Did the wide receivers magically get good?

[kungfoodude]

Notice that Mingo still couldn't get open.

[MHS831]

Yes.  It was Christmas magic.

[Ricky Prickles]

1 hour ago, kungfoodude said:

Notice that Mingo still couldn't get open.

Hoping it's rookie issues and hoping that will improve some next season. 

[SOJA]

I realize GB's defense is not good, but Bryce made a couple *Elite* throws in this game. Notably multiple to DJ Chark 

[BY9Franchise]

16 hours ago, GoobyPls said:

Bryce was making some tight window throws and the packers D is garbage 

Even with the Packers D being bad a number of catches were just plays the receivers (Chark notably) just plain made that they haven't been all season.

[KatsAzz]

Bryce Young looked and played against the Packers like the QB we thought he would be when he was drafted.

[kungfoodude]

34 minutes ago, Ricky Prickles said:

Hoping it's rookie issues and hoping that will improve some next season. 

He looks like TMJ 2.0 to me. Same guy, basically. And this is while being the second most targeted receiver on the season. By a VERY wide margin.

I definitely realize some of our offensive issues are impacting every aspect of the team but in the two games we have thrown for over 300 yards(SEA and GB) he has 4 rec for 40 yards. So it is almost always other guys finally getting off, not him(he was the 5th and 6th best WR in those two games). 

Furthermore, he has absolutely zero elite attributes. He barely has any that are NFL average. He was a workout warrior guy. Just like TMJ.

[Ricky Prickles]

13 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

He looks like TMJ 2.0 to me. Same guy, basically. And this is while being the second most targeted receiver on the season. By a VERY wide margin.

I definitely realize some of our offensive issues are impacting every aspect of the team but in the two games we have thrown for over 300 yards(SEA and GB) he has 4 rec for 40 yards. So it is almost always other guys finally getting off, not him(he was the 5th and 6th best WR in those two games). 

Furthermore, he has absolutely zero elite attributes. He barely has any that are NFL average. He was a workout warrior guy. Just like TMJ.

I hope he doesnt have TMJ's heart or edge about him. If he inherited TMJ's heart there will definitely be trouble. If he has heart and willing to put some work in all I can hope is that he improves. 

[Panthers Fan 69]

No. It’s amazing what happens when your QB plays well. 

[csx]

They all executed a lot better yesterday. I'm not going to make it into more than that.

[kungfoodude]

32 minutes ago, Ricky Prickles said:

I hope he doesnt have TMJ's heart or edge about him. If he inherited TMJ's heart there will definitely be trouble. If he has heart and willing to put some work in all I can hope is that he improves. 

I think the heart question has largely been answered. He quits on routes or gives lackadaisical effort on occasion. He isn't a TMJ level slug but he doesn't add anything that 100 other FA JAG's couldn't.

The biggest upgrade this offseason has to be at his position. Move him down to #4 or #5 and hope he develops by the end of his rookie deal. 

[mav1234]

Chark has been showing up the last few weeks and it really did seem to click yesterday. He's missed a couple grabs the last couple weeks but is overall looked great or at least so much better than early in the season. 

Edited December 25, 2023 by mav1234

[kungfoodude]

2 minutes ago, mav1234 said:

Chark has been showing up the last few weeks and it really did seem to click yesterday. He's missed a couple grabs the last couple weeks but is overall looked great or at least so much better than early in the season. 

Well he has been hurt a lot of the year....which is not super surprising

[electro's horse]

None of Bryce’s bad throws counted against him when it was the wr fault. 
 

WR were making circus catches yesterday so logically those catches shouldn’t count for Bryce either.