Yeah, I was ok with the trade because I think this is the step Coker needs to prove that he's legit. I expect him to realistically be our number two, and potentially even number one this year. I love to watch route running and his is near perfection. He's so damn good. You can see that they are working on refining his body movement to help him gain a bit more space, but his route running was perfect going back to Holy Cross tape.
I also really believe in Renfrow and I think he's coming back and this was all a handshake deal, knowing Theilen was getting traded.
Coker honestly looked better than Thielen for a solid bit of last season. Thielen is still damn good for his age, but he clearly did decline a bit from his first season here.
Personally, I think fans here have given up on Legette a bit too soon as well. His hands were terrible, but hands are also one of the easier skills for a WR to improve. Plenty of great WR’s (Devante Adams, Jerry Rice, Terrell Owen’s, etc) have struggled with their hands to start their careers.
I think people are also overlooking the value that the rest of the weapons on offense will provide. Ja’Tavion Sanders is the best receiving TE we’ve had since Olsen and Chuba+Dowdle should be the best rushing duo we’ve had since Double Trouble. Our offense should have more than enough weapons for Bryce to thrive. If he can’t, then he’s probably not the guy going forward.
That’s true. I just wanted to point out that even without an injury, a rookie showing bad hands is far from a death knell for their career. It’s one of the most fixable issues a young receiver can face.
Legette showed more than I expected with his ability to get open last season, and that’s an ability that correlates way more to future success at the receiver position.
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u/Ok-Respond-9007 2d ago
Yeah, I was ok with the trade because I think this is the step Coker needs to prove that he's legit. I expect him to realistically be our number two, and potentially even number one this year. I love to watch route running and his is near perfection. He's so damn good. You can see that they are working on refining his body movement to help him gain a bit more space, but his route running was perfect going back to Holy Cross tape.
I also really believe in Renfrow and I think he's coming back and this was all a handshake deal, knowing Theilen was getting traded.