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Armanti Edwards....

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pantherfan49 Newbie

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In four quarters of play in heavy rain, he didn't drop a punt or fumble. For a rookie's first time on an NFL field, that's pretty good. He's got a ways to go, but that's why there are three more preseason games and practices in between them.

Agreed. He didn't muff any punts and I felt certain he would.

He looks completely lost as a receiver, so if he sees the field any this year it will have to be with a much simplified playbook. He needs to catch the ball out in space (smoke screens) or on quick slants. He absolutely cannot battle defenders for the ball at this point.

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Heck, I don't think anyone would have been comfortable out there playing last night, especially one who has so much riding on his shoulders. But, just like everyone else, he has to prove he deserves to be on a team. He didn't play lights out or even near where I'd hoped, but he was far from the most disappointing players on the field last night.

They might want to throw up their hands and shift him to 3rd String QB... no number change and they wouldn't be losing anyone of apparent value.

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It's gonna take probably a week or two before Armanti gets his legs back under him. He never had to run anywhere near this much in college, so this is a shock to him physically as well as mentally. So let's all take a deep breath let the preseason play out before we start labeling any rookie as a bust or a pro bowler.

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Best case scenario right now would be for the team as a whole and for AE individually would be:

Go into the season with Smitty, Jarrett, Moore, LaFell, Wright, and AE as the WR depth chart... in that order... Jarrett, LaFell, and Wright are your better blocking WRs, so they stay ahead of him in most situations, and Moore will be the starting slot man...

Let AE focus on returns (much like Smitty did his rookie season) and some spot duty on 3 and 4 wide sets... occasionally in a trick formation like the Wildcat or an end around... and that is it...

If we throw too much at him at one time, and run him into the ground from multiple positions, he won't ever grasp any of them to a full capacity... We need to give him time to adapt, get his legs, and get his frame more ready for the tasks at hand...

Then, maybe halfway through the season (or sooner should he show himself capable), work him into more passing sets as the slot man... Let him run some normal routes... Let him run block down the field some...

By the end of the year, he will be in a position to be the player he can be, and the player we need him to be, if we go that route instead of throwing him directly into the fire...

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Best case scenario right now would be for the team as a whole and for AE individually would be:

Go into the season with Smitty, Jarrett, Moore, LaFell, Wright, and AE as the WR depth chart... in that order... Jarrett, LaFell, and Wright are your better blocking WRs, so they stay ahead of him in most situations, and Moore will be the starting slot man...

Let AE focus on returns (much like Smitty did his rookie season) and some spot duty on 3 and 4 wide sets... occasionally in a trick formation like the Wildcat or an end around... and that is it...

If we throw too much at him at one time, and run him into the ground from multiple positions, he won't ever grasp any of them to a full capacity... We need to give him time to adapt, get his legs, and get his frame more ready for the tasks at hand...

Then, maybe halfway through the season (or sooner should he show himself capable), work him into more passing sets as the slot man... Let him run some normal routes... Let him run block down the field some...

By the end of the year, he will be in a position to be the player he can be, and the player we need him to be, if we go that route instead of throwing him directly into the fire...

I agree with almost all of this. Only thing is I dont see anything wrong with throwing him the ball early and frequently. It will help him learn quicker and actually learn in real game situations. I'm talking about preseason I dont know if are you were or not.

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