We will see if Tua turns out better than Herbert like everyone claims here in the future. But when you are all wrong, and you will be, I want to see you admit it next year.
Oh, so the guy who started 4 full years in college and was able to participate in full capacity during the offseason is playing better than a junior who came out with only a season and a half of college ball under his belt and missed most of his first NFL offseason?
The expectations on this kid are so absurd. last week we celebrated the 1 year anniversary of an injury people thought he may never come back from. Most of us were fine with giving him a redshirt year. Now he starts, doesn't look that great ( even though we're winning) and people are our here talking about "we missed guy's it's over". I don't understand how you can't look at this situation and rationalize Tua not being good enough.
Herbert
Keenan Allen 605 rec - 7240 yds ( tactician of a route runner, creates space, vet who knows the game)
Mike Williams ( 1st rnd 7th overall) 132 rec 2263 yds, ( phenomenal deep ball threat wins 50/50's)
Hunter Henry ( 2nd rnd picked 35 overall) 177 rec, 2144 yds ( solid blocker and above-average receiving threat)
Total- 914 rec,
11,647 yds
Burrow
Aj Green 637 rec, 9264 yds, ( Vet presence that has clearly helped this receiver room, knows the game inside and out, while old still performs)
Tyler Boyd ( 2nd rnd 55th overall) 311rec , 3612 yds, ( Another route running tactician (reminds me so much of Keenan) , creates space)
Tee Higgins (2 rnd picked 33 overall) 43 red, 629 yds, ( Outstanding rookie who has been consistently getting open )
Total- 991 rec,
13,505 yds
Tua
Devante Parker 279 rec 3942 yds, (Wins jump balls, poor route runner who has underperformed to this point in his career)
Jakeem Grant ( 6th rnd 186 overall) 77rec, 876 yds, (Has flashed as an underneath threat, unreliable hands, gets bodied by virtually all CBS)
Mike Gesicki ( 2nd rnd 44th overall) 101 rec, 1106 (Has flashed his enormous ability, poor blocker, has been inconsistent )
Total - 457 rec
5,924 yds
After looking at this it starts to get a better idea of how green our offense as a whole really is. I didn't even include the fact that our O-line has 3 rookies starting on it. Rookies lean on receivers to get going in the NFL as comfort blankets and start broadening out across the group. Take a look at Herbert with Keenan, he's getting about 11 targets a game or Burrow with Boyd who is averaging around 9 targets a game.
Tua NEEDS a guy who can create separation quickly (i.e. Keenan Allen, Tyler Boyd, Michael Thomas, Stephon Diggs, Robert Woods, AJ Brown etc.) that can take advantage of ball placement and eat up YAC. We sort of saw this developing with Preston before he, unfortunately, went down.
Final statement- Relax, things will start working out, Tua is playing let's be happy about that first.
