gazoo Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Sanu looked really good out there running routes. He was open a lot, and ran very crisp to routes. He's a big boy and was really fluid out of his cuts and going across middle. He was super impressive to me. Hardy, just as I have been saying, is Mr 3rd down. Tonight, when Shaub needed to convert and 3rd and long Hardy finds a hole in the zone and makes the money catch. Alderick Robinson, what can I say? Wow. He made a fantastic adjustment on the underthrown deep ball of Shaubs and totally burned the CB to get open. I've been saying the only thing this offense doesn't have at its disposal with all its various weapons, is a deep threat to stretch field against certain match ups. I still think Fuller can be that guy but 4 Year veteran Robinson may turn out to take that role. JD McKissic, who is this dude? He hit that hole and was gone. He's not that fast with a 4.57 40 at his pro day, but he's got good vision and has good game speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moist Words Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 That really is going to be one **** of a battle. I honestly couldn't list off my preferred depth chart right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 10 hours ago, Jpowers said: That really is going to be one **** of a battle. I honestly couldn't list off my preferred depth chart right now. I had a concern about WR depth after JJ, Sanu and Hardy but I'm slightly more comforted now. McKissic keeps those kind of returns up and we got our replacement for Hester! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droopy1592 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 10 hours ago, gazoo said: Sanu looked really good out there running routes. He was open a lot, and ran very crisp to routes. He's a big boy and was really fluid out of his cuts and going across middle. He was super impressive to me. Hardy, just as I have been saying, is Mr 3rd down. Tonight, when Shaub needed to convert and 3rd and long Hardy finds a hole in the zone and makes the money catch. Alderick Robinson, what can I say? Wow. He made a fantastic adjustment on the underthrown deep ball of Shaubs and totally burned the CB to get open. I've been saying the only thing this offense doesn't have at its disposal with all its various weapons, is a deep threat to stretch field against certain match ups. I still think Fuller can be that guy but 4 Year veteran Robinson may turn out to take that role. JD McKissic, who is this dude? He hit that hole and was gone. He's not that fast with a 4.57 40 at his pro day, but he's got good vision and has good game speed. To me seems like some guys can haul *** but can't get that 40 dash right. Game speed is important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, droopy1592 said: To me seems like some guys can haul *** but can't get that 40 dash right. Game speed is important. Yeah, McKissic had a pedestrian 40 yard dash at his pro day , but he really accelerated through that hole on that kickoff return. Sanu was open a lot, got out of his breaks fast. Robinson does have 4.40 speed which was evident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peoriabird Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Who do you cut then for Mckissic? Weems? Nick Williams? Devin Fuller? I don't think Mckissic makes the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droopy1592 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 See how he does in the coming weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzard_falcon Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 19 minutes ago, peoriabird said: Who do you cut then for Mckissic? Weems? Nick Williams? Devin Fuller? I don't think Mckissic makes the team. 1. Jones 2. Sanu 3. Hardy (PR) 4. Robinson 5. Williams 6. McKissic (KR) Practice squad: Fuller Cut: Weems Just my personal opinion, so far. If we keep 7 WRs again, then Weems stays on the squad but is probably a gameday inactive barring injury. Nothing against Weems, who has always been one of my favorite players. But I think everyone else offers more upside as a receiver or returner than he does, and he's not that good of a ST player to keep around just for his kick coverage skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEIST Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Glad Raheem Morris is assistant head coach already! Was gonna be hard to hold on to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monolith2001 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Not sure we will keep 7 WRs on 53 this year like last but if we don't, it's going to be a really hard cut. Weems is the obvious 7th man but even he played decent last night and he is a known quantity. Although Fuller didn't shine much in game, he has been solid in TC, I think we hold onto him (PS) unless he falls off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeg272 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 59 minutes ago, virginiafalcon said: 1. Jones 2. Sanu 3. Hardy (PR) 4. Robinson 5. Williams 6. McKissic (KR) Practice squad: Fuller Cut: Weems This is the way I see it boiling down also. Have always loved Weems, but I think his time is done here again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ya_boi_j Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 And people said Hester and Weems couldn't be replaced. Very impressed with the young guys last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfactor Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Robinson blew me away with his speed opens up the game with his vertical threat Hardy Mr. 3rd down always finds an opening Sanu crisp routes big boy will flourish in this system McKissic to soon to tell but if he keeps showing out anything is possible Plus gotta give a shout out to Campbell and Jones played lights out for their first game how refreshing it is to have that kind of speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insight Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 More cut Weems thread just like last year. Weems makes big plays in REAL games and has been a top special teams ace and team leader for years. I don't know what you guys were watching but 1 hour ago, virginiafalcon said: 1. Jones 2. Sanu 3. Hardy (PR) 4. Robinson 5. Williams 6. McKissic (KR) Practice squad: Fuller Cut: Weems Just my personal opinion, so far. If we keep 7 WRs again, then Weems stays on the squad but is probably a gameday inactive barring injury. Nothing against Weems, who has always been one of my favorite players. But I think everyone else offers more upside as a receiver or returner than he does, and he's not that good of a ST player to keep around just for