Does Skyler make this team?

DBoys

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abersonc said:
there was nowhere to go upfield on that one.

it wasn't like he was running backwards to make stuff happen

What do you think of Green abersonc? Enough for him to make the team?
 

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abersonc said:
with a return guy you really need to see what he did in practice -- even the good ones only have a handful of long returns each year. The games give you too small a sample - long returns are few and far between.

He's already had 1 20+ yard punt return. One of the best returners in the game, Dante Hall averages about 3 of those a year.

I agree, people need to contrast their expectations with what is actually realistic. I'm not sure when a 20 yard punt return became no biggie. The best retuners in the game only will get 3-5 of them over the course of a 16 game season. Green today is already a huge upgrade over our punt return ability from last year.

However, one thing that really hurts Green's chances of making the team is Vanderjagt's injury and the need to keep two kickers. Its hard to keep a return specialist when you're already using up 4 other roster spots on 2 kickers a punter and a deep snapper.
 

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InmanRoshi said:
However, one thing that really hurts Green's chances of making the team is Vanderjagt's injury and the need to keep two kickers. Its hard to keep a return specialist when you're already using up 4 other roster spots on 2 kickers a punter and a deep snapper.

Exactly why I think between Rector and Green, one of them doesn't make it.
 

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abersonc said:
there was nowhere to go upfield on that one.

it wasn't like he was running backwards to make stuff happen


then making people miss really is'nt that important if your not gaining positive yds!
 

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I was unimpressed with him until that last return, that 20+ yarder. I'll grant that some of the other returns didn't provide him much if any time/room to do much, so I would think he'd get more returns in the other 2 preseason games to see if he's catching on. (The returns from inside the 10 are a rookie mistake - BP's gonna school him quickly on those!)

However, if he isn't good enough to make the final cut, I'd hope that Parcells would let some of the other receivers try to show their return stuff before cutting Skyler. If another one can do it as well or better, great. I don't think you want Newman covering them all though; he's too valuable at CB to risk injury returning every punt of the season. I like BP's plan of spotting him in there in clutch situations instead.
 

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He looked pretty bad on KR/PRs tonight.

I think Elam, Rector, Thompson and a number of others could do as good, if not better than Green.

I think Green is far more capable than he showed tonight... maybe jitters.
But I think tonights game sealed his ticket outta town.
 
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