(11-05-2019, 09:07 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(11-05-2019, 08:49 AM)Bullseye Wrote: Basing the depth on preseason records is dubious.

Minshew was QB for most of the time suring the preseason.

Is he the worst backup QB in the league?

Would I like better depth?  Of course.

But I think our depth deserves more credit.  Smoot is clearly a backup but he has played well so far this year.  He is tied 26th in sacks among D Linemen league wide.   Richardson has given us pretty good snaps rotating in at G.

I mean, you're responding to a guy that said we don't miss Ramsey at all because Herndon is so good, but then turned around to bemoan our depth as the worst in the league, so... 

I'd make use of the accompanying mountain of salt. 

Herndon, Minshew, Richardson, Keelan Cole, Seth DeValve, Shatley (2018 at C) , Smoot, and Andrew Wingard have all performed well coming off the bench. 

In addition to those, you have Armstead who the past few weeks looks really good catching the ball and should earn more snaps doing so plus you have a de facto starter in Wilson who got the job as a promoted depth player. Similar scenario with Taven Bryan who went form 30% of snaps to 60+% and has performed well. 

I think we are seeing lack of talent at LB and NT negatively affecting our run game right now and some fans may be projecting that around the roster when many other positions aren't actually in very bad shape.

There it is!

I think Armstead's recent performance catching passes out of the backfield is encouraging to me, considering how often I saw him bobble routine passes out of the backfield in the preseason.

Cole has two TDs and is becoming a bigger part of the offense out of necessity.  If he can return to the level of performance he showed his rookie year or improve upon that, it could be huge.

I think the bye has come at a good time for us.  Hopefully we can get some guys healthy.

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