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Odell Beckham Fined

Eric from BBI : Admin : 10/7/2015 11:01 am
Dan Graziano & #8207;@DanGrazianoESPN 12m12 minutes ago

Source: Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. was fined about $9,000 for actions in Sunday's game in Buffalo.
Good  
AP in Halfmoon : 10/7/2015 11:01 am : link
Hopefully, he learns something.
buffalo fines?  
ron mexico : 10/7/2015 11:03 am : link
?
ya know  
I Love Clams Casino : 10/7/2015 11:05 am : link
this sucks man...he's headhunted...
also they are pu55ies in Bufflalo  
I Love Clams Casino : 10/7/2015 11:08 am : link
did it hurt?

what a bunch a vaginas
that's fine, but....  
Greg from LI : 10/7/2015 11:08 am : link
Where's Mario Williams' fine for dropping Jennings on his head?
$9k is a very cheap lesson  
nyynyg : 10/7/2015 11:09 am : link
to learn what not to do on the field and to keep a bit in check. Emotions for good is one thing, but not being able to control it is not.

$9k is a cheap lesson before getting something very expensive personally or what could cost the team.
Can we start up a BBI to pay for this fine?  
Geomon : 10/7/2015 11:13 am : link
I think we should, as a sign of solidarity with the team, ya know.
I'd like to see him dial it back a bit.  
Crispino : 10/7/2015 11:14 am : link
He's got a bullseye on his back with opposing players already. He doesn't need the officials and the league on his back too. Just keep it under control.
Good  
David B. : 10/7/2015 11:20 am : link
What happened to the Giants "Talk is Cheap, PLAY THE GAME" mantra? I know it predated him, but he needs to shut the fuck up, knock off the extra shit after the play and just play the damn game. It's fine to show emotion, but have some class. Don't do stuff that can hurt the team (penalties or ejections) or make yourself a bigger target than you already are.
David  
Deej : 10/7/2015 11:23 am : link
The Giants have been running their mouths for years. Osi and Jacobs and Strahan were all major talkers.
The worst part...  
Chris in Philly : 10/7/2015 11:24 am : link
wasn't the punch, it was running away right after. He should have been fined more just for that!
Chris  
Greg from LI : 10/7/2015 11:26 am : link
does the NFL have a category of fines that cover "acting chickenshit"?
RE: Good  
nygiants16 : 10/7/2015 11:27 am : link
In comment 12532101 David B. said:
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What happened to the Giants "Talk is Cheap, PLAY THE GAME" mantra? I know it predated him, but he needs to shut the fuck up, knock off the extra shit after the play and just play the damn game. It's fine to show emotion, but have some class. Don't do stuff that can hurt the team (penalties or ejections) or make yourself a bigger target than you already are.


The Giants talked all throughout the 2011 playoffs and won a SB, the talk is cheap mantra has been gone for a long time
2011?  
Greg from LI : 10/7/2015 11:29 am : link
They talked quite a bit before the SB in 2007, too. The whole "wearing black on the plane because we're going to a funeral" bit was an entire team talking shit collectively for crissakes.
Selective amnesia  
Ten Ton Hammer : 10/7/2015 11:31 am : link
Those super bowl teams were filled with guys who liked to run their mouths.
i don't think anyone has an issue with jawing  
nyynyg : 10/7/2015 11:32 am : link
and talking shit. There is a difference between that and some of the ancillary antics that OBJ is displaying. Let's face it, he's not lighting things up either, he should just hunker in, focus and play the game like last year. Will make talking smack that much worthwhile.
Yup  
Greg from LI : 10/7/2015 11:33 am : link
Strahan was a yapper, Pierce was a yapper, Jacobs was a yapper. Love those guys, but they're hardly the stoic, silent type.
Athletes are never going to stop talking shit.  
Dave in Hoboken : 10/7/2015 11:35 am : link
I don't know why fans can't realize this. It is what it is. Jesus.
But as for this fine,  
Dave in Hoboken : 10/7/2015 11:36 am : link
yeah throwing a punch and running away is pure pussy shit.
I think this proves Sy'56  
mrvax : 10/7/2015 11:38 am : link
was wrong after all.


/sarcasm
Did they specify what the actions were?  
WideRight : 10/7/2015 11:39 am : link
He definitely did stuff, and it should be spelled out where he crossed the line.

It might help him.
RE: that's fine, but....  
mrvax : 10/7/2015 11:39 am : link
In comment 12532054 Greg from LI said:
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Where's Mario Williams' fine for dropping Jennings on his head?


