Simmons on punt returners

[Truck_1_0_1_]

(06-17-2021, 08:25 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Interesting.  Phillips is a guy that is the epitome of inconsistent.  He has moments of wow, both good and bad.  Like Ross at the end, he must annoy the piss out of the coaches in some way because no one ever seems to praise the guy and he seems locked in as a "backup" without much potential to win a starting job.  This being his contract year, I hope the guy puts it all together and pushes Waynes for a starting role, but I'm not holding my breath.  

I know injuries have been a part of his issues, but I still find it odd.  The guy is a really odd follow on Twitter.  Not Bobby Hart odd, but odd in an immature and "wanting attention" manner.  Seems like the kind of guy that Bates or Hubbard should try to bring in to the fold, as he has a ton of talent, but is just as inconsistent as he is talented.  

He had that called-back (which was BS) KO return TD in 2019, then got hurt that game. Since then, on all his returns (I did a post either last year or at the end of the 2019 season, can't remember), where I posted all of his return opportunities since he got hurt (INTs, actual returns, etc.) and his vision seems to have disappeared. On one of his INT returns in 2019, he got, "blindsided," (wasn't a blindside, but the way he got hit/reacted, it looked like a blindside hit) by a guy who was right in front of him the whole time he was returning.

I think for that reason, he may also be more-suited to KR and not PR, hence why he's been a decent KR in the chances he's gotten, but his PR stats since his injury are 3 returns for 8 yards, with a long of 9 (which means he LOST yards on 2 of his 3 returns).