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Quote:Well you made the topic after a fairly unimpressive game. Odd timing I guess.

 

I don't see how anyone can say the game Blackmon had was unimpressive. It actually hurts to think that someone actually thinks this.

Blackmon is by far the superior talent as I stated in the thread in the offseason. Jimmy Smith was asked on Twitter yesterday between Blackmon and Shorts, which one is Jimmy and which one is Keenan. Jimmy of course replied that Blackmon is him. That should be telling if anything. Blackmon eats.

Blackmon or Shorts... Hmm? I'll pass on giving out an opinion. But I will leave you with a fact: Both play for your Jacksonville Jaguars 

Just imagine this argument  a couple of years ago

 

2011: Mike Sims-Walker or Mike Thomas?

 

Laughable.

Quote:Blackmon is by far the superior talent as I stated in the thread in the offseason. Jimmy Smith was asked on Twitter yesterday between Blackmon and Shorts, which one is Jimmy and which one is Keenan. Jimmy of course replied that Blackmon is him. That should be telling if anything. Blackmon eats.

 

Which is funny since Shorts plays a lot more like Jimmy Smith than Blackmon. This team has never seen a receiver like Blackmon before.

That's why I call him Snatch Blackmon, because he snatches everything out of the sky!

What I like about Blackmon is that he plays no different than he did in college. He still plays like a man among boys.

 

He is so much more physical than the DBs. He snatches balls out of their hands and shoves them around like he is the playground bully.

 

I think he will end up being known as the toughest receiver in the NFL.

 

 

Both of our young receivers have proven themselves to be gamebreakers at the NFL level and this is only the beginning of their second year of playing together. It will be interesting to see if they can create some synergy.

Quote:I remember actually arguing with a few people in the trade Cecil thread who were saying that Cecil was better than Blackmon, and they were actually being indignant about it, rofl....

 

If you can't see that Blackmon is clearly, easily the better WR of the 2, and is a flat out on his way to being a special player in this league ala what Freddy Taylor was, then you are flat out blind or simply don't understand what you are watching. 

 

He literally is a threat to score from anywhere on the field once he gets the ball in his hands, and he's got that special knack to NOT get caught from behind. People took issue with Blackmon's "40 time" around draft time, and it was stupid because you could tell by how he played in college that it really was never an issue. Its not an issue at the pro level either. 

 

.....Can you imagine how good he'll be once he gets a legit QB throwing the rock to him?!?!?

 

Bridgewater to Blackmon.....music to my ears :yes:

Agree fully. Cecil has the potential to be very good but Blackmon is a  NATURAL....

Quote:JB- 17 games played 69 catches 1,001 yds 5tds... AVG 4 catches 58yds and .3 td's per game

 

In games 9-16 last year JB had 41 640 and 4tds

 

 

CS- 29 games played 88 catches 1420 yds 9TDs... AVG 3 catches 48 yds and .3 td's per game.

 

In games 9-16 last year 32 523 and 4td's

 

 

That's a bit misleading since C. Shorts may have been active for 10 games, he certainly didn't get any significant playing time. 

 

 

Quote:No one is crowning JB based on solely yesterdays performance. Learn to read. 

 

 

You compared him to Taylor. You're definitely "crowning" him.

 

 

Quote:Blackmon was a rookie WR last season; Cecil was in his 2nd year. You have to compare where players were at similar points in time. Cecil couldn't even get on the field as a rookie. 

 

Blackmon is Freddy T level special as a talent. 

 

 

You try too hard.

 

You're saying that Blackmon is better now, but we can't compare Blackmon's rookie season to Short's second season. Why? You're saying that Blackmon was better from the beginning anyway. Your only purpose here is to limit all of Shorts's accomplishments to even out their performances. This conversation is nothing more than an attempt to show that you were right over something that most people didn't disagree with or argued about. 

 

Shorts WAS better than Blackmon last year.

 

Why do you assume that when people say Shorts was better, or that we should give Blackmon more than 1 game this year to prove his improvement, as somehow saying Blackmon can't make it in the NFL?

 

If you don't already know that C. Shorts wasn't utilized because of Del Rio's failures, then you're not worth debating. Shorts would occasionally get past his defender on the very few plays he was given. His not seeing the field had more to do with Del Rio simply not knowing how to use him or not seeing his ability.

Quote:I wouldn't say by far, but Cecil did outperform Blackmon as far as consistency went.

 

you mean the 2nd year receiver was more consistent than the rookie receiver? You don't say... 

