Siouxhawk":3gh5oira said:
Three dropped balls and a missed chance at a touchdown. Yeah, he really wasn't utilized at all.
Siouxhawk":3gh5oira said:
He's saying that Jimmy isn't used properly and I'm saying three dropped balls and a potential touchdown is evidence he is being used properly, he just didn't execute in the game against the Cards. And further more, he's on pace to be in the top 5 numbers wise all-time for Seahawk tight ends in a single season.
Siouxhawk":3gh5oira said:
Jimmy is also on par to what he set in receiving yards each of the last 4 years. So again, he's not being underutilized, especially when he missed 3 catches himself on Sunday. That's the light of reality.
Here is Mathieu's squote
"I don’t think they use him quite as creatively as the Saints used him. I played against Jimmy in 2013 when he was with the Saints and I mean he was all over the field. The biggest thing with them was he created mismatches for him, and [Sunday] he wasn’t really in a position where we felt like it was a mismatch."
1. Nowhere is Mathieu saying Graham wasn't being utilized.
2. Nowhere is Mathieu saying Graham wasn't used properly
3. Being top 5 numbers wise as a TE doesn't mean much. He could potentially have been far and away #1.
4. Nowhere is Mathieu saying Graham was being underutilized
5. Jimmy Graham yards/game last 4 years, starting with 2011: 82, 66, 76, 56. With us? 55.
6. Jimmy Graham TDs last 4 years, starting with 2011: 11, 9, 16, 10. With us? 2
7. Jimmy Graham receptions/game, starting with 2011: 6.2, 5.7, 5.4, 5.3. With us? 4.6
Mathieu is saying we are not using Graham
creatively. We can line up Graham as usual and force the ball to him every pass play. He will get his targets and share of catches.
That does not mean he is being used creatively to force mismatches on the field. That just means we are lining him up in the usual spots and throwing the ball to him, without taking into account the unique propositions he brings as an athletic freak and great pass catcher.