There is a reason why Cobi only started 9 games in the league for 3 different teams in 3 straight years. He couldn't catch the ball consistently.
He was a good route runner, and a good blocker. He wasn't overly fast and lacked big separation, but oddly was better in short area routes than most of our Z receivers (who's job it is to stretch the field by getting open deep).
If you want to just look at the stats, he was not good. 9 starts and 242 yards? That's just under 27 yards per start. If you divide that amount by total games played, you get just over 17 yards in 14 games.
If you have bad hand mechanics as a WR, you don't last long in this league. Body catches are necessary at times, and there is nothing wrong with utiliizing it in certain situations. The problem comes when it is the main way you catch a football, it is much easier for a DB to defend you, as opposed to trying to reach the ball when your hands are stretched out in front of you (since DBs attack from the trail position).
If you want to review my breakdown of his highlights from 2017, you can review it here:
https://www.steelernation.com/anatomy-wr-cobi-hamilton
Coolie, I'll do breakdowns this year, but probably in videos, because it was a ton of writing. I also used to break down this team's receivers each year, so I can get back into that as well.
