Open Source Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 gazoo (6/3/2008)McKay deserves some credit for finding Roddy andan aother very promising young WR in Laurant Robinson. For2 straight years the Roddy White pick was used to beat up on McKay,and I've seen almost no one retractthe intense criticismand admit McKay got us some very good, young, promising players for TD to build with. Instead, they just start bashing the Anderson pick, which is still just as premature to call a bust as Roddy was in his second year.When we look back on McKays picks 3 years from now, it could be he did better than a lot of fans ever gave him credit for.Hey Gazoo, Can you ever not take a chance to bash the McKay bashers? Don't get me wrong, I'm not disagreeing with you, I think McKay has taken alot of heat and the good things he's accomplished are overlooked, but seriously, it's probably time to just start letting it slide. I don't think you're accomplishing anything, other than raising your own blood pressure, which isn't healthy. We need you around for the long haul, so let's relax and enjoy the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossFALCON™ Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 saint vitus (6/3/2008)crankthatbatman (6/3/2008)saint vitus (6/3/2008)crankthatbatman (6/3/2008)saint vitus (6/3/2008)The next wave of potential Pro Bowl receivers isn't bad. There just aren't enough of them. Lee Evans of the Bills, Roddy White of the Falcons, Marques Colston of the SaintsFor a league supposedly scrambling tofind probowl receivers, Colston had more receptions in his first 2 seasons in the leaguethan any rook ever. Should have been the ROY instead of Vince Young because it is certainly arguable that Colston is a better WR than Young is a QB.Tell the writer of this piece if he thinks there should be more probowl WRs, then lets make the probowl about who is the best statistically, not who is the most popular.Colston shouldn'tbe considereda "potential on the horizon" but instead, a bust down the door #1 WR featured in 1 of the league's top offenses.compared to marcus coltson, roddy white is a busts.sorry to say that as a falcons fan but he is. a 7th round draft pick in colston is looking like a 1st rounder while roddy in his whole nfl career has looked like he should have been drafted in the 4th round or 5th.Yeah, but Roddy White gets the benefit of the doubt cuz of whom he had QBing for him the last few seasons. Colston at least has a top 5 QB throwing him the rock. I'm willing to cut Roddy some slack.has nothing to do with the QB. vick got roddy the ball, it was roddy's fault for not catching some passes, and vicks fault for not being accurate all the time. but we are talkin about catchable balls tho, and roddy has disappointed in that area. hes not as dependable as colston is.I agree with if the ball hits the hands, it should be caught, and Colston is definitely money.I haven't been able to keep up with Roddy for more than a couple games, so I don't know how many he should have caught that hit him in the hands.roddy caught a lot of them last year. only a couple of drops, none really big that i can remember. crankthatbatman remember, vick was a good qb, but as a passer he couldnt even hold drew brees' jock man. i loved vick when he was here, jersey in my closet right now, but he wasnt a very good passer at all. plus when you are a WR that blocks 56% of the game its a lot easier to drop passes because you arent getting the ball thrown to you that much. roddy will have to show up again next year, but as of right now he is a pretty good WR and one im sure a couple of teams around the league would like to have on their roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Duke 6 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 gazoo (6/3/2008)McKay deserves some credit for finding Roddy and an aother very promising young WR in Laurant Robinson. For 2 straight years the Roddy White pick was used to beat up on McKay, and I've seen almost no one retract the intense criticism and admit McKay got us some very good, young, promising players for TD to build with. Instead, they just start bashing the Anderson pick, which is still just as premature to call a bust as Roddy was in his second year.When we look back on McKays picks 3 years from now, it could be he did better than a lot of fans ever gave him credit for.Petrino had scouted robinson.Guess who else has petrino ties?Hopefully we can keep developing without haveing to use 1st rounders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LADBABY Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 mark hunter (6/3/2008)LADBABY (6/3/2008)crankthatbatman (6/3/2008)i dont see why roddy is even mentioned in this article. one ok season last year and now all of a sudden hes a pro bowl type reciever? naw, i dont think so. i would rather see consistant 1000 yard recieving seasons from then before i call him a potential pro bowl candidate. not hating, i just cant seem to get that game against the saints were he missed a wide open pass from vick that could of been a touchdown.At this time last year... he was a bust. I remember posting that there hadto be something that they saw in him to draft him that high. I was hopingit would come out and it did. I give Harrington credit for having and voicingconfidence in him and also for throwing a more accurate and catchable ballthan he had been looking at. Some people give Joe Horn credit for mentoringhim but I never bought into that. He may not be All pro yet but he is prettygood and we can brag on him a little at this point without being corrected.so ....iyo.....joey gets the credit for roddys year???interesting....i dont see it , but interestingIt takes two to tango. I don't think Joey gets "the" credit as in "all" the credit. Idon't really think Joe Horn gets zero credit either but things did come togetherto bring Roddy out of a very bad funk. All things even a 100 mile an hour fastballis harder to hit than an 85 mph fast ball. It gets on you a little quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltstorm1 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 crankthatbatman (6/3/2008)i dont see why roddy is even mentioned in this article. one ok season last year and now all of a sudden hes a pro bowl type reciever? naw, i dont think so. i would rather see consistant 1000 yard recieving seasons from then before i call him a potential pro bowl candidate. not hating, i just cant seem to get that game against the saints were he missed a wide open pass from vick that could of been a touchdown.If White didn't have the dropsies his first 2 years then he would have already been great. White is like the Speedy receiver in the football spoof movies. Super fast can get open but always drops the ball. Last year was like the last 15 minutes of the movie where they are in the big game and suddenly the receiver has some sort of revelation and is a hero by the end of the movie.:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 bigduke633 Petrino had scouted robinson.Guess who else has petrino ties?Hopefully we can keep developing without haveing to use 1st rounders. Let me make sure I'm clear, but what I think you are saying is that McKay doesn;t get the credit for drafting Laurant Robinson. is this correct?Now, if Robinson completely flops and gets cut next year, who's going to get the blame for drafting him? The fact is, it was McKay that was responsible for picking Robinson, and had Robinson failed everyone on this board knows McKay would have gotten the blame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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