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Kelvin Benjamin continues drops in Practice

nctarheel0619

By nctarheel0619,
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I don't understand why some "fans" need to bash one of our players in order to praise another. Yes, KB has an issue with drops. Hopefully he'll get that addressed. But, he's still had 1,000 receiving yards and 8 TDs as a rookie while being the #1 WR. That's really damn good. Bene has been an absolute steal as a 5th rounder. Great pick. I'm really excited about both, presently and for the future.

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I don't understand why some "fans" need to bash one of our players in order to praise another. Yes, KB has an issue with drops. Hopefully he'll get that addressed. But, he's still had 1,000 receiving yards and 8 TDs as a rookie while being the #1 WR. That's really damn good. Bene has been an absolute steal as a 5th rounder. Great pick. I'm really excited about both, presently and for the future.

 

Same reason some idiots don't think you can like both Iron Man and The Dark Knight, or both chocolate and vanilla ice cream.

 

Everything is a competition by default. One has to be better than the other, and you need to figure out which one is. You can't just accept that "they're both good." They have to choose one or the other or else their own lives apparently have no value. 

 

Knowing that other people like the same things that they like makes them feel part of something, which makes them feel relevant.

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The rookie excuse is a weak one. We purposely went into the season with him as our #1 WR. We have to hold him to those expectations. It's like the morons making excuses for Bell because he was an UDFA, holding him to those standards instead of the standards of his job- an NFL starter. 

 

Bell isn't a rookie, KB Is. I don't why you think that it was an apt comparison. Rookie's make mistakes and it often takes years before they really clean it all up. And it's not like we picked KB in the top ten or something. Expectations are good but keep them realistic for god's sake or you embarrass yourselves. 

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The rookie excuse is a weak one. We purposely went into the season with him as our #1 WR. We have to hold him to those expectations. It's like the morons making excuses for Bell because he was an UDFA, holding him to those standards instead of the standards of his job- an NFL starter. 

 

The drops are inexcusable for any NFL WR, regardless of their year. If a ball hits you right in the hands without a defender trying to break it up, it should be caught. He should be embarrassed. The whole world can see it.

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I don't think "concentration" is the right word.

People joke about him droping easy passes and catching the tough ones, but that can be a legitimate issue a lot of guys face for one simple reason:

A perfectly thrown ball slows down in mid air. It delays, and you start to think, and think about what to do with your hands, and what you should do after you get it, and start worrying you're going to drop it and many times it can result in blowing it.

Balls that arent on the money don't force a guy to go through that. They force you to act and not think.

I don't think he's not "focusing" as some here so generically point out. I think he's "overfocusing" and I think more and more reps and more and more practice will generally alleviate it.

It should also be noted that because he's big he has to deal with a lot more contact crap that doesnt get called than smaller WRs get that can affect his ability to make the catch.

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That's really not fair to Steve. He came into the league under different circumstances. He didn't get as many opportunities as he should have.

Kelvin is good in his own right but you cannot compare Steve to Kelvin. Only contrast.

but that's what normally happens to rookie WRs and that's my point.

Some people on here are thinker then molasses on a cold January day.

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I don't think "concentration" is the right word.

People joke about him droping easy passes and catching the tough ones, but that can be a legitimate issue a lot of guys face for one simple reason:

A perfectly thrown ball slows down in mid air. It delays, and you start to think, and think about what to do with your hands, and what you should do after you get it, and start worrying you're going to drop it and many times it can result in blowing it.

Balls that arent on the money don't force a guy to go through that. They force you to act and not think.

I don't think he's not "focusing" as some here so generically point out. I think he's "overfocusing" and I think more and more reps and more and more practice will generally alleviate it.

It should also be noted that because he's big he has to deal with a lot more contact crap that doesnt get called than smaller WRs get that can affect his ability to make the catch.

 

Based on some of his mannerisms throughout the season, I'd say it's deeper than that. He overthinks Cam's passes because he doesn't trust them to be where he thinks they should be. He needs to get over it.

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