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Remember when everyone was angry that the Panthers cut WR Jarrett Boykin last year....

Jeremy Igo

By Jeremy Igo,
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3 hours ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Huddle gonna huddle. 

 

Do you think he would even be in consideration for the squad this year? Seems like just looking back at that situation really brings how much the unit has improved into focus. Boykin was basically a less talented Norwood, who probably won't even make the team this season. 

I think the plan is to sign anyone with the last name Boykin and cut them before they take a snap.

Anymore Boykins in the NFL? This draft?

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People don't understand reality...fugin Ginn wouldn't be Ginn for us if we went off his production from other teams....derp

Some people just thrive at certain places even if they don't/won't at any other place...so who knows what Boykin would have done with this offense...it's not like Brown is a fugin badass athlete or physical speciman...and he wouldn't get picked up if cut either. He also had a poo preseason and looked like ass, so if the argument is Boykin looked like ass and therefore wouldn't have done well in games then Browns turnaround potentially proves you wrong or at least invalidates that stupid reasoning.

It's simple, you don't know how someone would have done if you don't give them a shot and going off what they do in a completely different environment isn't an indication of what they'd do in your environment...we have examples of this on this fugin team and people acting like it don't happen.

We'll also remember that everyone was angry when we cut the other Boykin, especially if the new CBs suck and Brandon sucking somewhere else won't mean poo because it doesn't mean he would have sucked here. In both cases it was legit, because like the CB situation this year, the WR situation last year was full of green players with little veteran presence(Bene in the CBs case)(Cotchery for the WR)...it's not in the realm of insanity to want veteran players with actual game experience on the team.

Honestly the more insane thing, if we take history into account, is that we have a GM who can field total rookie groups and actually has the eye for talent to make that work...coupled with coaches who actually coach...well that does sound insane for the NFL historically....

Hey it takes time to come to grips with that awesome reality...we're used to all of our moves failing/sucking.

 

 

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12 hours ago, chris999 said:

I think boykin was better than Norwood.

 

But Im not Coach Proel and I dont know if he was coachable or had personal issues or what.

Have to trust the coaches. That being said, I dont think Norwood makes the team this year.

Boykin may just be better than Norwood. His preseason was better than several of our receivers'. He came in, played motivated and made some catches. IIRC, he was a hometown kid to boot. Now, I guess he's been made into a joke, and perhaps  a target of revisionist history. 

That's the Huddle for you.

It will never work on me however. I know what I see. I know the circumstances. I compare stats. 

I think that it's safe to say at this point that we could have easily kept Boykin, especially considering what we already had, and we probably wouldn't have noticed any dropoff (and may have seen an improvement). Moreover, I believe that the Norwood pick was a little bit reactionary, and unnecessary in retrospect. 

 

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