08-13-2016, 03:24 PM
(08-13-2016, 12:08 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: I completely agree about Erickson. He only had one "drop" and the ref missed a bad PI call. The defender was all over his back before the ball got there. I thought he still caught it anyways, but the back judge said it came out when he hit the ground. Erickson is a polished route runner and clearly knows where to be and how to make sure he gets there.
I thought Boyd looked good, but not great. Only reason not great is he wasn't getting a lot of separation, but interestingly he was playing the outside WR spot the majority of the time he was in there. Didn't see Lafell at all??? I think he will shine in the slot, and he can really track the ball well. Duped his defender on the deep pass by keeping his arms down until the last possible second.
Core looked good early, but Wenning's balls were late and underthrown. He looked to have the DBs scared to death of his over the top speed, so comeback routes were easy yards for him. If Boyd is to be the new Houshmanzadeh, maybe Core can be the new Henry?
Alford helped himself a great deal. Looked good on returns and showed his speed on a dump pass. He was even in on kick coverage, trying to show himself as an all-around player.
Right now, and it is early, I could see the WRs shaking out like this:
AJ Green
Tyler Boyd
Brandon Lafell
Cody Core
Alex Erickson
Mario Alford
It sounds terrible to say, but I almost wish they hadn't signed Lafell and they could keep Kumerow. I think the starting WRs could be Core and AJ, with Boyd in the slot. Erickson backing up Boyd in the slot, Kumerow backing up AJ, and Alford backing up Core at X.
Nice insight as i missed a lot of the game refreshing the stream over and over again.
I love that Core scares DB's with his speed and he looks to have good hands and was running good routes which
was his only weakness in college. Dude is a big, physical, fast Receiver. Don't forget about Simonise either who is
even bigger and goes up for the ball very well and has speed. Nice to see this out of the WR's for sure.
Lafell has the production at the NFL level which is why we brought him in, but if we aren't getting him accustomed
to Dalton this Preseason it could hurt us big time. I still have not heard a reason why he did not play.
Need to start either Boyd, Core or Lafell opposite of Green next game cause Tate is just not consistent at Wideout
when the regular season comes around. He will make a nice player here and there but we need more consistency
opposite Green. Simonise could also be a nightmare on the outside and in the Redzone for opposing Defenses.
