(04-09-2018 08:49 PM)NIU05 Wrote:  

(04-09-2018 05:45 PM)Djud Wrote:  

(04-09-2018 04:16 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  

(04-09-2018 03:16 PM)StevenNIU Wrote:  

(04-09-2018 08:43 AM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  That move was made awhile ago. They need a slot wr behind Brown, who was also a rb that was moved to wr. My thought is there's a need for a quick, smaller wr since that group is almost all 6' and up. I figured it would be Koko. He was also moved to wr.

Thanks. I like the idea of putting as many play makers on the field as possible.

I'm wondering who is going to make plays in this passing game. While Tears could be very good, I see him as a Martel Moore type player. Very good wr, not necessarily very dynamic. Wesley can get deep, but can the QB get him the ball? Brown is avg. TE is an unknown.

I don't see one of the bigger, young WRs getting much time on the outside this year. But maybe Nettles or Koko can split time with Brown in the slot and bring some excitement to the short passing game.

Wesley can be the deep threat this offense needs to make the running game and the short passing game effective. He showed definite flashes of promise last season. His stats (10 rec; 250 yards) were not overly impressive, but that’s 25 yards per catch. Interesting that half of his yards, half of his TDs, and more than half of his receptions were from Santa (only 3 games). The 70 yard TD he caught against BSU when he blew by a defender showed his big play ability. If we can get him the ball in stride, he can be special.

Agree Wesley can play, the WRs have been "hidden" with the QB production. It cost KG $$$ in the draft.

Someone had ? about the TE. I feel very good on Brinkman, he had nice catch and TD run last year late in the season. I expect a SOLID year from him at a minimum.

Agree Brinkman can be very capable replacement for Wineman. Not sure I completely agree that our WR talents have been hidden. The stats of our WRs, Blake, Tears, Wesley and even KG with Santa at QB (limited sample size) are significantly better than the other QBs. Getting vertical in the passing game is an absolute must to the effectiveness of this offense; it opens up the running game and the short passing game. Childers does not have a weak arm, he does have command of the offense, and he doesn’t turn the ball over. If he can improve his deep route accuracy he can be really solid. He doesn’t have to be as good as Santa was in deep passes, he just has to be a lot better than he was last year.