Your take on Cee Dee Lamb's impact

[Vegas_Cowboy]

It was a rookie in his first game with no preseason. All things considered, I thought he played well.

 

[Verdict]

OP is way off base on this post. The rookie played well. He was open a lot, caught several balls in the first half. It’s like the OC/Dak forgot about him and Gallup in the second half. He had a great first half. They should have been sending the ball his way more in the second half.

It looked like Dak was forcing the ball to Amari instead in the second half.

 

[Redball Express]

He had 60 yards in his first game as a Freshman at OU as well.

I thought the Rams secondary tackled really well, as we didn’t get to see him run after the catch.

Yeah..

I noticed that too.

One time a DB got ahold of him..

I think it was Ramsey and spun him to the ground rather easily.

Was surprised at that.

But it's really early yet.

 

[aikemirv]

Translate that into an entire season and you have 80 receptions for 944 yards - hmm - what were you hoping for?

 

[acer941]

So amongst all the complaints about our first game..

I know all of us expected Lamb to make a big difference.

But instead of a Bang..

he went Pop.

I expected more than what we saw.

Way more.

So I wonder what you guys are thinking about Lamb?

I thought given plenty of time to incorporate him into the offense..

we would have seen more than just him cutting his route short and not converting a 1st. down at a critical moment in the game.

I was hoping to see a punt return of some impact..

a few catches that show we know how to use him.

But I hear crickets from you guys.

I can rattle off multiple reasons why..but I want to hear how you saw it.

Over to you.

Catches - Yards


Cowboys - C. lamb 5 - 59

Vikings - J. Jefferson. 2 - 26

Raiders - H. Ruggs. 3 - 55

Broncos - J. Juedy 4 - 56

Rams - V. Jefferson 1 - 31

Eagles- J. Reagor. 1 - 55

Colts- M. Pittman. 2 - 10

Steelers- C. Claypool 2 - 39

Jaguars- L. Shenault 3 - 37 Only rookie to score a TD.

Rookie WR’s Week1 Stats....

 

[LACowboysFan1]

thought given plenty of time to incorporate him into the offense..

we would have seen more than just him cutting his route short and not converting a 1st. down at a critical moment in the game.

Plenty of time? Really? NO preseason games, due to the new camp rules limited padded practices.

That's plenty of time?

NO.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Thought he looked good for a rookie. His impact is going to be felt later on in the season. The beginning is going to be rough and he's just not the player Gallup and Cooper is right now.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Catches - Yards


Cowboys - C. lamb 5 - 59

Vikings - J. Jefferson. 2 - 26

Raiders - H. Ruggs. 3 - 55

Broncos - J. Juedy 4 - 56

Rams - V. Jefferson 1 - 31

Eagles- J. Reagor. 1 - 55

Rookie WR’s Week1 Stats....

And as the 3rd receiver....I guess Jefferson is probably the Rams 3rd or 4th guy too. But Ruggs, Reagor and Judy were higher on the depth chart. Reagor definitely cost Wentz a interception on Sunday.

 

[DFWJC]

Rookie WRs are almost always a mixed bag.

If he ends up with 40+ catches and 750 yards it'll be a nice rookie year.

I will add this:
with the extreme depth in this WR class, I badly did not want us to burn our 1st rounder on a WR.
But when Lamb fell to us, it was understandable why they took him. He's a player

 

[Redball Express]

Translate that into an entire season and you have 80 receptions for 944 yards - hmm - what were you hoping for?

I was asking what you guys were expecting?

I was expecting something more.

Shame on me.

I thought they might have used him more..

maybe a triple WR set..

a bubble screen..

Deep post...

you know some sort of play we could say..

Yeah...

 

[Future]

Translate that into an entire season and you have 80 receptions for 944 yards - hmm - what were you hoping for?

Beat me to this.

 

[8FOR!3]

Looked fast, caught everything thrown his way. Clearly just wasn't breaking tackles but it's his first game as a pro, he'll get used to it.

 

[EST_1986]

ask me again after 15-31 more games

just to be fair.

why be rational?

 

[LACowboysFan1]

Thought he looked good for a rookie. His impact is going to be felt later on in the season. The beginning is going to be rough and he's just not the player Gallup and Cooper is right now.

Gallup wasn't great his first season, 33 catches/507 yds/2 tds.
Second year he doubled his receptions, more than doubled the yards and tripled the tds. That with Cooper hobbled for much of the latter part of the season.

Most rookie receivers, even with the proliferation of NFL-type offenses in the NCAA the last few years, don't do well their first year. Guys like Randy Moss are the exception, and Moss came to a loaded team that went 15-1 in Moss' first season.

Give the man a chance....

 

[Redball Express]

Plenty of time? Really? NO preseason games, due to the new camp rules limited padded practices.

That's plenty of time?

NO.

Let's see..

draft was on April 23..

TC started August 23 or about then.

4 months plus another 3 weeks before the games started.

We all have different expectations..

I think I just need to stop believing you guys here.

You tend to overstate at times.

Not specifically you. Just in general..

 

[aikemirv]

I was asking what you guys were expecting?

I was expecting something more.

Shame on me.

I thought they might have used him more..

maybe a triple WR set..

a bubble screen..

Deep post...

you know some sort of play we could say..

Yeah...

Well I was expecting/hoping him to perform at the level of Cobb. Anything more was gravy for a rookie for me.

 

[glimmerman]

If you watch his post game interview he was really bothered by not being able to convert on the 4th down catch.. Almost as upset as I was.

 

[acer941]

Let's see..

draft was on April 23..

TC started August 23 or about then.

4 months plus another 3 weeks before the games started.

We all have different expectations..

I think I just need to stop believing you guys here.

You tend to overstate at times.

Not specifically you. Just in general..

Because of the CoronaVirus Lamb spent most of the time training by himself or with friends.

Season was in doubt so the organization didn’t get things going with the players until like a week or two before training camp even started.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

Let's see..

draft was on April 23..

TC started August 23 or about then.

4 months plus another 3 weeks before the games started.

We all have different expectations..

I think I just need to stop believing you guys here.

You tend to overstate at times.

Not specifically you. Just in general..

4 months of what? You do remember Covid-19, right?

 

[Redball Express]

Well I was expecting/hoping him to perform at the level of Cobb. Anything more was gravy for a rookie for me.

Yeah..

Watched Cobb in the Texans game..

pretty quiet.

Made me appreciate what we did get in CD.