and caught 5 of them for 27 yards. Other Giants receivers (including te's) were targeted 18 times and caught 16 for 207 yards and two td's. Draw your own conclusions.
I not sure what conclusion I can draw but RR seem to draw
10 times doesn't mean he was the first read and target on all 10 plays. Considering this is the best the offense has looked to date and It was against an above average defense I'm not sure the 10 targets mean anything more than he was the best option on most of those plays.
McAdoo seemed intent on gettign RR into the offense,
just as he did with Cruz last week. And yet, I still came away thinking Randle was fairly invisible this game. I'm glad to hear he contributed with his blocking, but 5 catches for 27 yds is disappointing. I noticed on several passes to Randle that Eli had to wait longer than he wanted before releasing the ball, as if he and Randle still do not have their timing down. I was also disappointed that with such tight coverage on the pass into the end zone that Randle didn't turn and go for the ball over the smaller DB instead of just waiting for it.
As above mentioned, his play and early targets helped Cruz to get open. On the throw for the possible TD, he had only 1 arm out because his other arm was being held.
he is going to eventually break out in the yardage dept
as he should. He's very finesse. He's capable of making some fantastic catches, but he's just not consistently strong enough physically or as a route runner to ever be a #1 type in this league imo.
Despite being shorter, Beckham seems to have a bigger catch radius than Randle based on his college play. Add that to his clearly superior speed and you have a player who simply seems to have a more natural #1 WR skillset than Randle. The big key will be Beckham's route running and timing with Eli. But route running was one of his big strengths as a prospect so maybe he can integrate into the offense quickly.
I'm not counting on an instant impact from Beckham, but I do think Beckham has a much better chance of developing into a true impact player at WR than Randle does. I think Randle is just a solid #2/good #3, a valuable player but not a go-to guy.
As above mentioned, his play and early targets helped Cruz to get open. On the throw for the possible TD, he had only 1 arm out because his other arm was being held.
he is going to eventually break out in the yardage dept
Correct. It was an uncalled arm bar from my point of view.
I'm not counting on an instant impact from Beckham, but I do think Beckham has a much better chance of developing into a true impact player at WR than Randle does. I think Randle is just a solid #2/good #3, a valuable player but not a go-to guy.
I'm thinking that a healthy Beckham will totally draw coverage from Cruz/Randle. You have to respect a guy with that ability & speed even though he is inexperienced. His presence alone should make the offense better.
The play in the end zone was very similar to Randle's TD last week.
He just couldn't make the one-handed catch this time.
I'm not sure Morris should have been flagged there. The holding wasn't flagrant, and it looked like Randle was trying to use the arm to push off. If he's going to do that, he needs to improve his technique and timing to get the hand free before the ball arrives, so he doesn't always have to catch it one-handed. There's also the risk of getting flagged for the push-off if he extends his arm too much, even if the defender is grabbing him.
As for the stats, I think those ten targets included a pass that was deflected at the line, plus at least one throwaway at the sideline. The incompletion on the deep ball appeared to be on Eli rather than Randle. After three straight good runs by Jennings produced a pair of first downs, Manning took a deep shot; not a bad idea, but the safety played it well.
Randle had three catches on the drive that ended with Donnell's fumble. The Texans may have adjusted after that to deny the easy pitch-and-catch stuff.
While I agree that Randle still has a lot to clean up, he's miles beyond where a much higher 2nd round pick, Amani Toomer, was at the same point in his career. It's great to hear that he's blocking well too. And on a team plagued by injuries - a team whose star rookie receiver could be named Godot - it counts for something that Randle has never missed a game.
he is going to eventually break out in the yardage dept
Despite being shorter, Beckham seems to have a bigger catch radius than Randle based on his college play. Add that to his clearly superior speed and you have a player who simply seems to have a more natural #1 WR skillset than Randle. The big key will be Beckham's route running and timing with Eli. But route running was one of his big strengths as a prospect so maybe he can integrate into the offense quickly.
I'm not counting on an instant impact from Beckham, but I do think Beckham has a much better chance of developing into a true impact player at WR than Randle does. I think Randle is just a solid #2/good #3, a valuable player but not a go-to guy.
he is going to eventually break out in the yardage dept
Correct. It was an uncalled arm bar from my point of view.
I'm not counting on an instant impact from Beckham, but I do think Beckham has a much better chance of developing into a true impact player at WR than Randle does. I think Randle is just a solid #2/good #3, a valuable player but not a go-to guy.
I'm thinking that a healthy Beckham will totally draw coverage from Cruz/Randle. You have to respect a guy with that ability & speed even though he is inexperienced. His presence alone should make the offense better.
I'm not sure Morris should have been flagged there. The holding wasn't flagrant, and it looked like Randle was trying to use the arm to push off. If he's going to do that, he needs to improve his technique and timing to get the hand free before the ball arrives, so he doesn't always have to catch it one-handed. There's also the risk of getting flagged for the push-off if he extends his arm too much, even if the defender is grabbing him.
As for the stats, I think those ten targets included a pass that was deflected at the line, plus at least one throwaway at the sideline. The incompletion on the deep ball appeared to be on Eli rather than Randle. After three straight good runs by Jennings produced a pair of first downs, Manning took a deep shot; not a bad idea, but the safety played it well.
Randle had three catches on the drive that ended with Donnell's fumble. The Texans may have adjusted after that to deny the easy pitch-and-catch stuff.
While I agree that Randle still has a lot to clean up, he's miles beyond where a much higher 2nd round pick, Amani Toomer, was at the same point in his career. It's great to hear that he's blocking well too. And on a team plagued by injuries - a team whose star rookie receiver could be named Godot - it counts for something that Randle has never missed a game.