LOL- Greg, when I saw that I figured if it happened to me, I'd be either dead or paralyzed for life.
Greg from LI  
old man : 10/7/2015 11:42 am : link
I AM still waiting for the penalty call of MWilliams for that head smash on Jennings.
How can they miss that? But then again, in Seattle....
There is nothing wrong  
mrvax : 10/7/2015 11:43 am : link
with talking shit to the guy opposite you, it's done all the time. I remember how Burress talked up Al Harris so bad, Harris was so upset he was crying and lashing out.
If Odell got fined, good  
Gross Blau Oberst : 10/7/2015 11:49 am : link
Hopefully this is a learning point for him, and he controls his emotions better and is less brash.

Certainly don't admire other high profile WRs with similar trash talking head cases with attitudes like Baltimore's (formally Carolina's) Smith. IMO, Smith is a complete ass and would not want that type persona on the Giants. Certainly don't want OBJr to behave that way.

Here is a link to a site that does a good job tracking the NFL fines. Note the huge spike for Miami.
NFL fine tracker - ( New Window )
RE: If Odell got fined, good  
giants#1 : 10/7/2015 11:52 am : link
In comment 12532201 Gross Blau Oberst said:
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Hopefully this is a learning point for him, and he controls his emotions better and is less brash.

Certainly don't admire other high profile WRs with similar trash talking head cases with attitudes like Baltimore's (formally Carolina's) Smith. IMO, Smith is a complete ass and would not want that type persona on the Giants. Certainly don't want OBJr to behave that way.

Here is a link to a site that does a good job tracking the NFL fines. Note the huge spike for Miami. NFL fine tracker - ( New Window )


Eh, that includes "suspensions" as fines and the Miami spike is entirely due to Dion Jordan's suspension.
Do we know  
old man : 10/7/2015 12:01 pm : link
what went on inside those piles after hits and tackles on him to maybe incite a little retaliation?
I agree about him needing to learn self control; just sometimes you have to fight back anyway.
Refs will now target him as well and the NFL will be killing it's Golden Goose by refs targeting him.(Wont help the team much either).
fine might  
bc4life : 10/7/2015 12:07 pm : link
be good for him.
Yes, talking is fine  
David B. : 10/7/2015 12:14 pm : link
But getting into altercations after the play is not. Remember the fight in the Rams game last year that he was in the middle of? Most of the diva WRs in the league don't do that.

I'm more referring to the "just play the game" part of the mantra in Beckham's case.
RE: Selective amnesia  
Rory : 10/7/2015 12:45 pm : link
In comment 12532142 Ten Ton Hammer said:
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Those super bowl teams were filled with guys who liked to run their mouths.


I don't know why you don't get this , it's about actions that will now have you targeted by officials and other teams.

This is gonna hurt Odell and the Giants in the near future.

Beckham was going to be targeted regardless  
Ten Ton Hammer : 10/7/2015 12:48 pm : link
He's the best scoring threat on the team. It's not like him being boisterous was blowing his cover or spoiling a secret. Everybody knows who he is and what he's done Other players were always going to take shots at him, and be envious of the spotlight he gets and try to make a name for themselves by being the guy that shuts him down.

The only thing I care about is that he doesn't do dumb stuff like crack his fist against a helmet.
Odell is going to get targeted  
nygiants16 : 10/7/2015 12:51 pm : link
even if he is the quietest guy on the field, he could be a choir boy and say nice things to everyone and he is still going to be a target...


When you put up the numbers he did last year and now all the celebrity that comes with it, you have a target on your back, no matter how you act..

and he went to coughlin after the game and had a meeting with him about what happened during the game and they sat down and talked about what he did..
How many personal fouls did he get called for?  
ron mexico : 10/7/2015 12:55 pm : link
How many did he cause Buffalo to get called for?

I don't remember the exact circumstance, but the PF flag after the botched snap in the red zone was huge for us

Fine was..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 10/7/2015 12:56 pm : link
warranted. Hopefully ODB learns and moves on.

It will be interesting to see if any Bills are fined though, since you had several with intentional personal fouls and one bodyslam. My take is that ODB was fined because the Bills complained.

Tough team there Rex.
Simply put  
Old Dirty Beckham : 10/7/2015 1:01 pm : link
OBJ has not lived up to the hype so far this season.

More than anything the Giants need to get him going. Randle and Harris are what they are. There is no next level for them.

Beckham has to get back to being a dominate WR. He's played 1 good game out of 4 and in that game he was held without a catch in the second half of the game.

