Where are Kelly & Thomas?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I wonder how you feel about our overall ability to evaluate talent. I mean, obviously our scouts can't evaluate receivers. We have drafted and brought in bum after bum after bum, touted them all off-season as excellent workers, and then bam they all are bums. So does that translate all through out in your opinion, or is it only in receivers that we bring in bum after bum. Certainly I think our pro and college scouts are very effective at bringing good players in.

If I re-phrase the question to say "what part of our program for receivers keeps us from putting 3 quality starters on the field? " is that a better question? Are we scouting poor prospects? Are the players just worthless once they get here? Is Danny not investing enough in bringing in quality guys? Maybe there just aren't enough talented rookies in the draft for us to get the ones our scouting department really wants?

Any way I break it down, I see Hixon as replaceable. I can't believe we would do any worse, but we could do a whole lot better.

Marko looked pretty good in August and at least earned a roster spot. Still yet to see how he looks in real action but there's some promise there.

I'm still not ready to give up Thomas and Kelly. We'll see how that plays out.

[dmvskinzfan08]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Marko looked pretty good in August and at least earned a roster spot. Still yet to see how he looks in real action but there's some promise there.

I'm still not ready to give up Thomas and Kelly. We'll see how that plays out.

I agree. But I am just wondering why Marko is not ready. Mike Martz say there is a huge learning curve for WR second only to QB. Because the WR have to read defenses also. But I guess that is why so many people are Hixon so hard. He should be getting our receivers ready. Teaching them the routes and how to run them properly. Also the tricks of the trade. How to make your breaks. how to field off defenders using your body to make it harder for them to make INTS. Like on that interception JC threw that was intended for Kelly. He let a smaller defender jam him then pin him to the sidelines the whole route. Then he had a bad position on the jump ball and didn't little to break up the interception. I am in no way saying the INT was Kelly's fault though. I just wonder what Hixon is teaching these guys. If they are not listening to his direction when it comes to game time. He sould sometimes bench them for another WR like Marko. One to proove a point. Secondly to see if someone else can do better.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Marko looked pretty good in August and at least earned a roster spot. Still yet to see how he looks in real action but there's some promise there.

I'm still not ready to give up Thomas and Kelly. We'll see how that plays out.

I think this kind of makes part of the point I keep trying to make. In preseason, you can see if a guy has the talent to hang around. It's not NFL grade, moreso College on steroids. The fact that Marko shined, and that DT and MK had good preseasons, to me says there is ability, that could be refined by a good WR coach. But what we have is probably an above average College WR coach. A lot of college WR coaches couldn't make it at the NFL level, and I think that is the case with Hixon too. He can coach the WR basics, but can he show him what he needs to do against NFL CB's?

I don't know, really, I know I could watch him day in and day out, and probably be impressed, but the results of 5 years and average at best production says to me, lets see if there is someone better.

[GridIron26]

Smith worked with receivers today; I hope this will help receivers out a lot.. We will find out soon enough, within few weeks..

Lewis Begins Evaluation At First Redskins Practice

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by GridIron26

Smith worked with receivers today; I hope this will help receivers out a lot.. We will find out soon enough, within few weeks..

Lewis Begins Evaluation At First Redskins Practice

nitpicking alert!

it was Lewis who worked with the receivers not Smith.

now back to your regular program.

[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

nitpicking alert!

it was Lewis who worked with the receivers not Smith.

now back to your regular program.

Lol thanks for correcting me.. I don't know how I got it wrong

[dmvskinzfan08]

Originally Posted by gridiron26

Lewis worked with receivers today; i hope this will help receivers out a lot.. We will find out soon enough, within few weeks..

Lewis begins evaluation at first redskins practice

yes!!!!!!

[dmvskinzfan08]

Does Kelly have some type of injury to his hands or something? I was listening to a video on Redskins.com and he said it hurts when he catches the ball.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by dmvskinzfan08

Does Kelly have some type of injury to his hands or something? I was listening to a video on Redskins.com and he said it hurts when he catches the ball.

How does he know?

[dmvskinzfan08]

Originally Posted by 53fan

how does he know?

lmfao