(04-04-2018, 11:02 AM)JackCity Wrote:

(04-04-2018, 08:56 AM)pirkster Wrote: I said nothing about season stats.  Looking at it objectively, player to player, he did look every bit as good a player.  Can you explain why he was a higher graded prospect than Robinson?  Note, I said explain.  Not excuse.

I think you'd struggle to find any colts fans who would even agree with you on that. 

What grading are you talking about? Who did the grading?

At first I thought you meant draft position, but then realized Moncrief was drafted later. What grades are you on about and why do they matter more than 3 seasons of play in the NFL

Wow, you've been truly triggered over this.  Let's try to hold back just a smidgeon of the homerism, if you would.

ARob didn't become a somebody until just prior to his injury.  He was good and getting better, but nothing special.  2015 was a special year for him, but doesn't explain why 2016 wasn't -  particularly when he had the exact same number of targets in both years (151.)  I, and most objective observers, felt he was going to be come special due to things we were hearing about practices, etc. going into the 2017 season.  But, unfortunately for him, he was injured prior to being able to prove he was taking that next step and becoming someone special.

Moncreif looked really good from the start, but that was his issue.  He missed a lot of play on and off like Marquise Lee for us.  He, too, wasn't able to take that next step and prove he indeed was special.

Talk about revisionist history... the teal glasses do that better than anything, apparently.  We almost always tend to overrate the players we like.  It's natural, I guess.  But that doesn't make it true.

Always try to remember, facts don't care about our feelings.

Moncreif
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/d...id=2543614

Arob
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/a...id=2543509

Robinson is exactly what you want in a #2/possession receiver.  On our club he was forced to be #1, which was somewhat a misfit.  He still did well at it, which speaks well of him.  But, we couldn't offer the kind of money he wanted to continue to have a #2 guy play #1.  We need a true #1.  We may already have him.  We'll see how it all shakes out.  I wouldn't be surprised if we draft someone to compete in the #1 silo.

Moncrief is a #1 and played like it when he was on the field.  He's going to be given his shot to earn it.  His incentive is it being a "prove it" year.

This certainly will be something Jags fans will be keeping an eye on.  And as always, the results, not our feelings, will be the judge.

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