"They have never been able to replace me... until today."

[ellis]

No, he’s not 89. But for just a minute, it sure looked like it. 

[Wolfpack352]

He has potential.  Hope he shines.  

[ellis]

We still need to see more production on consistent level. One catch is not enough in a game, even if it’s a 50+ yarder. They got the ball in his hands on a jet sweep, and that’s not a bad way to use him either.

So he’s definitely not at 89’s level. That play did feel a lot like X-clown. 

[WarPanthers89]

He will continue to get better each year. The future of him and Samuel is very exciting, esp if they continue to develop like Bradberry and Jackson have 

[BrianS]

It was the sudden-ness of that play that made it feel like X-Clown.  Just over so fast that the defense didn't have time to digest what happened.

What was better to me was how that play lit the team up.  You could see it right then.

If the team turns around this season, you can point to that play and then the drive after half where our season turned around.

[ellis]

I’m a nerd for this stuff, but I was impressed by the play design. Dagger concept: the slot receiver carries the safety and the rest of the defense up the field, while the outside receiver runs a deep and once it’s cleared.

[Paa Langfart]

The guy has played for a less than a season and a quarter at the pro level.  Give  him some time.  Smitty wasn't Smitty overnite either.

[PanthersNC1984]

Saw the title and immediately thought of Cam’s thoughts about Kyle Allen

[kaw_liga]

It helps to have balls thrown your way, and ones you can catch, and a bigger sample size before comparing.

[kaw_liga]

It helps to have balls thrown your way, and ones you can catch, and a bigger sample size before comparing.

[ellis]

I didn’t compare him. Steve Smith did. 

I just compared the look and feel of that play itself vs X-Clown. And I understand that this was against Arizona, and X-Clown was against the Rams in the playoffs. 

[MasterAwesome]

OP put that comparison in quotation marks, attributed it to Steve Smith, AND concluded his post with “No, he’s not 89”...and the faux-realists are still barging in here like “Woah woah let’s not compare him to Steve Smith yet..!”. 
 

Dat reading comprehension tho..

[NorthTryon]

28 minutes ago, kaw_liga said:

It helps to have balls thrown your way, and ones you can catch, and a bigger sample size before comparing.

Are you saying balls like the one during the Rams game where he caught it then fumbled after thirty yards, or the Skins game last year where he did the same?  A lot of veteran QBs won't even throw to players that have struggled like DJ with fumbling issues and drops.  He is earning back trust from his QB and teammates every snap.  He has had plenty of passes thrown his way that he could catch.  Quit using positive stuff to take shots at our franchise, former MVP QB.  

[BIGH2001]

That play reminded me exactly of X-clown when it happened