Quote:I don't think he is garbage more a product of a weak draft class that has only had 8 pro bowlers one was undrafted, another as a KR.  The strength of that drafted seemed to be more in the 2nd tier first round players.

That said the guy is almost still a rookie at this point when you consider his first year he played out of position and hurt and his second year he played with an assistant Oline coach teaching while playing next to suspect guard play.


What you do see is flashes of the player he is supposed to be,  He hasn't been atrocious when playing Watt, he handled Quinn before his injury, and last year he opened up some nice holes for Drobs 4 game tear.


This year he has added needed bulk and has an actual Oline coach who is considered one of the best in the league.  This is the year to judge the guy, I doubt we will have the answer till week 8- the end of the season.  


Outside the fact that he has a quality Oline coach I'm glad he is going in practice against passrushers Dave Caldwell picked that are coached by Bradley/Walsh.  


If by the end of the season this is still a question its time to find a replacement.

 

Can we stop calling him a rookie?  He's going into his 3rd year.  He has missed some time and had some coaching issues, but seriously....he's not a rookie.  By that logic, Blaine Gabbert is a rookie because he never had any stable coaching.  Sometimes we just need to see production.  Hopefully we'll see that this year.  If this year is like last year, there's really no more excuses.  Put up or shut up.  Hoping we see what Caldwell and all of the pundits saw when he was drafted. 

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