(12-20-2018, 11:51 AM)rfc17 Wrote: Not giving Lazard a chance seems odd. Our WR core is in shambles right now. We haven't played a meaningful game in a month. Lazard was a guy that was very productive in college on a traditionally bad team. 1000 yards as a junior and nearly 1000 yards a senior with 17 TDS in those two seasons. Plus has an intriguing combination of size and speed. Perhaps the guy looks ugly in practice but the league is filled with guys who were misevaluated only to show their true ability when given a chance.

Obviously we don't watch him in practice every day. Maybe he gets zero separation and has lousy hands. Who knows. Clearly our organization doesnt think very highly of him to not give him an opportunity in what has turned into a dumpster fire of a season at WR. And you'd like to think they have a much better eye for talent than we do. But our organization has also made a number of mistakes with personnel so it's not as though they are infallible. Maybe Lazard will do nothing in his career and will quickly fade from memory. Maybe he turns into a solid player and we look back as another missed opportunity. Time will tell. Again, obviously our team doesnt think very highly of his ability. But from afar it seems odd with his past production in college and somewhat unique physical skillset. Lots of players get evaluated incorrectly and we would have had nothing to lose by playing him. It's like finding an unused lottery ticket lying on the ground but then throwing it away. Odds are you didnt find a winner but it costs you nothing to play and there is always the chance you hit the jackpot. Why wouldnt you play it? It's throwing away an opportunity for no reason.

Someone has to take Greene's spot on special teams and I don't think Lazard could do that. Basically all the WRs have had time on special teams, I think even Moncrief was out 1 or 2 times. While yes he may have a chance to make an impact, for whatever reason they did not think he could fill the holes on the roster with all the injuries. It isn't about trying a WR out, it is all the other stuff a bottom of the roster WR has to do.

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