The Dolphins have tagged Charles Clay with the transition tag. He’ll wind up re-signing there, and that’s fine. He’s got some ability. But in basketball terms, he couldn’t buy a bucket last year.
When the Dolphins were inside the 5 last year, they threw 9 passes to Clay, and he remarkably didn’t score on any of them. He caught 2 underneath balls, but he didn’t score on any of those 9 plays.
By my count, that’s the worst of any player in this century.
I took the time to pick through the numbers of the last 15 seasons. I found 35 other players with at least 5 pass plays who scored on less than 20 percent of their plays. (Guys who scored 20 or more percent, they’re not listed here.)
For these purposes, I’m including 2-point conversions. If they throw to you on a 2-point attempt, that counts as a pass, and I’m just counting those as “scores”, since they’ve successfully got it to you in the end zone.
Miami didn’t have much success getting it to Clay in the end zone last year.
| SCORING ON UNDER 20 PERCENT OF GOAL LINE PASSES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | Att | No | TD | Pct |
| 2000 | Richie Anderson, NYJ | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2001 | Terrell Owens, S.F. | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11% |
| 2001 | Peerless Price, Buff. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 2002 | Mikhael Ricks, Det. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13% |
| 2002 | Jerramy Stevens, Sea. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17% |
| 2002 | Chad Johnson, Cin. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 2002 | John Owens, Det. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 2003 | L.J. Smith, Phil. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 2004 | Eric Moulds, Buff. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13% |
| 2004 | Terrell Owens, Phil. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17% |
| 2004 | Amani Toomer, NYG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 2005 | Randy Hymes, Balt. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14% |
| 2005 | Marvin Harrison, Ind. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17% |
| 2005 | Reggie Wayne, Ind. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17% |
| 2005 | Justin McCareins, NYJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17% |
| 2005 | Tony Gonzalez, K.C. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2006 | Chris Chambers, Mia. | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8% |
| 2007 | Brandon Marshall, Den. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14% |
| 2007 | Chris Cooley, Wash. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17% |
| 2008 | Dustin Keller, NYJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17% |
| 2008 | Ashley Lelie, Oak. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17% |
| 2008 | Steve Smith, Car. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2009 | Brent Celek, Phil. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14% |
| 2011 | Brandon Marshall, Mia. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 2011 | Marcedes Lewis, Jac. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 2011 | A.J. Green, Cin. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17% |
| 2012 | Julio Jones, Atl. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13% |
| 2012 | Calvin Johnson, Det. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17% |
| 2013 | Josh Gordon, Clev. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13% |
| 2013 | Jordy Nelson, G.B. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17% |
| 2013 | Cecil Shorts III, Jac. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17% |
| 2013 | Justin Blackmon, Jac. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 2014 | Charles Clay, Mia. | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2014 | Julian Edelman, N.E. | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14% |
| 2014 | Alshon Jeffery, Chi. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14% |
—Ian Allan