nerdmann
11 years ago
It sucks to have lost Finley (apparently forever!?) but the silver lining is, thanks to Ted, we've got some dudes in the pipeline.

The dudes to whom I am referring are Stoneburner and Bostick.

I think Bostick may be just about ready to come to the fore and show what he's got right now. That would be bitchin, because we could sure use a guy who can do what Finley was doing.

I thought Bostick had a good game this week. Had the one catch for no gain on a mad scramble by the QB. Chased down the defender who INT'd the pass in the end zone and prevented a 100 yard pick six. Then he had one other good play, significant gain.

I don't know why they've been holding him back, but it seems they're phasing him in gradually. Hopefully he'll continue to be ready.

I think Stoneburner's gonna be a good one too. He's raw, but the reason he's been held back was that fumble near the goal line in preseason. I think that was primarily just a good play by the defender. I think dude's gonna be tough.

All in all, we've still got guys who can make plays, despite all the ridiculously catastrophic injuries. Hell, even Boykin's looking like a legit #3.
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DoddPower
11 years ago

All in all, we've still got guys who can make plays, despite all the ridiculously catastrophic injuries. Hell, even Boykin's looking like a legit #3.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 



I never understood why so many people thought Boykin wasn't a good player. I'm assuming most of those folks didn't watch him in college. I fully understand that just because a player was good in college doesn't mean he will be in the pro's, but I always thought Boykin showed enough to college to show that he could be an effective role player in the NFL. He's never going to be great, imo, but a team could do worse as their #3 WR, and would be hard pressed to do much better for their #4, which is what he should be right now on the Packers, anyway. The guy can play, and should continue to develop.
coltonja
11 years ago

I never understood why so many people thought Boykin wasn't a good player. I'm assuming most of those folks didn't watch him in college. I fully understand that just because a player was good in college doesn't mean he will be in the pro's, but I always thought Boykin showed enough to college to show that he could be an effective role player in the NFL. He's never going to be great, imo, but a team could do worse as their #3 WR, and would be hard pressed to do much better for their #4, which is what he should be right now on the Packers, anyway. The guy can play, and should continue to develop.

Originally Posted by: DoddPower 



I agree. I am guilty of this as well I thought Boykin just looked kinda awkward, weird running style maybe I don't know. But I don't think he will ever get the name recognition like Cobb, not that he necessarily would ever deserve it, because he is such a straightforward guy. Watch how he plays- no dancing around, no gimmicks. Just catch and run vertically. It cracks me up, but I love it!
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Mucky Tundra
11 years ago
Knew there was something in Boykin when he made that tough 4th down grab at Minnesota last year with a defender draped on him.

Glad to see Bostick finally get the ball thrown to him. Would have been nice to have him and Finley on the field at the same time. That would have been something to see!
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Dulak
11 years ago
Im upset about finley - he looked like he was going to do awesome this year ...

but this is about bostick - I had a feeling he would be decent; and wondered why we havnt played him before now ...

I dont like quarless thats for sure ... we need a decent TE and not some midgets -
DoddPower
11 years ago

Im upset about finley - he looked like he was going to do awesome this year ...

but this is about bostick - I had a feeling he would be decent; and wondered why we havnt played him before now ...

I dont like quarless thats for sure ... we need a decent TE and not some midgets -

Originally Posted by: Dulak 



Are you saying Quarless is a midget?
Dulak
11 years ago

Are you saying Quarless is a midget?

Originally Posted by: DoddPower 



Welllll ... ok quarless is 6'4 guess that isnt too bad for a TE - but I sure like these 6'6 6'6 guys that other teams have. Just havnt been impressed with 'gods gift'.
Gaycandybacon
11 years ago

Im upset about finley - he looked like he was going to do awesome this year ...

but this is about bostick - I had a feeling he would be decent; and wondered why we havnt played him before now ...

I dont like quarless thats for sure ... we need a decent TE and not some midgets -

Originally Posted by: Dulak 



Finley was just tall, so I understand why you think the shorter TE's won't be as good as him because they're shorter. That's not the case.

Finley was not only tall as fuck but he was also athletic as fuck. He could do some things other TEs simply can't do.

Now to the shorter TE's, they can be effective too. Hell I think Vernon Davis is one of the best short TEs out there.

In our case, most of our TE's except Finley, have been primarily used for blocking. This is what killed us when Finley got hurt in 2010, we had to use Quarless and Lee as our receiving TE's. They weren't used in receiving situations, like this year up to date.

Quarless hasn't played for a year and a half till this season. I'd expect him to be a bit rusty with his route running and speed. He is our best blocking TE though. Ryan Taylor is a blocking TE when he isn't on SPT's. Bostick (like Nerd said) is pretty much our only Receiving TE. I hope we use him more especially when Rodgers gets back.

That guy is actually big for his 6'3'' frame. I've seen him truck some people when he's got the ball in his hands.

Hopefully we can get these non-recieving TEs going. I'd really like to see Quarless have a big game.

As for Boykin... I love this player. We finally have a big big WR. Nelson is the full package yes, but we finally have a receiver that can go up and get the ball other than Nelson and Finley. And yes James Jones can go up and get the ball as well. But this guy has a big radius to catch the football. Not Calvin Johnson Radius, but this kid has big strong hands, that has shown some great things while Cobb has been out. Practice does make a difference. See him in the Ravens game and then look at him now. Looks like a different receiver. Hope he still continues his success on this team, he's a great person as well, like all our recievers.
DoddPower
11 years ago
I have been sitting on the 3rd row at Lambeau before and was very close to Quarless and Finley warming up. They both looked like giants and I couldn't tell much of a difference between the two. I'll try to find the pictures I took to illustrate, if I can find time.
nerdmann
11 years ago

I have been sitting on the 3rd row at Lambeau before and was very close to Quarless and Finley warming up. They both looked like giants and I couldn't tell much of a difference between the two. I'll try to find the pictures I took to illustrate, if I can find time.

Originally Posted by: DoddPower 



Iirc, Quarless has very similar measurables with Finley. He's just never showed he can stretch the field, though.
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