The Time Is Now For Reynolds

[jrry32]

But counselor, he was drafted by Fisher......For which he gets a clean slate, as did Goff.....Both

McVay drafted Josh Reynolds.

 

[Loyal]

McVay drafted Josh Reynolds.

I had Quick in my brain.....Still, JUST DO IT, Reynolds and shut me up!

 

[dang]

We Rams fans are getting spoiled especially at WR. Kupp is special but how much has he improved in 2 years with his hands, routes and intelligence in finding the soft spots in the defense. Comparatively Reynolds doesn't seem to have improved in any of those areas but he does have straight line speed and an opportunity now. We need a quality WR #4 to fill in and a quality red zone target - so lets see what he can do.

 

[OnceARam]

He can't block, which is why he was moved out of the slot IMO. Remember that goalline play where Gurley lost 4 yards. Yup.

Edit; But he hasn't dropped a ball yet. And coach took the blame on that tipped to the facemask INT. So there's still hope.

 

[Q729]

McVay drafted Josh Reynolds.

I had Quick in my brain.....Still, JUST DO IT, Reynolds and shut me up!

Damn. I had Chase Reynolds on the brain. Thanks for clearing that up!

 

[TSFH Fan]

He can't block, which is why he was moved out of the slot IMO.

It may turn out that Reynolds isn't worth a damn as a blocker at the LOS. But is it that he didn't block or is it that he can't block? Players miss blocks. I mean if this was the only time someone saw Kupp try to block, someone might say he can't block.

But, we know that Kupp can block.

For Reynolds, we know that he's NOT one of those prima donna receivers that will avoid contact at all costs.

IMO, I think it's too early to tag Reynolds as a guy who can't block.

 

[thirteen28]

IMO, I think it's too early to tag Reynolds as a guy who can't block.

If you remember the Gurley TD against Dallas last year, the pass from Goff that gave us a lead, Reynolds was out there and absolutely fking destroyed a Dallas defender that had a shot at Todd. Far from shying away from contact, he was a missile actively seeking violent contact on that play.

Edit: Video added. You can see Reynolds take out #27 toward the end of the play.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xpw6vFEVE0

 

[RamsSince1969]

He needs to run better routes . Seems lackadaisical sometimes.

Agree! Must have been hanging around Watkins too much last year.

 

[I like Rams]

Yeah. But we have higher standards for Rams WRs now. It is time for JR to shine or he may not have a long-term future with the Rams.

I dont know about you, but im just happy there was no drop off from last season. Considering we've only had good to great receivers for a season and a half, i think we should be greatful before we start expecting greatness right from the start. But that's just my opinion.

 

[I like Rams]

Meanwhile... Michael Thomas career as a Ram slowly fades away.

If Reynolds cant show promise in the a sense of Kupp, i think Thomas stays. He outperformed Reynolds in practice and he is a great special teams player. That alone gives more value to the team than Reynolds if he can't perform on the field just as a WR.

 

[BonifayRam]

* 9ers front seven is just now learning how to raise hell on the pass rush side in the NFL. It would be foolish to feed these young 9ers talented pass rushers a LOS pass blocking squid to block for Goff.

*Rams OL had its worse gm. to date last week in Denver in pass protection of Goff. Rams also has only 2 starting OL'ers in practice this week too Havenstien & Bltyhe. Rodger Saffold (knee) is still nursing his injury to this moment in time today. Meaning Joe Noteboom, Jamon Brown & Brian Allen saw the majority of first team reps in practice.


* I would game plan to give Goff less presure & hits this Sunday. Go with a HD amount of Snaps with 2 TE's @ the LOS instead of the 3 wide outs. Run the ball often & early using our 3 RB's most of the after noon. Once those DL'ers get tired, woredown bloody'd & bruised .....then if needed run out our standard 3 wide out sets.

* I hope we will see it differently this week....." The Time is Now for TE Gerald Everett !" If not there will be a ton of overall Talent sitting on the bench when Josh is out on the field being utilized to protect Goff. GE is a future star @ Ram TE in my Ram world. Get him in as the starter let him catch those short quick passes from Goff & run through that weak tackling 9er secondary. I know one thing 9ers S Jaquiski Tartt can not handle GE.

 

[Jacobarch]

My concern with Hodge is does he have the ability to create separation? During preseason, he made some sensational catches, however, usually with a CB in his hip pocket. A testament to Hodge, however, it's not always easy fitting the football into tight windows.

