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Rams_81
Rams struck gold in drafting kupp. But somehow there is this,perception that he can't catch. Lots of post about amendola be more like him.
So I looked up the stats. Kupp had 5 drops and amendola had 4 drops. 1 drop. Yet perception is one can't catch and the other has great hands. Kupp in his rookie year had a better season than amendola has ever had his entire career. That is reality
And to boot amendola has played with a pro bowl Qb for much of his career. When Wes welker played with Brady he had like 6 1000 yard seasonss and some 100 catch seasons. Amendola hasn't even come close.
Reality is that other than gurley and Steven Jackson, kupp is the best skillled position player drafted by the Rams since Tory holt.
Did you compare the targets? Counting drops without that doesn't really work. Percentages are a better way to tell the tale.
I haven't done the research, but if, say, Brady threw 150 catchable passes to Amendola and he dropped four, whereas Goff threw 100 to Kupp and he dropped five, it's not just a matter of that one.
Kupp was a great draft pick. Huge "value" for where he was drafted. He played more like a First Rounder, actually. But he does have room for improvement, like any other rook.