Devin Funchess has been killing it since the Benjamin trade.

[Pantha-kun]

I'm still waiting for the offense to complete a pass more than 30 yards down the field...every time cam throws a deep shot this season either none of our receivers are anywhere near the pass or theres a bunch of defenders waiting on it to get there

[My Goodness My Guinness]

22 hours ago, Smithers said:

He is by far the best draft pick Gman has Made...which is kind of sad if you think about it.  

[Untouchable]

1 hour ago, top dawg said:

Byrd is at a crossroads. I think that these next few games are going to determine whether he becomes one to be taken seriously,  or entrenches himself as JAG.  

I'm keeping a close eye on the % of snaps each receiver is getting.  Can't get a trend from 2 games, but looks like the coaching staff is trusting Byrd to step up more.  For reference Fun, Shep and Bersin's WR snaps have held pretty consistent all season.

Player	Wk 13	Wk 14
Funchess	82.5	70.3
Shepard	56.1	35.9
Bersin	17.5	26.6
Clay	43.9	4.7
Byrd	40.4	59.4

 

[therealmjl]

1 hour ago, top dawg said:

Byrd is at a crossroads. I think that these next few games are going to determine whether he becomes one to be taken seriously,  or entrenches himself as JAG.  

I think if we connect with him on one of those deep shots it’ll do loads for his confidence and our offense as a whole. All it takes is one, IMO.

[t96]

1 hour ago, top dawg said:

Byrd is at a crossroads. I think that these next few games are going to determine whether he becomes one to be taken seriously,  or entrenches himself as JAG.  

No one can be "entrenched" as a JAG. Any player at any point in their career can still improve in any aspect of the game. It wasn't until Adam Thielen's (another undrafted guy like Byrd) 4th year that he did anything at all. Would you have called Thielen a JAG if he was here in his 3rd year and doing nothing in a stretch of a few games?

[Car123]

Byrd should be a starter.

[top dawg]

3 minutes ago, thomas96 said:

No one can be "entrenched" as a JAG. Any player at any point in their career can still improve in any aspect of the game. It wasn't until Adam Thielen's (another undrafted guy like Byrd) 4th year that he did anything at all. Would you have called Thielen a JAG if he was here in his 3rd year and doing nothing in a stretch of a few games?

Thielen hadn't  had an earnest opportunity until 2016. His time came,  and he produced.  Once given a real opportunity, in a stretch of games,  if a receiver doesn't take the bull by the horns,  then who is going to take him seriously?  I've seen it time and time again. 

Russell  Shepard is a prime example.  He disappeared  last season when his time came,  and he has disappeared  now. 

This will be Byrd's time to produce.