 

Shorts couldn't even get on the field much in his rookie year.

 

Quote:I don't see how anyone can say the game Blackmon had was unimpressive. It actually hurts to think that someone actually thinks this.

 

Yep, welcome to the odd opinions of a small sect of this fan base. 

 

Quote:Blackmon is by far the superior talent as I stated in the thread in the offseason. Jimmy Smith was asked on Twitter yesterday between Blackmon and Shorts, which one is Jimmy and which one is Keenan. Jimmy of course replied that Blackmon is him. That should be telling if anything. Blackmon eats.

 

 

 

Quote:Which is funny since Shorts plays a lot more like Jimmy Smith than Blackmon. This team has never seen a receiver like Blackmon before.

 

I hate you!!!! You beat me to it!!!! I was JUST about to say that. :woot:

 

I was going to say something like Shorts plays like a poor man's Jimmy Smith and if anything Blackmon plays like Keenan on steroids (figuratively speaking, not literally) 

Quote:No one is crowning JB based on solely yesterdays performance. Learn to read. 

 

 

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You compared him to Taylor. You're definitely "crowning" him.

 

 

 

 

Ok, now read the entire quote above yours before repeating your response...

 

Comprehension. 

 

 

I'm crowing Blackmon based on a heckuva lot more than just yesterdays game only. I'm combining the many plays he made in college that were just like what you have seen in the Rams & Texans games. He simply got innate mad skills. 

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I hate you!!!! You beat me to it!!!! I was JUST about to say that. :woot:

 

I was going to say something like Shorts plays like a poor man's Jimmy Smith and if anything Blackmon plays like Keenan on steroids (figuratively speaking, not literally) 

 

Hah, I've noticed as far as evaluating talent goes, we definitely see eye to eye on a lot of things  :yes:

 

Probably has something to do being exposed to a lot of other teams in addition to the Jags

 

But yeah, Jimmy Smith was never a physical guy. I don't think there's a receiver we've ever had that we could compare Jimmy Smith to

Quote:I don't see how anyone can say the game Blackmon had was unimpressive. It actually hurts to think that someone actually thinks this.

 

He caught 90% of his yards against busted coverages. He did nothing special on either big play. I still think he is going to be a great player, Im just saying that any WR on the roster could have made the 2 plays where he gained all his yards.

Just think how good our offense will be when we have a franchise QB

Quote:Just think how good our offense will be when we have a franchise QB

 

I agree.

 

And...any rookie QB coming in here better not have the handcuffs put on.....we have the weapons to allow for an aggressive development for the rookie QB like the Colts did with both Manning and Luck. You want to groom your QB to be aggressive and go for the big play, you don't want him playing scared and afraid to try to make a big play if he sees an opportunity. If he throws a lot of INT's as a rookie, who cares? Its not about that. Its about how he learns from those mistakes. Putting the handcuffs on a rookie QB only neuters him for the future. 

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....I don't think there's a receiver we've ever had that we could compare Jimmy Smith to

 

I think you meant to say Justin Blackmon there

Quote:any WR on the roster could have made the 2 plays where he gained all his yards.

But that's where you're wrong. Good receivers take advantage of those plays and mediocre/bad ones don't.

 

Busted coverage happens all the time in the NFL. If it's such an easy feat, why do we only see it from Blackmon and Shorts out of the receivers on this roster?

 

He outran the entire secondary and getaway speed was a monkey on Blackmon's back all throughout the draft.

Quote:I think you meant to say Justin Blackmon there

I sure did, whoops

Quote:But that's where you're wrong. Good receivers take advantage of those plays and mediocre/bad ones don't.

 

Busted coverage happens all the time in the NFL. If it's such an easy feat, why do we only see it from Blackmon and Shorts out of the receivers on this roster?

 

He outran the entire secondary and getaway speed was a monkey on Blackmon's back all throughout the draft.

 

Agreed with the above entirely. 

 

The last sentence in particular though, and its ridiculous too - because Blackmon made those same kind of plays all throughout college as well, and yet the draftniks STILL questioned his supposed "lack of speed"....

 

Sometimes those goofballs outsmart themselves. 

Quote:He caught 90% of his yards against busted coverages. He did nothing special on either big play. I still think he is going to be a great player, Im just saying that any WR on the roster could have made the 2 plays where he gained all his yards.

Then why haven't they yet? Blackmon comes back.. boom.. 150 yards and a score.