Smitty on TMac

[JawnyBlaze]

Things of note: mentions he has six drops. Six. For all the people that don’t know what a drop is, he has six. That’s a long distance from the league leader at ten. (To be fair, pro football reference has him at seven, still not bad.  Plenty of others is that same range.  His drop % is 6.3, which is low.)

Catchable ball success ratio: 83% which is great. Catchable being the key word. 

Mentions his contested catch rate is low at 5/18 but that’ll get better I think when he can rely on muscle memory for routes, catches, etc and the game slows down for him

Edited 6 hours ago by JawnyBlaze

[kungfoodude]

He is been very, very, VERY good as a rookie.

Not a complete player but he seems to have something we haven't had in a drafted WR in a long time is excellent worth ethic and drive to succeed.

[L-TownCat]

He has lived up to his draft selection.  Top-10 pick is a day 1 starter, impact player and consistent contributor.

His weakest points are easily attributed to inexperience and adjusting to the pro game.

Hes a stud, a star, and dawg whatever you want to call him, he’s him.

[mrcompletely11]

Hes had a great year

[kungfoodude]

FWIW, TMac needs the following to set rookie team records for a Panthers rookie WR:

9 receptions, 86 receiving yards, 3 TD's

[PootieNunu]

7 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

FWIW, TMac needs the following to set rookie team records for a Panthers rookie WR:

9 receptions, 86 receiving yards, 3 TD's

im rooting for him to get all 3.

2 hours ago, JawnyBlaze said:

Things of note: mentions he has six drops. Six. For all the people that don’t know what a drop is, he has six. That’s a long distance from the league leader at ten. (To be fair, pro football reference has him at seven, still not bad.  Plenty of others is that same range.  His drop % is 6.3, which is low.)

Catchable ball success ratio: 83% which is great. Catchable being the key word. 

Mentions his contested catch rate is low at 5/18 but that’ll get better I think when he can rely on muscle memory for routes, catches, etc and the game slows down for him

I think his contested catch rate will go up next season. He just needs to add a little more strength. 

[Kentucky Panther]

He’s probably going to go down as the second best WR to ever play here. Not sure how much of a measuring stick that is, but I have a feeling we are going to see multiple years of him competing for the receiving title. Hes that good. 

[Panthers Fan 69]

35 minutes ago, Kentucky Panther said:

He’s probably going to go down as the second best WR to ever play here. Not sure how much of a measuring stick that is, but I have a feeling we are going to see multiple years of him competing for the receiving title. Hes that good. 

I don’t see him being better than Moose. But I’d take top 5. 

[Admiral Ackbar]

Serious question, what's his ceiling look like? He doesnt have the top end speed, he still needs to work on snagging catches, I dont think his athleticism is top 1%. He is however football smart, good a route running and can make contested catches at times. 

Is this his peak? How much more can he improve? Serious questions, not knocking him at all.

[Tr3ach]

4 minutes ago, Admiral Ackbar said:

Serious question, what's his ceiling look like? He doesnt have the top end speed, he still needs to work on snagging catches, I dont think his athleticism is top 1%. He is however football smart, good a route running and can make contested catches at times. 

Is this his peak? How much more can he improve? Serious questions, not knocking him at all.

A little shiftier Tee Higgins without the elite contested catch skill.

[mav1234]

38 minutes ago, Admiral Ackbar said:

Serious question, what's his ceiling look like? He doesnt have the top end speed, he still needs to work on snagging catches, I dont think his athleticism is top 1%. He is however football smart, good a route running and can make contested catches at times. 

Is this his peak? How much more can he improve? Serious questions, not knocking him at all.

I don't think this is his peak. For one, he's not always going to exist in a passing offense happy to just hit 3k yards. Even that aside, he'll learn routes better, get stronger, and adjust more to NFL speed in a way I think you'll see him improve quite a bit. He doesn't strike me as someone content with a season like this 

[OneBadCat]

52 minutes ago, Admiral Ackbar said:

Serious question, what's his ceiling look like? He doesnt have the top end speed, he still needs to work on snagging catches, I dont think his athleticism is top 1%. He is however football smart, good a route running and can make contested catches at times. 

Is this his peak? How much more can he improve? Serious questions, not knocking him at all.

I think Mike Evans is a good comparison production wise. Also Bryce is particularly good with touch throws which might help his #s as well. 
 

Steve Smith is a top 10 WR all time. That won’t be eclipsed for a long time. DJ Moore is a great #1 WR as well but Steve Smith never got the chance to play with a QB that can extend plays in his prime. He also was historically under targeted by the running offense he played in. 

[Shocker]

Every time I see him on any media I immediately cringe.  He should not be considered any kind of expert at anything except maybe infidelity 

Edited 1 hour ago by Shocker

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, Admiral Ackbar said:

Serious question, what's his ceiling look like? He doesnt have the top end speed, he still needs to work on snagging catches, I dont think his athleticism is top 1%. He is however football smart, good a route running and can make contested catches at times. 

Is this his peak? How much more can he improve? Serious questions, not knocking him at all.

Well, there are a pretty big chunk of big framed WR's that aren't speedsters that are also excellent route runners. Hopkins, Fitz etc.

He just needs to work on his execution and catching. Being stronger at the point of attack.

If he improves even 10-20% he will be in the discussion for best we have ever had.

It's up to him how good he wants to be.