Slot receiver

[The Quest for Six]

There's been alot of talk that the cowboys could be searching the waiver wire after the final cuts to get a third wideout because Olgetree hasn't really stepped up this preseason and Harris is a rookie.....There's some talk that Golden tate may get cut by the Seahawks. I liked his game when in Notre Dame, think he's a perfect pro slot receiver and if Dallas isn't comfortable with what they have in house, I'd sign him pretty quick if he's waived...

 

[casmith07]

Any word on his numbers in Seattle? And didn't he kind of act like a dunce in Seattle last season?

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

There's been alot of talk that the cowboys could be searching the waiver wire after the final cuts to get a third wideout because Olgetree hasn't really stepped up this preseason and Harris is a rookie.....There's some talk that Golden tate may get cut by the Seahawks. I liked his game when in Notre Dame, think he's a perfect pro slot receiver and if Dallas isn't comfortable with what they have in house, I'd sign him pretty quick if he's waived...

Wow, really? What the heck has he done to make them sour on him so quickly?

 

[The Quest for Six]

Wow, really? What the heck has he done to make them sour on him so quickly?

When there's a regime change, There's usually the thinking that previous players drafted by the previous regime doesn't fit what the new regime is ruinning, Pete Carroll has been bringing in HIS type of players.

In 11 games Tates has 21 receptions for 227 yards. The knock on him is that he doesn't run the crispest routes, nothing I haven't heard before about young receivers and the fact that one of Pete Carrolls guys in getting first team reps over tate in the slot, Obomanu and Baldwin have been getting reps ahead of Tate and might make tate expendable..

There's been talk that he could be cut, I'd be surprised if they cut him after just one year, but if they do, I'd sign him in a minute, I think the guy is a perfect fit as a slot receiver with some good coaching

 

[pugilist]

Pete Carroll takes his seething rivalry hatred for Notre Dame with him to the Seahawks lol

 

[Jenky]

If this is true, I would have wanted Cotchery then.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

When there's a regime change, There's usually the thinking that previous players drafted by the previous regime doesn't fit what the new regime is ruinning, Pete Carroll has been bringing in HIS type of players.

In 11 games Tates has 21 receptions for 227 yards. The knock on him is that he doesn't run the crispest routes, nothing I haven't heard before about young receivers and the fact that one of Pete Carrolls guys in getting first team reps over tate in the slot, Obomanu and Baldwin have been getting reps ahead of Tate and might make tate expendable..

There's been talk that he could be cut, I'd be surprised if they cut him after just one year, but if they do, I'd sign him in a minute, I think the guy is a perfect fit as a slot receiver with some good coaching

I thought that Carroll was the coach when they drafted Tate. Am I missing something?

 

[The Quest for Six]

I thought that Carroll was the coach when they drafted Tate. Am I missing something?

yeah, I think he was hired in mid January but I think he let the scouting department run the draft for the most part

 

[VACowboy]

Austin is our slot guy. We need a flanker.

 

[speedkilz88]

If this is true, I would have wanted Cotchery then.

Cotchery would have been good, I would have like Johnny Lee Higgins.

 

[Nirvana]

Why to move on: Tate flashed ability during rookie camps with the team, but he has made more waves hawking donuts and stirring up NASCAR fans than catching passes. The Seahawks have had little trouble cutting their losses when appropriate. They weren't going to prop up Charlie Whitehurst just because they traded for him. Why ignore the obvious here? Tate hasn't produced, and Baldwin has looked like the superior option from the slot, where Tate was supposed to flourish. Rice, Williams, Obomanu, Durham and Baldwin give the team five promising options. Even without Tate, the Seahawks would lead the NFC West in 2010 draft choices projected to start this season (Russell Okung, Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor and Walter Thurmond). Swallowing a little pride wouldn't hurt too bad.

What I would do: Keep Tate and put him on notice. It's early to give up on a second-round pick who has flashed potential (52-yard catch at Denver last season). Tate has barely had one month in a new offense. Situations at quarterback and along the offensive line haven't been ideal, either. A year ago, the Arizona Cardinals weren't sure what to make of third-round rookie receiver Andre Roberts. Now, Roberts starts opposite Larry Fitzgerald.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/44095/a-few-things-to-consider-on-golden-tate

Be surprised if they give up on 2010 second rounder.

Miles doesn't like the slot. I think he is put there by default. I like Harris in the slot but he isn't polished in his routes yet. I can see them bringing someone in.

Good article here on slot receivers:

http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2011/06/02/slot-receivers/

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Cotchery would have been good, I would have like Johnny Lee Higgins.

Yep, both of those would've been good choices.

 

[alancdc]

Cotchery would have been good, I would have like Johnny Lee Higgins.

Cotchery is really good. Good teamate also. Oh well.

 

[Gaede]

I thought Tate was gonna be the best receiver out of that draft; he'd definitely be worth a shot if he gets cut

 

[joseephuss]

I thought that Carroll was the coach when they drafted Tate. Am I missing something?

Coach and GM I believe. He approved the drafting of Tate.

 

[joseephuss]

I thought Tate was gonna be the best receiver out of that draft; he'd definitely be worth a shot if he gets cut

You thought he would be better than Dez Bryant? I thought Tate would be an okay NFL receiver. I thought he was overrated by some fans.

 

[Doomsday101]

I would not mind bringing in Tate however I do think we have some good prospect who can play the slot, my bigger concern would be a WR who can play in the 1 or 2 spot should we have an injury with Miles or Dez

 

[Gaede]

You thought he would be better than Dez Bryant? I thought Tate would be an okay NFL receiver. I thought he was overrated by some fans.

I did, yeah....I thought he was underrated.

Oops!

 

[Picksix]

yeah, I think he was hired in mid January but I think he let the scouting department run the draft for the most part

Even if that's true, it's not like Carroll just sat there and let the scouts make all the picks. I live in Seattle. Tate has been somewhat of a problem since he's been here. He's had a couple issues off the field/in the locker room. In their second preseason game against Washington, he let a pass go right through his hands, which was picked by Hall and returned for a TD in the first 3 minutes of the game.

I doubt they let him go, but he's not someone I think we should be interested in. Which is too bad, because I'm a Notre Dame fan, and really liked him coming out.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

There's been alot of talk that the cowboys could be searching the waiver wire after the final cuts to get a third wideout because Olgetree hasn't really stepped up this preseason and Harris is a rookie.....There's some talk that Golden tate may get cut by the Seahawks. I liked his game when in Notre Dame, think he's a perfect pro slot receiver and if Dallas isn't comfortable with what they have in house, I'd sign him pretty quick if he's waived...

if the WR needy seahawks are cutting him, that should tell you something about tate...so why would we want their trash? they ain't exactly an offensive juggernaut..... I never understand this......

I think our Slot WRs are Ogltree, Harris, Murray and Jones.

it will start with Ogltree and slowly the others will get inserted and used.

that's enough....