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Don't know why this is for me, exactly, but Gardner had one drop. Coles had three (or was it four?) drops. McCants had one (or was it two?) drop. In all this was not a shining moment for our receivers. Gardner had one touchdown called back. And Gardner did help break up an INT -- though the ball was coming lose early.

If this is the game you want to focus on Gardner's one drop as validation of the idiocy you people have about him as a player, then, well, that is the absolute perfect demonstration of that idiocy, isn't it?

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Originally posted by Art

Don't know why this is for me, exactly, but Gardner had one drop. Coles had three (or was it four?) drops. McCants had one (or was it two?) drop. In all this was not a shining moment for our receivers. Gardner had one touchdown called back. And Gardner did help break up an INT -- though the ball was coming lose early.

If this is the game you want to focus on Gardner's one drop as validation of the idiocy you people have about him as a player, then, well, that is the absolute perfect demonstration of that idiocy, isn't it?

My bad I thought you were the guy who was saying Gardner was the king, could have been someone else.

I heard he had more but maybe that information was wrong.

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As is normal with Gardner, his drops are HIGHLY exaggerated. People who don't know football and don't understand or watch the game always inflate the number to sooth themselves in their misbegotten belief that Gardner hasn't been a pretty good football player with a continuing upside.

Gardner had one drop. A TERRIBLE one. He had a touchdown and another called back. He was used repeatedly to stretch the defense and while not complete, he did break up an INT and he also opened up the middle areas for other guys. I'd hardly say this was a shining moment for our receiving staff with the drops and penalties. I do not think Gardner was the king.

I think he's a player who hasn't gotten to the peak of his abilities yet and the only real knock against him to this point in his career has been from people who have decided to create false negatives with which to bash him.

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There's a difference between annointing a WR as the next Jerry Rice and simply noting that a guy is and has been doing exactly what he should reasonably be doing up to this time (2 seasons + 3 games) in his career.

He's never going to be a speed burner like Coles is, so he's supposed to be a good possession target and and a large end zone threat. He's doing that, and he's getting better.

Remember, he's gone from being (arguably) the #1 WR as a rooking opposite Westbroken in Schottenheimer's (offensive?) offense, to being the #1 (or #2, or #3, or #4) WR in Spurrier's first-year offensive merry-go-round, to the established #2 WR opposite Coles with the first strong-armed QB he's ever had throwing to him in Ramsey.

Again, he's doing exactly what we expected him to do when we drafted him #16 overall two years ago.

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Gardner is really frustrating because he gets open a lot and makes many wonderful catches in traffic, but he just seems to have one easy drop -- usually about 15 yards downfield -- and one penalty per game. Once he flushes the immaturity and/or temporary lapses in focus out of his system, he will be a dynamic player.

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On the penalty to McCants. Was it reasonable that the defender kept pushing him and never let up three four yards out of bounds? If you watch the replay, I think you could make a case for personal foul against the Giant defender. The call against McCants was weak. I don't know what he said, but it wasn't long and there was no threat of violence on his part. It looked like he was on his way to the huddle.

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Gardner didn't cost us the game hes a great reciever and can only get better. If you really wanna pick on someone pick on Trotter he cost us a TD by not using his head and getting that personal foul called to keep the G-men's drive alive in which they scored and went up 21 - 3. nuff said

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Originally posted by Burgold

On the penalty to McCants. Was it reasonable that the defender kept pushing him and never let up three four yards out of bounds? If you watch the replay, I think you could make a case for personal foul against the Giant defender. The call against McCants was weak. I don't know what he said, but it wasn't long and there was no threat of violence on his part. It looked like he was on his way to the huddle.

McCants threw the ball at the defender after he was pushed way out of bounds. Refs will make that call every time.

Dumb ...

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Originally posted by Burgold

On the penalty to McCants. Was it reasonable that the defender kept pushing him and never let up three four yards out of bounds? If you watch the replay, I think you could make a case for personal foul against the Giant defender. The call against McCants was weak. I don't know what he said, but it wasn't long and there was no threat of violence on his part. It looked like he was on his way to the huddle.

OK...maybe his hit out-of-bounds was a bit late. That's not McCants' decision. That gives him no right to throw the football at the DB after the play. Friggin' pure stupidity on McCants' part.

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DH,

I'm pretty sure he had one drop. I'll review the tape :). If it was two, then it was two. The drop on the crossing route is the one I recall clearly. I don't think he had a second drop on a hook pattern where he was wide open, but, after rewatching things I'll know for sure.

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