PatFanCraig
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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Why would anybody vote stand pat?
I really want to see how much quicker in his breaks/cuts/footwork Kenbrell is. I'm hoping he is a top 10WR this year.
I vote for signing Keller because that is what my heart says we should do. However, I have no confidence that we will do anything until mid-Augustor even later.
I would like to watch a practice or 2. I really want to see how much quicker in his breaks/cuts/footwork Kenbrell is. Heard he is getting freaky explosive from his ridiculous long intense high tech workouts. Would like to see it. I'm hoping he is a top 10WR this year. Also would like to see Dobson.
Where did you hear all that?He is training 12 hrs a day to become a better athlete and improve his hands and catching radius. By training camp he should be the fastest WR on the team. I just don't know how they could leave a player who works that hard inactive. The guy is training like he is in camp for the Olympics. I never hear of a WR running 100 full length routes and gauntlets a day.
2 udfa were cut today, I don't even remember their names.
My guess is that Austin collie will get a call.
I will say this about Thompkins cause it was brought up. We often talk about ceilings for players and talent. However we really don't know how good a guy can be. If Thompkins is willing to work hard enough for all we know he could be the best WR in the NFL. I am not saying he will be obviously but sometimes i think we get too hung up on measurables guys use to have and height and fitting the right profile for a position.
We do this for good reason though cause more often than not it tends to be true. However, plenty of guys have surprised that had supposedly low ceilings. I just think some people are too dismissive of Thompkins because he is seen as a guy without much natural ability in NFL terms. He could surprise us though and I would not count him out cause he is not 6'3 or ran a 4.40 at the combine. Guys can improve.
2 udfa were cut today, I don't even remember their names.
My guess is that Austin collie will get a call.
Thompkins weakness was his strength, which is what he reportedly improved on this offseason. Personally, I am torn on Thompkins, I do not think he is going to be the player many think he can be, I think he is a nice story, sort of the anti-Hernandez and that is what people like so much about him. Talent wise he is an average NFL talent by WR standards and his hands are not very good. I hope he proves me wrong but right now, he screams Justin Francis, Sterling Moore.I will say this about Thompkins cause it was brought up. We often talk about ceilings for players and talent. However we really don't know how good a guy can be. If Thompkins is willing to work hard enough for all we know he could be the best WR in the NFL. I am not saying he will be obviously but sometimes i think we get too hung up on measurables guys use to have and height and fitting the right profile for a position.
We do this for good reason though cause more often than not it tends to be true. However, plenty of guys have surprised that had supposedly low ceilings. I just think some people are too dismissive of Thompkins because he is seen as a guy without much natural ability in NFL terms. He could surprise us though and I would not count him out cause he is not 6'3 or ran a 4.40 at the combine. Guys can improve.
Well written response, but most of us are somewhat dismissive of Thompkins because he had many weaknesses last year, and only caught 11 balls in the last 3 months of the season between mid-Oct and mid-Jan. To take it one step further, the high majority of those 11 catches were in one game vs DEN.
It's hard to get insanely high on a player when you see many weaknesses, and he puts up numbers like that. While many like myself are openly apprehensive of Kenbrell Thompkins, there are many others who are severely overrating his 2013 campaign just the same.
For the record, no one is dismissing him due to his 40 yard dash time, that's for sure. While he ran a 4.54 on his combine day, some have reported times in the 4.4 range in other settings. No one is worried about his speed. It's more about double clutching the ball on the majority of his catches, running poorly rounded routes that are FAR from being considered "sharp" and precise, and having problems consistently getting open vs man coverage. The most concerning trait for me is the fact that he totally vanished into thin air after the 6th (or so) game, obviously proving that he did not have Brady's trust.
Hopefully that can be improved upon, but he's pretty low on the depth chart with Edelman, Amendola, Dobson, LaFell, and even Boyce (if he's returning KOs and active). That is why many of us are having a hard time imagining some great year unless injuries occur.
Dues, we just have to wait and see.
Not only is Kenbrell working that hard he is actually having fun because he knows he is getting faster/more flexible/crazy endurance. Its becoming addictive to him. He also enjoys learning new training technique like TRX Pilate/yoga exercises and stretches for flexibility and strengthening STABALIZER muscles. As well as trx stretches/exercises gymnasts and martial artists perform for to max out Core strength and flexibility. And he loves it and is having fun doing so. He is also eating for max flexibility.
He impressed many sports writers last preseason with his separation sharpness and quickness. I think this year he will look far more explosive and impressive. We should be rooting for big improvements and hope his hard work pays off.
Wifi is a great concept. Even 5 years ago any news came from the Herald Tribune!I hope to get to camp at least once, but I'll be out of the country for most of it. Counting on all of you to give such vivid reports that it feels like being there!