- Ranked 2nd among charted prospects in success rate vs. man (75%) and press coverage (75.7%) - Led all prospects in success rate vs. zone coverage (88.1%) - He can play inside and outsidehttps://t.co/HbifB61JlJpic.twitter.com/HYsV8rlAzF
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
One of my favorite things about Rice as well.
Guy knows how physical he is. If you're a DB and you're where he wants to be, he's not gonna give you a head/shoulder fake to get you off your spot. He's going through you and he's going to use his body to shield you off.
He's just extremely efficient in his movements. It's why he's so good after the catch - he just immediately has that foot in the ground and looking to turn upfield.
That's my favorite part of Rice's game. When he gets the ball in his hands there are no stutter steps or backward movements. Nothing is wasted and he's getting every inch he possibly can as fast as he can. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
As likely to lose Thompson as we were to lose Coburn.
I'd cut Herring.
Nah. I mean Coburn actually got a handful of snaps in the first game and looked like he MIGHT contribute at some point. Nobody thinks Thompson is ready for snaps. Herring is pretty a$$ but he might be of some use keeping guys fresh. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JPH83:
Nah. I mean Coburn actually got a handful of snaps in the first game and looked like he MIGHT contribute at some point. Nobody thinks Thompson is ready for snaps. Herring is pretty a$$ but he might be of some use keeping guys fresh.
But if you're the Cardinals or some other bottom feeder you don't care if he's ready for snaps now.
Hell, we're the #1 seed in the AFC and we don't care if he's ready for snaps right now. You carry 8 gameday inactives either way.
We're more likely to lose Thompson to a team that sees him as a developmental possibility than we are Herring to a team that sees him as a bullet catcher for 7 snaps/gm.
And if we lose Herring - who cares? Sign some street free agent veteran that can absorb some reps. Whereas Thompson has some legit long-term ability that can still be developed.
The latter is harder to find than the former. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jerryaldini:
If you need a 4 yard check down he can deliver. Notice Rice is getting plenty of snaps btw.
45/79 still isn't great. That's 57%. Puka Nacua just had 88% with the Rams. Jordan Addison has 97%! There's no reason Rice shouldn't be playing 80-90% of the snaps. [Reply]
