10-06-2016, 02:54 PM
(10-05-2016, 08:18 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I agree with you, Nate. Uzomah is catching up with the pro game, just not fast enough for most of our liking. I've seen him make some tough catches, it seems he drops the easy ones. That tells me one thing, that he's looking past the catch, and what he will do after he catches the ball. Just need to get him to focus on securing the catch, before dazzling the world with his athletic brilliance. Didn't Gresham have a similar irritating habit, when he was young?
The drops may have resulted in fewer overall targets, but I feel confident that he and Andy, as well as the coaching staff are working hard to remedy this problem. All it takes is a few clutch receptions in key situations to erase a lot of bad memories.
Gresham had a few drops early but he wasn't as bad as some say. Still i agree with everything you say here.
Uzomah actually is a lot more talented than Gresham IMHO. Bigger, faster, not as good of hands yet but as you
also said the way he has dropped the easy ones cause he is not focusing can be fixed. Understandable to get too
excited and get ahead of yourself early in your career when you get a shot.
Precisely right also about making some plays will erase the bad memories no question..
(10-06-2016, 08:33 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I realize Kroft is coming off an injury, but what happened here? It is like Uzomah passed him on the depth chart? How about mixing in some targets for both of them out of a two TE set? That formation should also help the running game? If Kroft is never targeted, he never has to be accounted for by the defense.
And where is my favorite play? (If you haven't read a post in 5 years, it is the TE screen, that goes for 10 yards EVERY TIME THEY RUN IT) I love watching a TE flatten a tiny DB. The Bengals execute this play so well with their personnel (linemen get out and block well for it) but as soon as they get 10 yards, it goes back in the playbook never to be seen or heard from again for at least 6 games.
And I do love Hewitt getting a checkdown when he is lined up at FB....solid hands and good at moving the sticks.
I said it in another thread but almost all of Kroft's catches last year were made with AJM at QB, might take a bit
for him and Dalton to get on the same page as it has with all these new weapons. This all should improve as the
season goes on and the weapons and OL gel.
Love the TE screen as well and Eifert and Gresham were great at it and who is to say Uzi and Kroft couldn't be
plus it gives them confidence early in the game. Definately need to see this play more.
Same here on Hewitt, dude is the best H-back in the league right now if used correctly since Reese got cut.
