(04-05-2018, 06:47 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(04-05-2018, 03:52 PM)pirkster Wrote: I can completely understand why few Jaguar fans would be sold on Moncrief.  He's got a lot to prove this season.  First being, can he make it through and put those nagging injuries behind him like Lee (who some don't consider to be evolving beyond his injury riddled self or taking a next step, either.)

Outside of being a QB, how many players greatly improve after their 4th or 5th season? Lee is who he is. A guy who has suspect hands, is a good run blocker and not a deep threat.

I know I'm the annoying Marqise Lee apologist around here, but this take on Lee is a bit off the mark. Sure he doesn't have the best hands but he has  only recorded one season of poor drop percentage. 
He has also definitely shown the ability to be a deep threat but it was largely wasted on Bortles' inability to connect with him during his first few seasons. Bortles clearly had a tough time altering the way he "lead" Hurns and A-rob to match Lee's greater speed in 2014/2015. It was a hot topic briefly on this board during that  span actually.  Some of that is  on Lee's tracking skils - but most of it was on Blake's short or poorly timed throws. 

I don't expect Lee to become some major deep threat in this offense with all the young and fast guys on the roster but writing off his ability to get open on vertical routes just tells me you didn't watch very closely in his early years with the team. There were many instances when he ran past defenders only to either be ignored or under thrown. 

Lee rant over. 
Carry on.

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