OTAs, Minicamps, & Training Camp Thread...

[boozeman]

Sorry, but I don't see how watching old college tape is going to transform anyone from a guy who can't even line up or do his basic responsibility on the punt team into a significant player.

When a player openly admits they have or had a confidence problem, I tend to see that the writing is on the wall.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

When a player openly admits they have or had a confidence problem, I tend to see that the writing is on the wall.

The Lin Elliott of WRs?

(Except Elliott was good once.)

 

[Cowboysrock55]

When a player openly admits they have or had a confidence problem, I tend to see that the writing is on the wall.

Isn't that sort of normal for rookies. You go from being the king shit and setting school records to sitting behind vets and playing against much higher competition. Not to mention going from a school where you probably barely had fans in the stands to playing in front of 80,000 fans?

 

[boozeman]

The Lin Elliott of WRs?

(Except Elliott was good once.)

Lin Elliott always sucked. The dude drove Jimmy to drink.

 

[boozeman]

Isn't that sort of normal for rookies. You go from being the king shit and setting school records to sitting behind vets and playing against much higher competition. Not to mention going from a school where you probably barely had fans in the stands to playing in front of 80,000 fans?

Maybe it is. But almost to a tee, when a guy says that in a puff piece at the start of year three chances are you see them gone soon. Except in a Dallas where draft picks just fade away when their first contract is over.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Lin Elliott always sucked. The dude drove Jimmy to drink.

OK, then he is Lin Elliott.

Also, should we expect Kneeland to suck and do nothing this year or is that small school thing only for WRs?

 

[boozeman]

OK, then he is Lin Elliott.

Also, should we expect Kneeland to suck and do nothing this year or is that small school thing only for WRs?

It is a player thing. BTW, Kneeland beat up our pretend starting LT and LG. So it is start.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Also, should we expect Kneeland to suck and do nothing this year or is that small school thing only for WRs?

Maybe

I don't think the transition is the same for everyone. I didn't think Tolbert would suck as a rookie when we drafted him. Kneeland might not be day one awesome either but I think he will be a good player. I'm not sure Tolbert will be a good player. But he might be better than Booze is giving credit.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Isn't that sort of normal for rookies.

Not like that.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

But he might be better than Booze is giving credit.

I think booze likes him more than I do.

I have nothing against the kid, I just don't care for the player from what I've seen.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Not like that.

Yeah, I'm not trying to take some position that I hold out high hopes for the kid. Hell, I was all on board with a WR in this past draft in the first couple of rounds. I just hope I'm wrong about him. Wrong at least to the extent that he can be a Patrick Crayton level player (A WR I actually hated to be honest). All I'm saying is that I can accept the fact that the guy had major confidence issues as a rookie and accept that he has gotten better since than. He is still a ways off from Patrick Crayton numbers.

 

[boozeman]

 

[p1_]

 

[Chocolate Lab]

 

[bbgun]

and so it begins

 

[bbgun]

"master of the system"

 

[p1_]

and so it begins

Zimmer already smoldering.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Zimmer already smoldering.

As he should be.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Probably coincidence/incompetence, but that PC still isn't up at DC.com or YouTube. Usually by now it's on at least one of them.

 

[bbgun]