Ross limited Thursday; Jones didn’t practice

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(10-20-2017, 05:35 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Jim O's take:

@SHRacerX – Cody Core/vertical threat

Great question. All I can surmise (and I don’t know this for sure, because honestly the coaches have been a bit edgy since the Zampese firing) is that he’s not doing what they want to see in practice. Generally speaking, when we wonder why a certain player isn’t on the field – it’s because he hasn’t earned it during the week or weeks prior to. I’ve only seen Core on the field of late to basically give Green his breathers.

Now, this also could be a function of the new OC. The deep drops for Dalton have greatly diminished in order to protect him. It’s hard to go deep when you want the ball out in 2.5 seconds, which is what he’s averaging since Lazor took over. So perhaps they feel LaFell is still better at what he’s being asked to do than, say, Core. But you’re right – with no Ross or Eifert this team is right back to where they were a year ago with no one else who can get open in a step outside of Green.

And to your comment about maybe LaFell is better than Core because of the scheme to get the ball out within 2.5 seconds, it's not good if a WR can't get separation quickly. We knew what the offense was going to be like with this crappy OL. The ball was going to have to get out fast and you need guys who can separate quickly. If Core can't do that, he's not very useful until Dalton can be given more time to throw. Luckily, John Ross is an ideal fit for this scheme, but he just needs to get healthy and see the field. You're our only hope, John Ross-Wan.