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"The MVNQ (most valuable non-quarterback), according to PFF, is Saints wideout Michael Thomas. Strange, because he was PFF’s fourth-rated receiver (behind Julio Jones, Antonio Brown and DeAndre Hopkins) last year.
Receiving is in the top-three facets in terms of PFF football value (with passing and coverage). Thomas generated a full yard per route run better from the slot than any other receiver last year, and on a per-target basis, throwing to the slot is more valuable than throwing out wide, according to PFF analytics. Thomas had two drops in 139 pass attempts, caught 74.8 percent of the throws attempted to him (Julio Jones: 61.5 percent), and did it from the ping-ponging, physical nature of playing from the slot. Add that New Orleans faced a top-10 schedule last season in the PFF rankings, and Thomas earned the (slight) edge over Antonio Brown in 2017.
Tom Brady (8.22 WAR) was best by far in the league last year. Thomas, at 2.62, led all non-quarterbacks, followed by Antonio Brown (2.61) and Jones (2.19)."
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Aaron Rodgers Isn’t Scared: Of Aging, New Contracts or Sharks (Anymore)
Receiving is in the top-three facets in terms of PFF football value (with passing and coverage). Thomas generated a full yard per route run better from the slot than any other receiver last year, and on a per-target basis, throwing to the slot is more valuable than throwing out wide, according to PFF analytics. Thomas had two drops in 139 pass attempts, caught 74.8 percent of the throws attempted to him (Julio Jones: 61.5 percent), and did it from the ping-ponging, physical nature of playing from the slot. Add that New Orleans faced a top-10 schedule last season in the PFF rankings, and Thomas earned the (slight) edge over Antonio Brown in 2017.
Tom Brady (8.22 WAR) was best by far in the league last year. Thomas, at 2.62, led all non-quarterbacks, followed by Antonio Brown (2.61) and Jones (2.19)."
Rest of the article:
Aaron Rodgers Isn’t Scared: Of Aging, New Contracts or Sharks (Anymore)