Friday, August 23, 2013

MY Top 5 QB/WR combos in the NFL

Certain connections between Quarterbacks and wide receivers are special. When a play breaks down the QB will know where the receiver will be when he breaks his route. They know each others minds inside and out and these connections are a big plus to a flow of an offense. This list might look a little on the interesting side but you have to remember there are great WR without a QB to throw them the ball and there are great QB's who's receiving corps is new, so they have to establish a connection with the. But, without more here are my top 5 QB/WR combos in the league...

1. Matt Stafford/Calvin Johnson
    This combo has a lot to do with Calvin, who is the best receiver in the league. While some believe that all Stafford does is throw it up to Calvin (which also happens often) that is not all he does. Stafford has his critics but his gun-slinging arm slot allows him to throw the ball into sometimes tight windows because Calvin is always being double-covered. While Stafford would not be as good if he didn't have Calvin, he is still a solid QB and knows how to get the job done.

2. Jay Cutler/Brandon Marshall
    Cutler and Marshall were first together on in Denver in 2007 and 2008 when Marshall caught 102 than 104 passes in those two seasons from Cutler. After Marshall left for the Dolphins he had 86 and 81 catches in 2010 and 2011. While in that same time Cutler left for the bears and we saw a decline in many of his statistical categories. Then they hooked up again with the Bears in 2012 and Marshall had a career high 118 catches. You can say what you want about Cutler and Marshall but they both know each well and know the others ones tendencies leading to better stats for the both of them.

3. Matt Ryan/Roddy White
    To me I believe White has been underrated and is being underrated even more now with the addition of Julio Jones to the Falcons. If you look at the stats White has had some monster years with Ryan as his QB. Since Ryan has come into the league White has had seasons with 85,88,92,100,and 115 catches to go along with over 1200 yards in all but one of those seasons and double digit TD's in 2 of those 5 years. White is one of the best route -runners in the league and Ryan has big trust in him due to the fact that White had 73 1st down receptions,4th in the league last year, which means Ryan looked to him on third down as the target.

4. Tony Romo/Dez Bryant
    Romo like Cutler has many critics but if you look at the stats he threw for nearly 5000 yards in '12 and had 31 TD's compared to 10 int's in '11. Over that time Dez has been his go to receiver, mainly last year when he had 92 catches for nearly 1400 yards and 12 TD's

5. Drew Brees/ Marques Colston
    I bet many didn't really think of this one but, again all you have to do is look at the stats. They both came on with the Saints in '06 and since then they have been the quietest/deadliest duo in the league. In those seven seasons Colston has 532 catches for 7300 yards and 58 TD's; that averages out to 76 catches for 1050 yards and 8 TD's. Those are pretty good stats for a guy that is not considered by many when they talk about even the 10 or 15 best receivers in the league.

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