Progress Report for Panthers Receivers

[Jeremy Igo]

3 hours ago, panthers55 said:

How did he not have a chance with the Jets? He started 19 games his first 2 years including 8 his rookie year and 11 his second year. His problem was he ran poor routes and dropped the ball. You can argue they didn't develop him or he wasn't ready to start but they surely gave him chances.

I don't know, cutting a 23 year old receiver with so many correctable issues does seem like they didn't give him much of a chance. 

[PoundCat]

 

I don't know, cutting a 23 year old receiver with so many correctable issues does seem like they didn't give him much of a chance. 

Maybe the issues weren't correctable by that crappy Jets' coaching staff. 

[juliosantos]

1 hour ago, panthers55 said:

How did he not have a chance with the Jets? He started 19 games his first 2 years including 8 his rookie year and 11 his second year. His problem was he ran poor routes and dropped the ball. You can argue they didn't develop him or he wasn't ready to start but they surely gave him chances.

he had geno and sanchez as his qbs , guy was thrown into the fire early on and they didn't use him for his deep threat talent .

[thefuzz]

1 hour ago, Jeremy Igo said:

I don't know, cutting a 23 year old receiver with so many correctable issues does seem like they didn't give him much of a chance. 

Could be he wasn't working on getting better, and got a swift kick in the rear by being practice squaded and then tore an ACL?

Maybe he finally started doing something that the Jets couldn't get him to do...work.

[Cj72]

I'm glad hill seems to have improved, he could be a great help to the team especially if Ginn gets hurt.

 

Now where are all the hill fanatics? Y'all were more boisterous when he didn't know the plays and couldn't catch

[Nate Dogg]

We are going to be loaded with play makers. I bet Cam throws for 40+ touch downs.

[Jeremy Igo]

3 hours ago, thefuzz said:

Could be he wasn't working on getting better, and got a swift kick in the rear by being practice squaded and then tore an ACL?

Maybe he finally started doing something that the Jets couldn't get him to do...work.

I'd rather just assume the Jets coaching staff is dreadfully incompetent. 

 

:)

[KSpan]

2 hours ago, jayflip said:

Remember when we cut Smitty and only had King McNutt on the roster?

This is what an actual GM creates in a short timespan. 

The amount of analysis and hype around McNutt's one incompletion in that final Atlanta game was incredible.

[Jeremy Igo]

2 minutes ago, KSpan said:

The amount of analysis and hype around McNutt's one incompletion in that final Atlanta game was incredible.

Well, That is probably the nicest way to put it.

[shaka]

2 hours ago, panthers55 said:

How did he not have a chance with the Jets? He started 19 games his first 2 years including 8 his rookie year and 11 his second year. His problem was he ran poor routes and dropped the ball. You can argue they didn't develop him or he wasn't ready to start but they surely gave him chances.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000057378/article/rex-ryan-stephen-hill-not-my-pick-for-new-york-jets/

 

He had a chance and it didn't go that well, I'll give you that.  But he certainly wasn't set up for success either.  Can you imagine if Ron Rivera had come out and said this about Devin Funchess last year?  

[Khyber53]

Good write-up. I look forward to seeing how it shakes out. 

[the butch]

great write-up!  Really puts things into perspective in one place.

 

The more I think about it, the more I think we only carry 5 receivers, Bersin being the odd even man out.

[top dawg]

@panthers55, has Hill really has a legitimate chance? He came out of college with a huge learning curve, but was forced into a starting role despite his deficiencies, but also the Jets' all-encompassing clusterfug as well.

Now that he has had time to learn and refine his skills, he gets a real chance. Most importantly, he does not have to be the receiver that opposing defenses can focus on---and not even the number two---but one receiver in a group that can exploit the situation because of not being the defense's primary focus. In theory, Hill could flourish in this type of system.

[top dawg]

I welcome the progress report, but people must keep in mind that there is a long way to go. 

Trope season ends when training camp begins.