RE: Simply put  
j_rud : 10/7/2015 1:11 pm : link
In comment 12532440 Old Dirty Beckham said:
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OBJ has not lived up to the hype so far this season.

More than anything the Giants need to get him going. Randle and Harris are what they are. There is no next level for them.

Beckham has to get back to being a dominate WR. He's played 1 good game out of 4 and in that game he was held without a catch in the second half of the game.


He's on pace for a 100 catch, 1200 yard season. How much else do you expect after 4 games in which he's seen double coverage on damn near every snap? He's averaging 6 catches a game and over 12 yards per catch. He's gone for over 80 yards in half the games thus far with a season high of 147. Both his TDs went for over 30 yards, with one for 67. Furthermore, going back to include last season, his 115 catches, 1500 yards, and 14 TDs are the most by a WR in his first 15 games in NFL history. So it's not like he's slowed down. He's simply not going to go for 8 catches for 125 yards every week.
Last week..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 10/7/2015 1:14 pm : link
Beckham broke the record for the most production over the first 16 games of any WR in league history and he's on pace for 100 catches again. And he's constantly drawing two defenders, freeing up open routes for other receivers

The only hype he's not living up to is unreasonable hype.
RE: Last week..  
j_rud : 10/7/2015 1:18 pm : link
In comment 12532469 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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Beckham broke the record for the most production over the first 16 games of any WR in league history and he's on pace for 100 catches again. And he's constantly drawing two defenders, freeing up open routes for other receivers

The only hype he's not living up to is unreasonable hype.


It's pretty funny, actually. You have BBIers complaining about The Catch, over-exposure, etc, then you have some of the same people saying he's not doing enough. As we both pointed out, he's not only on pace for a 100 catch, 1,200 yard season but he just set a record for WR production over his first 16 games-115 catches, over 1,500 yards, and 14 TDs.

Perfect example of some people just never being satisfied.
sounds like the league telling him  
eli4life : 10/7/2015 1:18 pm : link
We get he's being targeted but knock off the extra shit afterwards
I hate shit like this  
Old Dirty Beckham : 10/7/2015 1:19 pm : link
but eliminate his biggest game and the majority of the games he's played in have been poor production.

Thus far one game is upping his average.

He's a phenomenal talent. But they need more big plays out of him as he's the threat on the offense to make big plays.

Fatman

What he did in the 12 games last year doesn't have anything to do with the first four games this year.
again  
Old Dirty Beckham : 10/7/2015 1:20 pm : link
look beyond numbers. As big as his game was against the Falcons from a statistical stand point he disappeared in the second half.

They need more out of him. Doenst mean he's not a top tier WR/player. But thus far he hasn't played anywhere close to the level he did a year ago.

And in his first four games..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 10/7/2015 1:22 pm : link
he's on pace for 100 catches.

Sounds like the guy is off to a terrible start.

You do realize that he's putting those numbers up against double-teams and usually matched up with the #1 CB, right?

Ahhh, better not answer that.
He's probably not going to play up to last year every year  
Ten Ton Hammer : 10/7/2015 1:23 pm : link
I challenge you to find top WRs who match their career highs over and over. Players fluctuate. Rice didn't have copycat years.
fatman  
Old Dirty Beckham : 10/7/2015 1:25 pm : link
the 100 catches are great (I guess) but how many plays over 20 yards has beckham made? He's catching 5 yard hitches in front of defenders.

They need more big plays out of him. Don't think that's unfair, unobvious or anything to get defensive about.
It's not being defensive...  
FatMan in Charlotte : 10/7/2015 1:31 pm : link
it is a reaction to this:

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Beckham has to get back to being a dominate WR. He's played 1 good game out of 4 and in that game he was held without a catch in the second half of the game.


He's played more than 1 good game, he just hasn't exploded for the 150 yards per game people saw last year. You said look beyond the numbers - but when you look beyond them, you see a guy constantly double-teamed and occupying a top CB usually. You have secondary WR's free, and they've been open. Parker, in particular, had several chances he didn't capitalize on. Randle is starting to.

He's played well, both stat-wise and effect wise.
Beckham  
Old Dirty Beckham : 10/7/2015 1:32 pm : link
is tied for 17th in the NFL in receiving yards. Of the top 17 only two are avg less yards per catch.

Players like Brandon Marshall, Jeremy Maclin, Allen Robinson, James Jones, Allen Hurns, Travis Benjamin are ahead of him.

