The burst/twitch of our current receivers

Mannix said:

Watching the last two weeks, I was AMAZED how many times a WR for (name the team) caught a horizontal pass out wide....sometimes at a complete stop....and then had enough burst to pick up a quick 7-8 yards before tackled....I was shocked. We simply do not have this type of receiver...especially when given that our QB cannot hit them on the right side of their body. I think we are severely over rating out current bunch....I kind of always believed this, but man was it confirmed over the past two weekends. I guarantee that Booger and Chuckles will go out and resign Gallup and hold onto Cooper....we can do better....but don't trust these two to do so.

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Reality said:

I think some of the problem is something I have been complaining about since Garrett was here, which is those constant comeback routes. I do not mind comeback routes, but they run them so often and that helps the defensive backs so much both in defending the ball as well as tackling.

Teams like the Chiefs, Bengals, Rams, Packers, etc. have offenses that attack vertically. Again, vertically does not always mean 20+ yards down the field, but rather throwing and completing passes with the receiver headed toward the endzone either directly or via slant.

When you are known for attacking vertically, it makes the defensive backs more hesitant to jump comeback routes which means those few times you call a comeback route, your receiver not only has a few yards of buffer between himself and the defender, he also has a great chance to get several yards after the catch or possibly break for a long run.

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Reality said:

I think some of the problem is something I have been complaining about since Garrett was here, which is those constant comeback routes. I do not mind comeback routes, but they run them so often and that helps the defensive backs so much both in defending the ball as well as tackling.

Teams like the Chiefs, Bengals, Rams, Packers, etc. have offenses that attack vertically. Again, vertically does not always mean 20+ yards down the field, but rather throwing and completing passes with the receiver headed toward the endzone either directly or via slant.

When you are known for attacking vertically, it makes the defensive backs more hesitant to jump comeback routes which means those few times you call a comeback route, your receiver not only has a few yards of buffer between himself and the defender, he also has a great chance to get several yards after the catch or possibly break for a long run.

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buddahjoe445 said:

Malik Turner is the most shifty receiver we have. I would like to see him signed and play the slot receiver. Lamb is next and Cooper is really smooth runner but not as quick. Wilson is pretty fast but he looks like he is jogging, kinda odd. Noah Brown should add a little more weight and play TE. Can't be any worse at blocking than Schultz

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Reality said:

I think some of the problem is something I have been complaining about since Garrett was here, which is those constant comeback routes. I do not mind comeback routes, but they run them so often and that helps the defensive backs so much both in defending the ball as well as tackling.

Teams like the Chiefs, Bengals, Rams, Packers, etc. have offenses that attack vertically. Again, vertically does not always mean 20+ yards down the field, but rather throwing and completing passes with the receiver headed toward the endzone either directly or via slant.

When you are known for attacking vertically, it makes the defensive backs more hesitant to jump comeback routes which means those few times you call a comeback route, your receiver not only has a few yards of buffer between himself and the defender, he also has a great chance to get several yards after the catch or possibly break for a long run.

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Mannix said:

Watching the last two weeks, I was AMAZED how many times a WR for (name the team) caught a horizontal pass out wide....sometimes at a complete stop....and then had enough burst to pick up a quick 7-8 yards before tackled....I was shocked. We simply do not have this type of receiver...especially when given that our QB cannot hit them on the right side of their body. I think we are severely over rating out current bunch....I kind of always believed this, but man was it confirmed over the past two weekends. I guarantee that Booger and Chuckles will go out and resign Gallup and hold onto Cooper....we can do better....but don't trust these two to do so.

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Fuzzee said:

Agree with what you are saying..but the Cowboys struggle against good teams...for heavens sake the Offense practically gets shut down against teams like the Cardinals, 49ers etc... Only time the offense looks good is when the play the NFC east teams.

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buybuydandavis said:

Cooper didn't looked nearly as quick this year as he did when he first came here. When he first came, he seemed to have the quickness of Beasley in a full sized WR. Just freaky. Not that guy this year. Not even close.

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quickccc said:

- Has anyone taken notice to how Kupp is schemed so well by Rams to get open ?
The way they line him up and move him around,.... how often they move him around to various positions from slot to outside - makes it even tougher to double him and bracket him ?
And they don't shy away from trying to get him the ball - maybe to a fault.

- Kupp isn’t slow, he’s more field fast and his play speed makes him appear faster than what he 40 times - but he’s not a blazer that can str8 line up sprint right by you
with pure speed like a Javar Chase can.
i always Imagine him a bigger, lengthier Cole Beasley that can line up both wide outside as well as the slot. But Kupp affects the entire field far more than the current Beasley does

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TequilaCowboy said:

I think MM has that top priority for the 2023 season....2022 he will be having them work on elimination of penalties.

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Pokefan1 said:

Tired of seeing these worthless wide receiver screens that are tackled immediately for losses.

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Ranching said:

Amazing....

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shabazz said:

I hope nobody ever lets Kupp know that he doesn’t have enough quick twitch muscle……it will kill his confidence

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kskboys said:

Are you kidding? Kupp is loaded w/ quick twitch muscles. Fast he is not, but he has some major moves.

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ondaedg said:

Ya after watching these other WRs I’ve thought the same thing. Ceedee is shifty but he’s not going to blow past defenders like Jamaar or Tyreek. Nor do any of our WRs have the physicality of Deebo Samuel. And when you look at the separation stats we’re pretty putrid other than Dalton. And Cedric Wilson looks like he’s going to fall over trying to make a cut sometimes.

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Cboyfan4ever said:

Would love 4.3 guy and be able to hit him in stride on slants and crossing patterns.

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