Our WRs in 2009... My Thoughts

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by 44Deezel

Roddy White didn't contribute until the Falcons got a legitimate QB and CJ had 756 yards his rookie year... and we all know what DeSean Jackson and Eddie Royal did this year and guys like Colston have done in previous years.

WR and RB are actually the positions where rookies DO tend to contribue right out the shoot. However, the best way to guarantee they won't contribute is to keep them on the sidelines, as evidenced by the Skins coaching staff.

The thing is Calvin had Roy Williams not saying that he wasnt good its just that if you dont know who will contribute right away look at Chad Johnson rookie season to his second season. Injuries hurt our WRs this year which in turn kept them out of practice which wouldn't let them learn the offense as fast. Now that they have an off season to absorb it. Give them one year

[44Deezel]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

The thing is Calvin had Roy Williams not saying that he wasnt good its just that if you dont know who will contribute right away look at Chad Johnson rookie season to his second season. Injuries hurt our WRs this year which in turn kept them out of practice which wouldn't let them learn the offense as fast. Now that they have an off season to absorb it. Give them one year

My point has always been that other teams would have found a way to get better production out of Thomas, Kelly and Davis in their rookie season (or any of our rookies for that matter).

Our receiving corps was one of the worst in the league, so the rooks couldn't have possibly been much worse (Kelly on a unicycle is better than Thrash). I'm not willing to give the coaching staff the benefit of the doubt, since they can't point to a single rookie that contributed by design. It took an injury to Doughty to figure out what Horton could do with playing time, so that was pure serendipity.

I fear we're going to spend next season watching Kelly and Thomas go through some of the growing pains we saw from DeSean Jackson this past season (remember all those drops against us?). Just my opinion.

[SOUL-SKINS]

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Originally Posted by 44Deezel

My point has always been that other teams would have found a way to get better production out of Thomas, Kelly and Davis in their rookie season (or any of our rookies for that matter).

Our receiving corps was one of the worst in the league, so the rooks couldn't have possibly been much worse (Kelly on a unicycle is better than Thrash). I'm not willing to give the coaching staff the benefit of the doubt, since they can't point to a single rookie that contributed by design. It took an injury to Doughty to figure out what Horton could do with playing time, so that was pure serendipity.

I fear we're going to spend next season watching Kelly and Thomas go through some of the growing pains we saw from DeSean Jackson this past season (remember all those drops against us?). Just my opinion.

What do you mean? If Thomas and Kelly have the same type season as DeSean Jackson had last year i'd be ecstatic.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by SOUL-SKINS

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What do you mean? If Thomas and Kelly have the same type season as DeSean Jackson had last year i'd be ecstatic.

Me too. One of them at least should be near that level or the braintrust @ Redskins Park has got to look at the coaching situation... HIXON!