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Reed has got to do some huge improving, he's got to get his hands back, and work on his separation from the DB's. Or he'll be losing his job quick.
You've got to have your third option making plays.
What do you think?
He has not shown anything in his 3 years. I say see what he can do with JP at the helm next year and then if he still sucks then time to cut the losses. Sometimes a new QB can change a WR.
Reed is a big ? He doesnt do anything that a slot reciever should do well. His hands are inconnsistent, his routes are sloppy, and he isnt physical. His job isnt that tough, I dont remember too many instances where Bledsoe led him into any hits over the middle of the field. I think Evans took more shots than him. If Josh wants to stay on the team he really needs to step it up. Bobby Shaw was in position to take Reeds job before he got mysteriously cut. This was a huge year for guys like Randel El, Stokley and Branch. I dont think Reed needs to be half as good as them to be effective but right now he isnt 10% of those guys.
I would deal him for the right offer. I am sure we could pick up someone to replace him in FA.
I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?" "Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet. You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.
He has not shown anything in his 3 years. I say see what he can do with JP at the helm next year and then if he still sucks then time to cut the losses. Sometimes a new QB can change a WR.
I agree. Drew seems to have confidence only in Moulds and Evans. While his lack of confidence in Reed may be well deserved, there may be better chemistry between JP and JR. I'd give Reed one more shot.
Should have known, way back in 1960 when we drafted Richie Lucas Number 1, that this would be a long, hard ride. But who could have known it would be THIS bad?
Im not trying to defend him, but it took Moulds and Price a few years to develop. Reed was hurt much of last year. Give him 1 year with JP and if he sucks, then dump him. Otherwise, lets see what he can do. Reed COULD develop into a pretty decent reciever, who else would we put in, Drew Haddad who has pretty much no upside.
I would love to see him cut or traded...I think Aiken or Smith are better options, and God knows there are always lots of "possession" type receivers available on the free agent market. Reed is a bust, officially.
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some sick part of me wants to see him stay.. i liked him so much in college that i just want to give him too much of an opportunity.. he should have done much more by now.. but he was very good as a rookie.. if we could just get that back..
he has all the tools, and then some, compaired to someone like stokley.. there is no reason he cant do that.. he just hasnt/cant/wont.
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I agree. Drew seems to have confidence only in Moulds and Evans. While his lack of confidence in Reed may be well deserved, there may be better chemistry between JP and JR. I'd give Reed one more shot.
It doesn't matter who's in there, Brady connects w/ everyone and doesn't have that confidence problem w/ his teammates.
Looks to me that Drew has actually lost confidence in himself more than he has w/ others. He didn't have a problem in his first year. It could be that he had something to prove back then just getting traded from NE. Now it seems he doesn't have that fire anymore.
There was a time when he could thread his passes to his receivers like Mcnabb did in his 2 td's in the sb. I rarley see Drew do that these days.He usually has to wait for his receivers to get open before he zips it.
JP was connecting w/ Josh Reed at camp. I'd like to see that combo before we let Reed go. I know he's dying to join Saban again in Miami and if Saban is anything like BB, he'll get his players to play like probowlers regardless of whether they are rookies, vet's or bench warmer's. NE always seem to bring out the best out of their players. They had rookies playing like vet's in their first SB ever.
It doesn't matter who's in there, Brady connects w/ everyone and doesn't have that confidence problem w/ his teammates.
Looks to me that Drew has actually lost confidence in himself more than he has w/ others. He didn't have a problem in his first year. It could be that he had something to prove back then just getting traded from NE. Now it seems he doesn't have that fire anymore.
There was a time when he could thread his passes to his receivers like Mcnabb did in his 2 td's in the sb. I rarley see Drew do that these days.He usually has to wait for his receivers to get open before he zips it.
New Englands recievers are a lot more physical than Buffalo's. They will go right over the middle and take a shot, Brady leads them into big hits often. Moulds used to be the best in the game at playing physical from the WR spot but I dont know what happened there either. One thing I have noticed about Brady is that he will throw to his recievers real low, if they are covered just to get it in there. I dont know If I have ever seen Drew do that. But I do think NE receivers "want the ball" more.
I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?" "Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet. You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.
It doesn't matter who's in there, Brady connects w/ everyone and doesn't have that confidence problem w/ his teammates.
Looks to me that Drew has actually lost confidence in himself more than he has w/ others. He didn't have a problem in his first year. It could be that he had something to prove back then just getting traded from NE. Now it seems he doesn't have that fire anymore.
There was a time when he could thread his passes to his receivers like Mcnabb did in his 2 td's in the sb. I rarley see Drew do that these days.He usually has to wait for his receivers to get open before he zips it.
JP was connecting w/ Josh Reed at camp. I'd like to see that combo before we let Reed go. I know he's dying to join Saban again in Miami and if Saban is anything like BB, he'll get his players to play like probowlers regardless of whether they are rookies, vet's or bench warmer's. NE always seem to bring out the best out of their players. They had rookies playing like vet's in their first SB ever.
Brady could make Oprah look like a HOF reciever........
You can pin alot of JR because he does drop passes, but what it boils down to is that no matter how good the QB is, the best reciever in the league cannot do great things with a crappy QB.....
If you put Jerry Rice (in his prime), Randy Moss and TO out there, and me as QB, im sure they would all play like crap too.
Lets get a decent QB before we blame it all on the WRs (although I am not entirely standing up for JR)
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