Originally posted by thl408:I think when Lynch called him an "offensive weapon", that unfairly set expectations. He's still a FB and FBs aren't going to be a featured component of an offensive gameplan. He might have an explosive play here and there, which makes him a unique FB, but he will most likely never live up to his contract. Especially since he's not being used as a 3rd down back, which is when he got a lot of his production stats (catches) as a Raven.Originally posted by NCommand:Originally posted by JustinNiner:Originally posted by cciowa:Originally posted by JustinNiner:this is turning out to be a bust FA pickup. dude is a great lead blocker but 2 fumbles in the 2 games and minimal impact in the passing game doesnt justify the money he is getting. He has to show more and hold on to the damn f*cking ball!!!!!!
now you have went and done it
haha i know you love your juice. Dont get me wrong, he is a great FB. i use the bust label in terms of what we paid for him and expected out of him. Same goes for a 1st round pick who you are expecting to be elite and they turn out to be just...good.
Yeah, he can run, catch, and all that but he isnt the only FB that can do all those things...granted alot of them cant. Its just that after shelling out all that money, i would expect him to provide more of a difference making element and not fumble the ball
I should look back to the beginning of this thread to see if someone set up realistic expectations.
I try not to get too caught up in contracts commensurate production because the market sets the contract and in Juice's case, he had a lot of bidders that kept driving up the price. If we wanted him, we had to "overpay"
Good call...looks like he averaged 24 catches a year for 192 yards. He's got 14 now for 112 yards and missed some time. So he's doing what he's always done.
It looks like Kyle used him more extensively last game. I expect that role to expand more over time as an offensive weapon but probably not to a level any fan would be able to justify a big contract.
Nick Wagoner Verified account @nwagoner 19s19 seconds agoMore
Kyle Juszczyk has 97 catches for 769 yards and 5 TDs in four seasons in Baltimore. Safe to expect Kyle Shanahan to use him in many ways.
[ Edited by NCommand on Nov 17, 2017 at 1:28 PM ]