikely, to match those of Brown and you are throwing him more passes, with probably, still lower catch % and, for whatever reason, the kinds of passes he is less likely to score on.
The bigger the sample size, the more credible your results. Hence, looking at 2014 and only less than 30 catches for Bryant doesn't mean as much as looking at Bryant in 2015 with 50 catches. Presumably, in something like football where skills are learned, you would also weight 2015 more than you would 2014. How do you explain Bryant getting twice the catches in 2014 than 2015, but his TD% plummeting from 30%+ to below 20%?