I have the same concern with Reynolds, he hasnt shown me anything to go with him over Hodge, other than the obvious knowing the system a little better. My point, Hodge is more like kupp, not a burner but a guy who can get open in small windows and has sticky hands. and by using hodge in kupps posistion it would let cooks and woods play in their same positions. I never really cared for Reynolds he's had 3 seasons to show what hes got and if he doesn't show anything this next week you can bank on him being #4 wr and staying there.

 

[Kevin]

I have the same concern with Reynolds, he hasnt shown me anything to go with him over Hodge, other than the obvious knowing the system a little better. My point, Hodge is more like kupp, not a burner but a guy who can get open in small windows and has sticky hands. and by using hodge in kupps posistion it would let cooks and woods play in their same positions. I never really cared for Reynolds he's had 3 seasons to show what hes got and if he doesn't show anything this next week you can bank on him being #4 wr and staying there.

Kahdarel Hodge has one reception this season. What has he shown you to draw a comparison to Kupp? Reynolds is in his second year in the NFL, not even close to three seasons.

 

[jrry32]

I have the same concern with Reynolds, he hasnt shown me anything to go with him over Hodge, other than the obvious knowing the system a little better. My point, Hodge is more like kupp, not a burner but a guy who can get open in small windows and has sticky hands. and by using hodge in kupps posistion it would let cooks and woods play in their same positions. I never really cared for Reynolds he's had 3 seasons to show what hes got and if he doesn't show anything this next week you can bank on him being #4 wr and staying there.

Hodge is not Kupp and could not play his position anywhere near as effectively. Woods in Kupp's position with our fill-in playing Woods' spot is best for this offense. Hodge doesn't have what makes Kupp special (at least not at this point in time). The Hodge love is getting a bit over the top. The kid has skills worth developing, but some of y'all put way too much stock into preseason performances against practice-squad level talent.

 

[Kevin]

Hodge is not Kupp and could not play his position anywhere near as effectively. Woods in Kupp's position with our fill-in playing Woods' spot is best for this offense. Hodge doesn't have what makes Kupp special (at least not at this point in time). The Hodge love is getting a bit over the top. The kid has skills worth developing, but some of y'all put way too much stock into preseason performances against practice-squad level talent.

Bring back Nelson Spruce!

 

[Jacobarch]

Kahdarel Hodge has one reception this season. What has he shown you to draw a comparison to Kupp? Reynolds is in his second year in the NFL, not even close to three seasons.

Ok second season sorry about that. I'm not saying hodge is kupp I'm saying he's more sim to kupp than Reynolds is. I know he has one reception but it doesn't mean he won't be better than Reynolds. I just think Josh has shown us what he is. A back up.

 

[jrry32]

Ok second season sorry about that. I'm not saying hodge is kupp I'm saying he's more sim to kupp than Reynolds is. I know he has one reception but it doesn't mean he won't be better than Reynolds. I just think Josh has shown us what he is. A back up.

Neither is akin to Kupp. That's the issue. That's why Robert Woods needs to play Kupp's position. Reynolds can fill in fine at Robert Woods' spot. He can run the slants, drags, intermediate/deep overs, 9s, posts, etc. well. He has the speed to do that. He's not a quick change of direction route runner. But Woods can win on those quick routes with his route running and make tough catches. That's what we need. Hodge isn't a good enough route runner or separator to play the Kupp role. When teams look to pressure Goff, Goff looks to the Kupp role for the quick win. Hodge won't be able to consistently get those quick wins.

And from the standpoint of the Woods role, Reynolds is a more dangerous intermediate and deep threat. Hodge has talent. He's worth developing. But as I told you guys in the preseason, his route running isn't there yet. He doesn't have that ability to separate easily and quickly. He has great hands and body control. That's very effective when he can attack zone coverage, but if they man up on us, he's going to have issues separating.

Reynolds doesn't get much credit around here because he has been out of sight and mind for so long, but he's a gifted kid. He's a long strider who is quite effective after the catch and an above average jump-ball WR. Many people compared Reynolds to Marvin Jones. Well, Marvin Jones did very little in his rookie season. He also didn't do much over the first five weeks of his second season. Jones broke out in week six of his second season. Reynolds is heading into week seven of his second season. Here's hoping he turns it on like Marvin Jones did.

 

[JRobinson]

Personally, I'm not down on any WR that is on the 53 right now overall. As many have stated, there just isn't enough of a track record for those further down the depth chart to get a good gauge of what they are truly capable of. With that being said, I do however have a better feel of what I believe Reynolds is in my eyes, and thats more of a Red Zone target at this point in his career... which is still stupid early. I believe in McVay... period. If he sees it to be fit that Reynolds gets a ton of work, then so be it. If he sees it to be fit that Hodge gets in there (my personal preference), then so be it.

