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Watched the game on Game Pass late last night. Not terribly insightful, but these were my thoughts:
* J. Moore has got to learn to use his hands. He was making good separation all night, but Lofton in the booth was able to quickly identify every time what was wrong with his hands on each catch. And Lofton wasn't exactly trying to analyze anything all night besides his joke content. But still, he's a hall of fame wide receiver, so he knows a thing or two about catching the ball. Moore needs to focus on the technique of catching. If he can, I think he's an NFL receiver. But that's a huge hurdle. Might be akin to Tebow changing his throwing motion for all I know: works in practice/offtime but goes out the window during games. I've had hope for Moore because of his athleticism, but after that performance, I'm moving more towards letting him fall off the back end of the roster. Three more games to validate his future (one way or the other).
* I only noticed the one catch, but that adjustment/catch by Sheppard was nice. And he took a hit and hung on.
* Tonyan also had a nice seam catch. He and Jace just might be the future in GB (if Jace lives up to potential).
* Gary looks fast and explosive, but his aggression also seemed to take him out of a play or two. What I don't know is if that was by design (i.e. someone else was supposed to fill behind him). I speculate he's still getting up to speed on diagnosing plays live. Don't know how far he is from bonafide NFL starter; I would have liked to see Z.Smith on the same field to compare decision making prowess on holding the edge vs getting a push. In other words, Gary seemed to lose contain on a play or two; I just don't know if they were the right decisions.
* Ty Summers looked fast. He got lost more as the game went on, but I think that's more "head spinning" than anything else. When he was decisive, he was good.
* Kumerow was as expected. Tough catches, no drops.
* Kizer was inconsistent, but he's more talented than Hundley. And still young so lots of room to grow.
* I really liked Allen Lazard's catch. I want to see him have more opportunities, but it's still hard to see him onto the roster with all the WRs in front of him.
* J. Moore has got to learn to use his hands. He was making good separation all night, but Lofton in the booth was able to quickly identify every time what was wrong with his hands on each catch. And Lofton wasn't exactly trying to analyze anything all night besides his joke content. But still, he's a hall of fame wide receiver, so he knows a thing or two about catching the ball. Moore needs to focus on the technique of catching. If he can, I think he's an NFL receiver. But that's a huge hurdle. Might be akin to Tebow changing his throwing motion for all I know: works in practice/offtime but goes out the window during games. I've had hope for Moore because of his athleticism, but after that performance, I'm moving more towards letting him fall off the back end of the roster. Three more games to validate his future (one way or the other).
* I only noticed the one catch, but that adjustment/catch by Sheppard was nice. And he took a hit and hung on.
* Tonyan also had a nice seam catch. He and Jace just might be the future in GB (if Jace lives up to potential).
* Gary looks fast and explosive, but his aggression also seemed to take him out of a play or two. What I don't know is if that was by design (i.e. someone else was supposed to fill behind him). I speculate he's still getting up to speed on diagnosing plays live. Don't know how far he is from bonafide NFL starter; I would have liked to see Z.Smith on the same field to compare decision making prowess on holding the edge vs getting a push. In other words, Gary seemed to lose contain on a play or two; I just don't know if they were the right decisions.
* Ty Summers looked fast. He got lost more as the game went on, but I think that's more "head spinning" than anything else. When he was decisive, he was good.
* Kumerow was as expected. Tough catches, no drops.
* Kizer was inconsistent, but he's more talented than Hundley. And still young so lots of room to grow.
* I really liked Allen Lazard's catch. I want to see him have more opportunities, but it's still hard to see him onto the roster with all the WRs in front of him.
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