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“We did not know about this, and the league did not know about this,” Beane said. “We’ve reached out to I can tell you double-digit teams at this point, and no one had anything on this. These names were sealed, wherever the investigation was at that point. Yes, if we had this, and we get things like this from guys, you know how important the character and the culture is to Sean (McDermott) and me. And anything that would have been lingering, (Araiza) would have been off our board.” Starting at 8:10

Zero? Like when Belichick knew Russell Bodine wouldn't make the team so he still insisted to trade a 6th round pick for him? 😎

it’s too risky to not carry a punter on roster…………except when we play Patriots 😉

Miami fans currently are very optimistic for their season after these training camp footages, it’s actually kind of like the feeling in this board in the “good” years during the drought.

Three years ago: Jarrett Stidham turning heads at Patriots camp Bill Belichick said Tuesday, per Callahan, that early practices are usually the hardest because the team's playbook is constantly rotating and expanding. But Stidham isn't shrinking. He's thriving.

any report of @26CornerBlitz sighting at Brown’s board yet? 😎

Please don't get me wrong and it's not that I don't believe you since there were rumors about Dorsey might go with Daboll. However, I don't recall any creditable source or rumor about Dorsey "close to" sign with NYG. Can you please share the link to it?

No, the argument is that it's a 27-yard punt officially and it's caused by a unblocked rusher. Let's get the fact straight and then you can start to argue it's mostly his fault that most NFL punters won't get partially blocked in the same situation, which of course, no one can prove or disprove it since every play is at least slightly different.

As Doc said, we already discussed this. You said Araiza had multiple punts blocked. Do you base on the title of the video you posted, , ie. the "second" key word in the title, to make the multiple-punt-blocked statement? As also discussed already in this thread, the first supposed blocked punt in the same game officially is a 27-yard punt. As in the following video, it's only a partial block and the ball still traveled 27 yards forward. Thus, official play-by-play is a 27-yard punt. Furthermore, as showed in the video, it's caused by a unblocked Utah State player and it's not really Araiza's fault.

It's interesting that Tyler Smith is not from Utah and is actually from Tulsa. Maybe the name in that slot was Devin Lloyd originally? Another thing interesting is that if the draft board he showed was indeed the real one, they passed on Cine who was in their tier one and went to Tyler Smith in their tier 2 instead.

To be fair, the start of this conversation is you brought up 3-step punt and you said he had at least two blocked punt. However, the first “blocked” punt in this game is officially counted as a 27 yard punt and the play is disrupted by an unblocked rusher. See the video I just posted.

and forget to block an Utah State player again…… here is the first “blocked” punt though officially it’s recorded as a 27 yard punt. I don’t think 3-step punt has anything to do with this play.

to be fair, the first one was a partial block and the ball still travelled 27 yards (forward)

he did have one punt blocked last season against Utah State, not sure why it doesn’t show up in his stats at this site. It’s not completely his fault, ie. the 3-step punt the other poster brought up, consider the snap was high. (He had a rough day that game and had a FG blocked too) https://dknation.draftkings.com/2021/12/4/22817666/matt-araiza-blocked-punt-personal-foul-video-peoples-heisman-san-diego-state-punter

I never said Samuel's YAC production was all schemed, don't make up lies just to cover yourself. The very first post I made in this thread is here and all ensuing posts never have something like "Samuel's YAC production was all schemed". You probably remember someone else, if so, I'm waiting for your apology. I guess you have made up your mind and won't even acknowledge other data people show you including play-by-play, target chart, and videos. You already form your opinion by few stats and a highlight video. The funny thing is that, even in this highlight video you posted and emphasized, only 50% of the plays are non-screen passes while 20% are screen passes and other 30% are his rush plays and one trick play, a pass TD from him (not receiption). It's okay to admit his YAC stat benefits from 49ers' offense calling. Admitting that doesn't take away anything from him as a player, his season, and his YAC ability. Majority of the people agree that his is a great player and good at YAC, what others trying to tell you is that the large YAC discrepancy you posted should take the systems these players are in into account. Again, no one is arguing Samuel is better at YAC, but the point I and others try to tell you is that offense scheme and design are big part of YAC, one player alone may not make a major difference. BTW, I have said the sentence you quoted several times. Even I edited some of the posts, the time stamp clearly showed it's edited soon afterward, not today like you accused.

You mean 49ers often calling WR screen is false even though there are multiple examples listed from play-by-play, target chart, or even the highlight video you posted yourself? If after all of these you still refuse to acknowledge that, I guess nothing others can do. Just to be clear, I'm not saying Samuel's YAC are all or mostly from WR screen. The reason I brought up 49ers' play calling is that Samuel's YAC benefits from 49ers' offense and offense scheme matters. Anyway, no one is arguing Samuel is better at YAC, but the point is that offense scheme and design are big part of YAC, one player alone may not make a major difference.

