Motion Man Chris Godwin
September 21st, 2021
Only one man leads the Buccaneers in receiving yards and total catches this season.
That’s Chris Godwin.
No surprise.
The official NFL data junkies who use the technology in players’ equipment to track everything happening on the field, Next Gen Stats, checked in on Godwin during Sunday’s beating of the Falcons.
They dropped the nugget and moving diagram below to illustrate that Godwin is the most dangerous in the NFL when he goes in motion.
It was Godwin’s special athleticism that made this play truly great. He timed his leap perfectly and got good hang time to snag the Tom Brady throw that was placed where only he could get it.
The fourth-quarter play jumped the Bucs’ lead to 35-25 and was the dagger that made the Falcons desperate.
Tom Brady & Chris Godwin (12-yard TD)
🔸 Completion Probability: 26.7%
Godwin leads the NFL with 5 TD receptions after going in motion since 2020.#ATLvsTB | #GoBucs pic.twitter.com/6VW75QHMDZ
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) September 19, 2021
September 21st, 2021 at 12:03 am
Howard thinks that Godwins moves are like Hawkman or Iron man.
The guy has literally superhuman moves. That said, stay humble and be careful out there
September 21st, 2021 at 12:07 am
SB thinks that Tom Brady is an alien and Godwin is a freak!
September 21st, 2021 at 12:43 am
Pete throws picks on Corner’s Routes when he plays Madden.
September 21st, 2021 at 2:24 am
What’s the over/under on how many Big Storm beer motions to Joe’s hand next week VS the Rams?
September 21st, 2021 at 4:43 am
Evan was open too
September 21st, 2021 at 6:42 am
Just curious. Which receiver is leading the team in drops?
September 21st, 2021 at 7:18 am
That was some catch by Godwin in the end zone. Actually most of those catches in the end zone were awesome. These guys can play and their still getting better. GO BUCS! 😃
September 21st, 2021 at 7:33 am
Scotty:
NBC Sports does a totaling of drops through the season.
Right now they show Godwin with one and Fournette with one.
Profootball reference shows how many drops of Brady throws for the season. Right now they show 3.
September 21st, 2021 at 8:36 am
Godwin has always been one of my favorites. Gives 100% every play as a receiver and a blocker. Catches in traffic and takes the big hits. Just hope he doesn’t suffer a serious injury playing like he does.
September 21st, 2021 at 1:00 pm
@Wild Bill: Great points, all!
CG14 was an absolute steal in the 3rd round. I don’t know which WRs were taken before him, and I don’t care to know, since I would never want another WR from that draft class, period.
ME13, if I reall correctly, stated that CG14 was the most professional rookie that he’d ever seen, and not long after that he stated that CG14 was a #1 WR.
For a team’s #1 WR to say those things about a teammate is the clearest endorsement possible.
If Licht & Co. can find a way to keep our top two WRs together long-term, we all need to buy them a beer!🍻 What better way to motivate them? lol.😁
GO BUCS!!!
September 21st, 2021 at 7:05 pm
CG14 and ME13 are buds as well as players. Evans has been coaching Godwin on the field. The problem with Godwin is he thinks he has to play like a TE down the middle. He doesn’t but that is what gets him injured. He already has a well deserved SB ring, but he’s got to back off on some of the over the middle TE stuff. Let Gronkowski and OJ Howard take those hits.