Spurred by a question posed in my AFC East mailbag, we're running a series of posts to show how successful each team was last year at catching the ball.
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Dropped passes aren't an official stat, but Elias Sports Bureau tracks them. Elias uses a common-sense analysis of "should the receiver have caught the ball." If there's any doubt among Elias analysts, the player isn't charged with a drop.
The New York Jets had the AFC East's best drop percentage at 6.2 percent, but they had the most egregious offender.
Brett Favre's targets spoiled only 23 passes all year (seems like a low number, considering his powerful arm), and Laveranues Coles was responsible for almost half of them. Coles had 10 drops and 70 catches for a drop percentage of 12.5 percent.
Rookie tight end Dustin Keller had five drops and 48 receptions, giving him a 9.4 drop percentage.
Jerricho Cotchery was most impressive. He finished with a team-high 71 receptions, but let only one hit the ground. He had a 1.4 drop percentage.
Running back Thomas Jones finished with zero drops and 36 catches.
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