Stat of the Week: Week 4 (Our Kupp Runneth Over?)

[AvengerRam]

In yesterday's loss, I felt that Matthew Stafford was, at times, forcing the ball to Cooper Kupp (though he did miss on one that should have been a TD).

Statistically, we're seeing a different level of ball distribution this year as opposed to last year.

Cooper Kupp has been targeted on 46 of 134 passes, which is 34.3%.
Robert Woods is second with 25 targets, which is 18.7%.

Last year, they were nearly identical. Woods had 129 targets (23.0%) and Kupp (who missed one game) had 124 (22.1%).

So, last year, we had an even distribution between the top 2, and they represented only 45.1% of total targets.

This year, Kupp is far and away the most targeted receiver, and he and Woods represent 53% of total targets.

Is this a problem? Time will tell. If Kupp is getting open, he should be a primary target. When he's not, though... we have many good options.

 

[FaulkSF]

@AvengerRam correction he missed two. There was one in the corner and the third down ball thrown short and away. If Stafford hits Kupp on that throw, he trots in.

 

[AvengerRam]

@AvengerRam correction he missed two. There was one in the corner and the third down ball thrown short and away. If Stafford hits Kupp on that throw, he trots in.

Fair enough.

There is still a pretty big disparity. If it’s because Kupp is just getting open more than the others, fine. I do think it’s better, though, as a general rule, when the ball is spread around.