diamondbull424 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 20 hours ago, sp6488 said: Denzel mims is yet to play due to injury. If he were a raven, y’all would be calling him breshad perriman right now. Y’all? You've got the wrong one. When have I buried a player without giving him plenty of rope to hang himself? Such a response definitely isn’t anything close to my M.O. I actually KNOW Denzel Mims has yet to play a game, yet I’m standing by my analysis of him as a prospect and how I believed he along with a different scheme might have helped our offense (vs doing what they did and just prioritizing the rushing attack the same as they did last season.) I think his blocking ability would’ve been reliable on the boundary which would’ve allowed Boykin to not have to see the field. Mims also runs the kinds of routes that can get himself open, even when he doesn’t he protects the QBs passes, and destroys zone coverage in a way that Lamar likes. His play at WR reminds me of how Mark Andrews plays the TE position. He was a perfect fit for Lamar IMO regardless of the scheme the coaches decided to roll with. I even defended Boykin’s potential this offseason, I just didn’t trust him to actually elevate his play, considering how he never did so in college... which is why Mims was where I would have went. Not that I’ll fault EDC for going after the better talent in JKD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp6488 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, diamondbull424 said: Y’all? You've got the wrong one. When have I buried a player without giving him plenty of rope to hang himself? Such a response definitely isn’t anything close to my M.O. I actually KNOW Denzel Mims has yet to play a game, yet I’m standing by my analysis of him as a prospect and how I believed he along with a different scheme might have helped our offense (vs doing what they did and just prioritizing the rushing attack the same as they did last season.) I think his blocking ability would’ve been reliable on the boundary which would’ve allowed Boykin to not have to see the field. Mims also runs the kinds of routes that can get himself open, even when he doesn’t he protects the QBs passes, and destroys zone coverage in a way that Lamar likes. His play at WR reminds me of how Mark Andrews plays the TE position. He was a perfect fit for Lamar IMO regardless of the scheme the coaches decided to roll with. I even defended Boykin’s potential this offseason, I just didn’t trust him to actually elevate his play, considering how he never did so in college... which is why Mims was where I would have went. Not that I’ll fault EDC for going after the better talent in JKD. Fair. Perhaps I over-extrapolated. Edited October 12, 2020 by sp6488 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DreamKid Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 @Danand I think you intended this post for the offense thread. I'm gonna leave a link here just in case someone wants to look/reflect back on it later in the year(s). Coach has good content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DreamKid Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Clear Harbaugh recognizes they're failing in a variety of ways. Lot of work to be done this Bye Week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondbull424 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 10 hours ago, DreamKid said: Clear Harbaugh recognizes they're failing in a variety of ways. Lot of work to be done this Bye Week. Yup. Lamar is great throwing against zone coverage FTMP. Unfortunately defenses have adjusted and instead are giving him far more man looks now. Then containing Lamar as a runner but forcing Lamar to have to run up the middle. We only have two proven options to beat man coverage in Andrews and Hollywood. We’re going to need 1-2 more options to take the offense to the next level. That and Lamar’s got to improve his timing when passing to his receivers in 1v1 coverage. If Dobbins can activate as a legit receiver then perhaps he could be an extra option to make defenses pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 5 hours ago, diamondbull424 said: Yup. Lamar is great throwing against zone coverage FTMP. Unfortunately defenses have adjusted and instead are giving him far more man looks now. Then containing Lamar as a runner but forcing Lamar to have to run up the middle. We only have two proven options to beat man coverage in Andrews and Hollywood. We’re going to need 1-2 more options to take the offense to the next level. That and Lamar’s got to improve his timing when passing to his receivers in 1v1 coverage. If Dobbins can activate as a legit receiver then perhaps he could be an extra option to make defenses pay. 1-2 options + a good receiving back is really all you need. Look at KC - outside of Kelce and Hill, who else do they have who can beat man coverage? Not a whole lot, but they utilize those weapons so well that it just doesn't matter anyways. We have RB's who are straight up mismatches against anyone in coverage (Justice Hill and JK Dobbins), but refuse to get them the ball in space against those linebackers (for Hill, we don't even give him snaps in the first place). That, and it appears we don't scheme plays for Hollywood or MAndrews to beat man coverage, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 TIL that we have a passing game coordinator. What is this guy even doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondbull424 