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@DMoney The question about do we want Restrepo as our leading WR in 2025….at the 23min 26sec mark
What I think the poster was saying isn’t necessarily an indictment on Restrepo as a player - he’s clearly a polished slot WR that’s likely top 10-12 in the nation coming into 2024.
If I may play devils advocate here - the thing is he’s “usually” heavily targeted, so his numbers while elite, doesn’t always necessarily translate into wins. Think Russell Westbrook in basketball- was a triple double machine but didn’t impact winning as often as his “numbers” suggested he should. Not an indictment on the player, it’s just that his “usage rate” or “target rate for football” allows the stats to be significant even if the player isn’t necessarily impacting the game like you’d think. Example would be 11-12 targets for 9 catches/99 yards.Say X scores about once every 3 games, his regular season numbers would look like:
108 catches for 1,188 yards 4TD (sounds familiar right?)
Now per the posters question - let’s say X or Jacolby or Horton etc has 7 targets for 5 catches/110 yards and scores every other game, which is likely due to the chunk plays….said players regular season numbers would look like:
60 catches for 1,320 yards and 6 TDs (this sounds like an Ahmmon Richards had he not gotten hurt type Sophmore/Junior season)
I wouldn’t trade X for the world, however, if the question is which of the stat lines MOST LIKELY would impact winning…..I’d argue Stat Line 2 vs Stat Line 1
