DMN JJT Blog: Danny Amendola's travails as a gunner

[BigDFan5]

I never thought I'd be saying this..........but........I agree with Nors....

 

[AsthmaField]

:laugh2: That's Sarge's third time today...

 

[Stash]

True....but what happens if we don't want to risk Jones? Then Stanback will be back there with Austin. Amendola won't. Stanback my not play STs a whole lot....but he will be better help there than Amendola will.

The point is, Amendola...barring...you know what...will not see the field as a WR this season. He'll be inactive.

If he's inactive....then he isn't contributing as a WR.

Stanback may not field kicks...he will help some as a gunner (although he won't do it a lot)....and he has potential that frankly, Amendola doesn't have.

I like Amendola. I would love to see him make the team. If we keep six WRs, then I'd love to see us keep him. Just not over Stanback.

Agreed.

I never suggested cutting Stanback to keep Amendola.

I don't know of anyone who did.

Again, if Stanback's not contributing on special teams, I doubt he'll be active on game days either.

And if Amendola is the more polished receiver, he could conreibute in ways that Stanback currently can't.

But that's something we haven't see yet, just heard reports about.

 

[Bizwah]

Agreed.

I never suggested cutting Stanback to keep Amendola.

I don't know of anyone who did.

Again, if Stanback's not contributing on special teams, I doubt he'll be active on game days either.

And if Amendola is the more polished receiver, he could conreibute in ways that Stanback currently can't.
But that's something we haven't see yet, just heard reports about.

How?

There's more of a chance that Stanback will be used somewhere on STs than Amendola at WR.

But an early post I was replying too basically said that Amendola should be kept over Stanback.

I can't disagree more.

 

[Stash]

How?

There's more of a chance that Stanback will be used somewhere on STs than Amendola at WR.

Based on what exactly?

I don't see where you can come to that conclusion at this point.

 

[Bizwah]

Based on what exactly?

I don't see where you can come to that conclusion at this point.

The fact that he's returned kicks in the NFL. There's only one person ahead of him right now...Felix Jones...and it's possible that we won't want to risk him.

I can envision Stanback and Austin returning kicks.

He's also a backup gunner.

From what we've seen and heard...Amendola was getting thrown around as a gunner.

Amendola will be behind Owens, Crayton, Hurd, and Austin....and it's debatable whether or not he's better than Stanback at this point at WR.

 

[Stash]

The fact that he's returned kicks in the NFL. There's only one person ahead of him right now...Felix Jones...and it's possible that we won't want to risk him.

I count three - Jones, Austin, and Mike Jenkins. Stanback isn't even currently listed at KO returner.

It's just as possible they wouldn't want to risk Adam Jones at punt returner.

I can envision Stanback and Austin returning kicks.

And I can envision Jones and Austin as well.

He's also a backup gunner.

From what we've seen and heard...Amendola was getting thrown around as a gunner.

I haven't seen Stanback at 'backup gunner'.

From what I've seen, Amendola is getting quite a bit of work at punt returner.

Amendola will be behind Owens, Crayton, Hurd, and Austin....and it's debatable whether or not he's better than Stanback at this point at WR.

That's my point. To see whether Amendola's a better receiver or not. If he isn't, there probably isn't much reason to keep him on the 53 man roster.

 

[Nors]

:laugh2:

You are going to ride that prediction until the day you die.

Why don't you ever bring up the tons of predictions you made that were completely wrong?



If you have been talking for months about why he can't play in the NFL and you are so sold that your scout website is right on target with him, why do you keep leaving a slim chance that he makes the final 53? If he's as terrible as you say he is... shouldn't his odds approach zero? Shouldn't you be able to say that he isn't going to make it?

If you are that sure that he's that bad, how on Earth could he make the team?

Are you admitting that you might be wrong?

You are doing a lot of talking and making stuff up in that rant - lol.

It's real simple on my part, he won't be on our 53 man roster.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I'm sure you've heard of ... "draft status" and "upside potential."

Stanback was selected as a fourth rounder, and he has more upside than Amendola does.

That's why he will hang around while Amendola may get cut and then assigned to the practice squad.

When you're right you're right.
Amendola is strictly arena league right now.

 

[Echo9]

I'm sure you've heard of ... "draft status" and "upside potential."

Stanback was selected as a fourth rounder, and he has more upside than Amendola does.

That's why he will hang around while Amendola may get cut and then assigned to the practice squad.

