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    Trevor Davis traded to Oakland

    Well, no matter what it's going to be an interesting year Poker. Especially when we go to Oakland. It looks like we're going to have Shep do punts, and the new guy do kickoffs. That's a good idea. Hopefully Shepard doesn't further hurt his hammy.
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    Trevor Davis traded to Oakland

    No, I'm not. If you look away from the ball, how much time do you think it takes to find it again in the air when you look back up, and position yourself in the correct spot to catch it? Track the ball at first, then look down, assess, look up, find the ball. That's gotta take a second and a...
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    Trevor Davis traded to Oakland

    Thanks for the video, it proves my point exactly. Sullivan was in front of the gunner in perfect position to block him. The gunner was behind him to his left as they were both running towards Davis. He didn't even try to block him, he stopped and turned right and the gunner ran right past him...
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    Trevor Davis traded to Oakland

    No it wasn't. When Davis looked downfield before he caught the ball, he could see we had a blocker in perfect position in front of the gunner, and one right behind the gunner too. But inexplicably, our blocker abandoned his position in front of the gunner, turned right, stopped and turned to...
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    What one player are you most excited about this season?

    We have 3 deep threats, not one. Next Gen Stats keeps a record of the fastest 20 ball carriers for each week of the season. In 2018, Valdes-Scantling was on the list 4 times, Davante (??!!) was on it 3 times, and Trevor Davis had one appearance (not bad for only playing in 1 1/2 games). No...
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    Preseason game 1: Houston vs. GB

    That's a tricky one, isn't it? I like all of them. It's possible that we'll be able to keep all four and the seven receivers too. We'll see.
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    Preseason game 1: Houston vs. GB

    None of the top 7 receivers who are eligible for the practice squad would make it through waivers, not even Shepard. Running back is the easiest position to learn, and the easiest player to replace. We'll probably go with three, and have one or two on the practice squad. That will accomodate...
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    Preseason game 1: Houston vs. GB

    Have you watched any practices? Shepard's gone quickly from being undrafted and having to try out for the team, to running with the 1's. Shepard is very much a slot receiver, much like Cobb. We don't have any other short, quick receivers. He's our only receiver who's well suited for the slot...
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    Preseason game 1: Houston vs. GB

    You're right about both. The easiest way to find out where the receivers stand is where they play on the 11 on 11s in practice. Kumerow is with the 1As, and St Brown the 1Bs, while Shepard is with the 1Bs, and Lazard with the 2s. Kumerow and Shepard are definitely making the team. Lazard to...
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    Projecting the 53 Man Roster

    You're right about that HardRight. 200 yards isn't chicken feed, it's a lot of yards, the equivalent of 20 first downs. In 2018, (no Trevor Davis) our special teams were -3.9 yards in field position per return versus our opponents. In 2017, (with Davis) our special teams were + 4.5 yards IE...
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    Projecting the 53 Man Roster

    Thanks for the link, interesting stats. 27.16 seconds average hiking time, 27.71 with a 7+ point lead, 26.18 when trailing by 7+, and 31.46 seconds during neutral situations. We were 8th fastest in average play times (because we were behind so much), but we were 19th fastest during neutral...
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    Projecting the 53 Man Roster

    We were 8th last year? Seems like every play Rodgers used the whole play clock. Maybe because we were behind so much he had to hike the ball faster than usual, I don't know.
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    Projecting the 53 Man Roster

    Davis and the special teams will be a large part of our getting back to the Super Bowl. If special teams can lose games (like they did last year), they certainly can win games too. But the defense improving to a top ten defense would be the most important part. Our primary problem in not...
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    Projecting the 53 Man Roster

    Davis has had all of his long kickoff returns called back. Including last year, in his first game back against Seattle, a 55 yarder. Instead of being on the 45 yard with a short field, we started on the 10, 90 yards away, a 45 yard penalty. Stupid holding penalty that was nowhere near Davis. The...
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    Projecting the 53 Man Roster

    "Sometimes it would be nothing, and sometimes it would be 20." 21% of Davis' punt returns go for 20 yards or longer. That's one return out of five.
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