This Jarrett Boykin highlight vid makes me feel good..

[Castavar]

He wasn't playing against 3rd string last year either when he put up 23 yards. 

Numbers game. Packers were simply too stacked at WR and had too many weapons. Cobb, Nelson, Adams, Quarless, James Starks, and Lacy. There's only one football. I also believe he was dealing with an injury.

[Castavar]

During preseason, Boykinn has caught everything within 5 feet of him, while unfortunately Corey has had some drops. 

 

I think I agree with you.

It's not even that, I just don't believe in Brown like most people on here do. I believe he is better suited in the slot position instead of an outside #2 receiver. I believe Boykin has the tools (good hands, decent size, decent speed, attacks the ball, strong) to become a legit #2. We shall see though. Hopefully Rivera at least gives Boykin some reps with Cam this Friday.

[top dawg]

He wasn't playing against 3rd string last year either when he put up 23 yards. 

It should go without saying that last year was too small of a sample to judge anything.  Plus,  the guy was hurt according to our resident @Packersfan

[Gallagher]

Because his performance in camp was pretty meh until the games started.

This is probably why he was able to catch 50 balls for 700 yards, then get benched for a rookie the next year. He seems to play better when the lights are on than in practice.

[csx]

It's not even that, I just don't believe in Brown like most people on here do. I believe he is better suited in the slot position instead of an outside #2 receiver. I believe Boykin has the tools (good hands, decent size, decent speed, attacks the ball, strong) to become a legit #2. We shall see though. Hopefully Rivera at least gives Boykin some reps with Cam this Friday.

Slot and #2 are not comparable terms. Football players and coaches speak in terms of x,y, z. Fantasy football talks in terms of 1, 2, 3.   A slot receiver can just as well be a fantasy 1 or 2. Look at Welker with the Pats. Funchess could be a slot receiver.....given KB was playing and still be a #2 Fantasy receiver. 

[Chaos]

Majority of his rec came from Flynn and Tolzon. Rodgers was hurt.

that's what i get for just watching the first two minutes of the video.

[Castavar]

Slot and #2 are not comparable terms. Football players and coaches speak in terms of x,y, z. Fantasy football talks in terms of 1, 2, 3.   A slot receiver can just as well be a fantasy 1 or 2. Look at Welker with the Pats. Funchess could be a slot receiver.....given KB was playing and still be a #2 Fantasy receiver. 

You aren't telling me anything I don't know already. However, people are saying Brown is a lock to be opposite Funchess. Well, considering we run a lot of two WR sets (and will most likely play a lot of two tight end sets too with the KB injury), that means Philly will get way more snaps and targets than Boykin, which qualifies him as a #2, which I think Boykin fills that role better. I am hoping for it to be Funchess, Boykin, Ginn, and then Brown when regular season hits.

[GoobyPls]

I think he's an upgrade over Brown, but at the end of the day we need Ginn or Brown as our number 2. If last year taught us anything is that we can't have 2 slow receivers starting opposite of each other, defenses can just stack the box knowing no one on our offense can get deep. 

Also keep in mind he just got beat out by a rookie

[GRWatcher]

I honestly do not know who our #1 or #2 WR will be, or if there even will be one. Maybe it will be by committee. But what I do know is that any WR that wants the job has to be consistent. And what I have seen in our 2 preseason games is that Ginn & Boykin have been the WR's to be consistent. A couple of rookies have stood out too but their value is difficult to judge with the 3rd string. The rest of the group have some work to do with very little time left, including Funchess just because he's been limited. The next game will tell a lot.