Falcons Cut Price - Are we interested?

[BrudLee]

Originally Posted by D'BOYZ

I'm curious about these statements the first 1 is droping 5 passes out of 100 high in the NFL I really don't know. Can you make a comparison with other receivers.

And on the second point I don't care so much as the yard per cach but to how many catches he had with Schaub and totalyards vs how much he had with Vick..... Because that's what he has said not that he dosen't get more yards per catch but that Vick didn't trew him the ball that much.

and if he got open with Schaub he got open with Vick he just didn't throw him the ball because lets face it even thought Vick is an electricfying player his an average QB at best has a lot of talent arm strength he has 0 accuracy and trust he quits to easy and runs he dosen't waith for the play to develop or does't make pases knowing than when the pass will arriave his receiver will be open so thats why I whant to know how he did with schaub .

Fair enough. It's a misleading stat. To clear it up:

Out of 106 passes where Price was the target in 2004, he caught 45 passes and dropped 5 balls deemed "catchable". My understanding is that's a ball he got his hands on in front of his body. There are still 56 balls where either the pass was off target, or he wasn't in the right place.

In 2003, he had 141 passes thrown to him, and he caught 64. He had 8 "official" drops, meaning 69 balls were not catchable for one reason or another.

The percentage of drops to passes in area is 5.26%. However, the drops to catches ratio is 11.9%. Compare that to another recent "#2 switching to #1" in Mushin Muhammad. His first season as a lead receiver (last year) had a 6.7% ratio, and his two-year average is 7.5%.

As for Vick vs. Schaub - there is a point there. Price averaged 4.25 receptions per game with Schaub, versus 2.86 with Vick. Neither one of those numbers in Canton-material, but there is a drop-off. However, as a member of the Atlanta Falcons football organization, you have to be poigniantly aware that Mike Vick is the face of your franchise, and its most important member. Backhanded requests to start his less-than-capable backup will be looked upon with disfavor.