I like the speed and hands of Hodge... granted it was against 2s and 3s. Hodge and Cooks running around out there just seems like a more plausible problem for the Niners' than Reynolds and Hodge IMO.

 

[JRobinson]

* 9ers front seven is just now learning how to raise hell on the pass rush side in the NFL. It would be foolish to feed these young 9ers talented pass rushers a LOS pass blocking squid to block for Goff.

*Rams OL had its worse gm. to date last week in Denver in pass protection of Goff. Rams also has only 2 starting OL'ers in practice this week too Havenstien & Bltyhe. Rodger Saffold (knee) is still nursing his injury to this moment in time today. Meaning Joe Noteboom, Jamon Brown & Brian Allen saw the majority of first team reps in practice.


* I would game plan to give Goff less presure & hits this Sunday. Go with a HD amount of Snaps with 2 TE's @ the LOS instead of the 3 wide outs. Run the ball often & early using our 3 RB's most of the after noon. Once those DL'ers get tired, woredown bloody'd & bruised .....then if needed run out our standard 3 wide out sets.

* I hope we will see it differently this week....." The Time is Now for TE Gerald Everett !" If not there will be a ton of overall Talent sitting on the bench when Josh is out on the field being utilized to protect Goff. GE is a future star @ Ram TE in my Ram world. Get him in as the starter let him catch those short quick passes from Goff & run through that weak tackling 9er secondary. I know one thing 9ers S Jaquiski Tartt can not handle GE.

1. You're right Bonifay, they are just now learning, but its exactly that... learning. They aren't in a position yet to pose real problems for the best offensive line in the game right now.

2. I disagree that the Rams OLine had their worst game last week against Denver. Ive watched the game a couple times and even mentioned on the podcast that Denver's secondary was very good (McVay also said this). They have been good (not great) all season against the pass. This game was no different as this was the first time this season we saw a defense "sell out" to try and make us one dimensional, and they managed to have a pretty good day doing it against the pass... although, we still got quite a few chunk plays, and Woods was a monster.

3. I also don't believe we should change who we are, which is a pass first squad, just because Gurley tore Denver a new one. Gurley will get his against this Defense, but Goff will definitely get his as well IMO. It may be a touch more balanced then what we've seen thus far, but I believe you will see 35+ attempts from Goff and 22-26 attempts from Gurley. I also believe that we could easily see quite a few screens to take advantage of the inexperience of the Niners' young defense. Reynolds would bode well outside against any of their corners on these types of plays.

4. Like you, I like Gerald,... and a lot. Still don't see him being an important factor though, simply because we haven't needed the TEs to perform as much. This game won't be any different IMO. Until teams start to follow suit with what Denver did, the TEs will be what they have been,.... flashy at times and thats all.

Good prospective bud.

 

[jrry32]

1. You're right Bonifay, they are just now learning, but its exactly that... learning. They aren't in a position yet to pose real problems for the best offensive line in the game right now.

2. I disagree that the Rams OLine had their worst game last week against Denver. Ive watched the game a couple times and even mentioned on the podcast that Denver's secondary was very good (McVay also said this). They have been good (not great) all season against the pass. This game was no different as this was the first time this season we saw a defense "sell out" to try and make us one dimensional, and they managed to have a pretty good day doing it against the pass... although, we still got quite a few chunk plays, and Woods was a monster.

3. I also don't believe we should change who we are, which is a pass first squad, just because Gurley tore Denver a new one. Gurley will get his against this Defense, but Goff will definitely get his as well IMO. It may be a touch more balanced then what we've seen thus far, but I believe you will see 35+ attempts from Goff and 22-26 attempts from Gurley. I also believe that we could easily see quite a few screens to take advantage of the inexperience of the Niners' young defense. Reynolds would bode well outside against any of their corners on these types of plays.

4. Like you, I like Gerald,... and a lot. Still don't see him being an important factor though, simply because we haven't needed the TEs to perform as much. This game won't be any different IMO. Until teams start to follow suit with what Denver did, the TEs will be what they have been,.... flashy at times and thats all.

Good prospective bud.

Great points, JRob. I haven't rewatched the game, but my observations of the game were that our OL was generally good. Denver's secondary was just great after Kupp left. They were able to move Chris Harris Jr. off of Kupp, which neutralized one of our other two key WRs. Prior to Kupp's injury, we were picking on Roby because they had to dedicate Harris to Kupp and extra resources to Cooks or Woods (whichever one Roby wasn't on). Our OL did make a mistake on a stunt, which led to the Goff sack (problem with losing Saffold). But I felt like the other three sacks were more coverage sacks. My memory could be faulty, though.