Adam Mother F-ing Thielen

[tukafan21]

In all the hate on here today, I thought it was only right that we need to recognize the one player on our team who is playing like a legitimate star right now, none other than Mr Adam Thielen

T-3rd in receptions

9th in yards

T-4th in TDs

3rd in 1st Downs

He's not an outside #1 anymore at this point in his career, but he's such a savvy vet and great route runner that he's constantly getting open and essentially forcing Bryce to keep throwing him the ball with how often he's getting open for him.  It's another reason we so badly need a true outside #1 though, as Thielen's targets wouldn't go down that much with how often he gets open, so adding a #1 could help unlock the offense and in turn, hopefully Bryce.

If he can stay healthy, with his route running, there is no reason he can't be a successful slot in this league for another 3-5 years.  He's could very well be the type of guy who plays like Larry Fitzgerald, into his late 30's and at the end of his career just be a solid 3rd down safety valve for the QB because he just knows how to get open on short yard routes.  That's why they gave him the contract they did, it's because they saw this out of him and knew he would be a perfect fit for a QB like Bryce.

 

[Newtcase]

I shudder to think of what this offense looks like without Thielen.  Thank you Adam, from the bottom of my heart for sacrificing what was left of your career to polish a terd.

[Cpt slay a ho]

Needs to be kept around to teach our younger WRs the ropes, consummate pro 

[top dawg]

He's the model of effort and consistency. 

[Aussie Tank]

I love what he’s doing but if AT is your No1 guy getting force fed you know the rest of our weapons are poo 

[tukafan21]

7 minutes ago, Aussie Tank said:

I love what he’s doing but if AT is your No1 guy getting force fed you know the rest of our weapons are poo 

While not untrue and yes the rest of our weapons are garbage, I also don't think it's fair to say Thielen is being force fed passes.

WRs who get force fed passes are constantly being thrown contested balls into tight coverage.  The majority of Thielen's catches are wide open with no defender directly on him with a chance to break up the pass.

And that's 100% on Thielen's route running ability, he's crafty and knows how to find the open space in the defense.

It's why he was my #1 wanted FA once we made the trade for the pick, particularly if it was going to be Bryce.  I think Bryce's mental side of the game and Thielen's veteran savvy and knowledge of the game is a perfect fit.  I'm sure he's not always running the intended route, but running into open space near his route and Bryce is smart enough to know what he's going to do and is ready for it.

Edited October 16, 2023 by tukafan21

[hepcat]

Not really sure why he signed here to be honest. I think it was the golf sim in the locker room and variety of golf courses in Charlotte. 

[Aussie Tank]

2 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

While not untrue and yes the rest of our weapons are garbage, I also don't think it's fair to say Thielen is being force fed passes.

WRs who get force fed passes are constantly being thrown contested balls into tight coverage.  The majority of Thielen's catches are wide open with no defender directly on him with a chance to break up the pass.

And that's 100% on Thielen's route running ability, he's crafty and knows how to find the open space in the defense.

Oh definitely just imagine if we had a similar savy player but with extra juice. A bit of YAC would do Bryce and our offence  wonders. Plus some serviceable guards would be lovely 

[CPF4LIFE]

He was called old, slow, and couldn't help bryce up untill the Seattle game. Andy Dalton really showed people AT had something left in the tank. 

I guess he can perform against better defenses as well....

[KSpan]

38 minutes ago, Aussie Tank said:

Oh definitely just imagine if we had a similar savy player but with extra juice. A bit of YAC would do Bryce and our offence  wonders. Plus some serviceable guards would be lovely 

A guy like DJ Moore can help a QB look good. If only Carolina had someone like him.

[Khyber53]

Not sure how he keeps getting open because it's pretty obvious he's our only receiving threat. The old guy is burning the rest of his magic for us. We should be doing more for him.

Was nice to see Tommy Tremble out there making some catches. With two catches yesterday he pretty much has been outplaying both Double H and Ian Thomas. That's how low our TE bar has become. 

Glad that we grabbed Thielen but man, he needs some help out there. I just keep having flashbacks to that playoff game years ago when Seattle triple covered Smitty on every play and we were completely shut down. If we were a better team, they'd be doing that to Thielen from here on out.

 

[weyco2000]

53 minutes ago, Aussie Tank said:

I love what he’s doing but if AT is your No1 guy getting force fed you know the rest of our weapons are poo 

Isn’t that the OP’s point? This dude is digging sod out of his helmet after diving for for a pass that clearly was uncatchable, while everyone else is standing around. I’ll take that guy as my #1 any day and his numbers back it up, size and speed doesn’t matter, if you can’t get open, catch or show any effort whatsoever. 

[NAS]

 

He's a great slot receiver, not supposed to be leading our team in receiving yards or receptions.  We obviously do not have no #1 WR or even #2 WR.  

[X-Clown]

27 minutes ago, CPF4LIFE said:

He was called old, slow, and couldn't help bryce up untill the Seattle game. Andy Dalton really showed people AT had something left in the tank. 

I guess he can perform against better defenses as well....

He was genuinely questionable in week 1 with an ankle injury, maybe it’s possible that led to his slow start?