(05-27-2019, 05:12 PM)Destro Wrote: For a top 10 draft pick after 2 seasons, yeah, that is no big deal. Meanwhile, players have better stats in three games. JuJu has had a better year than Ross has had a career and he played 2nd to one some people have as the best in the league. Don't get me wrong; I hope Ross does well, but so far, he has shown very little. Will he turn the corner? i don't know, but if he does, he is likely to fumble and pull a hammy.

(05-27-2019, 09:19 PM)McC Wrote: You have to train for race.  I say just let him go ahead and train for football.  The guy's got too much to prove to waste his time on anything else.

4. Lot of red zone today and much like last year, John Ross had some dominant moments in that area creating windows. We don't know if his complete game will round out, but he's got a niche as a RZ weapon at the very least.

— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) May 28, 2019

I think C.J. Uzomah mentioned the word fun 10 times today in describing Zac Taylor's method of teaching and John Ross said it's obvious you can see the differences in the room. Ross said these OTAs have felt like the best weeks of his career. Will post the quotes later.

— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) May 28, 2019

(05-28-2019, 04:25 PM)pally Wrote:

I think C.J. Uzomah mentioned the word fun 10 times today in describing Zac Taylor's method of teaching and John Ross said it's obvious you can see the differences in the room. Ross said these OTAs have felt like the best weeks of his career. Will post the quotes later.

— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) May 28, 2019

(05-25-2019, 02:38 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: We both know he would. That illustrates a huge issue. We don't have a legit #3 WR that can be counted on.

(05-28-2019, 04:25 PM)pally Wrote: note from today's practice

4. Lot of red zone today and much like last year, John Ross had some dominant moments in that area creating windows. We don't know if his complete game will round out, but he's got a niche as a RZ weapon at the very least.

— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) May 28, 2019

I think C.J. Uzomah mentioned the word fun 10 times today in describing Zac Taylor's method of teaching and John Ross said it's obvious you can see the differences in the room. Ross said these OTAs have felt like the best weeks of his career. Will post the quotes later.

— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) May 28, 2019

(05-28-2019, 04:35 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Meanwhile I don't think a single player has ever used the word "fun" even one time to describe Bill Belichick's method of teaching. So the positive nature of that is in question.

(05-27-2019, 06:28 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Ross seemed like he hated the attention he got for 4.22.

I doubt he wants to partake in an event that would just shine more light on it.

(05-28-2019, 03:56 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: He hardly played his first season so scoring 7 TD's in his 2nd season IS a big deal and last time i heard, TD's win games in the NFL.

Man i hope he breaks out and has a great career so people can eat some major crow. This guy takes a lot of heat and much of it undeserved. We will see how he does with an offensive minded coach that doesn't put him in his dog house.


Exactly.

(05-28-2019, 10:33 PM)Destro Wrote: I didn't play that year, either, so I do have an upside. And winning games is cute to talk about on the couch during the playoffs. Boyd had 7, as well. I said I hope he does well, just that measuring his draft position and production don't bode well. Sucks that he got hurt; sucks what happened with the breakdown in communication caused by him alone. If he was a 5th round pick, I would say nothing about him and probably about the same if he was a 3rd rounder, but he was top ten pick. Not his fault people all giddy about 40 yard dashes. If he ran a 4.55 he may have gotten a true evaluation.

(05-28-2019, 04:45 PM)ochocincos Wrote: A lot of teams don't.

(05-28-2019, 09:20 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: No, but Belichick is not the only successful coach in the NFL. Sean Payton’s offensive players probably think his practices are pretty fun.

(05-25-2019, 06:41 PM)treee Wrote: Saw a stat the other day, something like:

Ross would have led 18 teams in touchdowns last year, if he were on their team.

(05-29-2019, 08:14 AM)Catmandude123 Wrote: He wasn't in the top 100 in receptions or receiving yardage. What's your point? He isn't even close to being a top target and while getting open in the red zone is a plus he has a way to go to being a third receiver. The FO was stupid for taking him so high just because of one sprint at the combine.

(05-29-2019, 06:28 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I don't know, haven't seen them say so that I recall. Certainly not 10 times.

I also think that Sean Payton has underachieved as a HC. (Hot take?) He's had HoF QB Drew Brees his entire career as a HC and has only won 2 playoff games in a season 1 time. Granted he gets credit for the SB win, but in the 8 years since he is 80-48 (10-6 average record) with a 4-5 postseason record.... that's with a first ballot HoF/top-7 all-time QB.

A brilliant offensive mind (likely, would like to see him replicate his offensive success with another QB) but I have hesitations on putting him in the great HC category.

(05-28-2019, 10:37 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: 7 TD's seems like a good number. But the 210 total yards receiving in 2 years combined is an equally bad statistic for a Top 10 pick.

He also shows in games that he seems to have a lack of awareness and doesn't seem to have the whatever it is that makes him fight for a 50/50 ball and come down with it.

(05-28-2019, 04:35 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Meanwhile I don't think a single player has ever used the word "fun" even one time to describe Bill Belichick's method of teaching. So the positive nature of that is in question.

(05-29-2019, 01:06 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: We've been thin from WR3 on down for much of the last 10 years, aside from when we had Sanu. 

If you really look at other teams depth charts, most of them have more experience than we do. 

I'm not saying they're littered with 1000 yard guys, but teams usually have a WR3 or even WR4 who has experienced a 400 or 500 yard season.