I give CSB credit, though. He did some homework before writing this out.
Agreed.
That takes some effort and the eagerness to put one's neck out there in a forum environment.
That being said...
Which one of these numbers is most dissimilar?
10%
20%
17%
23%
From my perspective its the 10% figure.
Now do you want to know what these numbers actually represent?
10% represents the percentage of receptions the backs are estimated to take in, as compared to the rest of the team, during the upcoming season per CSB.
20% represents the percentage of receptions the backs did receive during the 2010 season.
17% represents the percentage of receptions the backs received during the 2009 season.
23% represents the percentage of receptions the backs received during the 2008 season.
At this juncture there seems to be no paradigm shift within the Cowboy's braintrust that would indicate to me that the backs were going to have a much reduced role within the passing game during the upcoming season– especially taking into consideration the head coach is the person responsible for the ball distribution in three previous seasons.
As I posted before, I would redistribute the pass receptions to achieve more realistic numbers– with 20% going to the backs being a pretty solid number.