Quote:He's not terrible I'm not going that far but he is far from good IMO. Week after week he's not challenging the receivers and giving up easy receptions. When he is in good position the WR usually makes the reception anyway and Gratz is diving at the guy in attempt to make the tackle but is just short. Its extremely frustrating.

 

Not to mention that it seems like every time a WR runs a curl/dropout, Gratz slips when trying to break on the ball which amounts to an easy reception.

 

I'm not trying to be a debbie downer here, I was ecstatic we won. Just pointing out what I'm sure others see. 

We're saying the same thing.  I'm just not as sour on Gratz by a very small margin.  I think he's being coached to play "off" in certain situations. (he steps back just before the snap at times - doesn't on others)

 

He does slip to0 often when changing direction, though one of those was a slick push-off by Beckham today.  

 

He whiffs too often going for the diving  lower leg wrap up. He's certainly not looking like the long term answer on the outside. 

 

I'd actually love to see them give Ball a two year deal and have Ball/McCray outside with Colvin at Nickel and Gratz for depth. 

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