Second-Year Receiver Report Card
 

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I didn't see any grades so ill go


Malcolm Kelly - B

Fred Davis - D

Devin Thomas - C

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These guys didnt do much to impress me.

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Eh, Thomas and Kelly played every snap they were supposed to, Kelly had a good grab. The critical drops were from other receivers. Kelly did have one play where he ran the route just short of the sticks, that will kill our offense too
but I was happy with them overall, say B's

Fred Davis. Fumbles give him an F. Sorry.

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Better that Davis becomes more aware of ball protection during pre-season than fumbling in a big game. I would have liked to see Jason take a shot further downfield to Thomas at some point. Overall, I thought the young receivers did OK, Davis fumbling aside.

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How in the hell can you give someone a grade right now? It's typical to hand out grades at the end of the year, not before it's even started.

FYI Davis matched Kelly's year one production in one game...fumbles or not. It is too soon to say anything about these guys.

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Got a tweet during the game that Kelly went up for a high pass and came down with it, was it really a nice catch? What was DT's catch like?

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[quote=Mattyk72;575749]Got a tweet during the game that Kelly went up for a high pass and came down with it, was it really a nice catch? What was DT's catch like?[/quote]

Kelly reached high and snatched the ball out of the air. It was good to see. Kind of a small glimpse of what his size can do for us. :)

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I didn't see any grades so ill go


Malcolm Kelly - B

Fred Davis - D

Devin Thomas - C[/quote]

Fred Davis should be an F. Fumbling twice is worth an F, fumbling twice int he same possession deserves an F-.

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[quote=53Fan;575789]Kelly reached high and snatched the ball out of the air. It was good to see. Kind of a small glimpse of what his size can do for us. :)[/quote]

Yeah 53 I hope we see more of that. If Kelly stays healthy I feel like he'll start opposite Moss come opening day.

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[quote=53Fan;575789]Kelly reached high and snatched the ball out of the air. It was good to see. Kind of a small glimpse of what his size can do for us. :)[/quote]
It was a very nice catch...but doesn't make up for running a 5 yard pattern on 3rd and 6...

I think Kelly and Thomas will be big contributors to the offense this year, as will Fred Davis (fumbles aside).

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[quote=BDBohnzie;575796]It was a very nice catch...but doesn't make up for running a 5 yard pattern on 3rd and 6...

I think Kelly and Thomas will be big contributors to the offense this year, as will Fred Davis (fumbles aside).[/quote]

Yeah, Kelly acknowledged he didn't get enough depth on the pattern but the more he plays the better he'll get. I agree. I think all 3 will contribute this year.

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[quote=Angry;575748]How in the hell can you give someone a grade right now? It's typical to hand out grades at the end of the year, not before it's even started.

FYI Davis matched Kelly's year one production in one game...fumbles or not. It is too soon to say anything about these guys.[/quote]
quizzes and tests come before exams bro

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[quote=tryfuhl;576005]quizzes and tests come before exams bro[/quote]

Yes, but they haven't taken any yet. It's like getting a grade for answering a question wrong in an open discussion durring class.

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I think Kelly and Thomas looked ok, the main thing, in my mind is both went and went full speed. maybe they work out, maybe not, but atleast they look to be a part of the offense this year and not bench warmers. Thats gotta be a positive, doesn't it?

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;576009]I think Kelly and Thomas looked ok, the main thing, in my mind is both went and went full speed. maybe they work out, maybe not, but atleast they look to be a part of the offense this year and not bench warmers. Thats gotta be a positive, doesn't it?[/quote]

It is a positive. People just love to bitch and complain about everything.

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Fred Davis looked the same maybe worse than the day I saw him at training camp, he better start catching and holding onto the ball, or else he won't be anywhere on the stat sheet this fall.

Malcolm Kelly has great hands, Devin Thomas just did OK. But let's grade these guys as a whole at the end of the preseason.

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[quote=Mattyk72;575749]Got a tweet during the game that Kelly went up for a high pass and came down with it, was it really a nice catch? What was DT's catch like?[/quote]

All he did was reach up and pull down a ball like anyone who has played WR should do. None of them did anything to stand out last night but that true for the most of the team. I think this thread might have been better after a few more games.

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[quote=firstdown;576016]All he did was reach up and pull down a ball like anyone who has played WR should do. None of them did anything to stand out last night but that true for the most of the team. I think this thread might have been better after a few more games.[/quote]

It was a little more than that. He didn't hesitate or protect his body. He fully extended while going across the middle. He snagged the ball with 2 hands out of mid air, something Hagans failed to do i might add. He had a guy covering him, and Jason led him so that the defender couldn't get it. It was an excellent catch and really the first real glimpse of what his potential could be. In my opinion

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[quote=Ruhskins;576011]It is a positive. People just love to bitch and complain about everything.[/quote]

When's the last time we started horrible and showed up great for the regular season?

I'm not chalking up a lot on our season due to last night's game, we're shaking the rust off after not playing football for half of a year, but yeah... I'll give it the preseason before I start making full judgments

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[quote=firstdown;576016][B]All he did was reach up and pull down a ball like anyone who has played WR should do.[/B] None of them did anything to stand out last night but that true for the most of the team. I think this thread might have been better after a few more games.[/quote]

Hagans didn't get the same thing done. The ball to him was high but he still should have caught it. Hagans dropped what would have been a big gainer.

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[quote=Angry;575748]How in the hell can you give someone a grade right now? It's typical to hand out grades at the end of the year, not before it's even started.

FYI Davis matched Kelly's year one production in one game...fumbles or not. It is too soon to say anything about these guys.[/quote]
Not to hard of a concept to grab. Look at the performance and tell us what u think.

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[quote=tryfuhl;576029]When's the last time we started horrible and showed up great for the regular season?

I'm not chalking up a lot on our season due to last night's game, we're shaking the rust off after not playing football for half of a year, but yeah... I'll give it the preseason before I start making full judgments[/quote]

I can't find pre season records, but I am pretty sure at least 2 of our 3 SB's under Gibbs we went either 1-3 or 0-4.
If a coach is using preseason to evaluate individuals, and their comprehension of TC, like I think ours are, it is very hard to win games. I also believe Baltimore came out with an intent of demonstrating their first line D would not suffer by losing Ryan and Scott. Those two philosophies in the same game, does explain part of the 500-196 lopsidedness.

Go SKINS!