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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sschind" data-source="post: 892229" data-attributes="member: 10247">And yet people rant and rave over a few drops.  I still think its one of the most over rated stats.  Yes its its frustrating when a WR drops what should have been a sure catch but in many cases its not hard to overcome.  Its more of an issue when your whole team drops a bunch like the 6 the Steelers had vs the team they lost to the weekend before they lost to the Bills this past weekend.The league leader in drops usually has what...maybe 1 per game on average.  How many of them can be considered game changers.  IMO a drop on first or second down is not much worse than a run for no gain.  If its a sure TD then yeah it hurts but otherwise its just another play that results in no yards gained.  If its third and one and a WR drops a screen pass is that any worse than a RB being stopped for no gain?  It still results in a punt.Don't get me wrong.  Like I said it sucks when they drop passes and I agree that if they drop too many its time to cut bait but I just don't think its as big of a deal that most people make it out to be.</blockquote>

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