Post Indy Game Thoughts

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

How about Niles Paul returning kicks??? He's a TE?? Lol geez I really don't remember having so much speed on our team than we do now.

I loved it. He's huge and can bowl over the backup WRs and CBs that the other teams use as gunners. We saw the damage he can cause in kickoff collisions last year (Rams game) so lets give him the ball to run over people...no flags!

I also read this morning that Santana Moss personally asked to be put on punt returns. He's slimmed down and is faster than the last couple of years and reportedly told the coaches "I'm here if Brandon Banks stubs a toe."

I think Banks might be out despite his big return game last week. We have so many options.

Austin saw a lot more action this week. I don't remember seeing Robinson.

If I had to bet on the WRs, we're going with:

Garcon
Moss
Hankerson
Morgan
Briscoe
Robinson


Kick and punt returns will be handled by any of: Robinson/Paul/Moss/Richard Crawford.

Banks is still doing what he does on returns, but Coach Shanahan CLEARLY said he needs to produce as a WR to make the team. 2 catches, 7 yards in 3 games and he has had plenty of targets.

Aldrick Robinson has 8 catches for 132 yards and a TD, including a 49-yard long. Banks and Robinson have identical 25.5 yard averages on kick returns. Briscoe has a team-leading 2 TD catches. Moss, Garcon, Paul, Morgan and Robinson all have 1.


Side note...Alfred Morris is the man. He's our guy, with Hightower on passing downs until Helu comes back...I like that setup.