Bucs vs. Skins Gameday Thread

What about Niles Paul? I saw one comment earlier that confirmed my fears of him being unable to catch. I also see 1 catch and 3 targets on the stat line.

I've seen Cooley drop more than his share of balls thrown to him, AND he also led all TEs in fumbles over his brief career.


Also, didn't we have this conversation last year about Hankerson?

232 rushing yards? damn Oline must have had a decent night too. nice

Helu has been nursing two sore Achilles for a few weeks. Things are apparently looking much better for him now. Check Smoot's post above yours.

I guess you missed my post where I said we originally got TH for Vonnie Holliday and a 6th rounder. Nobody is going to give up a high pick for him a year later coming off a knee injury. The Lions may have a need, but they're not dumb.

Hightower is better than anything they have though Matty. And the Lions need to have at least a decent running threat to keep the opposing Ds honest. I will backdown on the second rounder, but I still think a mid round pick is doable. Best is a bust straight up and Kevin Smith sucks. Do we really keep 4 Rbs? Helu, Royster, and now Morris show promise and are young. It is a shame if we just dumped TH, when we could get some pick for him. I know you think it will be a gamble on the Lions part, but they just do not have a running game to speak of. Hightower looked decent in his showing.

Do we really keep 4 Rbs?

We may, considering royster and helu are barely healthy and Hightower fresh off acl injury.

I've seen Cooley drop more than his share of balls thrown to him, AND he also led all TEs in fumbles over his brief career.


Also, didn't we have this conversation last year about Hankerson?

I will be happy to be proven wrong on this. However from what I've seen myself and what I've heard from people who watched this last game it's not very promising for Niles Paul the receiving Tight End. Niles Paul the blocking tight end on the other hand apparently has some promise which is a moot point because while Niles Paul may turn out to be a very good blocking Tight End Logan Paulsen is considered to be a great blocking Tight End. (ie Niles is a B+ where as Paulsen is an A grade player when it comes to blocking).

I could see them keeping five guys in the backfield. Shanny's RBs also tend to get hurt.

Crawford looked good again tonight, they better keep him on the roster and not put him on the practice squad. Some decent receivers, Dline and LB's are going to get released.

On a good note, these backups looked incredibly well coached, they get it. Our depth is quite strong, haven't seen that in years. The heavy drafting is starting to pay off. Now we just need major playmakers in starting roles and shore up our Oline and secondary.

This team did not make many mental errors during preseason, that is a fantastic sign.
It will likely come down to who has more talent on game day, and we are still a bit behind with our starters. I can proudly say, we have a solid across the board foundation, finally....did you ever think we would have across the board depth a few years back when we didn't even have a GM?....good job Bruce Allen!!

Desmond Briscoe doesn't sound too confident in his roster spot.

Crawford looked good again tonight, they better keep him on the roster and not put him on the practice squad. Some decent receivers, Dline and LB's are going to get released.

On a good note, these backups looked incredibly well coached, they get it. Our depth is quite strong, haven't seen that in years. The heavy drafting is starting to pay off. Now we just need major playmakers in starting roles and shore up our Oline and secondary.

This team did not make many mental errors during preseason, that is a fantastic sign.
It will likely come down to who has more talent on game day, and we are still a bit behind with our starters. I can proudly say, we have a solid across the board foundation, finally....did you ever think we would have across the board depth a few years back when we didn't even have a GM?....good job Bruce Allen!!

Not that i dont agree but can we hold off on the celebrations and congratulations until we win more than five games? Remember the Osaka Bowl .....
Im not being a pessimist - i agree about the promise this team is beginning to have but im not going to jim zorn hip hip hooray bruce allen around town until it translates into wins - real wins.

I've seen Cooley drop more than his share of balls thrown to him, AND he also led all TEs in fumbles over his brief career.


Also, didn't we have this conversation last year about Hankerson?

Well Cooley is not a converted WR/experiment.