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Originally Posted by RedskinRat
This is amusing to me. From this thread we can identify the poor sods who bought a Gardner authentic jersey.
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LOL!!!
Seriously though, Rod Gardner had a very good rookie season and has not been able to duplicate that performance since then. You can say that Joe Gibbs is using Rod Gardner as a scapegoat all ya want, but the truth is, Gardner is the one who is seeking a trade. Furthermore, he had that nickname 50/50 before Joe Gibbs got here, so tell me, would you want a receiver that only catches 50% of the passes thrown to him. Actually, the numbers were worse than that...toward the end of the season, his numbers actually showed from what I remember his catch percentage was in the forties!
One more thing, it doesn't matter that Gardner was playing in another system. As matter of fact, this system should be easier to adjust to than what Spurrier's system was, so I'm not buying that excuse. When the ball is dropping toward your hands or it's heading between the numbers, if you're a pro, you had better catch at least 80% of those passes! Sure, Gardner had some nice catches this year, but he had alot of drops this year as well. I don't hate Gardner, but I say good riddance!