Not exactly what we expected. Long season ahead of him but I think the Giants need to get him on track and producing more big plays for this offense.
Good. He needs to adjust his behavior on the field  
JFIB : 10/7/2015 1:33 pm : link
He acts as though you're not allowed to hit him or something. If you take a good shot, jump up and act like its nothing. Contact is part of the game. Every time he takes a good hit he jumps up to retaliate.
fatman  
Old Dirty Beckham : 10/7/2015 1:35 pm : link
you don't think he was being doubled and guarded by top corners last year?

They need more big plays from him. 32 NFL players have more catches of 20+ yards. 19 players have just as many as he does.
He  
Old Dirty Beckham : 10/7/2015 1:37 pm : link
didn't play well in either the cowboy game or the bills game. He was a non factor in those games.

He had the kind of half we expected of him against Atlanta and then had zero catches in a tight loss.

He can and will do better. I'd like to see that start happening sooner than later.
i'm not worried about odell  
Les in TO : 10/7/2015 1:59 pm : link
he had a bad game against buffalo by his standards, but he'll show up against SF. Book it.
RE: Athletes are never going to stop talking shit.  
rickrossa : 10/7/2015 2:02 pm : link
In comment 12532155 Dave in Hoboken said:
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I don't know why fans can't realize this. It is what it is. Jesus.


Agreed..if you don't get penalized, I'm fine with it. I would love to see some of these mo mo's on here play their tennis or golf, etc..I'm sure they all do the same, its human nature.
RE: He  
ron mexico : 10/7/2015 2:02 pm : link
In comment 12532568 Old Dirty Beckham said:
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He had the kind of half we expected of him against Atlanta and then had zero catches in a tight loss.



extrapolating his first half against ATL to a whole season, your expectations are 4200 yards and 32 TDs?

Ummmkay...

No.  
GiantFilthy : 10/7/2015 2:04 pm : link
Quote:
He
Old Dirty Beckham : 1:37 pm : link : reply
didn't play well in either the cowboy game or the bills game. He was a non factor in those games.


Anytime he is reasonably healthy and on the field he will never be a non-factor. You don't completely judge a player who makes it easier for every other teammate on the field by his stats alone.
ron  
Old Dirty Beckham : 10/7/2015 2:05 pm : link
No, jackass. But a catch or two to convert a third down from our star WR might have been the diff in the game.
RE: fatman  
Ten Ton Hammer : 10/7/2015 2:05 pm : link
In comment 12532522 Old Dirty Beckham said:
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the 100 catches are great (I guess) but how many plays over 20 yards has beckham made? He's catching 5 yard hitches in front of defenders.


[i]The other big issue the Bills have faced in their two losses is the tempo of the opposing offense. New Englands Tom Brady averaged just 1.99 seconds from snap to attempted throw, while Eli Manning beat that Sunday, throwing on average just 1.82 seconds after taking the snap, according to the analytics website Pro Football Focus.

You're not getting 40 yard bombs when you play the quick pass game.
RE: ron  
nygiants16 : 10/7/2015 2:06 pm : link
In comment 12532646 Old Dirty Beckham said:
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No, jackass. But a catch or two to convert a third down from our star WR might have been the diff in the game.


Didn't he have 2 big 3rd down catches on the final drive against Dallas?
RE: RE: ron  
ron mexico : 10/7/2015 2:14 pm : link
In comment 12532651 nygiants16 said:
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In comment 12532646 Old Dirty Beckham said:


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No, jackass. But a catch or two to convert a third down from our star WR might have been the diff in the game.



Didn't he have 2 big 3rd down catches on the final drive against Dallas?


But he didn't do that against Atl!!

And he seems to get little credit for the back breaking TD against Wash

RE: that's fine, but....  
Tuckrule : 10/7/2015 2:49 pm : link
In comment 12532054 Greg from LI said:
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Where's Mario Williams' fine for dropping Jennings on his head?


Why? You want a pentalty for a regular tackle. He got Jennings in an awkward position and just tackled him as best he could. Unfortunately for Jennings first thing to hit the floor was his head.
next they'll be fining Jennings for brutaslly stiff arming  
WillieYoung : 10/7/2015 3:21 pm : link
Rambo. Running back tackling is all that's left of the mano-a-mono aspect of the NFL of my youth.
...  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 10/7/2015 3:22 pm : link
Art Stapleton ‏@art_stapleton 36m36 minutes ago

.@OBJ_3: "I get punched every single game, hit in my face every single game, but like I said, it is what it is. We're playing football."
RE: RE: that's fine, but....  
speedywheels : 10/7/2015 3:29 pm : link
In comment 12532770 Tuckrule said:
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In comment 12532054 Greg from LI said:


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Where's Mario Williams' fine for dropping Jennings on his head?



