Wide Receivers

[Cusefan0307]

Aren’t good or aren’t ready yet.

I see most people are blaming Dungey, but he had 4 or 5 seconds at times yesterday and still couldn’t find someone open.

I know the QB gets the praise or the blame, but there’s no Ambassador, Ish or Erv out there.

 

[Rocco]

I actually think that our WRs are good. Many times yesterday, Taj Harris was legit wide open and had his guy burned on a go route. Dungey missed him countless times. Others were wide open as well. He just wasn't seeing the field well. Our younger WRs are going to be very good.

 

[SoBristol]

The team is better overall than in 2016 and 2017, but our WRs, RBs and LBs are average or below. We knew that going in.
Add in the transfer Jackson, and the frosh Hendrix and Queeley, and add some muscle to Taj Harris, and next year's WR unit should be significantly better. Adams brings the RBs up a level.

 

[shu 49]

Aren’t good or aren’t ready yet.

I see most people are blaming Dungey, but he had 4 or 5 seconds at times yesterday and still couldn’t find someone open.

I know the QB gets the praise or the blame, but there’s no Ambassador, Ish or Erv out there.

On three times dungy had two guys wide open. He doesn’t scan field really well. I love him but we had separation often with out him seeing it.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

This is the weakest group of pass catchers Dungey has had on hand.

I can't correlate that with him throwing it in the dirt though.

 

[Newhouser]

Eric isn't accurate enough and we miss ish's ability to make circus catches. He's not a consistent thrower. We have to scheme around it

 

[orange44]

The team is better overall than in 2016 and 2017, but our WRs, RBs and LBs are average or below. We knew that going in.
Add in the transfer Jackson, and the frosh Hendrix and Queeley, and add some muscle to Taj Harris, and next year's WR unit should be significantly better. Adams brings the RBs up a level.

Plus a QB that can see the entire field. Eric continues to lock in on one receiver...

 

[Entropic]

Yeah not sure what happened, if its due to injury or getting too big, but Eric's mechanics have gotten worse this year.

 

[phil77]

Aren’t good or aren’t ready yet.

I see most people are blaming Dungey, but he had 4 or 5 seconds at times yesterday and still couldn’t find someone open.

I know the QB gets the praise or the blame, but there’s no Ambassador, Ish or Erv out there.

I think Dungey is missing throws/reads. I think our WRs are open he just isn't reading the defensive correctly or when he does throw it he is missing badly.

 

[Cusefan0307]

I think Dungey is missing throws/reads. I think our WRs are open he just isn't reading the defensive correctly or when he does throw it he is missing badly.

He’s missed throws for sure, but I don’t see the same playmaking ability at receiver we have had in the past.

 

[cusefan88]

I just think Dungey had a horrific passing game. that's all.

 

[phil77]

He’s missed throws for sure, but I don’t see the same playmaking ability at receiver we have had in the past.

You mean being able to out jump people and make crazy catches? Nope we dont have that but we also should have to rely on those to make this offense work. If Dungey would be more accurate we wouldn't need to rely on the 50/50 balls down the field. Etta and Ish coverd a lot of problems with Dungey accuracy over the years. We have a good/solid group of WRs that need to rely on a QB throwing the ball on time and accurate something that Dungey struggles to do.

 

[Cusefan0307]

We used to throw the 8-10 yard comeback every game the last two years with Ish. You don’t see that this year. Why?

 

[OttoinGrotto]

It gets depressing to me to realize that Dungey's best WR quartet was the Amba, Erv, Ish and Salt Badger group, and that team basically had nothing else around it on offense.

 

[anomander]

I actually think that our WRs are good. Many times yesterday, Taj Harris was legit wide open and had his guy burned on a go route. Dungey missed him countless times. Others were wide open as well. He just wasn't seeing the field well. Our younger WRs are going to be very good.

We had guys running open all over the field. Even if it wasn't the primary WR, there were guys open everywhere.

 

[CIL]

I was there...we really didn’t have guys running open. We really struggled to get open against press coverage.

This is not absolving Dungey of a poor performance, but we really need someone to step up quickly.

Pierce being out doesn’t help either.

 

[syracuse95]

This is the weakest group of pass catchers Dungey has had on hand.

I can't correlate that with him throwing it in the dirt though.

I agree, and I’m struggling to understand why. I really thought Dino’s first year and Amba’s video game numbers would open the floodgates of WR recruiting. I figured by year 3-4 we’d have some studs.

 

[OrangeDW]

I agree, and I’m struggling to understand why. I really thought Dino’s first year and Amba’s video game numbers would open the floodgates of WR recruiting. I figured by year 3-4 we’d have some studs.

I think Harris and Johnson will be very good. They’re just young.

 

[SmilinBob]

On three times dungy had two guys wide open. He doesn’t scan field really well. I love him but we had separation often with out him seeing it.

That's why I love being there to see if that is happening. I agree, ED does have problems looking off wr's and doing his progressions and at times because of blitzes/pressure when he got squeezed out of the pocket.

 

[shu 49]

Plus a QB that can see the entire field. Eric continues to lock in on one receiver...

Multiple wide open guys all around. He does lock in bad.

 

[Cusefan0307]

I was there...we really didn’t have guys running open. We really struggled to get open against press coverage.

This is not absolving Dungey of a poor performance, but we really need someone to step up quickly.

Pierce being out doesn’t help either.

The announcers mentioned it a few times during the broadcast. I didn’t think I was out of line there.

 

[shu 49]

I just think Dungey had a horrific passing game. that's all.

We had guys running open all over the field. Even if it wasn't the primary WR, there were guys open everywhere.

I thought so too

 

[shu 49]

That's why I love being there to see if that is happening. I agree, ED does have problems looking off wr's and doing his progressions and at times because of blitzes/pressure when he got squeezed out of the pocket.

Don’t get me wrong I sure as hell couldnt do his job ps. I think we should try devito and put Dungy at mike. It would kill two birds with one stone.

 

[UelSU]

I think our experienced receivers aren't that good, and our young guys are good, but not ready for prime time. Pitt pressed covered all day and they had trouble across the board. I think the future is good though.

 

[Rocco]

I was there...we really didn’t have guys running open. We really struggled to get open against press coverage.

This is not absolving Dungey of a poor performance, but we really need someone to step up quickly.

Pierce being out doesn’t help either.

Taj Harris beat his man off the line several times. So did Nykeim. There were guys with a step throughout the game. Dungey missed most of them and overthrew the ones he saw. Bad performance by him.