Yall seen Yoshi’s Dave Lapham’s interview with Yoshi?

[BengalsBong]

(04-09-2025, 04:26 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: He's had touble catching through contact his entire career. He needs to be stronger at the point of the catch. 

This is the track guy turning into a football player.

He has progressed and if he steps it up a little more this year, he will be a real good WR one day.

Catching is his biggest weakness, and he improved last year as the year went along catching the ball.

220-pound frame will help with the impacts from the hits this year.

[BengalsBong]

(04-09-2025, 11:20 PM)phil413 Wrote: 6 scores on 36 catches (61 targets)...how bad can he be with that many TDs to score this low? 

It is pff not facts or science.

[phil413]

(04-10-2025, 12:04 AM)BengalsBong Wrote: It is pff not facts or science.

That's sort of my point.  PFF is being referred to more and treated as the standard for a player's worth even if we don't admit it. I mean he has a lot to improve, but you have to be pointing out 3-4 mistakes per route to be burying him and his 6 scores as the worst. 

[Nicomo Cosca]

(04-09-2025, 11:20 PM)phil413 Wrote: 6 scores on 36 catches (61 targets)...how bad can he be with that many TDs to score this low? 

John Ross had 7 TD’s on 21 receptions in 2018.

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(04-09-2025, 11:51 PM)BengalsBong Wrote: This is the track guy turning into a football player.

He's been playing football since he was 5 years old.

[WeezyBengal]

(04-09-2025, 08:32 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Perhaps that's why he's trying adding weight to his frame? Last offseason he had some really nice videos of him working with his receiving coach. Every little thing adds up to a better player in the game.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not of a mind that Iosivas will ever be a superstar, but if he can become a reliable option when needed, that is good on this offense.

For sure. I remember videos of him working through contact at the point of the catch last off-season. 
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If he can get stronger it'll definetly help. It's also got to be hard for him because he's playing literally every wr spot on the field. Chase plays a lot in the slot which bounces Yoshi outside and vice versa. Usually a slot WR can just focus on the slot. 

[reuben.ahmed]

(04-09-2025, 12:30 PM)bfine32 Wrote: "Yall seen Yoshi’s Dave Lapham’s interview with Yoshi?"

Who else would Lap's do a Yoshi interview with?

WTS, I love Yoshi. He hasn't made the impact I hoped he would especially when Tee went down last year, but it's not from lack of effort/focus.

There are other Yoshis out there. There would be a larger audience if he could get the green monster for an interview, perhaps for a Switch 2 promo. Comon Lap, know your audience.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(04-09-2025, 05:17 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Assuming we are still a base 3 WR offense, Yoshi will be a starter. His snaps last year were higher with Tee missing time. 

Offensive snaps last year: 
Chase: 1,054
Higgins: 636
Yoshi: 892
Sample: 655
Gesicki: 523
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All: 231 (likely IR)
Burton: 131 
Irwin: 115 (released)
Hudson: 119 
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Grandy: 75 
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C. Jones: 26 
I. Williams: 19 
Pryor: 19 (PS)
McLachlan: 5

Probably correct. I just think Mike G will get a lot more snaps this year after being paid.

[XsandOs]

I saw several plays where he was hung out there on a pass and made the catch while getting blown up. The kid is tough. No issues with hands either.

The issue with separation depends on where he is lined up. In the slot, a big receiver like him will get covered by the quick slot corners, initially.

On the outside (X), is he unable to deal with the initial CB jam. Is he getting re-routed?

"Route-running" is such a broad term. It encompasses physicality, set-up feints, cutting, suddenness and defender reads. 

[BengalsBong]

(04-10-2025, 01:21 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: He's been playing football since he was 5 years old.

Why does he have such a hard time catching the ball when there is a hit involved and sometimes without any contact.

He is improving but he was not a football player he was a track guy when we drafted him.

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(04-10-2025, 03:37 PM)BengalsBong Wrote: Why does he have such a hard time catching the ball when there is a hit involved and sometimes without any contact.

He is improving but he was not a football player he was a track guy when we drafted him.

Don't know what you tell you. He's been playing football for 20 years.

Some people just have natural hands, and some people don't.