Why has Wheaton failed this year?

maybe a little confusion between
practice and proctitis

 

While not a tall or overly thick framed receiver, the buzz on him was that he is really strong and will fight for the ball in traffic as well as decent speed. He was damn good with the Beavers and was being labeled a mini Boldin.

lets hope it pans out that way.

 

I'm sorry but I don't think this offense needs that type of receiver.

We need a stretch the field type. AB can do that

We need a possession guy AB can do that.

We need something that complements. I would like a Calvin Johnson framed guy but it is far from needed. What we need is a TE that can stretch the field in the middle to move the middle LB and safety. That's why I believe they went after Paulson.

It won't happen but we need that guy out of a base formation that is a dual threat and lines up with his hand on the ground.

We need help inside on our passing offense.

 

Wheaton is short. Why did we draft another short receiver? Are we trying to break a record for the shortest receivers?

 

This of course talking about a team that has put up 30 points a game over the past 8, I believe.

 

Why is Boyd from Pitt only a freshman.

 

Well we could always bring Sweed back in if that helps.

 

And maybe not, Leveon Bell has 44 catches for 393 yards.........

 

Good point, but I am impressed with Bell averaging 8.9 yards a catch, he could probably play wide out with his size, but he's too valuable as a dual threat...........

 

don't forget UNC has their bowl game today
last show for Ebron

 

LOL cotch has been clutch .. did you see any of the games... why did wheaton fail... always hurt .. hurt his finger i think week 4 .. then reinjured it again last week... cant keep his finger in shape... terrible WRs ... hahaha nice post

HINES

 

AB is having an awesome year. No argument there. Just want some weapons in the redzone that are bigger and taller than the DB's.

 

I see what you're saying, though I do wonder if, however much Ben has said he wants a big receiver, a lot of our red zone success has been (like most things) about broken down plays and agile receivers getting open in the EZ. Maybe we do much better by adding a bigger guy into the fold? Who knows. Well, if we had Moye out there a bit more then perhaps we would know, or at least had Spaeth healthy for longer this season.

 

The same crap people were saying about Heyward and now he's the Steelers best d-lineman. Give the guy a break Wheaton had 3 better receivers ahead of him on the depth chart, and the injury set him back he will be just fine in 2014 with Sanders gone and possibly Cotchery.

 

AB has the speed to stretch the field for sure... Doesn't have the height or fight to bring down a heavily contested pass though IMO. Wheaton will be the same, and Sanders has already displayed being the same. Unless it's broken coverage, these guys can't bail out Ben on a deep shot very much.

A speedy tight end, or a bigger receiver does these things.

even with Wallace the burner, many deep contested passes Hit the turf because he refuses to get after the ball.

We have speed, we don't have guts or talent flying down the sideline

 

You mean the same thing people were saying about Limas Sweed? OH WAIT! My bad. LOL.

 

The difference between Jarvis Jones and some of the other rookies is that Jones got a lot of playing time and hasn't produced. I'm not calling Jones a bust but he was given a opportunity and didn't take advantage of it.

 

Not to mention AB, Sanders, Wheaton all struggle in the red zone due to their lack of height and thin frame. It amazes me how many here can't see this.