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 5 hours ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: Look at KC - outside of Kelce and Hill, who else do they have who can beat man coverage? Mecole Hardman can beat it with his speed and Sammy Watkins can beat it whenever he decides to dial in. Keep in mind I’m not saying guys NEED to be special, but having two above average options at beating man coverage in addition to Kelce and Hill is certainly enough. So while we have two great weapons, we don’t have another option to lean on in the event that either Andrews or Hollywood are either playing hurt or bad. Andrews seems to have at least 2-3 games every season where he’s seemingly just trash where he’s dropping passes left and right and just not locked in. So sure 2 guys can get you through generally, but the reason I said were going to need 1-2 more is for the same reasons Kansas City has been able to thrive. Whenever Hill has gone down or Kelce is being removed from game plans by the defense, they can make opposing teams pay with guys who can at least be above average against man coverage due to their natural athleticism, solid route running, and solid hands. Snead cannot separate against man coverage and Boykin can separate on the rare occasions where he’s not running either a lazy route or the incorrect route, we just don’t know when that will be. So yeah if Duvernay can be someone that uses his speed and route toughness to activate against man coverage with in breaking routes and seams, then he could possibly as a rookie put himself in that above average kind of Mecole Hardman kind of space. We still however lack a third weapon that can decide to take over games like Watkins has shown he can do whenever the Chiefs need it. Maybe that’s what trading for a Jamison Crowder could provide for this offense if traded for? Either way we need that extra guy that can takeover in the event that one of our two options isn’t locked in... and if all three are locked in then we become nearly unbeatable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Yeah we need an upgrade to fill what would be Sammy Watkins' role, since Miles Boykin clearly has no interest in doing that, but: Brown == Hill Duvernay == Hardman (kinda) MAndrews == Kelce So we have the core pieces there, we just need some more role pieces AND better coordination to get our guys open and get them targets in space. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavensTillIDie Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: Yeah we need an upgrade to fill what would be Sammy Watkins' role, since Miles Boykin clearly has no interest in doing that, but: Brown == Hill Duvernay == Hardman (kinda) MAndrews == Kelce So we have the core pieces there, we just need some more role pieces AND better coordination to get our guys open and get them targets in space. I wonder realistically what it would take to pry AJ Green from Cincy? Would a 4th round pick do it? Seeing him this past weekend, he doesn't look washed so much as working his way back alongside a rookie QB with a number of different options at wideout. Similar to Watkins, he could be that "star" we acquire because he's no longer a fit on his current team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamKid Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 10 minutes ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: Yeah we need an upgrade to fill what would be Sammy Watkins' role, since Miles Boykin clearly has no interest in doing that, but: Brown == Hill Duvernay == Hardman (kinda) MAndrews == Kelce So we have the core pieces there, we just need some more role pieces AND better coordination to get our guys open and get them targets in space. Expand this comparison- QB: Jackson - Mahomes HB: Dobbins/Ingram/Edwards - CEH/Bell/Williams FB: Ricard - Sherman TE: Andrews/Boyle - Kelce/Seals-Jones WR: Marquise Brown - Tyreek Hill WR: Miles Boykin - Sammy Watkins WR: Devin Duvernay - Mecole Hardman WR: Willie Snead - Demarcus Robinson WR: James Proche/Chris Moore - Byron Pringle LT: Stanley - Fisher RT: Brown Jr. - Schwartz It's as you said, it isn't some massive pure talent gap - the teams are actually structured quite similarly. We could use another weapon, but more than anything we need systemic changes in the passing game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavensfanRD Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, RavensTillIDie said: I wonder realistically what it would take to pry AJ Green from Cincy? Would a 4th round pick do it? Seeing him this past weekend, he doesn't look washed so much as working his way back alongside a rookie QB with a number of different options at wideout. Similar to Watkins, he could be that "star" we acquire because he's no longer a fit on his current team. I would do no more than a 5th for a rental. But I'm here for an AJ Green sighting in purple and black. Free my mans Antonio Brown 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondbull424 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I’ve loved Green, but I already occupy enough fantasy trade options in my mind (Julio Jones, Denzel Mims, Quinnen Williams, Montez Sweat) I don’t think I’ve got any space left for AJ Green. Probably slightly less realistic than Julio considering the division rival aspect. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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