I'd be happy with mediocre. Its the whole, suck city repeat that I am worried about.

 

It took you this long to figure that out??? :tongue2:


Phil Simms said it best on WFAN yesterday, our WR's never got separation from the Jets Corners, that says it all.

 

We knew the receivers were going to be bad this year. As much as you try to tell yourself that your team is rebuilding, that theres gonna be some bumps in the road and growing pains, it still hurts like hell to see them struggle.

Our priority one should be an elite WR this offseason whether its via the draft, trade or FA. But let's keep in mind its not the only priority... rebuilding sucks...

 

LOL We've also had a ****ty line and ****ty QB play for a long time bro, coincidence?

 

I don't think anyone would be against the idea of getting a dominant receiver, but who is out there? Anquan Boldin is the only good one that is semi available, and I am not willing to give up what Arizona will want.

Besides, you know if he comes here he will bite the big one. But is there anyone else? Boldin appears to be the only legit option if you are looking to add credible firepower to the wideout corps.

 

My problem is just that, they are all young, not a seasoned vet for them to talk to and lean on for information. You will most likely say that's what the coaches are for, but nothing is better than talking to a vet that has been through years in the league for there take on things.

 

They say it's usually in the 3rd yr, but, I'm betting that doesn't take into account being in 3 different offenses in 3 yrs. Also, that 3 yr time frame probably involves having a lot of playing-time the whole 3 yrs.

Considering this is only the first real game that they've all played together, it's certainly not unreasonable to think they'll all start looking better over time, hopefully, by the 4th week.

 

Yes and no. If they're having to think too much about their route, defense, setting up the CB, their technique, etc...I can certainly see where they're not exactly functioning at their best.

On a side note, looking at the Cowboys WRs, they are, I'm assuming, what we'll eventually look like...larger/stronger, so who knows, our present WRs may not, in fact, be the ones we'll have in a few years when we make our run in the playoffs.

 

I guess I'm in the minority on this, but I'm not ready to crap all over our receivers...yet.

I think we have to give some credit to the Jets D, as much as I hate to do that. Sure we don't have the best receivers, but I think the Jets secondary really did a phenomenal job. Let's see how they do with Randy Moss and Wes Welker next week and we might have a better view of whether it's our receivers being bad, or the Jets secondary being really good. I have a feeling it might be a little of both.

Our receivers will get better as the season progresses. But this is a very valid concern. Makes me wonder what could have possibly been wrong with Terry Glenn that we didn't sign him.

 

I think I saw where Boomer said he needed more surgery.

 

I never saw that, but makes sense. I figured it must be something along those lines.

 

Eddie Royals debut last night further added fuel to my fire. The Broncs were sending him in motuion, moving him arund, giving him a chance to get open. And what'd he do? He toasted a secondary consisting of Deangelo Hall, Mike Huff, Gibril Wilson, and Asomogha(sp*). He's a lil talented speedster, he made it happen. we obviously need to get Bess more involved because he's probably our best wide out, and give him an opportunity to get open.
That said, i think after this week, we need to get Boldin in here. The guy is exactly what we need. Give up our 2 seconds for him. The guy is huge and physical...and most importantly, he's a REAL WR. He's young and class act pro. He'll improve every facet of our offense. you just don't see an anquan boldin every year in the draft. and there's nothing wrong with getting a little better sooner than later.

 

Which is why we should use our RBs more in passing situations .We did manage to throw to our TEs effectively .:yes:

 

I love Boldin, but Im through giving up 2nd round picks. Id rather take my lumps for another couple years and rebuild through the draft. What we SHOULD have been doing the last 8 years.

 

Royal undressed Hall on National TV, it was awesome.

 

wow, i cant believe you and i are actually talking about football. but brother, theres giving up picks for AJ Feeley. And then theres giving up picks for Anquan Boldin.

 

Crazy huh :wink2:

I hear you on the AJ Feeley stuff, I just have this morbidly bad feeling that we'd get Boldin for two 2nd's and he'd get injured or wither away on a bad team. Guess you could say Im a little gun shy given our past history.

 

and rightfully so. i dont see this as a front office who'd squander that level of talent. but you never know. one thing i do look forward to, is that we can address most if our other needs in the next years draft. WR, DBs, we can have some more fun than this years foundation laying. (not much, but some)

 

I thought Bess showed alot of potential.

 

Boldin would have been nice had we got him when we had the chance.
I agree about not giving up the draft picks however, we are in the middle of a rebuild and we need more draft picks not fewer. Squandering our draft picks and not bringing in young players to build on has gotten us in the sad shape we are in now.
With the apparent success that this group has had with the first draft, who's to say how good the players could be in the second round of the next draft.

It didn't seem to make much difference what the previous staffs did with the draft picks cause they didn't seem to know what to do with them in the first place. This group seems to know what to do with those picks and I would like to see who they get. Not only that but these two second rounders could be high second rounders.

 

Nice write up HK,
Every year we should look at what our biggest needs are and try to replenish them. This is only the first year and we had too many holes to fix in one offseason. IMO WR, MLB, and maybe CB will be addressed very soon. Always looking to find a gem in other spots as well.

 

James Mcknight was the only bright spot as far as Wr's go....the guy had the best hands the NFL has seen in 20 years. Remember that great catch vs B-MOre in our last playoff appearence?? Fiedler hit him right in the chest for a TD...........Oh wait it bounced of his chest for an int..

Yea, mediocre Wr's and the Dolphins go hand and hand.

 

Unfortunately, this is on NEXT YEARS agenda. We are what we are for this year. Not much we can do about it. :pity:

 

Man, I hope the lions let roy williams walk after this season since he will be a free agent, he would give us what we need a real #1 reciever.

 

by the title I thought this was another backed up toilet thread.....

 

Bess has little potential. He's a a quick, slot receiver who has good hands. That's not potential.

Ginn Jr. and Hagan have potential. The rest have major physical flaws.

Hagan should start. He always get separation and a drop is not nearly as bad as leaving your QB high and dry all day.