It's time to start Kessler

[DizzyDean]

3 hours ago, dawgdish said:

True, because we have no receivers. With the hand we've been dealt, though, the only option is to play Kizer and see what we have in him/get him experience.

This is simply not true, in any way.  Our receiving corps is just fine, minus a true #1 WR.  Coleman, Treggs, Williams, Louis, and Higgins all are competent capable WRs that should be on our team and are good at the role they have on the team.  We do not have a QB that can get them the ball.

Regarding playing Kizer, I disagree completely.  He is the only QB on the roster with any potential at all, but he is a project and does not need to see the field again this year.  Playing him any more right now will completely waste what potential he does have (if we have not already completely ruined him) and he will not have a chance to develop.

This is the same as taking a fresh chicken breast out of the package straight from the market and saying, might as well eat it now.  Fact of the matter is, its not ready, and neither is Kizer.

[Thomas5737]

2 hours ago, freakygeniuskid said:

I'd be down for this. Feels like he couldn't cost very much right now and why not throw a former first round pick who's only issue has been injuries into the mix? Only problem is that Aaron Rodgers (the non-injured version) could be our QB right now and would struggle with these WR's.

Well his throws downfield have also been an issue, which leads me to believe he would be a bad fit here.

[Reginaldm9]

This thread is phenomenal. 

[pnies20]

I'd trade houstons first for Garropollo and draft the best QB with our #1 overall pick at this point. If Garropollo is solid we'd be able to use the #1 elsewhere.

[dawgdish]

4 hours ago, DizzyDean said:

This is simply not true, in any way.  Our receiving corps is just fine, minus a true #1 WR.  Coleman, Treggs, Williams, Louis, and Higgins all are competent capable WRs that should be on our team and are good at the role they have on the team.  We do not have a QB that can get them the ball.

Regarding playing Kizer, I disagree completely.  He is the only QB on the roster with any potential at all, but he is a project and does not need to see the field again this year.  Playing him any more right now will completely waste what potential he does have (if we have not already completely ruined him) and he will not have a chance to develop.

This is the same as taking a fresh chicken breast out of the package straight from the market and saying, might as well eat it now.  Fact of the matter is, its not ready, and neither is Kizer.

If you think our receivers are just fine, we must be watching a completely different team, season, and sport in a parallel universe. Aside from Coleman, who can't stay on the field, we have a bunch of #4 and 5 receivers at best. Maybe one of them steps up and plays like a #3 or even a #2, but the only way to do that is with reps and experience...just like that's the only way Kizer develops. What are you saving him for, ready or not? We're not making the playoffs this year, and we need to have a good read on Kizer by next year's draft.

[DizzyDean]

20 minutes ago, dawgdish said:

If you think our receivers are just fine, we must be watching a completely different team, season, and sport in a parallel universe. Aside from Coleman, who can't stay on the field, we have a bunch of #4 and 5 receivers at best. Maybe one of them steps up and plays like a #3 or even a #2, but the only way to do that is with reps and experience...just like that's the only way Kizer develops. What are you saving him for, ready or not? We're not making the playoffs this year, and we need to have a good read on Kizer by next year's draft.

We are not saving him, we are developing him.  Our offense sucks, with any of the guys that we put out there.  Kizer is the only one with potential to not suck in the future, putting him out there any more will simply ruin him, if we have not already done so.

Regarding our WRs, they have all shown flashes of being capable this year, none are number 1s, but you are not going to have 6 number 1 WRs on your roster.  Simply does not happen.  Williams is a good possession and redzone jump ball WR.  Colenman if he can stay healthy is best suited for the slot.  Louis is getting better and can be a good #2 on the outside.  Higgins is a good fit as possession and fill in, in case of injury.  Same can be said for Treggs.  We just don't have the QBs or playcalling to consistently utilize them properly.  Kizer has terrible ball placement, lots of the balls caught have been horrible, and better ball placement would have led to huge gains rather than being down immediately, then there is the incompletions, Hogan has shown that when a team prepares for him, he is no better.  Kessler is probably the best QB on the roster right now in terms of being ready to play, but his arm just leaves a lot to be desired.

Unless you want to convince Calvin Johnson into coming out of retirement, AND trade for AJ Green, AND trade for Julio Jones, AND trade for Amari Cooper, AND trade for Beckham Jr., then I would suggest looking for quality and fit of lesser WRs because the before mentioned trades and come backs are not realistic.