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Found November 09, 2009 on 18 To 88:
PLAYERS: Marvin Harrison,  Pierre Garcon
TEAMS: Indianapolis Colts

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The Colts offense seems to be struggling in recent games, and Demond found one of the reasons why.  He mentioned it to me the other day, and when I did the math to check his claim, I was stunned to see how right he was. I want to present you two WRs.  Guess who they are. WR 1 Games 8 Catches 27 Yards 320 TDs 3 DVOA: -22% Catch rate: 47% DYAR:  -42 WR 2 Games 8 Catches 27 Yards 376 TDs 2 DVOA:  -14% Catch rate: 50% DYAR: -5 Raise your hand if you think Marvin Harrison played well in 2008.  No takers? Now vote if you think Pierre Garcon has played well in 2009.  I assume some of you have your hands up. By now you've figured it out.  WR 1 is Marvin Harrison through 8 games in 2008.  WR 2 is Pierre Garcon this year (FO stats through 7 weeks).  Remember that with Garcon you also have to factor in the 7 penalties he's accured this season.  Almost all the improvement in the Colts' offense has come from Wayne and Clark elevating their game.  Those two...
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