jim, where is all of your evidence of chris hogan getting such great separation other than hard knocks? and your proof of all his yac? he has 4 catches for an 8 yard average vs 3s in 2 games... one of those plays was a 17 yarder. Not to mention in garbage time where we were running hurry ups to get back in the game. Do you go to the practices? You claim the beat writers were raving about him, but I went back and to be honest, they talked about roberto far more than hogan if you ask me. And Roberto is averaging 16 something yards per catch vs 1s and 2s no less. Everyone is on this guys junk, count me among those who will not be surprised when he is let go. He made 1 good play on special teams... but that's where guys like Julius Pruitt and Wallace have made a living in this league and where they'll make the team. Idk, it's near impossible to watch the receivers in the games as they run off the screen seconds after the ball is snapped, so i guess i just don't understand where all this Hogan love is coming from or the evidence of it anyways. When he performs vs something higher than 3s i'll buy into the hype, i just don't get it yet. Ya he looked awesome in Hard Knocks, but again, they have 500 something hours of tape a week to choose from, they can make it into whatever they want. To each his own I suppose, we'll know in a few weeks I guess. 'Hiding' him on the depth chart is just a silly suggestion if you ask me, I just think that's where he's at is all, and he'll be even lower if Hartline gets healthy before the season.
As for Jeff Fuller, it'll be interesting to see if he makes it... he dropped 3 passes in 2 Pat Devlin series in the 1st game, but he resurrected himself a bit in the carolina game. Flashes of those drops are kind of scary though when that is already the knock on him out of school.
I read the Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald sports sections every day and also go through Phins.com. The bottom line is that every day during training camp I've read pretty much what's out there and I've seen whatever I can. I have not been to training camp this year.
You can dice it it any way you want- things said about Naane, things said about Wallace, whatever. I don't really care all that much what Izzy Gould, Omar Kelly or Armando Salguero have to say about individual players and practices, but I do care what Barry Jackson reports, I do care what Drew Rosenhaus has to say, and I very much care that the coaching staff has ranked Naane at or very near the top of the depth chart since day 1. That's how I process it, you can do it any way that you choose.
As to Fuller, I like him and I hope he makes the 53- size, good wheels, familiarity with the system, great blocker, very productive in college when healthy. I have a very distinct bias against Hartline and Bess, and in the case of Bess I carry that bias in spite of the coaching staff apparently liking him and ranking him highly. I've seen hiom for four years. I've seen an average of around 40 yards per game and a guy who scores a touchdown every twenty quarters (and change) on average. And that's what I see- average. I see a hidrance to progress. As to Hartline, I hope that he ends up on IR and misses the whole year. More reps and a roster spot for the young guys, let Hartline try to make the team next year. Newsflash- Brian Hartline and Davone Bess, as things stand now and when Hartline is finally healthy, are the backbone of arguably the most putrid WR crew in the NFL. I've seen three years of Hartline and four years of Bess, and that's enough. Five TDs combined? Around 1,000 yards combined? I'm done. Move on, give the young guys a shot, draft a WR or two high next year, maybe grab a good one in FA.
ps As to Hogan, the evidence mounts, the story builds. First it was the daily reports, multiple guys saying basically, uh, who is this unknown guy making so many plays in camp? Then you have the back story- lacrosse player, 6-2 220 lbs, running in the 4.4's and benching 225 lbs 28 times. Then you have the 7-11 story from Hard Knocks, Reggie Bush and the coaches raving about him. You mentioned Wallace- I doubt that you'll hear the coaches refer to Hogan as separating so poorly that he seems to be wearing ankle weights. If you have any eye for judging WRs you probably say to yourself, "damn", after watching him break out of cuts. Then you have Drew Rosenhaus raving about him- personally I respect his opinions of players and his take on situations quite a bit. You add it all up and it sure seems to me that this kid Hogan is a player, and a keeper.
All this talk of the preseason games- the coaches have to look at what, 8-10 WRs? These guys are in and out of the game, limited time. I don't really care what Hogan's stats are in preseason games. Of course I want him to look good, but the practices are more telling imo, these players have limited time in the games, that's just the way it is.
