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by Anthony Carter on Oct 19, 2009 6:31 PM CDT Comment 14 comments

Another great game for Sydney Rice. Check out the names of the eight receivers who rank above him, all of whom are big time NFL stars. Like to see our guy rising up to join the elite.

RK	PLAYER	TEAM	REC	TAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	20+	YDS/G	FUM	YAC	1DN
1	Hines Ward, WR	PIT	41	52	599	14.6	2	52	10	99.8	1	144	24
2	Andre Johnson, WR	HOU	36	66	572	15.9	4	72	8	95.3	0	137	22
3	Steve Smith, WR	NYG	41	55	525	12.8	4	43	8	87.5	0	75	26
4	Randy Moss, WR	NWE	38	58	496	13.1	4	40	8	82.7	0	103	28
5	Reggie Wayne, WR	IND	32	48	459	14.3	4	39	6	91.8	0	109	26
6	Chad Ochocinco, WR	CIN	29	53	455	15.7	3	50	9	75.8	1	97	22
7	Dallas Clark, TE	IND	35	42	441	12.6	2	80	5	88.2	0	199	19
8	Santonio Holmes, WR	PIT	28	49	438	15.6	1	41	7	73.0	0	92	26
9	Sidney Rice, WR	MIN	23	34	409	17.8	2	63	5	68.2	0	55	15

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Wow that is beautiful

He is getting up there! This season is exciting as all hell and its nice to finally see a passing game again

by loafrat on Oct 19, 2009 6:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice Post!

The man is learning! Another Favre biproduct of him being a Viking!

by PurpleJesus on Oct 19, 2009 7:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I feel the same way. I think these guys are collectively learning a lot by watching an on-field demonstration of how to make reads and open up a defense. Hell, I be he’s even teaching Coach a thing or two. I should also add, I’ve been seeing a lot more chemistry between the Silver Fox and TJack, which gives me some hope that their apprenticeship might payoff for some time to come.

by Anthony Carter on Oct 20, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I noticed the same thing

Why is Rosepetals never picking Favre’s brain? I never see him near Favre,

by PurpleJesus on Oct 20, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Uhh, I see him near Favre all the time. All the QBs are huddled around Favre at some point when he’s on the sidelines.

by Frost on Oct 21, 2009 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, Rosenfels was around him constantly. It was T-Jack who was missing in some of the shots, but now that’s changing.

by Salty on Oct 21, 2009 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

YPG isn’t even close to those other guys. And he has less receptions, which will bump his stats a bit. Not to say he sucks or he isn’t good, but I wouldn’t put him in the top 10 WRs just yet.

by Frost on Oct 19, 2009 10:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

And by bump his stats, I mean the averages.

by Frost on Oct 19, 2009 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well…

Isn’t total yards and yards per game parallels?

I mean, all those WR’s on the list have played the same amount of games, save for Clark and Wayne who just had their bye week.

I mean, the fact that he is 11th in total yards is pretty damned good even if it is early. But his YPG does not tell us anything different than his total yards.

by Bjorno on Oct 20, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, they’re pretty different. Miles Austin, for instance, recently had a 250 yard game. That’ll kick his YPG up by 50 yards or so. It doesn’t mean he’s actually doing that well every game, he just has one huge game, like Rice did this past week.

Granted you might be able to say the same for everybody on that list, I don’t know. I don’t follow them every week so I’m not certain, but those are some big names on there, so I’m assuming their production is consistant week to week.

by Frost on Oct 21, 2009 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

What is the difference between a guy who has 75 yards every single game for a total of 450 yards and a guy who has 25 yards for 5 games and one game with 325 yards?

They both have 450 total yards, and they both average 75 yards per game. Obviously, one is more consistent, but their numbers are the exact same.

I was just saying that assuming all players play the same amount of games, YPG and total yards tell us the same story. YPG only comes into play when a player has missed games.

by Bjorno on Oct 22, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dropped to #11 after Monday nights game with A. Gates and V. Jackson passing him. Note that in yards/game he’s only #21. He’s certainly getting better but I wouldn’t sing his praises just yet.

by zebano on Oct 20, 2009 8:16 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That’s fair, no doubt. I’m also more inclined to see the past three games as being a better indicator of where Rice is compared to the rest of the league, given the unique reality of our QB situation. BFF was not at all in synch with his guys for the first three weeks, which massively impacted our statistical production. By no means do I think Rice has proven himself an elite receiver yet. But, hell, his improvement is evident, and has me feeling like some optimism (even if it distorts certain hard facts) is warranted.

by Anthony Carter on Oct 20, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs