Shed83
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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Josh Gordon led the NFL in receiving yards last season in just 14 games. We are talking about on the field performance; he is a top 5 receiver when he is on the field without question.No, he's no where near top 5. He might be in receiving ability, but when you factor in the incredibly important issues of personal discipline, emotional intelligence, following rules and procedures, subordinating one's personality to the needs of the team, and being able to stay on the field and be available to your team, then he's not top 50. You have to show up to be considered.
That could change with the new drug policy.The best ability is availability, and if he isn't available due to suspension he is being out produced by every other starting WR.
You should learn the difference between dislike and disagree, I do not care if you click the disagree button but to dislike it does not mean that you disagreed it just means you did not like what I wrote, I call that the ***** button, it is a **** move, you just dislike someone’s post and troll along.
You should learn the difference between your own opinions and Universal Truth (or even generally accepted definitions).
For me, "dislike" means that I don't like the contribution to the flow of the conversation, that i see it as either a distraction from quality dialogue or a negative comment that will invite more negative comments. "Disagree" simply means that I disagree with the thinking.
Josh Gordon led the NFL in receiving yards last season in just 14 games. We are talking about on the field performance; he is a top 5 receiver when he is on the field without question.
So should I dislike this post? Since it is off topic of the thread purpose and has to do with a post that was made 2 days ago and since moved on from by all posters involved in the discussion. You bored bro?
I have seen him sign and draft a number of players who are often injured and less than dependable.Belichick has made it clear for over a decade that he values dependability over anything else, and the willingness to "do your job" as key to that. Gordon has demonstrated that he's not willing or able to subordinate his impulses and make the team's needs his priority. That means he's not a top 5 receiver, regardless of what he does when he's on the field (especially for Cleveland, a team largely devoid of other talent and weapons).
I think you have a warped view of the Patriots philosophy; we have brought in plenty of players with questionable character because of their talent and on field ability – Dillon, Moss, Hernandez, Haynesworth, Dennard, etc. for example.What we don't know is if this lack of emotional maturity and intelligence is something he can grow out of. Some people can, some can't, and we haven't developed a way of predicting that yet. If he does demonstrate it, then the Pats may consider him at that time. Until that time, he'll be a darling of fantasy football players everywhere (the opposite of Pats philosophy).
Just ask Hernando, you can't catch passes from a cell.