Marcus Thigpen will make the team. He is our 6th WR in the slot. He is also our top return guy until someone comes along and unseats him. Wasnt all that impressed with Damien Williams, either one for that matter with the accolades they were getting. Its still early and they could prove me also premature, but last night was there chance and so far, people have not lost their jobs.
Anyone ever suggesting Rishard Matthews would be outside lookin in was just premature. He was in the doghouse for being late to meetings and such. Had nothing to do with his play. He got his tongue lashing and now everything is fine.
Surprised no mention of Will Davis. Liked the agressive play aside from the penalty. Thats exactly what I want from him. I think he is ahead of Taylor. Taylor played well however. Love our depth there. Aikens is our rookie holdoff.
Gillislee is making moves to move up past D Thomas as long as he is out. Alot of people hate Thomas but I think Philbin hasnt written him off. It ends up 1. Miller 2. Moreno 3. Gillislee in the end because he is a decent blocker and is better runner than Thomas. Once again, I think Thigpen does many jobs so anyone writing him off is wrong. We need multiple people who can return kicks. And he did a nice job faking punt reception letting it go into the endzone.
Not worried about RT running the rock. In fact, I think he should take off more often than last year when he doesnt see anything but open space. Its a safe positive play that keeps the defense honest. The run option is simply a great surprise play and its one that can put a nail in the coffin in a game. RT was a WR who was sacked 58 times and was not injured. With this new offense and its wrinkles, its simply one more great play that Lazor will use to great success. And as you can tell from last night, they have other options with it. Imagining you will see more pass out of it too when the DE/LB crashes down on him.
