Help Me Out Here (Re: Gettis)

[BOW BOW BOW BOW™]

two good games is generally enough for a fanbase to have 3-4 years worth of "he'll breakout any day now.... just you wait!"

people are still waiting for barnidge to suddenly turn into a pro-bowl TE because he made one catch on a broken coverage in 2009

[klbishop143]

From waht I remeber, he had better hands than lafell their rookie season.

[Ja Rhule]

[Jangler]

two good games is generally enough for a fanbase to have 3-4 years worth of "he'll breakout any day now.... just you wait!"

people are still waiting for barnidge to suddenly turn into a pro-bowl TE because he made one catch on a broken coverage in 2009

You have Dwayne Jarrett Syndrome. DJS

[unicar15]

He was the 2nd or 3rd leading rookie receiver in the only year he played with Jimmy Clausen as his QB. Dez Bryant had 561 yards receiving his rookie year. David Gettis had 501...

The guy has a lot of talent and could become a ridiculous deep threat if he can impress in camp.

[Ivan The Awesome]

So, as I read threads here where our receiver corps comes up, there's always talk about Gettis coming back after his season on IR. There seems to be a lot of interest in him being a major threat and I don't quite understand what that's based on.

I'm not saying it's without good reason. I just haven't seen the information that backs it up.

Here's what I know...

Had some flashes of real potential in 2010 in spite of our quarter back woes. Good size. And that's about it.

So basically, tell me more. What am I missing here?

The major reason, we have a QB to throw the ball.

[Brokenbad]

That was Nate Clements that he burned so badly, which is another good sign. Admittedly, he dropped a 4th down pass in the redzone that game that could have tied it up.... but what does he do? Goes out the next drive and grabs the game tying touchdown.

8 catches - 125 yards - 2 TD's that day. With Jimmy Clausen as his QB. That is an All Pro kind of day there. Granted, just one game.... but imagine the possibilities with a real QB.

I don't think thats possible, even on Madden.

Matt Moore was QB that day

[Keith Moons Liver]

It's called potential.

Meh, every team has a few of these young guys with "potential" but most of them don't become anything more than rotation players.

[CatMan72]

Yup, like others have said he's got a rare size/speed combo so with Cam's arm and accuracy on deep balls people are excited about Gettis's potential.

[Brokenbad]

Ok, so you are wondering why everyone is so high on Gettis....

Lets see. He is taller, bigger, and faster than Justin Blackmon.

He is a sixth round pick and not a huge invested potential bust first rounder.

He was a standout on a 2-14 team with one of the most historically bad QBs that ever existed.

He caught an 80+ yard TD pass against the Baltimore Ravens from a QB who had not stepped foot on a football field in like 3 years.

What else do you need me to say for you to be excited about Gettis???

/end thread.

[carolinarolls]

Physically, Gettis is just this side of an anomaly. He has decent hands coming out of Baylor and really only needs the things you can teach. There is no way to link something, imbed something, or mention something that will unequivocally convince everyone that he will be great for us, but there should be plenty of tape from his rookie campaign that allows us to be positive in our anticipation of he and Cam together on the field.

[csx]

The legends of Ron Edwards and David Gettis

[Louie]

The legends of Ron Edwards and David Gettis

a healthy Ron Edwards + David Gettis= playoffs :D

[Phoenaxe]

Has anyone else noticed that Gettis did the "Superman" touchdown exactly like cam after his first NFL touchdown? Thought it was pretty cool to see.