Kendall Wright: Bears need more targets, not new receivers
Dec 14, 2017 11:18:30 GMT -6
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Post by JABF on Dec 14, 2017 11:18:30 GMT -6
Wow, I thought this was interesting. I don't agree with him. Clearly, a lot of times the WRs are not open, and Loggains has publicly said there have been issues with WRs running the wrong routes. I would like to see the WR corps upgraded this off-season.
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Kendall Wright disagrees that the Bears need new receivers.
To the veteran slot receiver, the group’s collective lack of production is a matter of targets, not talent. No team has thrown fewer passes this season than the Bears’ 367.
“We don’t get the opportunities that most receivers get,” Wright said.
He said so-called “good” receivers are targeted a dozen times a game.
“How do you know if you’re good or not if you’re only getting two or three targets a game?” Wright said. “If you watch somebody else’s games, Antonio Brown (of the Steelers) would have 15 targets and he’s great.
“You come to our game, we have two and (it’s), ‘Aw, the Bears need receivers.’ They don’t need receivers. When you balance it up, you see what our receivers do.”
Wright’s comments followed his 10-catch, 107-yard performance in Sunday’s victory over the Bengals. They were the most catches and yards for the Bear this season. Afterward, he called the team’s receiving corps “7-Eleven” because they’re always open.
Kendall Wright disagrees that the Bears need new receivers.
To the veteran slot receiver, the group’s collective lack of production is a matter of targets, not talent. No team has thrown fewer passes this season than the Bears’ 367.
“We don’t get the opportunities that most receivers get,” Wright said.
He said so-called “good” receivers are targeted a dozen times a game.
“How do you know if you’re good or not if you’re only getting two or three targets a game?” Wright said. “If you watch somebody else’s games, Antonio Brown (of the Steelers) would have 15 targets and he’s great.
“You come to our game, we have two and (it’s), ‘Aw, the Bears need receivers.’ They don’t need receivers. When you balance it up, you see what our receivers do.”
Wright’s comments followed his 10-catch, 107-yard performance in Sunday’s victory over the Bengals. They were the most catches and yards for the Bear this season. Afterward, he called the team’s receiving corps “7-Eleven” because they’re always open.
