Dub70s Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Bliz_Atl @john_keim seems like Morgan lets LOTS of punts hit the ground. Trouble judging ball in air? No confidence fair catching? #redskinsmailbag Keim: It’s the result of never having done it in his first five years in the NFL. Nor did he do it much at Virginia Tech -- 14 times to be exact. I think it’s a bit of everything: learning how to judge the ball in the air -- it’s much different than kickoffs -- and having the confidence to go make the catch. Not everyone feels comfortable doing this and he does not look comfortable. He’s an emergency fill-in. The Redskins were thin on returners at the start of camp (Richard Crawford) and it’s having an effect now. http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCnDaHouse Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I agree. It's not the easiest thing in the world to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Hello? Moss? He's not doing much else. I'd rather have him back there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Doesn't it seem like they gave up on Chris Thompson a little too quickly? He did show some flashes in preseason. Unless he's dropping everything kicked to him, why not get him back up to speed? The bar is not set very high on the return game right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurgeh Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Doesn't it seem like they gave up on Chris Thompson a little too quickly? He did show some flashes in preseason. Unless he's dropping everything kicked to him, why not get him back up to speed? The bar is not set very high on the return game right now. Thompson would take up a spot as just a returner, he's not built to block and we already have a third down back playing well. Morgan can at least line up as a WR and even if he doesn't get many catches he can block well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I just want somebody that can make it past the 20 if they decide to take it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I just want somebody that can make it past the 20 if they decide to take it out Seriously. Reaching the 20 is like cause for celebration (or an immense relief) now. It's that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I just want somebody that can make it past the 20 if they decide to take it out I just want somebody that knows when and when not to field a punt whether or not it is returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC9 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Doesn't it seem like they gave up on Chris Thompson a little too quickly? He did show some flashes in preseason. Unless he's dropping everything kicked to him, why not get him back up to speed? The bar is not set very high on the return game right now. I think it was a decision making thing with Thompson, too. I do think Thompson left any TDs on the field because the unit is still getting used to the new blocking scheme, but he did give us some bad field position based on his decision making (just like Morgan has). I agree with PJ, Tana needs to be back returning punts. I was against it earlier because I didn't want him getting hurt, but he hasn't really contributed very much in the passing game. Let him back there. KR should be Niles Paul and it's not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Seriously man. McLuster, Hester, Trindon Holiday, Jacoby Jones, Dwayne Harris. I wish we had a guy that opposing teams are actually afraid of. Out ST return game has slummed for quite a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC9 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Hello? Moss? He's not doing much else. I'd rather have him back there. Yep. Needs to be returning punts PJ. Should've started after the second game in a row where he was dropping passes. I love Tana, but he's got to contribute to the football team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Hello? Moss? He's not doing much else. I'd rather have him back there. Exactly. I don't really understand the logic of not having him back there and having a guy in Morgan that's never done it before. I think it must speak to who they think is more expendable. That's the only thing I can think of. At minimum, Moss will judge the ball correctly and make smart decisions with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drex Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Perhaps Thompson should get another chance. He can't be worse than Josh Morgan. Rambo was benched and when his opportunity to play again arrived, he showed some improvement. Maybe Thompson could follow in his footsteps if given the chance to return kicks once more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Thompson would take up a spot as just a returner, he's not built to block and we already have a third down back playing well. Morgan can at least line up as a WR and even if he doesn't get many catches he can block well. Eh, lots of teams use a roster spot on a return specialist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Eh, lots of teams use a roster spot on a return specialist. Only if they are special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 In fairness to Thompson, he didn't return punts either in his college days. I still have hope for the young guy, just don't think he's quite gotten over his knee surgery yet. It's obvious to me that the staff still feels like he's got potential, because he's still on the 53. Crawford's injury really hurt us back there. I miss that kid. Returning punts really is an art form. Calling for a fair catch and running up and grabbing it in traffic to save the "roll" yards takes confidence. I don't think Morgan has that confidence. I also think the staff told him to err on the side of caution, and he's probably taken that way too literally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenspandan Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 some of us seem to be talking about punts and some about kickoffs. i agree with many that Moss is currently the best option at punt returns. as for kickoffs ... Morgan is NOT getting it done, and Niles Paul doesn't exactly instill me with any more confidence. Chris Thompson showed some sick moves in the pre-season. I say we sprinkle him in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 So we activate Thompson just to return kickoffs and at the same time hope there is only one kicked to us in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesB Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Moss needs to be the returning like the other guys said. He can contribute better and is a threat for a big return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emor09 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Anyone with eyes can see Morgan's problem on kickoffs... He never catches the ball moving forward, like every other returner on the planet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I just wish J Morgan would take a knee on EVERY kickoff that makes it to the endzone. That would be better than the avg starting position we're getting now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I just want somebody that can make it past the 20 if they decide to take it out We could always put Morgan in a car. Plus it gives Ed a chance to make one of his phantom made up calls sound genuine. Two birds with one stone. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 KR should be Niles Paul and it's not even close. I watched the shortcut of the Chargers game yesterday. It was a return that Paul caught instead of Morgan. He had a burst on his return. A small burst, but a burst nonetheless. I can't say that for Morgan. He has no explosiveness on his returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC9 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 i agree with many that Moss is currently the best option at punt returns. as for kickoffs ... Morgan is NOT getting it done, and Niles Paul doesn't exactly instill me with any more confidence. Chris Thompson showed some sick moves in the pre-season. I say we sprinkle him in there. I don't know that you activate him, though. Maybe you activate him for Aldrick... but you have to weigh that. I don't remember Thompson being special on KR in pre season either. But as far as Niles goes, his one KR this year went past the 25 yard line. I will take that just about every time... with the occasional 40 yard return he'll give you. The current group has given us an average starting field position of the 22 yard line, which is worst in the league. I watched the shortcut of the Chargers game yesterday. It was a return that Paul caught instead of Morgan. He had a burst on his return. A small burst, but a burst nonetheless. I can't say that for Morgan. He has no explosiveness on his returns. Yeah, and he debowed that ball and I don't even think Josh went up to block for him I'm not saying he is going to go out there and take it back for a TD, but if he gives you a Rock Cartwright-like effort of consistency where you are between the 25 and 30, that's a win for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Yeah, and he debowed that ball and I don't even think Josh went up to block for him I'm not saying he is going to go out there and take it back for a TD, but if he gives you a Rock Cartwright-like effort of consistency where you are between the 25 and 30, that's a win for me. Yep. The good starting field position would make the offense much efficient in my opinion. Oh well, I am not an NFL coach so I guess I just don't understand. No matter how simple it may seem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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