Pop Douglas Thoughts

[rochrist]

Reminder: Troy Brown wasn’t always the OG TB you seem to recall.

- TB was in either his first (IIRC) or second season in the 96 SB season. Tuna (may he rot in hell, or at least purgatory for a while for this) held him off the active list for SB cause he ‘wasn’t good enough’. He was Drew’s goto guy when under duress the back half of that season, but it was still ‘justifiable’, cause he didn’t jump off the field looking like a top draft pick.
- TB spent the next 3 years on the roster cusp/ back end. IIRC he didn’t really come into his own til like 2002.

That's not accurate. He took off as soon as Bill took over the team. He had 83 receptions in 2000 and 101 for 1200 yards in 2001. He actually regressed a bit in 2002 with 97 catches for 890 yards. 2001 was, by far, his best season.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Pop has another full year in the Offense for basically peanuts. I'm optimistic he can get much better next year. Like say a poor man's Edelman/Welker.

If he didn't get it in 3 years, it is doubtful he will get it in Y4. Nothing against Pop, it simply rarely happens.

 

[Gumby]

That's not accurate. He took off as soon as Bill took over the team. He had 83 receptions in 2000 and 101 for 1200 yards in 2001. He actually regressed a bit in 2002 with 97 catches for 890 yards. 2001 was, by far, his best season.

Ok I was off by 1-2 years. Forgive me I’m an old fart…. Oh and get off my lawn.

but I was talking more importantly about how long it took him to become ALL THAT and specifically about the period of 1996-2000

So now you are going to make me check boring old FACTS……


And sure enough, his first big year was 2000

7 long YEARS (1993 - 2000)

WHO WANTS TO WAIT 7 years on POP???? But sometimes…that is what it takes.

 

[Zuma]