I don't recall if this particular reel has been posted already, by MikeTooNice.
The peeve is this: guys who post "meh" about Sterling Shepard and think he's "easily replaceable." Well try watching carefully for #87 on every one of Barkley's highlight plays, especially the long ones. Barkley had 1,300 yards rushing, right? He had 7 plays of over 50 yards among those and his receiving plays.
He might not have had much more than 1K yards (rushing) without Shepard's blocking. I mean Shepard is really a stupendous blocker, and he gets after it like a mad dog. He's like the toy dog version of LT playing D, except his blocking on O.
He's even better than I thought, with multiple plays of blocking multiple guys on the same play, and he's not just nudging his opponents, he's blasting them. I've mentioned this before but it bears repeating. You win with guys like Shepard laced throughout your roster.
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Blocking is about wanting to do it, and Shepard clearly wants to do it.
Plus he's improved his game every year in one way or another. His TD% rate has fallen off from his rookie year, but otherwise he's more efficient in each year - improving his YPC from 10.5 to 12.4 to 13.2, and his first downs from 42 to 36 (in only 11 games in 17) to 47. 47 1st downs from 66 catches is good. That's a 71% first down conversion rate.
His blocking is inspirational.
I tried searching it and couldn’t find it, but does anyone know the single season record?
Plus he's improved his game every year in one way or another. His TD% rate has fallen off from his rookie year, but otherwise he's more efficient in each year - improving his YPC from 10.5 to 12.4 to 13.2, and his first downs from 42 to 36 (in only 11 games in 17) to 47. 47 1st downs from 66 catches is good. That's a 71% first down conversion rate.
His blocking is inspirational.
Sheppard is damn good and 1 of my favorites according to a few geniuses on here he’s “easily replaceable”
Btw? He’s not going anywhere, imv
He's really a slot receiver - not a true threat outside, true.
“That’s what we take pride in in the wide receiver room, is blocking, which a lot of receivers you see don’t really like to do that,’’ Shepard said. “But coach Tyke [Tolbert], he’s implanted that into us since he’s got here. That’s what we love doing.'"
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well, he is our slot receiver....
But he comes up short on catches in the fourth quarter, time after time....he has not improved since his rookie year in receiving, that is his problem.....he has never taken that next step up, since being a rookie....
He doesn't get much separation, has no top end speed, and the drops/incompletions just seem to come at the most inopportune times.....and after 3 years, you would think he and Eli would be on the same page, but at crucial times they are not....
We have him on the cheap this coming season, but unless he shows some dramatic improvement, you draft a WR for 2020 to replace him, and don't overpay.....
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However, as an outside receiver, he needs some work,
well, he is our slot receiver....
He plays on the outside a lot.
Having said that, the video is great in that it covers so many great plays by Barkley. I wish the music track was a bit quieter though. There are amazing reactions by the announcers that should be easier to hear. There genuine reactions to his play really add to these kinds of clips.
The other thing is that watching this you might think it was a career highlight clip. Amazing it was only one year - his rookie year.
If we get him an offensive line - look out. Cannot even begin to imagine how good his career can be. So many plays that nobody else in the league makes.
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In comment 14287632 Britt in VA said:
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However, as an outside receiver, he needs some work,
well, he is our slot receiver....
He plays on the outside a lot.
I see a bit of Edelman in Shepard. His blocking is fantastic and he's been somewhat miscast here playing outside as much as he has. I feel like he could be deadly in the slot, but just doesn't have the flat out speed to be a real threat on the outside.
Let's make this offense score some points....we had a mediocre defense last season, and lost 8 out of 11 games by 7 points or less.....give Barkley holes, give Eli time(if he is still here), and this offense can do some serious damage.....I think we can win shoot outs....
However, when you are known more for your blocking than you are for your receiving skills, thats a huge problem. He is going to be a FA soon and is going to want to be paid.
His numbers are no better than Rueben Randle. He is easily replaceable as a WR.
Bingo. Burress, Toomer, Nicks, Smith were all outstanding blockers too. But they were known for making big catches time and time again.
Why dont you put up where yis yards per game ranked while being the teams number 1 WR for 1/4th of the season?
Its not ripping a player when its the truth....
He will cost more than he is worth - and is he really a "winning" player? He had some huge mistakes this year - especially late in the game.
He's not going to be expensive.
Some of you guys just want to let every freaking player go because the Giants have been bad. We have to actually keep some players and construct a roster.
If you let Shepard go, it's another hole and another very weak position with Beckham and a whole lot of nothing. How long are we going to play this game?
He's not going to be expensive.
Some of you guys just want to let every freaking player go because the Giants have been bad. We have to actually keep some players and construct a roster.
If you let Shepard go, it's another hole and another very weak position with Beckham and a whole lot of nothing. How long are we going to play this game?
Agree to disagree on what he is going to get paid. If he were paid at a reasonable cost, then sure he should be re-signed. I dont see that happening though.
And I dont see SS as a winning player. I see winning players who make the plays when they matter the most. Steve Smith was a winning player. Edelman is a winning player.
