PFF: Bears Have Some Of The Leagues Best Receivers...

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https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-the-leagues-best-receivers-for-each-type-of-route

The Chicago Bears now have multiple receivers that are among the best in the league at running certain routes....

THE SCREEN

A screen is a short pass designed to get a playmaker in space with lead blockers. Typically, this route is thrown at or behind the line of scrimmage — the aDOT of these routes is -1.96 yards. Screens can consist of moving toward the QB (tunnel), away from the QB (bubble), or staying stationary.

Best screen receiver (min. 8 targeted routes): Taylor Gabriel, (BEARS)

Taylor Gabriel is small in stature at 5-foot-8 and 165 pounds, but he is an explosive player. Aware of Gabriel’s playmaking ability, the Falcons asked him to pick up big chunks on screens, as all 12 of his targets came where the distance to a first down was over 9 yards. Gabriel had a near-perfect receiver rating of 156.3 — highest in the league — when he was targeted on screens. He caught all 12 of his targets for 144 yards (fourth-most) and was the only receiver in the NFL to score more than one touchdown on a screen. Gabriel averaged 15.83 yards after catch on screens, and his two touchdowns came gaining over 25 yards after the catch (29, 40 yards).

THE DOUBLE MOVE

The double move is a deception route where you are trying to draw the defender up and then beat him over the top. These routes consist of the Quick Out and Up, the Out and Up, the Slant and Go, and the Hitch and Go. In order to run the route well, you need to have both sufficient patience to draw the defender in, and enough explosiveness to blow by him. These are slower-developing routes that require the offensive line to give the QB time to throw the ball down the field. QBs typically throw these routes on a five- or seven-step dropback with an aDOT of 23.48 yards.

Best double move (min. 4 targeted routes): Cameron Meredith, Chicago Bears

Cameron Meredith scored four touchdowns in 2016, two on double moves. Meredith caught all 5 of his targets for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns. He had a perfect receiver rating of 158.3 and averaged 26.2 yards per catch. He caught 37 of the 49 passes thrown to him when running just the first aspect of the route i.e. just the slant, not the slant and go, which lured defenders into sitting on the first move, allowing Meredith to explode by them.

Can't wait for the season and see what Nagy & Helfrich can scheme using these guys.

 

[legendxofxlink]

ARob was the best at garbage time Bortles " Fuckit I'm goin deep" routes in '15

 

[Aesopian]

Matt Forte, Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery, Marty Bennett and a good offensive line. Superbowl soon?

 

[Mongo_76]

The second I see that an article is written by PFF and/or Sports Mockery, I ignore.

Kinda sad those two are in the same category.

 

[BearFanJohn]

Matt Forte, Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery, Marty Bennett and a good offensive line. Superbowl soon?

Two of those four are head cases (BM Chief head case) and Bennett was only on a winner last year and he finished on IR. Not sure if your point. Jeffrey didn’t want to be in Chicago. Forte wrong place at the right time.