No. We are not talking about the 6-2 record or the recent 5-game win streak. We are talking about Matthew Vincent and his troubles on the field. He seems to be all over the place, yet the stats just do not show it. Sure, he has 429 receiving yards, considered a top 15 Wide Receiver in the league, and just caught a touchdown in week 7. The problem? That was his first since the season one regular season and half of his games he has had less than 60 yards receiving. So who is to blame for this? Vincent does have 12 drops this season and Scrub Kyubee is considered a top 4 QB this season, but the results may surprise you.
When Scrub is targeting Vincent, Vincent only pulls in the ball half of the time. 50% completion rate is not something to smile about. But what about all of the drops. Scrub should not be punished for the times that Vincent cannot hold onto the ball, nor the times that a defensive player gets his hand in the way when the ball was obviously on target. Once you get rid of those attempts, his effective completion percentage gets bumped up all the way to 67.3% when throwing to Vincent. That may seem like a pretty impressive number, but it doesn’t even compare to the effective completion percentage to the whole team, which is a staggering 78.3%. so why can Kyubee, when throwing 15 balls, have 12 good passes to the whole wide receiver corps, but only get it in the vicinity of Vincent so he can make a play 10 times? Is it fair to say that Vincent is the problem in this Quarterback Wide out relationship?
Let us look at some more stats. On third downs, Kyubee’s completion percentage to Vincent is 45%, which is horrendous, and even as an effective percentage, he can only get it to him roughly 65% percent of the time. In the fourth quarter, this drops even lower to 44.4% and an effective 50% completion rate. The only place on the field where Kyubee can actually connect with Vincent is in the Redzone where he has a 55.6% completion rate and a staggering 83.3% Effective percentage. It also helps that Vincent and Kyubee were able to find the endzone during their week 7 romping of the wraiths.
With all of this in mind, I believe it is easy to see that Vincent is doing what he can to help the team, but he is not getting as much in return. Talking with Vincent, this is what he has to say on the offenses play, “It is a little discouraging knowing that I could be helping the team out so much more, but I need to take advantage of every opportunity I get, no matter how few that may be. I have to be efficient instead of putting up volume numbers, and I would expect that out of my teammates if we want to make our mark on the league.”
The rest of Vincent’s play has been a huge help to the Hawks, forcing the team into the redzone 5 times, recording 23 first downs on 35 receptions, with 6 of those first downs coming on 3rd down plays. If he wants to continue to add wins and play for a spot in the Ultimus Trophy Championship, he will need to repeat his most recent successes, either adding to his touchdown total to directly affect the game, or continue to rack up yardage on crucial plays and situations in the game to keep the offense on the field. Either way, we hope Vincent continues his success in Baltimore and are eager to see what will come.
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When Scrub is targeting Vincent, Vincent only pulls in the ball half of the time. 50% completion rate is not something to smile about. But what about all of the drops. Scrub should not be punished for the times that Vincent cannot hold onto the ball, nor the times that a defensive player gets his hand in the way when the ball was obviously on target. Once you get rid of those attempts, his effective completion percentage gets bumped up all the way to 67.3% when throwing to Vincent. That may seem like a pretty impressive number, but it doesn’t even compare to the effective completion percentage to the whole team, which is a staggering 78.3%. so why can Kyubee, when throwing 15 balls, have 12 good passes to the whole wide receiver corps, but only get it in the vicinity of Vincent so he can make a play 10 times? Is it fair to say that Vincent is the problem in this Quarterback Wide out relationship?
Let us look at some more stats. On third downs, Kyubee’s completion percentage to Vincent is 45%, which is horrendous, and even as an effective percentage, he can only get it to him roughly 65% percent of the time. In the fourth quarter, this drops even lower to 44.4% and an effective 50% completion rate. The only place on the field where Kyubee can actually connect with Vincent is in the Redzone where he has a 55.6% completion rate and a staggering 83.3% Effective percentage. It also helps that Vincent and Kyubee were able to find the endzone during their week 7 romping of the wraiths.
With all of this in mind, I believe it is easy to see that Vincent is doing what he can to help the team, but he is not getting as much in return. Talking with Vincent, this is what he has to say on the offenses play, “It is a little discouraging knowing that I could be helping the team out so much more, but I need to take advantage of every opportunity I get, no matter how few that may be. I have to be efficient instead of putting up volume numbers, and I would expect that out of my teammates if we want to make our mark on the league.”
The rest of Vincent’s play has been a huge help to the Hawks, forcing the team into the redzone 5 times, recording 23 first downs on 35 receptions, with 6 of those first downs coming on 3rd down plays. If he wants to continue to add wins and play for a spot in the Ultimus Trophy Championship, he will need to repeat his most recent successes, either adding to his touchdown total to directly affect the game, or continue to rack up yardage on crucial plays and situations in the game to keep the offense on the field. Either way, we hope Vincent continues his success in Baltimore and are eager to see what will come.
Ready to be graded (624 words)
@DollarAndADream
GRADED