Mr. WEO Posted October 1, 2023 Posted October 1, 2023 5 hours ago, John from Riverside said: Today’s the day maybe next week Quote
John from Riverside Posted October 1, 2023 Posted October 1, 2023 Just now, Mr. WEO said: maybe next week He was used today would what were you expecting Quote
PayDaBill$ Posted October 1, 2023 Posted October 1, 2023 (edited) Second with 4 catches & 5 targets today. As they trust him more i expect to see his numbers increase. Edited October 2, 2023 by PayDaBill$ 1 2 Quote
Mr. WEO Posted October 1, 2023 Posted October 1, 2023 Just now, John from Riverside said: He was used today would what were you expecting well he's been used every week (almost exactly the same way), yet this thread was started, as the OP felt it wasn't enough use. What were you expecting differently when you answered him "today's the day"? 1 Quote
EmotionallyUnstable Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) He’s been an extension of the run game. Quick hitters, chain movers, no real vertical threat so far. If this is what they drafted him to be, they were terribly mistaken. I assume there is only more in the tank to burn for this guy, I’m just not sure when/how that will look. Through 4 games 15 catches, 99 yards 6.6YPC Forecasted season would be: 64 catches, 421 yards Edited October 2, 2023 by EmotionallyUnstable Quote
MAJBobby Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 2nd highest TGT share today. Got more down the field today. I think it is coming along. 1 Quote
thenorthremembers Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 On pace for 63 catches and 420 yards. The expectations for him were way too high. The Travis Kelce comparisons were ignorant. He is a good player that adds a nice element to the team. Not sure what people wanted for a late 1st round pick. He is doing just fine. 2 Quote
NickelCity Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 4 games into his career. 4! I saw improvement today as well, minus the audible issue (if what romo suggested was right on that drive with the timeouts). Quote
MPT Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 5 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said: On pace for 63 catches and 420 yards. The expectations for him were way too high. The Travis Kelce comparisons were ignorant. He is a good player that adds a nice element to the team. Not sure what people wanted for a late 1st round pick. He is doing just fine. The expectations were about what LaPorta has been showing. I'm not going to argue with today's performance, but it's not unreasonable to think that a first round draft pick on one of the best offenses in the league would be outpacing a second round pick on a slightly above average offense. If they were going to use him like a day 2 pick, they should gotten a TE on day 2. 1 1 Quote
Chaos Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, MPT said: The expectations were about what LaPorta has been showing. I'm not going to argue with today's performance, but it's not unreasonable to think that a first round draft pick on one of the best offenses in the league would be outpacing a second round pick on a slightly above average offense. If they were going to use him like a day 2 pick, they should gotten a TE on day 2. The Bills may be planning on him being part of the team for years to come. Seems fairly stupid to build your draft strategy around what you plan to do the first four games of the following season. 1 Quote
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 17 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: He’s been an extension of the run game. Quick hitters, chain movers, no real vertical threat so far. If this is what they drafted him to be, they were terribly mistaken. I assume there is only more in the tank to burn for this guy, I’m just not sure when/how that will look. Through 4 games 15 catches, 99 yards 6.6YPC Forecasted season would be: 64 catches, 421 yards Something going on with the scheme. Don’t think either TE has been running routes with a lot of depth. Sort of surprising, because saw Kincaid get more upfield and up the seam in the preseason games. Quote
RichRiderBills Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 14 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said: On pace for 63 catches and 420 yards. The expectations for him were way too high. The Travis Kelce comparisons were ignorant. He is a good player that adds a nice element to the team. Not sure what people wanted for a late 1st round pick. He is doing just fine. Yes, 63 catches would surpass Kelsey and make him a top 5 all time productive rookie TE . People just need to stop being douche bags and research some NFL history. 2 1 Quote
CircleTheWagons99 Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 Just now, Miyagi-Do Karate said: Something going on with the scheme. Don’t think either TE has been running routes with a lot of depth. Sort of surprising, because saw Kincaid get more upfield and up the seam in the preseason games. Hopefully its a situation where they will use him when they need him. 2 Quote
JoshAllin Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) The offense has been so good all around that he probably won't have the big numbers as expected But its nice to know that he's back there incase Edited October 2, 2023 by motorj Quote
Cray51 Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 5 minutes ago, MPT said: The expectations were about what LaPorta has been showing. I'm not going to argue with today's performance, but it's not unreasonable to think that a first round draft pick on one of the best offenses in the league would be outpacing a second round pick on a slightly above average offense. If they were going to use him like a day 2 pick, they should gotten a TE on day 2. Players aren’t defined after 4 games. 66 catches for 450 yards as a rookie TE while helping the run game and pushes us closer to the Super Bowl is a good thing. Guy has talent in spades, he isn’t a top 4 target most plays. The most impressive thing from him right now, he isn’t dropping targets. laporta is having a good start to his career, let’s see where the players and teams are at by the end of the season Quote
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, RichRiderBills said: People just need to stop being douche bags Huge ssk 1 Quote
Bangarang Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 Getting him involved is a good thing. All that’s left to do is get him the ball downfield. His receptions are all very short. Quote
Buffalo Boy Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 24 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: He’s been an extension of the run game. Quick hitters, chain movers, no real vertical threat so far. If this is what they drafted him to be, they were terribly mistaken. I assume there is only more in the tank to burn for this guy, I’m just not sure when/how that will look. Through 4 games 15 catches, 99 yards 6.6YPC Forecasted season would be: 64 catches, 421 yards That’s more than I expected him to get before the season . However, there seems to be a large shift offensively from previous years. . My new expectation is he will receive more targets as the year progresses and he earns more trust from Josh. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get into the 5 or low 6 hundreds. If he goes above 700 for the year I’ll be pleasantly surprised. 1 Quote
MarlinTheMagician Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 7 minutes ago, Cray51 said: Players aren’t defined after 4 games. 66 catches for 450 yards as a rookie TE while helping the run game and pushes us closer to the Super Bowl is a good thing. Guy has talent in spades, he isn’t a top 4 target most plays. The most impressive thing from him right now, he isn’t dropping targets. laporta is having a good start to his career, let’s see where the players and teams are at by the end of the season Plus, maybe LaPorta is good. Good for him! Doesn't mean our guy is bad or a disappointment. He is neither! 1 Quote
aristocrat Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 10 minutes ago, RichRiderBills said: Yes, 63 catches would surpass Kelsey and make him a top 5 all time productive rookie TE . People just need to stop being douche bags and research some NFL history. LaPorta is on pace for 1000 yards. We’re just expecting more which is ok 1 1 Quote
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