Unit Analysis: Wide Receivers

[TheMalcolmConnection]

I'd like to see a shotgun formation, 3/4 WR set and just have them all go deep and Ramsey chuck it up there. There's no way a defense could handle all that speed. I know that sounds very Spurrier-esque, BUT our offensive line should be worlds better this year.

[MTK]

Our WRs can't be much worse than last year, that's the way I'm looking at things.

RG was inconsistent as usual, and Coles was steady but unspectacular.

At least we've increased our overall speed at the position. That should help with creating seperation and hopefully getting some YAC.

[MTK]

Another thing on Gardner, the other night I was watching the Skins-Bucs game from week 1, and I just had to laugh when Brunell attempted the first pass of the season and RG dropped it.

[dirtbag2112]

LOL...I remember that Matty!

Why don't they just give an overall team grade and put us at the bottom with a D-.

Screw all this "posistional analysis."

[BigSKINBauer]

i don't mind people thinking that we suck because we will prove everyone wrong.... i hope and that is just more fun

It is ignorant to say that gibbs didn't target these players that he got for a reason. The speed is the factor, i just heard cerratto on Total Access and he spoke of how short but how FAST that our recievers were. Gibbs targetted Moss and Patten and MOss happened to fall through and when gibbs saw that we could trade for him he did. In terms of yards per carry if you line up the recievers with 40 or more catches. the order goes somin like this, ashlie lelie, santana moss, and david patten. we now have 2 of the top 3 which will for sure stretch the field. i don't know about the rest of you but the most important thing in my eyes is not even production it is stretching the field. Do i expect moss to get 90 catches like coles... no but i do expect him to get more than 10 yards per carry. If we gain even the same yardage in total with moss as with coles it will help us just because we stretched the field. The defenses last year just stayed up at the line and knew that there was no deep threat and this didn't allow portis to run. Basically what i am saying is that we may not have the best set but we have the deepest threat possiblity in the league with fast speed and proven WRs who have been able to get 15+ yards per carry very consistantly. And these type of players are those that we need to open up our game and do what we want to do.
ANd portis helping in running will help in passing.

[memphisskin]

Potentially we have quite an impressive array of wideouts, in terms of production the grade of C is generous. We were last in plays of 40+ yards last year and near the bottom in plays of 20+ yards. To change that we went out and got some more speed at wideout, which will hopefully result in more big plays. I like our guys, I've been a Taylor Jacobs fan since draft day 3 yrs ago, and hopefully they play at higher than a C level.

I think the success of our offense will rest on the offensive line.

[BigSKINBauer]

Originally Posted by memphisskin

Potentially we have quite an impressive array of wideouts, in terms of production the grade of C is generous. We were last in plays of 40+ yards last year and near the bottom in plays of 20+ yards. To change that we went out and got some more speed at wideout, which will hopefully result in more big plays. I like our guys, I've been a Taylor Jacobs fan since draft day 3 yrs ago, and hopefully they play at higher than a C level.

I think the success of our offense will rest on the offensive line.

40 yard plays..... i thought those were only in fairytales. i have forgotten how they look

[dirtbag2112]

I loved LC but that's why I didnt mind seeing him go. He could still make guys miss, but as far as route running and making cuts, he was hindered. Also we threw to him like 140 times and he only had 90 catches, thats not very good...even with #8 throwing it to ya.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by dirtbag2112

I loved LC but that's why I didnt mind seeing him go. He could still make guys miss, but as far as route running and making cuts, he was hindered. Also we threw to him like 140 times and he only had 90 catches, thats not very good...even with #8 throwing it to ya.

I don't know if you can call #8 passes an actual throw. They were more like a pitch a lob or to put it better I think our long snapper could hike the ball further between his legs than Brunell could throw the ball. LOL

[Riggo44]

We can't be any worse then we where last year. :vomit-smi I just wish we had at least one WR over 6 ft. I guess this is the new version of the "Smurfs". I just hope they can play as well as the first version did.
But we should be a lot better then last year.

[SkinsRock]

Originally Posted by Riggo44

We can't be any worse then we where last year. :vomit-smi I just wish we had at least one WR over 6 ft. I guess this is the new version of the "Smurfs". I just hope they can play as well as the first version did.
But we should be a lot better then last year.

McCants and Dyson are both over 6'. But yeah, it is like the "New Smurfs".....but remember that with the originals, Monk was there as the big tall WR to offset them, so I'd expect either DMac or Dyson to stick around in that role (hopefully McCants!)

And yes,we should be a lot better than last year!

[TheMalcolmConnection]

At least we have McCants and Dyson...

[memphisskin]

I think we have a lot of weapons at wideout, Coles and Gardner were more like scuds last year. Now a lot of that had to do with our offensive line play, deep routes had to be scrapped because there was no time and it took our qbs 12 weeks before either of them hit anything that even resembled a rhythm. Coles hasn't been right since injuring his toe two years ago, and 50/50 is well 50/50. There are still a lot of ifs, "if Taylor Jacobs can stay healthy, if Moss can handle the #1 receiver spot, if Ramsey can consistently play with poise and patience..."

Seems to me that we'll definitely have some defined roles for these guys, McCants did a good job in red zone situations under Spurrier so I don't see why he can't do the same under Gibbs. I don't think the Smurfs or the Fun Bunch had too much size but they were both successful groups of receivers. Hopefully Ramsey can get these guys the ball.

[That Guy]

we now have the rb and receiver corps that spurrier always wanted...