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History shows it's unlikely TJ will catch >70 passes in '09

Although the poll Danny posted ("How many catches with TJ have in 2009") wasn't terribly interesting nor the results surprising, his analysis of newly-inked free agent receivers is.

Turns out it's rare that receivers, in their first year with a new team, catch 70+ passes. Only 15 players have done it in the past 6 years, only two of which were above 30 years old. It is interesting to note, however, that Danny does not include the total pool of "new" receivers over those past 6 years, so take the stat with a grain of salt. (Anyone wanna do that research and post the result? eh? ehhh???)

Although not terribly statistically sound, it's still quite interesting. Let's hope TJ can buck that trend.