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Footballguy
As a Garcon owner, I can tell you that he was the savior of my team in '13 and was completely not considered to start by about week 6 in '14.
So, from an emotional standpoint, I can tell you that he was an amazing bust last year.
With that being said, I think owners (or potential sellers and buyers) should try not to feel too much like a jaded lover and think it out clearly.
Garcon was only targeted 105 times last year. That makes him the 42nd ranked targeted WR. Not many guys do much when you are that much of an afterthought unless you are a situational deep threat that can have those types of games.
So Garcon was targeted less than guys like Crabtree, Robert Woods, Andrew Hawkins, Cecil Shorts, Delanie Walker (targeted less than a 30 year old Te), and Le'Veon Bell (just threw that in there in case some one wants to start a topic about unrealistic expectations continuing).
How much can we expect from a guy getting so little love?
Let's compare him to another WR who we generally think of as being a monster...Brandon Marshall. We typically think of him as being a great talent and he has certainly put up massive ff performances. He was targeted 105 times last year too. Marshall actually turned that in to LESS catches and yards than Garcon (although his TDs were 5 more and likely soothed the pain of fantasy owners some).
So, what Garcon really needs is a commitment to better utilizing him. Can he get that? Is Gruden capable of learning from a terrible mistake? Can hisQB this year be as effective as Andy Dalton was in Cincy and get Garcon closer to the AJ Green Production he had there (or even better, the GARCON production that Garcon had with these same jokers BEFORE Gruden got there?)?
To me, that is the issue. Its not Garcon, it's whether this coach wants to coach beyond 2015.
So, from an emotional standpoint, I can tell you that he was an amazing bust last year.
With that being said, I think owners (or potential sellers and buyers) should try not to feel too much like a jaded lover and think it out clearly.
Garcon was only targeted 105 times last year. That makes him the 42nd ranked targeted WR. Not many guys do much when you are that much of an afterthought unless you are a situational deep threat that can have those types of games.
So Garcon was targeted less than guys like Crabtree, Robert Woods, Andrew Hawkins, Cecil Shorts, Delanie Walker (targeted less than a 30 year old Te), and Le'Veon Bell (just threw that in there in case some one wants to start a topic about unrealistic expectations continuing).
How much can we expect from a guy getting so little love?
Let's compare him to another WR who we generally think of as being a monster...Brandon Marshall. We typically think of him as being a great talent and he has certainly put up massive ff performances. He was targeted 105 times last year too. Marshall actually turned that in to LESS catches and yards than Garcon (although his TDs were 5 more and likely soothed the pain of fantasy owners some).
So, what Garcon really needs is a commitment to better utilizing him. Can he get that? Is Gruden capable of learning from a terrible mistake? Can hisQB this year be as effective as Andy Dalton was in Cincy and get Garcon closer to the AJ Green Production he had there (or even better, the GARCON production that Garcon had with these same jokers BEFORE Gruden got there?)?
To me, that is the issue. Its not Garcon, it's whether this coach wants to coach beyond 2015.
