king rhabuf;737423; said:
he really didn't do that well on kick returns this year though....he definitely has the potential to bust open huge plays though.
Already talked to by skidoo, but I agree, the lack of kicks to Ginn accounts for a lot of this.
king rhabuf;737423; said:
i really want to see him do well, but his drops are really going to hurt him early on. who knows though, santanio looked downright AWFUL at times this year, but he really turned it on at the end of the year.
How many WRs actually show totally jaw dropping stuff in their first year - certainly not many, fewer still get in the groove from the first game on.
Jerry Rice, who many consider to be the greatest receiver ever, had a pretty shaky start in the NFL. He had numerous drops, he had huge question marks coming in, with many questioning his durability, his speed.
Rice shut up his doubters pretty well, netting 927 yards once he got going, over a quarter of which came in one game - a 10 catch effort for 241 yards against the Rams, in December of '85. His YPG average other than that game was not huge his first year, and his TD production OK, but not holler from the hill tops worthy, at a total of three.
I believe that the sports press has unrealistic expectations for their drafted student athletes. When they come good within their first season, we and they should be pleasantly surprised. When they do not, be patient.