best pass receiver on the field

[stuckinbig11]

was Shrader; unfortunately, the center was making the passes. If he did not catch them all, we lose the game. Give him the game ball.

 

[Nicknack]

Definitely some truth to that. Hard to believe that we don't have a center that can consistently get the ball to the qb. If Shrader mishandles any of those (dozen or so) snaps and results in just one turnover, we'd be at 2-2 for the season.

 

[TheCusian]

I thought this was going to be an Alford thread. I’m all in on that kid. Stud

 

[dollarbill44]

I thought this was a rhetorical thread.
I am completely underwhelmed by our WR group. Maybe it's the routes or the coaching, but I wouldn't lose any sleep over our passing game if I was an opposing DC. Single coverage and shade the safeties toward the run. Don't even cover the TE.

 

[TheCusian]

I thought this was a rhetorical thread.
I am completely underwhelmed by our WR group. Maybe it's the routes or the coaching, but I wouldn't lose any sleep over our passing game if I was an opposing DC. Single coverage and shade the safeties toward the run. Don't even cover the TE.

This is why you’ll see TD playing eventually

 

[OrangeXtreme]

was Shrader; unfortunately, the center was making the passes. If he did not catch them all, we lose the game. Give him the game ball.

Servais kept trying to give him the game ball...

 

[oldpinepoint]

Servais kept trying to give him the game ball...

Servais has to keep his a$$ down when he snaps the ball. One of the second biggest recruiting failures in the inability to recruit a serviceable center. Good lord.

 

[upperdeck]

You would think a center could practice a shotgun snap by himself in a room all night long for 5 yrs and be ok at it.

 

[MadNY3]

Servais has to keep his a$$ down when he snaps the ball. One of the second biggest recruiting failures in the inability to recruit a serviceable center. Good lord.

Surprised Ilaoa hasn’t flashed in for meaningful minutes. High hopes.

 

[MadNY3]

I thought this was a rhetorical thread.
I am completely underwhelmed by our WR group. Maybe it's the routes or the coaching, but I wouldn't lose any sleep over our passing game if I was an opposing DC. Single coverage and shade the safeties toward the run. Don't even cover the TE.

Alford seems so close to being a breakthrough guy. No idea if he blocks well or how strong his route running is, but he’s flashing.

 

[baggerbob]

Alford seems so close to being a breakthrough guy. No idea if he blocks well or how strong his route running is, but he’s flashing.

The only 2 WR who should play are Alford, and Harris. If Rhino is back let him block, and use Mang, and Benson as receivers. We have a lot of guys who can't separate, catch or block, so sit them.

 

[dollarbill44]

The only 2 WR who should play are Alford, and Harris. If Rhino is back let him block, and use Mang, and Benson as receivers. We have a lot of guys who can't separate, catch or block, so sit them.

We aren't going to throw to a TE anymore this season, especially since the one time we did, the guy got hurt.

 

[longislandcuse]

I thought this was going to be an Alford thread. I’m all in on that kid. Stud

I don’t even care if he can catch. I’m just happy to have a WR who physically looks like he belongs in the ACC.

 

[FrancoPizza]

Alford seems so close to being a breakthrough guy. No idea if he blocks well or how strong his route running is, but he’s flashing.

Please don’t use that word

 

[djorange1989]

Beyond Taj and two great transfers who we only had for a year apiece, WR recruiting has been dismal. We are a QB and two good WRs away from being a 9 win team

 

[Scooch]

This is why you’ll see TD playing eventually

So he can throw to our subpar group of WRs?

 

[upperdeck]

Alford has some traits we need, can he catch we really dont know.. Harris is fine. need jackson maybe Cooper to be the #3 and the hope Queeley can be the #4. The rotation is better than it started the season if Alford shows he can do it.. Now we need to actually block and throw well enough. Tired of the marginal sideline throws not working out for us when every team seems to pull it off 3-4 times a game.

 

[dollarbill44]

Beyond Taj and two great transfers who we only had for a year apiece, WR recruiting has been dismal. We are a QB and two good WRs away from being a 9 win team

I'm still not convinced Taj is more than an average receiver. He's fast and elusive, but his adjustments to the ball aren't great and his hands can be suspect. And no one on this team seems capable of breaking ankles on routes.

 

[djorange1989]

I'm still not convinced Taj is more than an average receiver. He's fast and elusive, but his adjustments to the ball aren't great and his hands can be suspect. And no one on this team seems capable of breaking ankles on routes.

Yeah no argument on Taj, I am grading him on a curve

 

[MGDCuse]

According to one of the announcers last night, Dino told him that Taj doesn't drop passes. Ehhhh...huh? He does watch these games, doesn't he?

 

[721Comstock]

According to one of the announcers last night, Dino told him that Taj doesn't drop passes. Ehhhh...huh? He does watch these games, doesn't he?

It's true - he doesn't drop them.

He just doesn't try for them if they're not perfectly thrown to him.

Maybe Dino saying that, was trying to speak it into existence?

Anyway - Taj is a MONSTER RAC guy. He's very elusive, AFTER the ball is in his hands.
It's the 'getting the ball into his hands' part, that he and we struggle with.

He's pretty meh at getting open, and at catching it, and really not great at becoming a DB and trying to break up a bad pass so it's not an INT.
He doesn't sell his routes when he's not the primary option, and his blocking is subpar.

 

[sufandu]

It's true - he doesn't drop them.

He just doesn't try for them if they're not perfectly thrown to him.

Maybe Dino saying that, was trying to speak it into existence?

Anyway - Taj is a MONSTER RAC guy. He's very elusive, AFTER the ball is in his hands.
It's the 'getting the ball into his hands' part, that he and we struggle with.

He's pretty meh at getting open, and at catching it, and really not great at becoming a DB and trying to break up a bad pass so it's not an INT.
He doesn't sell his routes when he's not the primary option, and his blocking is subpar.

He drops 'em too. It seems like this is the first game this year we didn't mention him dropping one he should've had and last year he dropped more than any #1 should. I love watching him once he gets the ball in his hands though. He should definitely be our bubble/tunnel screen guy with some of our bigger WRs and TEs blocking for him.

 

[MGDCuse]

It's true - he doesn't drop them.

He just doesn't try for them if they're not perfectly thrown to him.

Maybe Dino saying that, was trying to speak it into existence?

Anyway - Taj is a MONSTER RAC guy. He's very elusive, AFTER the ball is in his hands.
It's the 'getting the ball into his hands' part, that he and we struggle with.

He's pretty meh at getting open, and at catching it, and really not great at becoming a DB and trying to break up a bad pass so it's not an INT.
He doesn't sell his routes when he's not the primary option, and his blocking is subpar.

Yeah, agree with all that. I love Taj, but he's one of those players who can make an impossible catch one play and then drop an easy pass the next. He seemed to be very supportive of Schrader last night, though,, which is good to see. Wish Dino and Gilbert used that vast swath of green in the middle of the field more often.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

I thought I was watching the 2009 Minny game. How many did he have total 8?