02-08-2022, 07:56 PM
Sled may have slightly exaggerated when he said "most", but going into this season, there were definitely a lot of people already using his salary cap slot to target other players.
When they extended Boyd, drafted Higgins and Chase, they pretty much said that they didn't need a Kelce, they just need a veteran that can block and catch. He reminds me of Reggie Kelly in a few ways. Unselfish/team first mentality, good blocker and almost nobody knew what kind of team mate he was until his contract year. Reggie Kelly's true value to the fans came just before hitting the field on Reggie Kelly's last game of his contract and Carson Palmer said that Reggie Kelly was the best team mate he's ever had. THEN everyone was OK with his re-signing and began paying more attention to his contributions other than receptions.
Another similarity is that they both are/were often a two yard to three yard dump off after staying in initially to block. CJ has one hell of a stop and cut back move that Reggie never had, though so that helps him a lot with his yards per catch. Going into a game knowing you're the 4th or 5th option on 90-95% of the pass plays and always ready when that time comes says a lot about both's dependability.
All that said, I totally hope that I'm wrong, but I'm not expecting CJ to play. I think this is all gamesmanship and CJ will do anything he can to help this team win and if this is his role, he'll go all in and accept it as the leader that he is. If this makes the Rams spend 20 minutes game planning on if he plays, that's his victory with playing the act. Again, I hope that I'm wrong, but the look on his face heading into the locker room told me that this is more than a sprain and he knows it. He'd be blocking Floyd and Miller . . . it would be a great story if he plays and contributes to a win, but I think these two weeks leading up to the game are his gameday.
When they extended Boyd, drafted Higgins and Chase, they pretty much said that they didn't need a Kelce, they just need a veteran that can block and catch. He reminds me of Reggie Kelly in a few ways. Unselfish/team first mentality, good blocker and almost nobody knew what kind of team mate he was until his contract year. Reggie Kelly's true value to the fans came just before hitting the field on Reggie Kelly's last game of his contract and Carson Palmer said that Reggie Kelly was the best team mate he's ever had. THEN everyone was OK with his re-signing and began paying more attention to his contributions other than receptions.
Another similarity is that they both are/were often a two yard to three yard dump off after staying in initially to block. CJ has one hell of a stop and cut back move that Reggie never had, though so that helps him a lot with his yards per catch. Going into a game knowing you're the 4th or 5th option on 90-95% of the pass plays and always ready when that time comes says a lot about both's dependability.
All that said, I totally hope that I'm wrong, but I'm not expecting CJ to play. I think this is all gamesmanship and CJ will do anything he can to help this team win and if this is his role, he'll go all in and accept it as the leader that he is. If this makes the Rams spend 20 minutes game planning on if he plays, that's his victory with playing the act. Again, I hope that I'm wrong, but the look on his face heading into the locker room told me that this is more than a sprain and he knows it. He'd be blocking Floyd and Miller . . . it would be a great story if he plays and contributes to a win, but I think these two weeks leading up to the game are his gameday.
Only users lose drugs.
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