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GBMelBlount
07-07-2014, 12:21 PM
The Pittsburgh Steelers allowed unrestricted free agent wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders to run off to the Denver Broncos uncontested during the offseason and in all likelihood he won’t be missed one bit.

While Sanders is regarded by many as being an above average route runner that managed to catch 67 passes in 2013, it’s his lack of clutchness that likely resulted in him not being offered a long-term deal from the Steelers.

So let’s define that lack of clutchness.

During his time in Pittsburgh, Sanders only caught 55.6% of the passes thrown his way on third downs. As a means of comparison, Antonio Brown has caught 66.9% of all third down passes thrown his way during that same span. Even Heath Miller (66.7%) and Jerricho Cotchery (60.4%) easily out-shined Sanders on third downs during that same span of time.

To make matters even worse, Sanders only caught 51.8% of the passes thrown his way on all downs with the Steelers trailing on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter of games. While he certainly had his warts during his time in Pittsburgh, even former Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace managed to catch 65.2% of the balls thrown his way in the fourth quarter while behind.

Being as Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has a career completion percentage of 61.7% when behind in the fourth quarter, it’s not hard to find where the weak link in the chain has been.

So now that Sanders is gone, how is the level of clutchness of the players that will be asked to replace him?


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fansince'76
07-07-2014, 12:31 PM
That anything like suddenness and glide? :chuckle:

tube517
07-07-2014, 01:02 PM
That anything like suddenness and glide? :chuckle:

If Redman had clutchness, then yes! :chuckle:

GBMelBlount
07-07-2014, 01:32 PM
That anything like suddenness and glide? :chuckle:

Not to be confused with suddeness and backside....

(Nine seconds of my life I wish I had back!)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkB8y-WbqfY

tube517
07-07-2014, 01:46 PM
This is the real "clutch"ness.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q55pFWBKQ6o

GB started it! :chuckle:

Psycho Ward 86
07-07-2014, 04:19 PM
that could mean anything. sanders had the anti clutch gene. he made mike wallace look like the joe montana of wide receivers

ALLD
07-07-2014, 04:53 PM
I'll take good hands and elusiveness over speed any day. Sanders was no #1, but he was no Limas Sweed either.

GBMelBlount
07-07-2014, 10:13 PM
...and to think Sanders and Brown were nip and tuck competing for playing time their first year.

Amazing the separation created by Brown by wanting it and working his tail off to get it...

That's what Brown did for us.

Mojouw
07-08-2014, 08:32 AM
...and to think Sanders and Brown were nip and tuck competing for playing time their first year.

Amazing the separation created by Brown by wanting it and working his tail off to get it...

That's what Brown did for us.

Many projected Sanders as the better player due to the fact that he was a far more polished route runner coming out of college. Funny that no one ever mentioned that Sanders has suspect hands...

TMC
07-08-2014, 09:26 AM
Many projected Sanders as the better player due to the fact that he was a far more polished route runner coming out of college. Funny that no one ever mentioned that Sanders has suspect hands...

Sanders was more athletic as well. Brown ran the 40 in 4.56, Sanders in 4.40. Sanders had a VJ of 39.5" while Brown was 33.5". The broad jump for Brown was 8'09" with Sanders coming in at 10'06". The only area where Brown bettered Sanders was the bench, and that was 1 rep difference. Athletically, Sanders was much more explosive than Brown.

Sanders also had better YPC and just looked like the more explosive receiver. He had way more TDs. The two, coming out, were very close with Sanders getting the edge in just about every category.

I think that their situation points out something very unique about scouting players. You have two players, similar size, one with better stats and more athleticism, but the "lesser" talent just shines. The one thing that cannot be measured in numbers or at the combine, heart.

Brown may be one of the most driven players in the NFL. He works tirelessly. He is always working to improve. He just grinds. It is something that is hard to measure because there are plenty of guys that work hard and fail. How can you quantify desire?

Mojouw
07-08-2014, 09:38 AM
Sanders was more athletic as well. Brown ran the 40 in 4.56, Sanders in 4.40. Sanders had a VJ of 39.5" while Brown was 33.5". The broad jump for Brown was 8'09" with Sanders coming in at 10'06". The only area where Brown bettered Sanders was the bench, and that was 1 rep difference. Athletically, Sanders was much more explosive than Brown.

Sanders also had better YPC and just looked like the more explosive receiver. He had way more TDs. The two, coming out, were very close with Sanders getting the edge in just about every category.

I think that their situation points out something very unique about scouting players. You have two players, similar size, one with better stats and more athleticism, but the "lesser" talent just shines. The one thing that cannot be measured in numbers or at the combine, heart.

Brown may be one of the most driven players in the NFL. He works tirelessly. He is always working to improve. He just grinds. It is something that is hard to measure because there are plenty of guys that work hard and fail. How can you quantify desire?

Didn't know the measurables were so different for the two. That is really interesting. Somewhere or other there was an article or posting about Steelers WR's that pointed out that Sanders has a terrible catch percentage. That is perhaps the difference between Brown and Sanders all along - maybe? Perhaps it was overlooked in some of the scouting reports or something, but was Sanders a better catcher of the football in college than the NFL? If so, does that point to the situations and roles he was getting the football in the NFL being less than ideal? Or has Sanders always been secretly bad at catching and hanging on to the darn ball?

Oh well. Doesn't matter. Good, bad, or indifferent -- Sanders is someone else's concern now.

TMC
07-08-2014, 10:37 AM
Both did pretty well in college catching the ball. No real red flags for either, but both played in spread offenses and the thing about spread offenses, you often get better WRs matched up with lesser corners, meaning they are not making catches in traffic as often. In essence, the catches are easier to make, less clutch, because WRs are able to get better separation.

When players start getting tighter with their coverage, some guys cannot handle the pressure. It is very similar to punt returners that are excellent in college and then go to nothing in the pros. The pro gunners get there much quicker and will knock you out. They start hearing footsteps and try to act quicker. It creates issues.

Some guys can handle it. Some cannot. I just do not think Sanders can handle the pressure. Brown can.

zulater
07-08-2014, 11:30 AM
Wonder how Manny Sanders will like being shown up by Peyton when he drops a big pass? One thing about Ben is that it was very rare when he showed anything outside of an instant reaction to a teammates mistake. If you blinked, you missed it. Two seconds later he's clapping and being supportive. After the game he only acknoledges his own mistakes.
Peyton on the other hand has a history of long histrionic displays of disgust when a teammate screws up. He even goes as far as to make it an issue after the game in a not so subtle way. Who knows maybe it's what Sanders needs to get him tl that next level? But I doubt it.

Psycho Ward 86
07-08-2014, 05:33 PM
Wonder how Manny Sanders will like being shown up by Peyton when he drops a big pass? One thing about Ben is that it was very rare when he showed anything outside of an instant reaction to a teammates mistake. If you blinked, you missed it. Two seconds later he's clapping and being supportive. After the game he only acknoledges his own mistakes.
Peyton on the other hand has a history of long histrionic displays of disgust when a teammate screws up. He even goes as far as to make it an issue after the game in a not so subtle way. Who knows maybe it's what Sanders needs to get him tl that next level? But I doubt it.

sanders will need another 50 TD 5000 yard season from peyton to clear 1k :lol: