Rodrigue answers (mainly TC) questions from the CO mailbag

[Ivan The Awesome]

I think Bersin has hands,Route Running and most importantly,  chemistry with Newton. Garrett not so much. I'd give it to Bersin as well. Unless Garret just balls out all of a sudden,  which is highly unlikely. 

[Ivan The Awesome]

10 hours ago, csx said:

She was on wfnz this morning. It was nice to get straight info without any snark or drama like the other dudes they usually get. I trust what she says more than the others currently. 

 

http://www.wfnz.com/media/audio-channel/mac-attack-eugene-robinson-and-jourdan-rodrigue-interviews

[csx]

9 hours ago, top dawg said:

First off, it's not an article, it's a synopsis of answers to questions that people asked. Secondly, I do propose a question that somewhat diverges from her thought process. Third, her thoughts are pretty much in line with others' (meaning that it's not necessarily original). Fourth, I give her credit. And fifth, I'm fairly sure that the Charlotte Observer and Jeremy Igo would have something to say if I rewrote Rodrigue's article.

So, are you saying that Garrett can't run routes as well as Bersin? What about Ross or Clay?

What does @Jeremy Igo say?

I think that's a very easy conclusion to come to. I'm going by what the article says and what you said. Though your imagine Garrett is superior in every way angle is tough to contest!

[caatfan]

9 hours ago, top dawg said:

So, are you saying that Garrett can't run routes as well as Bersin? What about Ross or Clay?

You can put Bersin in any receiver spot and he knows the routes. He's like the utility fielder in baseball. He can fill in anywhere. The others may be good route runners, but compared to Bersin they still need a map to avoid getting lost. 

I'm pulling for Clay to at least make the PS, since he's looked good and has experience returning punts with the Ravens.

[Jeremy Igo]

Garrett isn't really in the conversation yet. Needs to have an outstanding next two games to be in consideration for a jersey. 

[top dawg]

5 hours ago, Ivan The Awesome said:

I think Bersin has hands,Route Running and most importantly,  chemistry with Newton. Garrett not so much...

 

1 hour ago, csx said:

I think thsts a very easy conclusion to cime to. I'm going by what the article says and what you said. Though your imagine Garrett is superior in every way angle is tough to contest!

 

1 hour ago, caatfan said:

You can put Bersin in any in any receiver spot and he knows the routes. He's like the utility fielder in baseball. He can fill in anywhere. The others may be good route runners, but compared to Bersin they still need a map to avoid getting lost. 

Again, I'm just discussing this guys. I obviously wasn't at TC, but I've seen what Bersin has done over the years, and how he's been treated by the organization. His on-again-off-again relationship with a regular roster spot has been somewhat frustrating in a sense. He was in a continual purgatory between the PS and the roster for seemingly forever until Byrd arrived in and took that spot for a couple of seasons. Even still, Bersin appeared never too far in front of Byrd, and neither of them had been good enough whereby the fan base hasn't imagined their ultimate replacements. Of course it looked like the Panthers weren't exactly comfortable at the thought of them having to fill in as anything more than spot duty either---indeed, there were (perhaps still are in some's minds) questions with the guys above them in the pecking order, and that's why the thought of guys like Stephen Hill, Keyarris Garrett, and maybe even Fred Ross garnered a level of excitement upon their arrival.

Now let's assume that Bersin is the better option for the moment because of his "chemistry" with Newton, his versatility at the position, or perhaps even his route running. As a regular part of the "development team" (if you will) he's had the opportunity to get those things down as the "default" filler option (if you get what I'm saying). He's had his time. Now, perhaps, it's someone else's time to take that role---someone whose only deficiency is that they haven't had the time to prove they can play that role even better than him. I mean, it looms like Byrd has already flown right pass Bersin with his first real opportunity, so it's not a stretch that given a real opportunity that perhaps Garrett, Ross or another would be able to do the same. 

You know what I find kind of interesting? Take a look again at what Rodrigue said.

"As of right now, I’d think Bersin gets the sixth spot based solely on his tenure with the team and his ability as a route-runner."

She first said "solely on his tenure," then threw in route running. Admittedly, it could just be that she's just mindlessly using a rote term incorrectly and that I'm reading something into it that isn't there, but you can't offer a "sole" reason, and then come back with another. Either time is really the sole reason, or it's not. Perhaps time really is the reason, and that she throws in route running as a mental justification because she's not really clear herself as to why Bersin hasn't been replaced, but for time.

Anyway, I just find it interesting.

I am not a Bersin hater like many. I think that he's an adequate possession receiver, but I've never gotten the "route runner" argument pertaining to him. He isn't out of this world, at least from what I've seen. Moreover, he has good hands (maybe even "great"), but is this a real reason that trumps (pun not intended) everyone else. I mean, if you look at the list of some of the best receivers in the game today, even some of them let a few get away. 

Not saying that this IS the case, but I just hate to see guys that have higher potential and upside seemingly always default back to the practice squad because of lack of opportunity, especially behind others who appear to have hit their ceiling.

 

[Hogmolliesmaht]

It's refreshing to hear a Panthers beat writer report on TC without constantly bitching about having to be in the heat watching practice.

[csx]

19 minutes ago, Hogmolliesmaht said:

It's refreshing to hear a Panthers beat writer report on TC without constantly bitching about having to be in the heat watching practice.

Exactly. Voth had an interview with Shepherd and seemingly couldn't wait to inject a heat and humidity question. Who gives a poo? You could tell Shepherd was bored with the question.

[dpm0409]

7 minutes ago, csx said:

Exactly. Voth had an interview with Shepherd and seemingly couldn't wait to inject a heat and humidity question. Who gives a poo? You could tell Shepherd was bored with the question.

Thought the same thing when I watched that interview, haha

TC was pretty damn mild overall compared to years past and they are still milking that "Spartanburg heat" question