PatsBoy12
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Hence the "LOL." Hence the very next paragraph starting with, "Nah, seriously . . . "Tim Wright currently is playing for the Lions. He has a whopping 8 catches.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Hence the "LOL." Hence the very next paragraph starting with, "Nah, seriously . . . "Tim Wright currently is playing for the Lions. He has a whopping 8 catches.
Hence the "LOL." Hence the very next paragraph starting with, "Nah, seriously . . . "
Sorry, maybe my own overreaction, Deus.I was just trying to give the numbers on how much Wright has disappeared in the league.
Sorry, maybe my own overreaction, Deus.
Ok slight detour here. What the hell was he doing with his touchdown celebration? I thought he was doing that Dragon ball Z fusion stance (see pic below) but looking at the pic of him at the top of the page I don't know.
Sure, let's call it like he is. He's a TE2 with impressive size, serviceable athleticism, and iffy hands.
That's what he was when we signed him, and that's what he's proven himself to be through 9 games. To the extent that people are disappointed in him, I think it has at least as much to do with unreasonable expectations as with his actual performance. He is what he's always been. Some guys' hands get better at age 30 when they upgrade QBs, but it doesn't seem like a reasonable assumption.
I'm with you dude! It would be even more amazing if he can have a breakout game vs his former team on MNF next week!Pats fans were saying similar things about Danny Ame
Point. However, guys like this can have big games, as well. And when those big games come on a timely basis, all of a sudden it's- glad we have that guy on our team. Of course, Chandler would have big games against the NEP. Hmmmnnn....now, why do I suspect Chandler will have a big game (or two) in the playoffs? We'll see.
This board is far too spoiled by what Gronk has done. Gronk just isn't a size/speed/power freak of nature, he is also a phenomenal catcher. He just sets the bar too high.
After the Chandler drop, Gronk grabs a bad pass that was below his knees without breaking stride. Don't think even Bavaro or Gonzalez could have ever done that.
Of course he can have a big game. I like Chandler. You can't really compare him to Amendola. Amendola was a big name and big $$ signing, which gives some valid expectations for big play ability. Which I think he has lived up to for the past year. Chandler is a #2 TE that's pretty cheap. And I think he lives up to that well. But some here seems to be expecting him to be a really good #1 TE, which he isn't. I think people set their expectations way to high, for something that he isn't payed for, and something that he has never shown that he is. People get dissapointed that the $1M TE is a $1M Te.Pats fans were saying similar things about Danny Ame
Point. However, guys like this can have big games, as well. And when those big games come on a timely basis, all of a sudden it's- glad we have that guy on our team. Of course, Chandler would have big games against the NEP. Hmmmnnn....now, why do I suspect Chandler will have a big game (or two) in the playoffs? We'll see.
It might not be revisionism from you--I'm not going to go back to find your posts, I'll trust that you thought he wasn't much good--but there's definitely some revisionism from a board standpoint. There were multiple threads with multiple posters where the overall vibe was this guy was going to really add something.
Look, it's partly human nature, in two ways. One, you don't want to crow about something you weren't on target about. So people who said, "this guy's going be a beast!" or raving how the red zone offense would really improve with him, aren't going to bring that up much now. Also, as fans we want to be positive, so there's some "yeah, this is what we thought, it's good we have him though" going on.
But there has been revisionism. Hell, I hope he starts tearing it up so people can start saying how they knew he'd come through.
I'd like to point out that a certain number 2 TE we had, that people loved having on the field, dropped the more balls than Chandler did.
daniel graham?
He dropped his share....but caught a lot as well. His catch % was pretty damn good.Think of somebody more... murderous.
He who should not be named was a far better football player than Chandler.Think of somebody more... murderous.
Chandler's dropping passes that we'd expect high school TEs to catch.
Which shouldn't be all that surprising because no scouting reports on him describe his ability to catch as being anywhere near outstanding. Instead there are lukewarm notes such as "he has enough agility to go high or low to grab the ball."
That being said, I think he's going to have a bigger role in the offense now because he is more of a route runner than anything else.