Cut Larry Donnell thread

But I do feel we are a better team when he is not on the field.

In comment 13187370 robbieballs2003 said:

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But I do feel we are a better team when he is not on the field.

This.

In comment 13187370 robbieballs2003 said:

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But I do feel we are a better team when he is not on the field.

Couldn't agree more

+ 1,000,000

Donell IS ACTUALLY "a net negative."

In comment 13187381 Anakim said:

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In comment 13187370 robbieballs2003 said: Quote: But I do feel we are a better team when he is not on the field. Yup, gotta dump him Couldn't agree more

He's bad at everything and a moron to boot. Enough

where I actually expect a turnover every time he touches the ball.

It's time to move on.

in London.

Of Donnel and get a FB! PLay action is your friend.
Actually, Donnel isn' a horrible blocker, it is just that he tends to choose the wrong man to block.

In comment 13187395 Mike in Long Beach said:

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where I actually expect a turnover every time he touches the ball. It's time to move on.

+1000000000000

Can catch and can block. I'd take that over him. At this point Jeremy Shockey drunk and coked out off the street couldn't be worse, could he?

He really does nothing well. Low IQ player, drops passes, fumbles constantly, not a great blocker.. really just useless.

I am holding my breath everytime I see him on the field

TE off someones Practice Squad. Better than Larry.

In comment 13187418 arcarsenal said:

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He really does nothing well. Low IQ player, drops passes, fumbles constantly, not a great blocker.. really just useless.

Running out of bounds before he got the 1st down to avoid contact was just shameful for any football player let alone a tight end. He should have been cut then.

Nearly got Rainey destroyed for a safety when he just completely bypasses the LB he should be blocking. And this on top of the obvious ball security issues.

He's a risk to the rest of the team out there, got to move on.

In comment 13187421 gidiefor said:

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I am holding my breath everytime I see him on the field

I agree. He is a net negative. Adams could not possibly be worse.

the guy is a negative player, just like Rueben Randle...and yet, the coaches keep trotting these players out onto the field... blame Larry all you want, but it's the coach who lets him play and Eli keeps throwing to him.

If last week's 3rd down bail out wasn't bad enough to keep Donnell on the bench, nothing will.

We have 2 weeks. He needs to be cut, move Tye and Adams up on the depth chart and find someone else out there. He's the worst player on this team.

was Owen Daniels cooked? Just about 34 years old. Would be vet min.

Can't cut him

He raises my blood pressure.

is hard to call for someone's job to be eliminated, but I would cut him and pick up a street FB to help with the blocking. I do think this is his last year with the team, but I'd be stunned if that happened. We just aren't having a lot of luck at the position.

he proves me wrong. Enough already!

to make a move...or we need to live or die with Adams as our main guy.

In comment 13187443 AcidTest said:

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is hard to call for someone's job to be eliminated, but I would cut him and pick up a street FB to help with the blocking. I do think this is his last year with the team, but I'd be stunned if that happened. We just aren't having a lot of luck at the position.

McAdoo doesn't want to use a roster spot on a FB. I thought people were joking about it last year but he actually stated he rather have two TEs sets with Tye as the H and Donnell as the receiver. I guess that was the role that Johnson was going to be. As I said that Johnson injury was a huge hit to this coach playbook.

and give him a boat ticket back.

Sign Owen Daniels stat

Matt Dodge.

They don't just use Donnell strictly as a red zone weapon. He's of no use outside of the 10-15 yard line. Donnell should not be allllwed to run with the football. Period.

and a street FA who's looking to resurrect, or catch lightning in a bottle.

Hell, Chris Cooley? lol

Even a fullback?

Donnell is a problem.

I'm done with him

as they feel something good will happen for them.

He should have been cut last week for his idiotic play. Now it's just mismanagement on the coaches and front office.

In comment 13187435 SHO'NUFF said:

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the guy is a negative player, just like Rueben Randle...and yet, the coaches keep trotting these players out onto the field... blame Larry all you want, but it's the coach who lets him play and Eli keeps throwing to him. If last week's 3rd down bail out wasn't bad enough to keep Donnell on the bench, nothing will.

Well that's the thing, and I do think the reaction on this thread is a little harsh... though as I said above in my previous post, I agree that it's time to move on from him.

He has some skills. He's made some nice catches for us. He's a big target in the endzone (where you can't fumble!) and he does a good job finding soft spots in the zone and getting open around the marker. As a blocker, he's maybe a little below average but not a huge liability. I don't think he's "useless" as some have said.

But it's not just that he fumbles so much, it's that he continues to fumble in the same way... plowing into the ground head first and having no regard for the football. That to me shows he simply isn't going to improve and you just can not have a player out there who is going to continue to turn the ball over at such an an alarming rate.

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-no ferocity no aggression no blocking ability and fumbles. Sound great

Has to go.

In comment 13187497 djm said:

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They don't just use Donnell strictly as a red zone weapon. He's of no use outside of the 10-15 yard line. Donnell should not be allllwed to run with the football. Period.

If they insist on keeping him, I 100% agree with you. That's the only time he should see the field and it should be as a receiver only. I don't want to see him in pass pro in the red zone.

are Dodge and Randle. Not good company to be in.

For the other team..

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for another few years at least.

just stick with someone...

I don't see an excellent athlete with raw tools that you try to work with.. I don't see a really smart football player that you hope can overcome limited tools.. I don't see a great blocker who you are trying to develop as a pass catcher or vice versa.

What exactly are the Giants hoping Larry Donnell becomes?

I know he made a great catch to beat SF last year.. I know he had that 3 TD game against Washington in 2014.. but what else is there aside from a billion failed hurdles, awkward falls, dropped passes, blown assignments and fumbles? He sucks.

he's very good redzone target - in fact our only large mismatch there.

He also doesn't get a turnover on every touch.

He is pretty awful overall though. I'd just use him in the redzone.

Ok, he's learned not to hurdle.... Fuck.

Can't catch, can't hold on to the ball, and can't block.