10-20-2017, 02:37 PM
(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.
I believe CORE is AJ's Backup... But we should do a little better job of mixing in these WRs...
My guess as to why Lafell gets the call more than CORE is the coaches trust him more and he has better timing with Dalton. That and the OL doesn't give the time for Deep routes to work that often
would love to see CORE and MALONE getting more action with ross still working his way into the lineup (which is understandable due to the time ehs missed with injuries he hasn't practiced much with the offense and needs to learn what hes doing to be more effective on offense.)