his kick coverage skills. Weems is one of the best special teams players in the league bar none. He has consistently shown he plays big in the regular season against 1st team talent. This love for new unknown quantities reminds me of the Reedy love over the past couple of seasons. Robinson solidified his position, but Williams and McKissic really haven't done enough to warrant cutting a know exceptional player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 How tall is McKissic? He looks 5'9 but built solid. Speed isn't always the best thing for returns. Vision is more important. If you find the holes you can take anything back, since you are running one direction and all of them are running the opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trubirdfan4life Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 hour ago, virginiafalcon said: Cut: Weems Just my personal opinion, so far. If he's not that good of a ST player to keep around just for his kick coverage skills. He kinda is that good of a ST player....fearless on coverage. With the punter that we have, that coverage is crucial for the field position game....williams is gone if anyone is cut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 minute ago, trubirdfan4life said: He kinda is that good of a ST player....fearless on coverage. With the punter that we have, that coverage is crucial for the field position game....williams is gone if anyone is cut That ST penalty setting the offense at the 1 was pretty stupid for a good ST player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff_Man Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, Jesus said: That ST penalty setting the offense at the 1 was pretty stupid for a good ST player. Well...it was only a one yard penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramonezy Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 WRs looked great last night... but I think TE group disappointed a bit. I did like the one play where Hooper went deep, which is an interesting wrinkle to add. How did you guys feel about the TE play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smart One Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Based off last year I think we can safely assume that there will be a total of 13 eligible receivers that will make the roster. We can assume at a minimum there will be 3 RBs 5 WRs and 2 TEs. I think barring injury it is safe to assume those spots will look like this RB Freeman Coleman DiMarco WR Jones Sanu Hardy Robinson Williams TE Tamme Hooper That leaves 3 spots for the most likely candidates of Toliolo Ward Fuller Wilds Weems and McKissic on the bubble. I personally think we go with 3 TE this year and Toliolo has proven his worth so put him on the roster. That leaves 5 players for 2 spots. I would also be surprised if we didn't have 4 total RB so put one of Wilds or Ward on the roster. Ward is currently hurt but Wilds was also a mixed bag last night. It's too early to tell who will stick as the third Tailback but we should assume 1 makes the roster. That leaves 1 spot for Fuller Weems and McKissic. A few things to consider for this spot. Is this the primary returner? How good must this player be at receiver? I believe that neither of these are a must but competence at both is required. That leads me to believe Weems has the inside track given his overall versatility. If Fuller or McKissic were to make it it would have to be as the primary returner. Anyway that's what I think we're looking at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peoriabird Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 My vote goes to Fuller making the 53 man roster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerSteve Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 2 hours ago, droopy1592 said: To me seems like some guys can haul *** but can't get that 40 dash right. Game speed is important. On returns, it's more about cahones than speed. You have to just sell out and go straight at the defenders running toward you and force them to turn sideways for fear you're going to run over them instead of the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trubirdfan4life Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 40 minutes ago, Jesus said: That ST penalty setting the offense at the 1 was pretty stupid for a good ST player. I have seen Tom Brady get an intentional grounding on his first pass of a playoff game. Who doesnt get penalties? They all are pretty stupid. Preseason game #1. He committed a penalty....cut the guy. Matt Ryan was 0 for 4...cut the guy. Hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slappywhite Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 2 hours ago, peoriabird said: Who do you cut then for Mckissic? Weems? Nick Williams? Devin Fuller? I don't think Mckissic makes the team. i think all of the above.... I think Fuller took a step back last night. Weems is an ace on STso he may be kept, Williams and Fuller are on the early bubble, but its still early lets see how it plays out, but right now he;s above the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatboi Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 hour ago, The Smart One said: Based off last year I think we can safely assume that there will be a total of 13 eligible receivers that will make the roster. We can assume at a minimum there will be 3 RBs 5 WRs and 2 TEs. I think barring injury it is safe to assume those spots will look like this RB Freeman Coleman DiMarco WR Jones Sanu Hardy Robinson Williams TE Tamme Hooper That leaves 3 spots for the most likely candidates of Toliolo Ward Fuller Wilds Weems and McKissic on the bubble. I personally think we go with 3 TE this year and Toliolo has proven his worth so put him on the roster. That leaves 5 players for 2 spots. I would also be surprised if we didn't have 4 total RB so put one of Wilds or Ward on the roster. Ward is currently hurt but Wilds was also a mixed bag last night. It's too early to tell who will stick as the third Tailback but we should assume 1 makes the roster. That leaves 1 spot for Fuller Weems and McKissic. A few things to consider for this spot. Is this the primary returner? How good must this player be at receiver? I believe that neither of these are a must but competence at both is required. That leads me to believe Weems has the inside track given his overall versatility. If Fuller or McKissic were to make it it would have to be as the primary returner. Anyway that's what I think we're looking at. Dimarco is not a RB. He's a FB so that 3rd RB spot is probably Wilds right now. Ward being hurt didn't help his cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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