You and I agree on 12 having a bad year. Question is why? Knee? Jordy? OL? or... Davante as basically his new #1?
I've seen GIFs of Davante from his 21 target game where he looks awful. I believe that piece was from cbssports.
Rodgers is a good TE? Did you forget to put the word THIRD before TE?:-)
You have called him less than average. What would you say he brings that we can't live without? I honestly can't find an identifiable trait that adds to our team.
Hoping that if he tanks again we move on from him. Trade him now to some team who wanted to draft him two years ago like we shouldn't have.
Originally Posted by: uffda udfa
You [and many others] are filtering your opinion of Rich Rod thru his YPC and YAC; but in 2015 these #s were down ONLY because of AR's play, the routes he was asked to run and to a much smaller degree his being a 2nd yr player.
On 12's bad year it is 100% on him, not the OL, not the WRs. I hope it was the knee, and pray he has not lost his nerve to stand in the pocket and take a hit. It was not what I would call a down year; he had a mental issue like Crosby or Steve Sax. Crosby righted the ship; Sax did not. I think at the core is Rodgers saying , "you must earn my trust for the honor to smell my superior smelling dung." I'd walk up to him in the middle of practice for all to hear and tell him, "okay your such an infallible God of all Gods, QBs and men, and I'm a flawed human who makes mistakes. If you were a true God, a true teammate and true leader of men you would not expect all of us to ascend to the lofty perch upon you and your greatness alone sit, you'd learn to accept the flaws of others and bring out the best in them. You'd work to make us as good as we can be. You know what Aaron, you sucked last year, I dont trust you."
Adams has all the tools. He's got great hands, learns well and fast, is a great route runner, knows how to separate, knows how to position his body to keep the defender away from ball, he's good a fighting thru jams, he can go up and get the ball; etc. If he had the 4.39 speed, he'd have been a top 10 pick. As he gains more experience he should get better and more consistent in all applying all these tools during a game.
I dont know how a player can look bad in a GIF. Adams was not perfect; but he played a much better game at his position than AR did in Detroit game
Now you ask what does he bring that we cant live without. Answer nothing. But the same could have been said for Nelson, Jones, Cobb, Jennings, Driver, etc in their second year.