(11-15-2023, 06:11 AM)Caldrac Wrote:

(11-15-2023, 02:08 AM)ChrisJagBoy Wrote: With all due respect to Zay, he is a solid WR.. him missing time is certainly not the reason our offense has been this bad. It's a combination of poor QB play, a terrible O line, and questionable play calling. 

Unless Zay is secretly the second coming of Jerry Rice, I doubt him being out is really that big of a deal.

In some parts around here or on social media you would think otherwise. Everybody acts like he's the secret sauce to a good burger or something here locally. We can't even get the [BLEEP] burger right coming out of the kitchen at this time. Let's get that fixed first before we worry about anything else. 

The guys that get paid the big bucks and get all the glory when the team is winning need to start cooking better. Period. Time to elevate everybody. No more excuses folks. It's week 11.

You guys have seen Tim Jones  (or Agnew) getting open as the #3 at times lately. 

Alternately, you've seen what Zay did in those situations last year.

Please compare what Zay did in those opportunities to what 15/39 have done with the same and get back to me. 

It makes a difference.

It's not that he's a world beater. He's a viable threat when the defense devotes energy to covering other routes. 
It leaves him matched up against beatable coverage and he takes advantage of that more than our next best options (Agnew/Tim) 
Besides all that - he's just a better receiver than those guys. 

Yes, we have other offensive woes besides missing Zay and he's not necessarily the thing "breaking" our production with his absence, but it would be better with him. 

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Now - the other Zay issues: 
All we can do is hope he's receiving and following the advice of good counseling legally and with his mental health right now.

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