JetBlue Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I Don't believe that. Your choice; we will never know so I guess no point in debating it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I meant Dexter but I take your point. Ha! That went right past me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I Don't believe that. Yeah I agree with you. Hill, bad as he was, wasn't covered all the time in 2013. If we're just talking about speed, like with Bryant, Hill was as fast as we'd need any receiver to be (and on paper is faster outright). And on some go routes Hill was open and the ball was either poorly thrown or not thrown at all. Now if it was thrown, and thrown on the money or close to it, that's not to say Hill would have necessarily hauled it in, but in that case we'd have all known who the culprit was, as surely as we see easy drops anyone makes (like Amaro). Just like for the half year we had him, Harvin was plenty capable of getting separation; as much as a rookie Bryant in his first 10 NFL games, anyway. We got Harvin, and that finally gave us a good+healthy trio of WRs. That's precisely when Smith did his 3 picks in 5 attempts (or whatever it was) before getting benched for a few games. Sure, he was a lot better when he came back, but he wasn't setting the league ablaze and still missed some wide open opportunities that a good QB doesn't. Having a differently-named WR get equally open wouldn't have made much of a difference. And 55 yards/game isn't that much on a team that attempts the 6th-most passes in the NFL, with a veteran/star QB delivering nearly 40 attempts/game. Substitute that with a struggling QB attempting just over 30 attempts/game, and it's unrealistic to expect approximately the same numbers out of Bryant if he were drafted by the Jets. As it is, Bryant only had 3 games with over 44 yards, and the best-yardage game by far came against the depth-less secondary NY Jets (the bulk of his stats from that game coming on 1 play, an 80-yard TD in garbage-time with barely a minute left and down by 2 TDs). So mathematically, it works out that nearly 10 yards "per game" on the season was really from a single meaningless, garbage-time play against the winded, worst-depth secondary in football. He may have a very bright future, and be all that as a talent, but he wasn't reaching his Steelers #s with the Jets even if he was somehow healthy for 16 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Yeah I agree with you. Hill, bad as he was, wasn't covered all the time in 2013. If we're just talking about speed, like with Bryant, Hill was as fast as we'd need any receiver to be (and on paper is faster outright). And on some go routes Hill was open and the ball was either poorly thrown or not thrown at all. Now if it was thrown, and thrown on the money or close to it, that's not to say Hill would have necessarily hauled it in, but in that case we'd have all known who the culprit was, as surely as we see easy drops anyone makes (like Amaro). Just like for the half year we had him, Harvin was plenty capable of getting separation; as much as a rookie Bryant in his first 10 NFL games, anyway. We got Harvin, and that finally gave us a good+healthy trio of WRs. That's precisely when Smith did his 3 picks in 5 attempts (or whatever it was) before getting benched for a few games. Sure, he was a lot better when he came back, but he wasn't setting the league ablaze and still missed some wide open opportunities that a good QB doesn't. Having a differently-named WR get equally open wouldn't have made much of a difference. And 55 yards/game isn't that much on a team that attempts the 6th-most passes in the NFL, with a veteran/star QB delivering nearly 40 attempts/game. Substitute that with a struggling QB attempting just over 30 attempts/game, and it's unrealistic to expect approximately the same numbers out of Bryant if he were drafted by the Jets. As it is, Bryant only had 3 games with over 44 yards, and the best-yardage game by far came against the depth-less secondary NY Jets (the bulk of his stats from that game coming on 1 play, an 80-yard TD in garbage-time with barely a minute left and down by 2 TDs). So mathematically, it works out that nearly 10 yards "per game" on the season was really from a single meaningless, garbage-time play against the winded, worst-depth secondary in football. He may have a very bright future, and be all that as a talent, but he wasn't reaching his Steelers #s with the Jets even if he was somehow healthy for 16 games. Precisely. Please relay to Jet Blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 These are the type of kids we need. Yes. Dexter McDougle is the TRUTH. Why doesn't this guy get more hype? He was crazy good in college. Yes. Really? He had a 5th round grade on him by most web sites. Now he hasn't played in 2 years. It's not a given he will make the roster. Why wouldn't the second best DB on the team make the roster? Oh you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Injury prone players rarely turn into iron men in the NFL and McDougle has had an injury history at every level which apparently goes all the way back to high school. I expect him to flash in TC and then get injured again. Sadly this is a serious probability. But if not then we will have a great one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Rex Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Also because he was injured and reached for in the 3rd. Not reached for talent wise but reached for due to the injury. Just like Dee Milliner who had several injuries in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I'm not sure how this miraculous comeback is supposed to happen after two years considering he will be sitting on the sidelines playing with his wiener, as 5th CBs often do, but hey, go Maryland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoeword Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I've never seen Dexter McDougle play, but he has a great name, and that could be good for something, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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