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He had the same problem last year. It's also been a recurring issue at training camp this year and was one of the weaknesses on his scouting report coming out of Boise State. It might just be who he is. I have no patience left for trying to rely on unreliable players. If he had some other elite skill like explosiveness or route running you can live with below average hands, but his skill set overall is just "fine slot WR." Trust me I'm not overreacting to one training camp tweet. All the evidence we have points to the same thing.

Updates from Matt Parrino and Ryan Talbot today:

I'm about done with Shakir at this point. You can't have below average physical gifts and below average hands and still be successful in this league. Allen has had too many incredible plays dropped by his pass catchers since he was a rookie. I'm so over it.

Yeah but they could always add him to the active roster permanently if they needed to. Dodson, Bernard, or Spector they might lose to another team. Klein is safe on the PS. So it's less risky to leave him there and bring him up later in the season if it becomes necessary.

Interesting about Dodson.

Dodson is apparently starting with the 1s today which breaks up the MLB rotation. Today would have been Spector's turn. Could mean he's out of the running, or could be random.

They get the same outcome and insurance if they stash Klein on the PS. There is no chance of another team poaching him. If one of Dodson, Bernard, or Spector were cut, we would risk losing them on waivers. In a worst case scenario they could always add Klein to the active roster later in the season. I suspect that is the plan right now.

It's nothing like what we've heard about Kincaid this year. Almost all of the Shakir hype from last year was because a lot of draftniks incorrectly pegged him as a 2nd or 3rd round talent, so many fans felt that we got a steal taking him in the 5th round. As far as I remember he didn't actually stand out in training camp at all. He never earned a high volume role. Kincaid on the other hand has immediately earned a high volume role on the 1st team and every observer is commenting on how well his skill set is fitting into the offense. I think Shakir will ultimately make the roster but as the last WR on the depth chart. It sounds like even Sherfield has overtaken him. We no longer need a true full time slot WR with Kincaid taking over that role. I won't be totally shocked if Beane flips him for a 6th or 7th rounder right before final cuts.

Shakir's problem is he doesn't appear to do anything particularly well. He could be a replacement level slot WR for some teams, but how does a player like that make noise when a highly skilled player like Kincaid is playing the same position at a much higher level? He's kind of in no man's land on this roster.

Joe Marino was very complimentary about Davis's play at camp today. Said he caught some shorter routes and was winning all his 1v1s. Joe has been as critical towards Davis as anyone so at the very least it's a good sign.

Joe Marino is attending training camp this week.

Notes from Matt Parrino and Ryan Talbot:

If this is the kind of target share we use throughout the season, with timely deep shots to Davis, I will be satisfied.

This is unfortunately becoming a theme. Davis can't hold onto the ball if he's contested at all.