Nothing is wrong with him! Unless you consider Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce as being a problem.
Mecole was 3rd on the team in targets (62), rec yards (560), and rec TDs (4). Those stats are right in line with any other teams 3rd most productive receiver and none of those other teams had 2 guys that were 1st team AP in front of that guy.
Green Bay Packers #1 ranked scoring offense
3rd most productive receiving option
Robert Tonyan - 59 targets, 52 rec, 586 yds
Targets - 280 (most in group)
Receptions - 192 (2nd most in group)
Yards - 2692 (most in group)
So what we can see from these stats above is that nothing is up with Mecole Hardman. His targets and reception matched the average of the 9 other top offenses 3rd receiving option and he was above average in yards, but the big huge difference is Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill just happen to be on the same team as him. Those two have 68 more combined targets, 45 more combined receptions, and 774 more combined yards than the others teams top 2 receiving threats.
TLDR;
Nothing is wrong, he's right in line with the other teams 3rd most productive pass catchers. Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce are monsters and the best pass catching duo in a long ass time.
PS:
Seriously Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce are so good! There was only 11 QBs with more TD passes than those 2 had receiving TDs.
PSS:
Fucking Cam Newton started 15 games and had 45 less passing yards than Hill and Kelce had rec yards in the same amount of games!
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Fucking MVP Lamar had 65 more passing yards than Hill and Kelce had rec yards and they tied for the same amount of passing TDs to receiving TDs. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
Well, he's running out of time faster than he can gobble up yards as a gimmick.
It's becoming more obvious to me he's a fast guy who isn't particularly good at anything else.
Honestly, the odds are you are correct, but with a limited role his first two seasons (one of which didn't include a training camp because of COVID-19) I just think he needs a full season with an expanded role to be evaluated fairly.
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
I know for a fact that in a player's third year, he shouldn't run out of bounds untouched 1-2yds behind the first down marker.
And it's not like that's an aberration.
He has Dee Ford levels of situational and on-field awareness. I'm not sure if that's going to improve at this point. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
I know for a fact that in a player's third year, he shouldn't run out of bounds untouched 1-2yds behind the first down marker.
And it's not like that's an aberration.
Yeah this isn't a 1 time thing. There's a trend. That's the big problem.
For some strange reason, there's a large chance that when you put the ball in Hardman's hands or ask him to make a play, he just does something stupid. And we're at Year 3, and wouldn't you know, it hasn't improved. He just continues to make really silly, dumb decisions. It's just bizarre to say the least. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
I know for a fact that in a player's third year, he shouldn't run out of bounds untouched 1-2yds behind the first down marker.
And it's not like that's an aberration.
Yeah, that was just ignorant.
That was on the same level as DRob never running north-south when he makes a catch.
Speaking of that, did anyone see Mahomes tell Robinson to run up field after he didn't get a first down? Robinson ran parallel to the line to gain, and Mahomes threw his arm out as if to say run that way dummy.
Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic:
Yeah, that was just ignorant.
That was on the same level as DRob never running north-south when he makes a catch.
Speaking of that, did anyone see Mahomes tell Robinson to run up field after he didn't get a first down? Robinson ran parallel to the line to gain, and Mahomes threw his arm out as if to say run that way dummy.
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I don't think there's any chance Mahomes sees what we see and doesn't feel the same way. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
I don't think there's any chance Mahomes sees what we see and doesn't feel the same way.
I have only seen Mahomes call out players on the field a few times.
I yelled at my TV because Robinson could have almost fallen forward and got the first down, but ran sideways into the defender, and then Mahomes did the arm thing.
But, he also was quite annoyed with Robinson when he didn't come back to the ball, but instead drifted into the end zone.
If I was an offensive player, and Mahomes made a gesture during the game pointing out my mistake, with an unhappy look on his face, I would feel like a child who just got yelled at by the cool uncle.
Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic:
Yeah, that was just ignorant.
That was on the same level as DRob never running north-south when he makes a catch.
Speaking of that, did anyone see Mahomes tell Robinson to run up field after he didn't get a first down? Robinson ran parallel to the line to gain, and Mahomes threw his arm out as if to say run that way dummy.
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Judging by how Toub talked about him in his presser, I think this is something EVERYBODY in the locker room and staff have been talking about. And it sounds like they're sick of having to tell him to go forward.
It's gotta be a mental block/yips. I don't think that DRob thinks he's Tyreek hill and so he's just trying to make plays. I think DRob knows his issue but he just can't control himself when he gets the ball. Might need some sports therapists to give him a visit. [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
I think DRob knows his issue but he just can't control himself when he gets the ball. Might need some sports therapists to give him a visit.
He needs to read underwear catalogs before every snap like Rube Baker. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
3 catches for 19 yards isn’t going to cut it.
Sounds just like one of those games where Sammy Watkins barely got targeted.
They happened a lot, too. Sure, he'd go off in the playoffs or torch the Jaguars in Week 1, but then he'd play Denver or some other team and get 1 or 2 catches for like 20-30 yards. Just like Mecole did today.
Nothing wrong with that, either. Hill and Kelce are fucking mammoths and they have to be fed. The 2nd WR just isn't going to get much, guys. [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
Judging by how Toub talked about him in his presser, I think this is something EVERYBODY in the locker room and staff have been talking about. And it sounds like they're sick of having to tell him to go forward.
It's gotta be a mental block/yips. I don't think that DRob thinks he's Tyreek hill and so he's just trying to make plays. I think DRob knows his issue but he just can't control himself when he gets the ball. Might need some sports therapists to give him a visit.
