Yesterday, I posted a methodology to determine which wide receivers played on the most pass-happy teams. For example, Calvin Johnson played on teams that averaged 39.5 pass attempts per game, when you place more weight on Johnson’s best seasons. But as Bryan pointed out in the comments yesterday, another good way to look at the numbers is to see how pass-happy each team was relative to league average, something I did three years ago. By way of comparison, Megatron’s teams passed 115.2% of league average during his career, again weighted for his best seasons.
This method will make most receivers appear to have played on more pass-happy teams, since most receivers have their best years on teams that pass the most (and this method gives more weight to best seasons). But that should effect all receivers, so I’m not too worried about that. Here is the same table as yesterday, but with percentage of league average as the key variable rather than pass attempts per game:
Among the top receivers by receiving yards, Tim Brown, Steve Smith, Andre Johnson, James Lofton, and first down machine Henry Ellard.
What stands out to you?
