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I take a bit of exception to the representation by Reiss that Thomkins has had an inordinate number of drops thus far. I've been to 3 of the 4 and I've only seen one bad one out of literally dozens of balls thrown to him of various degrees of accuracy and coverages.
Its PRACTICE for god's sake. This is the time when they are working on things. New patterns, new plays, new timings. WTF. Are we all so damned judgemental now that we expect these guys to march on the field for the first week of training camp and demand they catch every single ball that comes near them.
What I see are a lot people trying desperately to see their own selfish prognostications fulfilled and creating the stats to coincide. Some of the things they are calling "drops" would be remarkable catches if they were made. Its ridiculous some of the expectations that are being made, as well as some of the analysis.
Its PRACTICE for god's sake. This is the time when they are working on things. New patterns, new plays, new timings. WTF. Are we all so damned judgemental now that we expect these guys to march on the field for the first week of training camp and demand they catch every single ball that comes near them.
What I see are a lot people trying desperately to see their own selfish prognostications fulfilled and creating the stats to coincide. Some of the things they are calling "drops" would be remarkable catches if they were made. Its ridiculous some of the expectations that are being made, as well as some of the analysis.
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