Alright, so I wanted to take a look at just how much of a bust Sammy Watkins is, since that seems to be the going opinion (or you know, one person yelling loudly and repeatedly). First off lets set this up:
Bills Team Ranks:
Passing Attempts: 31st
Passing Completions: 30th
Passing Yards: 28th
Net Yards/Attempt: 13th
We're clearly a run first offense, but when we pass, we're pretty efficient as a whole. I took the top 50 players as far as catches, here are Sammy's ranks in various categories:
Receptions: 50th
Targets 45th
Catch %: 32nd
Yards/Reception: 1st
Yards/Game: 10th
Ok, so a bit of a mix when it comes to totals. I can see why people would be disappointed looking at things in a vacuum. But what about his value relative to our offensive mix? Is he held back by a run first offense? How important is Sammy to our passing attack?
Stats relative to totals
Pass Target Percentage: 21st
Pass Yards Percentage: 10th
Pass TD Percentage: 6th
What does this tell me overall? He's a top 10 talent, and extremely efficient. Oh, and he's tied for 2nd youngest at 22 years of age.
I can understand being disappointed in his *totals*, but its pretty clear by either watching the game, or examining the numbers, that he's a very large/important part of our offensive attack.