Originally posted by NYniner85:
Where in his contract did it say he was paid to be an elite separator? Nuk was never a WR that could separate. DK isn't some elite route runner that can separate. Theres plenty of WRs that aren't elite separators that have gotten paid. Deebo has always been great vs zone. Thats also a skill set.
Every single report from this off season was saying Deebo looked great, motivated blah blah blah. Even negative Nancy Grant talked about it.
What's made Deebo special is his ability to be built like a RB and move like a WR. He's not going down first contact. I wouldn't be shocked if he's also hurt currently…His money has always been made with those in breaking routes. For whatever reason he hasn't been getting those types of targets this yr. The pass game overall has been vanilla s**t. Part of that falls on Kyle.
folks didn't want to hear me BUT losing BA hit this team tremendously. He was our true X that could lineup all over the place. He could handle the hard routes and deal with a teams top DB while guys like Deebo/kittle/JJ and CMC got quality matchups.
he ain't great vs zone. Puka in his first game sits down better in zones than i have ever seen from deebo. he's a fat gadget at this point.