Why? You want a pentalty for a regular tackle. He got Jennings in an awkward position and just tackled him as best he could. Unfortunately for Jennings first thing to hit the floor was his head.


He picked Jennings up off the ground and slammed him into the turf! That's a penalty, especially in today's game...
He didn't just tackle him. He lifted him and dumped him on the turf  
Ten Ton Hammer : 10/7/2015 3:30 pm : link
I thought that could have been flagged.
RE: ...  
Vanzetti : 10/7/2015 3:31 pm : link
In comment 12532871 Eric from BBI said:
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Art Stapleton ‏@art_stapleton 36m36 minutes ago

.@OBJ_3: "I get punched every single game, hit in my face every single game, but like I said, it is what it is. We're playing football."


If that's true, then OBJ should realize those guys are a lot smarter than he is because they are not getting caught, whereas he got caught and made himself look like a biatch
Technically..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 10/7/2015 3:31 pm : link
he got caught because the Bills cried to the league.
RE: RE: ...  
ron mexico : 10/7/2015 3:37 pm : link
In comment 12532895 Vanzetti said:
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In comment 12532871 Eric from BBI said:


Quote:


Art Stapleton ‏@art_stapleton 36m36 minutes ago

.@OBJ_3: "I get punched every single game, hit in my face every single game, but like I said, it is what it is. We're playing football."



If that's true, then OBJ should realize those guys are a lot smarter than he is because they are not getting caught, whereas he got caught and made himself look like a biatch



I guess you missed all the personal foul penalties called on the Bills

Again,  
AP in Halfmoon : 10/7/2015 3:38 pm : link
he should just be quiet instead of complaining about being punched. Poor judgement, IMO
And here is a video  
SimpleMan : 10/7/2015 3:39 pm : link
of a Bills player (not in uniform) throwing a punch on the sideline. Where is his fine? Bills were playing dirty too so their whining is just sour grapes.
Video - ( New Window )
RE: Technically..  
Vanzetti : 10/7/2015 3:42 pm : link
In comment 12532897 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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he got caught because the Bills cried to the league.


True. But in every sport, you have to learn how to deliver shots without getting nailed. Beckham is just making things worse for himself with what he did.
part of the game  
mdc1 : 10/7/2015 6:39 pm : link
is to be professional. Child like stuff is not and won't help us get to the playoffs. He needs to focus on the next play instead of this shit.
RE: He  
EricJ : 10/8/2015 12:07 am : link
In comment 12532568 Old Dirty Beckham said:
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didn't play well in either the cowboy game or the bills game. He was a non factor in those games.

He had the kind of half we expected of him against Atlanta and then had zero catches in a tight loss.

He can and will do better. I'd like to see that start happening sooner than later.


and in the atlanta game, he had one nice TD catch that resulted in half of his total yards for the game and completely disappeared in the second half.
Old Dirty Beckham makes some good points  
BlueLou : 10/8/2015 3:44 am : link
about OBJ's (lack of) productivity so far this year. I started a thread about his miscommunications with Eli vs the Bills.

Beckham's lack of YPC and overall production is related to his miscommunications. Once he gets on the same page with Eli at > 90% of his targets, everything will open up for him, as much as possible vs various coverages. They need to hit on more of those back shoulder throws because that will put the corners tighter up on him, which will loosen up the opportunistic deep balls.

Plus, even on the shorter routes and back shoulder stuff, OBJ is great with the ball in his hands. He needs more opportunities to make the 1st guy miss, and that's mostly on him to get open for the stuff Eli is dictating at the LOS. Maybe the crowd noise bothered him last game, although I would guess most of Eli's LOS adjustments for the WRs are visual cues...
RE: Last week..  
chris r : 10/8/2015 3:50 am : link
In comment 12532469 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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Beckham broke the record for the most production over the first 16 games of any WR in league history and he's on pace for 100 catches again. And he's constantly drawing two defenders, freeing up open routes for other receivers

The only hype he's not living up to is unreasonable hype.


His performance from last year added to this years performance has nothing to do with how he's doing this year. He's underperformed this year unless you think he's a good not great player.
So do mediocre players..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 10/8/2015 8:02 am : link
end up with 100 catches in a season while being doubled?

How many opportunities in the first four games has doubling OBJ given Randle, Parker and others?

