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Kelvin Benjamin is NOT a Number 1 WR - Being Phased Out with the Youth Movement


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The one thing he can do is jump up and get a 50-50 ball. He's not great at it, he drops some, but it's the one thing that he has a big advantage on against DBs. The Bills did it maybe twice last night and one time he came down with it for a big game. They havent just tossed the ball up to him in the endzone once that I can remember. They have thrown to him a couple times in the endzone but not a clear jump ball like that. Perhaps I am forgetting one, the point is it's the one thing they should be doing and they just aren't doing it.

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21 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

 

Meh on the push off.......pretty subtle by historical NFL standards.

 

Pretty sure KB's first NFL TD was against Gilmore in preseason Bills/Panthers game.   

 

Typical first contract Gilmore.......would always let up on plays at the end.......and that's what he did and KB house called him on a 9.

 

Gilmore took a long time to mature but he is very good.

21 hours ago, Kelly the Dog said:

The one thing he can do is jump up and get a 50-50 ball. He's not great at it, he drops some, but it's the one thing that he has a big advantage on against DBs. The Bills did it maybe twice last night and one time he came down with it for a big game. They havent just tossed the ball up to him in the endzone once that I can remember. They have thrown to him a couple times in the endzone but not a clear jump ball like that. Perhaps I am forgetting one, the point is it's the one thing they should be doing and they just aren't doing it.

 

 

It will be interesting to see if KB stops drawing the #1 CB with Pryor in the lineup..........KB isn't a stud WR by any means but big difference between matching up with a stud CB and a second rate boundary CB or a small slot CB.    

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  • 26CornerBlitz changed the title to Kelvin Benjamin is NOT a Number 1 WR - Says He Needs to Be a Leader

5. If Buffalo’s quarterbacks had spiked the ball rather than throwing toKelvin Benjamin on all of his targets, they would have improved their passer rating. Buffalo’s quarterbacks have a passer rating of 28.2 when targeting Benjamin, which is lower than a quarterback’s passer rating on spiked balls (39.6). Of 115-qualifying wide receivers, Benjamin ranks worst in passer rating when targeted, worst in catch percentage (39.2%), worst in interceptions on targeted passes (6), and fourth-worst in drop rate (16.7%).

 

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Buffalo’s anemic offense and quarterback woes are partly to blame, but so too is Benjamin. He’s droppable in even the deepest of leagues.

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7 hours ago, John from Riverside said:

Maybe the answer is KB is giving everything he has and it just isnt good enough

 

Unless there’s a major injury and some additional distractions... we are just getting the guy that shows up at 260 lbs because he’s just not that serious about his craft.

 

is that “his everything?” Maybe.

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Stock Down

Kelvin Benjamin BUF • WR • 13

Financial Benchmark: Marqise Lee ($8.5 million avg./$16.5 million in guarantees/additional $4 million in incentives)

Probability: $$
 
Benjamin curiously blamed Panthers quarterback Cam Newton during the preseason for Benjamin not being as productive as Odell Beckham, Jr., Brandin Cooks and Mike Evans -- who were also taken in the first round of the 2014 draft -- during his three and half seasons in Carolina. The 28th overall pick in 2014 hasn't set the world on fire since being traded to the Billsin the middle of last season. Benjamin has caught 36 passes for 517 yards with two touchdowns in 15 games with Buffalo. Fortunately for Benjamin, there isn't going to be a particularly strong group of wide receivers available in the 2019 draft, so the explosion of salaries for pass catchers in free agency this offseason could carry over to next year.
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On 9/9/2018 at 4:33 PM, Niagara Dude said:

I agree, drop passes including TD on pass from Allen .  There is a reason why he was available for a third,  still made we gave up Sammy for second to get this guy for a third.  

 

Sammy isn't a #1 either. He's either a #2 or a decoy.

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