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freddyg12 · 11-03-2010, 01:43 PM

[QUOTE=SmootSmack;755864]He shouldn't have started a thread about our former top returner the day that Brandon Banks has the best day for a Redskins returner in who knows how long.

And he shouldn't have said he's watching Randle El with Pitt and he looks great! He has 11 catches for 129 yards. Is that really all that much better than Galloway's 9 for 141?

We have this need to always put former players up on a pedestal, and I just don't get it. Rock blocks a punt and suddenly we need him back?[/QUOTE]

I wasn't referring to Rock's blocked punt, though that adds to his spec teams cred. I was talking about K. Williams missing the block in our St. Louis game that led to a blocked punt. Rock had the punter protection job & was a valuable special teams player, just not much of a RB. I'm all for getting the young guys in, but I would still say that Rock is a better special teams player than the guys that took his place.

As for ARE, he plays on a team w/some decent wr's. They don't need to rack up big #s, just come in and make some catches. I don't think it's fair to look solely at the stats. He could be contributing here IMO & I was never that critical of him in his time as a Skin. I think people get caught up in expectations & expected him to play big because of his big contract & name recognition, but I think he played up to his ability & was decent out of the slot.

11-03-2010, 01:43 PM	#40
freddyg12 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,540	Re: Anyone Mad We let Randle El go? [QUOTE=SmootSmack;755864]He shouldn't have started a thread about our former top returner the day that Brandon Banks has the best day for a Redskins returner in who knows how long. And he shouldn't have said he's watching Randle El with Pitt and he looks great! He has 11 catches for 129 yards. Is that really all that much better than Galloway's 9 for 141? We have this need to always put former players up on a pedestal, and I just don't get it. Rock blocks a punt and suddenly we need him back?[/QUOTE] I wasn't referring to Rock's blocked punt, though that adds to his spec teams cred. I was talking about K. Williams missing the block in our St. Louis game that led to a blocked punt. Rock had the punter protection job & was a valuable special teams player, just not much of a RB. I'm all for getting the young guys in, but I would still say that Rock is a better special teams player than the guys that took his place. As for ARE, he plays on a team w/some decent wr's. They don't need to rack up big #s, just come in and make some catches. I don't think it's fair to look solely at the stats. He could be contributing here IMO & I was never that critical of him in his time as a Skin. I think people get caught up in expectations & expected him to play big because of his big contract & name recognition, but I think he played up to his ability & was decent out of the slot.