Thrash injured

[JWsleep]

Gibbs and co get to wathc these guys practice and play all year long. If Taylor Jacobs can't beat out Thrash, that does not speak well of his play.

Thrash is a gamer--a vet 3rd WR who doesn't make mistakes, and who plays well on specials. No one is claiming he's all-pro. Why the hate? None of our WRs other than Santana have done ANYTHING this year.

[SmootSmack]

While I think that Brunell needs to carry the blame for his INT yesterday, something tells me that had it been Thrash instead of Jacobs, JT might have made a stronger effort to keep the ball from being intercepted.

[dgack]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

While I think that Brunell needs to carry the blame for his INT yesterday, something tells me that had it been Thrash instead of Jacobs, JT might have made a stronger effort to keep the ball from being intercepted.

Well, he wouldn't have intercepted it, that's true. The ball would have deflected off Thrash's forcefield of uncatchability and sailed out of bounds.

[dgack]

Originally Posted by JWsleep

Gibbs and co get to wathc these guys practice and play all year long. If Taylor Jacobs can't beat out Thrash, that does not speak well of his play.

Thrash is a gamer--a vet 3rd WR who doesn't make mistakes, and who plays well on specials. No one is claiming he's all-pro. Why the hate? None of our WRs other than Santana have done ANYTHING this year.

Two things:

1) Gibbs was initially very down on Betts when he took over. It took a LONG TIME for him to realize Ladell was capable of being reliable.

2) With WR's it's all about the timing and working out with the QB. I don't go to practices, but I just have a hard time believing that Jacobs gets a lot of reps with the first team offense.

3) That INT last game was a really, really good play by the DB, and if he doesn't make that play, I'd say Jacobs makes a great catch and people start thinking, "hey, that kid might have something!"

Jacobs has not made the most out of his extremely limited opportunities, no doubt. But we haven't had anybody lined up across from Santana all year, and Thrash doesn't scare anybody. All I'm saying is, this could be the end of the line for us. Every game is for all the marbles. Give the kid a chance.

He certainly has not achieved anything remotely close to his draft location, that's for sure. But talentwise, he's absolutely got the potential to be better than a guy like Thrash, by a humongous margin.

He runs a 4.4 40 and went for 1100 and 8 in college during his senior year for crying out loud.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by dgack

Two things:

1) Gibbs was initially very down on Betts when he took over. It took a LONG TIME for him to realize Ladell was capable of being reliable.

2) With WR's it's all about the timing and working out with the QB. I don't go to practices, but I just have a hard time believing that Jacobs gets a lot of reps with the first team offense.

3) That INT last game was a really, really good play by the DB, and if he doesn't make that play, I'd say Jacobs makes a great catch and people start thinking, "hey, that kid might have something!"

Jacobs has not made the most out of his extremely limited opportunities, no doubt. But we haven't had anybody lined up across from Santana all year, and Thrash doesn't scare anybody. All I'm saying is, this could be the end of the line for us. Every game is for all the marbles. Give the kid a chance.

He certainly has not achieved anything remotely close to his draft location, that's for sure. But talentwise, he's absolutely got the potential to be better than a guy like Thrash, by a humongous margin.

He runs a 4.4 40 and went for 1100 and 8 in college during his senior year for crying out loud.

Like you say every game is for all the marbles, so with that in mind is now really the time to be giving Jacobs yet another chance? He has to be out there because we have no choice. And he does have the talent and potential to be better than Thrash, but I think right now I'd rather depend on Thrash than Jacobs. And right now, we need someone we can depend on. Really wish David Patten was healthy right now.

[dgack]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

but I think right now I'd rather depend on Thrash than Jacobs. And right now, we need someone we can depend on.

I guess for me it comes down to, do you really think Trash is dependable? As a return man, I'd absolutely rely on him over Antonio Brown (why on Earth did we give HIM a second chance). But Thrash couldn't beat out Todd Pinkston when they were both in Philly for Pete's sake.

The ONLY thing the guy brings to the table is the fact that he's hung around a long time and is therefore a "veteran". But he's never won a ring, to my knowledge isn't providing leadership in the locker-room or on the field.

Given that, I just don't see what he brings to the table as a receiver that's better than the other guys who havent had much of a chance to show what they've got.

Thrash has had nine years. None of them particularly great, either.