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I'm hyped, I'm stoked, and as always I love our team... But, here are my concerns going forward and some observations from yesterday...

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i think they are taking there time with Shaq.

 

also, there was one play in the 1st quarter where luke was SCREAMING at shaq because he was suppose to cover graham and didn't. I still think he is thinking instead of reacting but at the same time he has made some great plays. Be easy on the kid, he will be a force, you can see it in flashes.

 

Also with Funchess, if you don't think that rookie, making those HUGE drops and then coming up with 2 insanely HUGE catches in the 4th quarter means nothing, then i don't know what to tell you. He was playing against arguably the best secondary in the league and took those drops in stride, kept his head and made the plays we needed him to when it matters most. The guy just turned 21 and played at that poo michigan school. GIVE THESE KIDS TIME. jesus. they are both flashing.

As I said, "to his credit."  But the amount of drops and the frequency of them are a problem.  And no, we can't say what guy is or isn't this early in their career in most cases, but there are exceptions (Jarrett, Everett Brown, etc), but drops are usually not something that guy who has a history of issues with them just suddenly fix and/or figure out.   That is my concern. 

And again, as I said, I'm proud of him and all of our guys for stepping it up when it mattered.  But my concern is that, in a key moment, where he dropped that pass yesterday, and Thomas dropped his second int, that we won't be so lucky... 

 

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As I said, "to his credit."  But the amount of drops and the frequency of them are a problem.  And no, we can't say what guy is or isn't this early in their career in most cases, but there are exceptions (Jarrett, Everett Brown, etc), but drops are usually not something that guy who has a history of issues with them just suddenly fix and/or figure out.   That is my concern. 

And again, as I said, I'm proud of him and all of our guys for stepping it up when it mattered.  But my concern is that, in a key moment, where he dropped that pass yesterday, and Thomas dropped his second int, that we won't be so lucky... 

 

remember also he was hobbled in TC and literally had zero throws with Cam during preseason. Zero.

I am so proud of that kid for stepping up and for Cam continuing to trust him in that stadium against that team. He earned respect from his teammates last night, you could see it.

 

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He has valid points.  It doesn't matter the record, there are always things to worry about and discuss, that's what being a fan is about.  Devin "Honey Funchess-o-Drops" truly has been bad.  He made some good grabs LATE in the game, but has been terrible this season.    I am hoping he turned a corner right there.   I still agree, there was better options than Funchess in the draft but it is what it is and we should have at least got Cam WR help in FA when there was some cheap vet options available.

He's also right about Harper on Graham.  I didn't understand that, at all.  

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as far as the OP goes....no one thinks we have a great WR group.

Of course it's a concern for everyone, but this team has been able to do enough to get the job done.

rehashing a post you've been making since preseason, less than 24 hours after one of the biggest wins in franchise history, is why people are hitting you with sarcastic responses

 

 

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Remove "reading comprehension" from your list of strengths.

what? (stone cold voice) i can't understand what you are saying as i can't read apparently.

Seriously dude we are just giving you a hard time, plus you have stated since preseason how bad our wr core is..You and others are just beating a dead horse at this point. News flash the team is sticking with what they got. Learn to accept it or gtfo.

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Funchess will come along. This might be the game that does it too. I admit i was extremely pissed at his drops.

You have to realize that what this team has overcome to be 5-0 is incredible.  KB going down is devastating and they are making it work. Speaks volumes about the team.

Can you imagine how dominate this team would be if Kelvin was in there?

Imagine how great we could be next year as well. This team knows how to come from behind and beat great teams no matter the adversity and injuries. We didn't have CJ or Allen in the game either.

This team still hasn't played it's best football. Just remember that. Funchess could be better. The pass rush can be better. The running game can improve. And I have faith that it will.

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I began to lose some patience with Funchess early on. But we haven't even reached the midway point of the season yet, mentioning him in the same breath as draft busts like Dwayne Jarrett, and Everette Brown is honestly just entering chicken little territory. When we drafted him, he was not supposed to shoulder our WR group immediately, he was supposed to learn behind Kelvin. But we know that didn't work out.

These tough moments that Devin has been enduring so far through only the first 5 games of his career should make him a better player moving forward, he's only 21, but we've already seen that he has a short term memory when it comes to drops. He came up big with 2 key catches in the fourth quarter. That's the progress that you want to see from such a young WR who is still adapting to the position.

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