Has there been a single post in any thread on this board that actually advocates keeping Amendola over Stanback?

I haven't seen one.

 

[jterrell]

I'm sure you've heard of ... "draft status" and "upside potential."

Stanback was selected as a fourth rounder, and he has more upside than Amendola does.

That's why he will hang around while Amendola may get cut and then assigned to the practice squad.

All of that is fine except Amendola was a better college player and has shown more ability as a pro... without a year of NFL coaching staff assistance to improve.

And if this article is suggesting Amendola needs to be a gunner to make the team JJT is even dumber than I thought.

Amendola is a slot WR and punt returner. He is a backup caliber player at those two things and if he is inactive weekly provided other guys stay healthy that is fine. Amendola's high water mark for this year is to simply make the squad.

 

[jterrell]

True....but what happens if we don't want to risk Jones? Then Stanback will be back there with Austin. Amendola won't. Stanback my not play STs a whole lot....but he will be better help there than Amendola will.

The point is, Amendola...barring...you know what...will not see the field as a WR this season. He'll be inactive.

If he's inactive....then he isn't contributing as a WR.

Stanback may not field kicks...he will help some as a gunner (although he won't do it a lot)....and he has potential that frankly, Amendola doesn't have.

I like Amendola. I would love to see him make the team. If we keep six WRs, then I'd love to see us keep him. Just not over Stanback.

Dude you are making zero sense.

Amendola is the only guy to the team who has returned punts for us yet. That is help on special teams. We will use Pacman there in games but Amendola is a depth punt return guy.

Stanback is a depth kick return guy. He is one of about 6 guys we have lined up back deep. He isn't any good on kickoff returns and is back there frankly to be anywhere. Stanback is't going near a real NFL kick return game.

At this point neither Amendola nor Stanback are more than a long shot to help an NFL team. Yes, Stanback was a draft pick but so were a lot of 3rd and 4th round guys and they do not get the same rope a 1st or 2nd rounder does.

Stanback is tall, with good straight-line speed. He is a backup Outside WR that runs the worst routes of any real WR on the team and has questionable hands.

Amendola is one of our quickest guys, runs great routes and has awesome hands, but is the smallest and slowest real WR we have. He is a backup slot WR and punt returner.

At the end of the day Amendola can help you more going into games if Crayton were to get injured than Stanback could fuilling if T.O. and Austin or Hurd were injured. At least that is my opinion and I think most football people would share it so I would be surprised if Amendola is not around here in some capacity. At the same time I think Stanback is cut if we ever can land thaqt 2nd Wr we covet.

 

[Nors]

Will be interesting to see if Amendola has his ST time scaled back tonight.

 

[InmanRoshi]

All of that is fine except Amendola was a better college player and has shown more ability as a pro.

Ugh, not so much. He didn't play WR, but Stanback was a better college player. I watched Stanback almost singlehandedly beat USC all by himself. He was the only player Washington had. Amendola was just another faceless Texas Tech WR who racked up gawdy numbers in an offense that threw the ball 70 times a game. He was always overshadowed by better WRs on his own team. From Michael Crabtree to Jarrett Hicks to Joel Filani.

I'm glad Amendola caught a pass tonight. I would hate for him to be the first undrafted free agent in the history of the nfl to make a team without making a single catch in the preseason.

 

[mperfection]

Romo and T.O. thinks he should make the team and if he doesn't he will end up on another team's roster. They're going to have around 8 inactives anyway why not him?

Agreed.

 

[mperfection]

All of that is fine except Amendola was a better college player and has shown more ability as a pro... without a year of NFL coaching staff assistance to improve.

And if this article is suggesting Amendola needs to be a gunner to make the team JJT is even dumber than I thought.

Amendola is a slot WR and punt returner. He is a backup caliber player at those two things and if he is inactive weekly provided other guys stay healthy that is fine. Amendola's high water mark for this year is to simply make the squad.

Don't worry JT...if Dallas cuts Amendola, some team will be "stupid" enough to sign him to their 53-man roster THIS year, keep him inactive most of the year, only to see him become their 3rd WR NEXT year because all he needs is TIME.

 

[Angus]

I predict both Stanback and Armendola will make the team - this year.

 

[Brandon]

Amendola blows, this guy wouldn't make the Dallas Desperados.

 

[tomson75]

Amendola blows, this guy wouldn't make the Dallas Desperados.

Genius!

 

[5Countem5]

Does anyone know who it was on Bartel's int?

Lowber or Amendola?