08-15-2016, 10:25 AM
(08-15-2016, 10:15 AM)jonesy84 Wrote: I'm resigned to the understanding that every team needs a guy like Tate. He's pretty much average (or at least we must concede near average) at every aspect of the WR position. Nothing amazing but nothing terrible that loses us games or kills our offense. After one preseason game against no starters, to think that Ericson has a shot to usurp Tate makes me laugh a little. Was I impressed by Ericson? Sure, heckuva game by the dude. Being a rabid OSU fan, I saw plenty of him in the Big 10. He's a scrappy, heady guy and he's got a future in the NFL for sure, IMO. But not a chance he flat out replaces Tate this season. Best case scenario for us, he goes to PS and doesn't get plucked, and we can reevaluate next year. And that's regardless of what he does the next three preseason games. Again, all of this conjecture is IMHO...
The further we get from Friday's game the more I'm coming around to this line of thinking as well. I think Erickson is probably a long shot. I agree he more than likely will not be flat out replacing Tate, as I think Tate is here to stay. Basically I think it's Tate and no Erickson, or its Tate AND Erickson. There is no scenario barring injury that I can see Tate getting cut.
That being said,if he keeps it up this preseason, I will be a tad sick to my stomach if and when Erickson gets plucked from our PS.
