First off Pettis. I like this guy. He can Juke people at full speed.
Now Sharpe. Not enough tape imo.
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They're 5th or 6th WR's for any team that isn't totally desperate.
Pettis was really good... in college. He had 739 yards receiving over 4 years in the NFL.
I don't know what you mean by "not enough tape" on Sharpe. He's been in the league for 5 seasons. He's played 66 games. He has a ton of tape. He's just not very good.
What's not to like?
Pettis shows good speed and elusiveness and good hands. Maybe more of a slot guy or a Z type.
Sharpe's NFL scouting report is very encouraging. He has decent size, length, and route running skills so he's competition for EQ on the outside playing as an X WR. Scouting report actually compliments his precision running his routes.
I've suspected these are the kind of vets Poles would bring in while passing on older higher priced talent. Better than rookies with no NFL experience these guys actually have NFL starts and stats and they hung in the NFL for 6-7 years. So here's a question for those who feel our WR core is really bad.
Are these guys better than say a Javon Wims? A Riley Ridley? An Anthony Miller. A Ted Ginn Jr? So we've had worse.
No one is seeing them as more than potential contributors who may make the final 53 based on experience and at least some previous production. All of the competition is now for the #3-#5 or #6 WR spots and that's about where these guys fit. If nothing else they may provide some decent vet depth while Poles keeps searching to upgrade even more.
I don't mind the additions.
Javon Wims?Bearfacts wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 1:10 am
I've suspected these are the kind of vets Poles would bring in while passing on older higher priced talent. Better than rookies with no NFL experience these guys actually have NFL starts and stats and they hung in the NFL for 6-7 years. So here's a question for those who feel our WR core is really bad.
Are these guys better than say a Javon Wims? A Riley Ridley? An Anthony Miller. A Ted Ginn Jr? So we've had worse.
No one is seeing them as more than potential contributors who may make the final 53 based on experience and at least some previous production. All of the competition is now for the #3-#5 or #6 WR spots and that's about where these guys fit. If nothing else they may provide some decent vet depth while Poles keeps searching to upgrade even more.
Yes
Riley Ridley?
Who knows? Never got to be active because he couldn't contribute on special teams
Anthony Miller?
No
Ted Ginn Jr?
Yes
But that's really all irrelevant. Except for Miller, all of those guys ended up at the bottom of the depth chart.
So, yes, our WR6 or WR5 this year might be better than some previous years.
Their importance is a grain of sand, compared to a sand castle.
WR1-4 is what matters and where this team is weak.
I don't mind them, either.
But let's not pretend that they're going to fix this WR group.
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It's a fair cop, but at the same time, it's also fair that not much this year was going to "fix" that position.
I do expect Pringle to outperform his contract, bur then again that shouldn't be difficult to do. I have zero expectations for Velus Jones Jr from scrimmage or for Equanimious St. Brown from anywhere, so that leaves plenty of room for Sharpe to become Kendall Wright for a year or for Pettis to stay on the field for once.
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AZ_Bearfan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 10, 2022 1:54 pm Poles went to a nice steakhouse, ordered the cheapest thing on the menu and is stuffing the bread rolls in his pockets for later. Poles is basically my mom.
Check out Pettis' TD ratio based on his number of receptions. Only 52 receptions but 9 are TDs. That's one in every 5.8 catches.Moriarty wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 4:46 pmJavon Wims?Bearfacts wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 1:10 am
I've suspected these are the kind of vets Poles would bring in while passing on older higher priced talent. Better than rookies with no NFL experience these guys actually have NFL starts and stats and they hung in the NFL for 6-7 years. So here's a question for those who feel our WR core is really bad.
Are these guys better than say a Javon Wims? A Riley Ridley? An Anthony Miller. A Ted Ginn Jr? So we've had worse.
No one is seeing them as more than potential contributors who may make the final 53 based on experience and at least some previous production. All of the competition is now for the #3-#5 or #6 WR spots and that's about where these guys fit. If nothing else they may provide some decent vet depth while Poles keeps searching to upgrade even more.
Yes
Riley Ridley?
Who knows? Never got to be active because he couldn't contribute on special teams
Anthony Miller?
No
Ted Ginn Jr?
Yes
But that's really all irrelevant. Except for Miller, all of those guys ended up at the bottom of the depth chart.
So, yes, our WR6 or WR5 this year might be better than some previous years.
Their importance is a grain of sand, compared to a sand castle.
WR1-4 is what matters and where this team is weak.
I don't mind them, either.
But let's not pretend that they're going to fix this WR group.
Miller may have bettered that in his rookie year with one in every 4.7 catches but after that he fell off pretty fast. At worst I'd call Pettis and Miller about even and Sharpe is in somewhat the same basic category.
And I never said or even implied these guys were signed to "fix" anything. They're here to compete for the #3-#6 WR spots. Mooney and Pringle are #1 and #2 for now. Gimme your best guess for WR #3-#6.