Even looking at the stats, he's playing well. Looking at his overall effect, he's playing very well.

But, you'd have to not be a contrarian or look past stats to figure that out. But you've showed time and again you can't and won't.
RE: So do mediocre players..  
Big Blue '56 : 10/8/2015 8:07 am : link
In comment 12533785 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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end up with 100 catches in a season while being doubled?

How many opportunities in the first four games has doubling OBJ given Randle, Parker and others?

Even looking at the stats, he's playing well. Looking at his overall effect, he's playing very well.

But, you'd have to not be a contrarian or look past stats to figure that out. But you've showed time and again you can't and won't.


It took you 4 hrs and 12 minutes..I was beginning to worry
first couple of games Eli missed a couple to an open Beckham  
Headhunter : 10/8/2015 8:11 am : link
against the Bills Beckham clearly did not run a couple of routes correctly. He has dropped a couple of a couple of jump balls against DB's that I thought he win. I think he gets on the same page with Eli, I think he catches balls that he didn't and I think he is the single biggest threat in the NFL and I thank the football Gods he is a Giant everyday
RE: Old Dirty Beckham makes some good points  
aquidneck : 10/8/2015 8:30 am : link
In comment 12533740 BlueLou said:
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about OBJ's (lack of) productivity so far this year. I started a thread about his miscommunications with Eli vs the Bills.

Beckham's lack of YPC and overall production is related to his miscommunications. Once he gets on the same page with Eli at > 90% of his targets, everything will open up for him, as much as possible vs various coverages. They need to hit on more of those back shoulder throws because that will put the corners tighter up on him, which will loosen up the opportunistic deep balls.

Plus, even on the shorter routes and back shoulder stuff, OBJ is great with the ball in his hands. He needs more opportunities to make the 1st guy miss, and that's mostly on him to get open for the stuff Eli is dictating at the LOS. Maybe the crowd noise bothered him last game, although I would guess most of Eli's LOS adjustments for the WRs are visual cues...


I think this is right. As good as OBJ has been, I have a feeling he has another gear and for whatever reason, hasn't hit it this season.

We all like to project our own personal imagined morality plays on our favorite sports teams, so i'll offer as pure conjecture the idea that OBJ was better because he was less full of himself as a rookie. He was coming off a hamstring injury and had yet to prove himself, so he paid attention and concentrated on fulfilling the role the coaches outlined for him on a game to game basis. He was yet to be a superstar.

But that's what he is now, and there are more distractions. He's still bringing all his talent to each and every game, but the mental aspect, listening and being on the same page with Eli will make a quantitative difference on the field.

And I'm confident this light will turn on for OBJ.

The truly great ones in any walk of life  
Headhunter : 10/8/2015 8:36 am : link
work on being great every minute and never take time outs to feed their egos before going back to work on being great
RE: The truly great ones in any walk of life  
Ten Ton Hammer : 10/8/2015 8:38 am : link
In comment 12533826 Headhunter said:
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work on being great every minute and never take time outs to feed their egos before going back to work on being great


I don't know if that's true. Plenty of stories of truly great athletes doing lots of ego-feeding.
Lots of greats have to have huge egos  
Headhunter : 10/8/2015 8:40 am : link
it's part of what comes with greatness. BUT they never stop working on what they are great at
RE: Lots of greats have to have huge egos  
Chris in Philly : 10/8/2015 9:02 am : link
In comment 12533833 Headhunter said:
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it's part of what comes with greatness. BUT they never stop working on what they are great at


Lawrence Taylor says he disagrees...
In what way in his day did me not work at being great?  
Headhunter : 10/8/2015 9:10 am : link
because he didn't lift weights? He was never unprepared for 1 single play on the field be it preseason regular season or Super Bowl
You said they never stop  
ron mexico : 10/8/2015 9:13 am : link
LT took plenty of breaks to drink, do drugs and bang whores
Related to this topic  
Ten Ton Hammer : 10/8/2015 10:12 am : link
Myles White on Odell Beckham Jr.: "I know he makes plays on Sundays, but just to see how hard he works Monday thru Saturday is impressive."

Related to this topic  
Ten Ton Hammer : 10/8/2015 10:13 am : link
Eli on OBJ: " He wants to be great + he's emotional about it. He takes it very serious + I think it's a good way to play football."

What did Jerry Reese tell Odell Beckham Jr.?
Beckham: "Just keep doing your job. We love what you're doing." #Giants
Via Art Stapleton, Newsday  
Ten Ton Hammer : 10/8/2015 10:14 am : link
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