You know highlights usually do not include WR screens that do not result in touchdowns or big gain. Didn't I already give you some examples from play-by-play regarding his YAC from WR screens? On the other hand, this highlight actually includes the two touchdown plays in his week 4 target chart I posted earlier where one is a WR screen and one touchdown is a blown coverage having nothing to do with his YAC ability. Nevertheless, both plays contribute to his YAC stat. It's interesting that you said this highlight video looks nothing like I described when in fact it includes the touchdown plays in the week 4 target chart I posted and described earlier today. Here is another example of his WR screen (83 yards gain): Again, Samuel is definitely shifty and hard to bring down, but the point is that offense scheme and design are big part of YAC, one player alone may not make a major difference.

You know these are averages, right? It doesn't mean Samuel's YAC often comes from the 8~9 yard receptions. WR screens inflates his YAC numbers. In the meantime, WR screens also reduces his average reception depth. In other words, his non-WR-screen average receiving depth is actually higher than 8.3. Don't get me wrong, Samuel is definitely shifty and hard to bring down, but his wonderful 10 average yard after catch does benefit from 49ers' play calling and good blocking in general. Also, your reply regarding McKenzie is exactly my point. Buffalo probably could have increased their YAC last year by calling more WR screens but, unlike 49ers' offense, that's likely not for the best for Bills' offense. Anyway, the point is that offense scheme and design are big part of YAC, one player alone may not make a major difference.

While it has been discussed Bills' worst YAC has something to do with offense design, it's also important to remember 49ers' play design contributes to Deebo's wonderful YAC stat. Deebo definitely is shifty, he plays like a RB and is used as a RB often. 49ers' offense often calls WR screens for Deebo and let him gain yards like a RB. I don't recall Bills called that many WR screens, definitely in much lower rate than 49ers and Deebo. Many of Deebo's YAC comes from WR screens. If you check his game logs, you can easily find plays like below: ------------------- 1st & 10 at SF 34 (0:33 - 2nd) (Shotgun) J.Garoppolo pass short left to B.Aiyuk to SF 32 for -2 yards. Lateral to D.Samuel pushed ob at SF 42 for 10 yards (J.Ramsey). 12-YAC ------------------- 2nd & 10 at SF 26 (1:45 - 2nd) (Shotgun) T.Lance pass short left to D.Samuel to SF 27 for 1 yard (D.King; J.Greenard). Caught SF 19. 8-YAC ------------------- (9:04 - 1st) (Shotgun) J.Garoppolo pass short left to D.Samuel to IND 16 for no gain (B.Okereke). Caught at IND 20. 4-YAC ------------------- 2nd & 2 at SEA 49 (12:03 - 1st) (Shotgun) J.Garoppolo pass short left to D.Samuel to SEA 28 for 21 yards (D.Reed). PENALTY on SF-T.Sherfield, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at SEA 44. Caught at SF 49. 23-YAC ------------------- (13:01 - 3rd) 10-J.Garoppolo at QB. (Shotgun) J.Garoppolo pass short left to D.Samuel to SF 47 for 19 yards (A.Amos, D.Campbell). Caught at SF 25. 22-YAC ------------------- 1st & 10 at GB 25 (10:12 - 3rd) (Shotgun) J.Garoppolo pass short middle to D.Samuel to GB 24 for 1 yard (D.Campbell). Caught at GB 30. 6-YAC ------------------- This chart below is Deebo's week 4 target chart where he gets 88 YAC among his 156 total rec yards. On the surface, he is great at YAC. However, we can see majority of his YAC comes from two WR screens to the left and one long touchdown on the right sideline, which is a blown coverage and has nothing to do with his YAC ability. Of course, this is from one game and we can easily find plays showing Deebo breaking tackles, having quick acceleration, or changing direction to have a good YAC gain. However, just keep in mind YAC has a lot to do with both Bills' and 49ers' offense design. It doesn't take away Deebo's ability but once we take offense into account, the YAC differential isn't likely to be fixed by one player alone like Deebo. Calling more WR screens to Mckenzie probably would have improved Bills' YAC quite a bit last season, but that might not be for the best of Bills offense.

But if you use an arbitrary threshold of 65%, that would make his catch rate look better.😉

not exactly, he says high rate and scores a lot of TDs, not just catch%. the stat I replied to is "There were 15 TE's who caught 0ver 70% of their targets last year. Knox wasn't one of them." which is brought up by you. Anyway, the point is that stats are easy to manipulate to make the point people want to make.

The stat I replied to is definitely the one you brought up. In case you forgot, the stat I responded to is this one you wrote: "There were 15 TE's who caught 0ver 70% of their targets last year. Knox wasn't one of them." Anyway, the point is that stats are easy to manipulate to make the point people want to make.