And letting him go doesnt create another hole that cannot be filled. We have Engram - who is probably better suited for the slot anyways. We all know we need a better two-way TE. Let Engram go to the position where he can excel. I think he would be a much better slot player than SS.
I do think guys like Shep are replaceable in every draft so its not worth breaking the bank.
Also he seems to know what to do once he has the ball.
Shepard will probably get a deal similar to what Richardson got from WSH.
How many plays were there to be made that "mattered the most" anyway? We've Seems like more of an anecdotal critique and not a legitimate knock.
I don't know why people are in such a rush to create new holes in the few places where we actually have viable, NFL-caliber starters.
Outside of "historical" Eli Manning, and exempting the rookie class insofar as it was collectively their first year, is any player on the Giants really a "winning" player? This team is 8-24 over the past two years and finished the year 0-3, while blowing leads in the process. I am not sure how anyone could conclude that there are players on this team who aren't expendable and need to be resigned.
"Get rid of everyone who isn't Beckham, Barkley, Hernandez, and Hill" isn't a strategy. This isn't a video game where you just release the entire roster because you're annoyed and don't like losing.
Shepard was on the team and scored 8 times in 2016 when we won 11 games. I like how you conveniently made sure your 2 year sample omitted that.
I won't complain if they figure out a way to keep him, and I wouldn't rule it out entirely, but I just think its more likely he ends up some place else.
And I wouldn't be surprised if they drafted a guy this April to be the future slot guy.
"Get rid of everyone who isn't Beckham, Barkley, Hernandez, and Hill" isn't a strategy. This isn't a video game where you just release the entire roster because you're annoyed and don't like losing.
Shepard was on the team and scored 8 times in 2016 when we won 11 games. I like how you conveniently made sure your 2 year sample omitted that.
Its not that he shouldn't be resigned, its that at what price to do we say these players are expendable, especially given all of the losing that has occurred?
I wouldn't back up a Brinks truck for Shep - I just don't think he will be as expensive as others do. I'd obviously have a point where I'd say "no, that's too much" - but we already have so many holes to fill and only a finite number of picks and cap capital to fill them with.
Letting Shepard walk at the end of his deal basically assures that we'll need to spend another premium pick @ WR. I'd prefer to not keep adding things to that list if possible.
Shep is a solid WR who gives 100%. We should want more players who are leaving it out on the field - not less.
I'm a fan of Shepard, especially his blocking. If you watch that video, he jumps up after some of those blocks like he just scored a TD. He really seems to love it and that's 90% of WR blocking
Rec. 69
Yds. 714
YPC. 10.0
TDs. 4
Lucky for the Patriots they didn't let him walk.
Shepard accomplished more in each of his first 3 years than Edleman did his entire rookie contract.
BTW if you bothered to study it you'd discover that Plax (as a Giant), Nicks and most of Dep's list were poor blockers excepting Steve Smith. But don't let facts get in the way of your staunch position.
And even Smith, a very good blocking WR, wasn't Shep as a blocker. Shep should be kept, not at a pro bowler contract, but he should be kept. No one is going to pay him the moon, I suspect that's a false narrative.
20+ yds. 6
40+ yds. 2
fumbles. 0
Through SS's 3 years:
1st downs.125
20+. 25
40+. 6
fumbles. 1
Career wise, counting Edleman's recent years at his peak, Shepard generates a higher % of first downs per catch.
Oh and Edelman has the GOAT throwing to him.
Nice catch. There's lots of good in that Barkley tape.
I tried searching it and couldn’t find it, but does anyone know the single season record?
Nice catch. Huge difference between #1 and #2 broken tackles there. Wowza!
Toomer I never paid attention to. Burress stunk. I studied his blocking plenty cause I was a huge AB fan. Down field, he'd maybe be looking to sheild a defender, but more likely just staying out of AB's way. He was nothing like Shepard. Yeah he had a rep for blocking, maybe that came over from Pittsburgh or his college tape, not with the Giants.
Go watch an AB highlights reel and tell me how often you see Burress blocking aggressively.
Rec. 69
Yds. 714
YPC. 10.0
TDs. 4
Lucky for the Patriots they didn't let him walk.
Shepard accomplished more in each of his first 3 years than Edleman did his entire rookie contract.
BTW if you bothered to study it you'd discover that Plax (as a Giant), Nicks and most of Dep's list were poor blockers excepting Steve Smith. But don't let facts get in the way of your staunch position.
And even Smith, a very good blocking WR, wasn't Shep as a blocker. Shep should be kept, not at a pro bowler contract, but he should be kept. No one is going to pay him the moon, I suspect that's a false narrative.
The Julian Edelman comparison isn't a comparison at all.
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I dont think so.
Toomer I never paid attention to. Burress stunk. I studied his blocking plenty cause I was a huge AB fan. Down field, he'd maybe be looking to sheild a defender, but more likely just staying out of AB's way. He was nothing like Shepard. Yeah he had a rep for blocking, maybe that came over from Pittsburgh or his college tape, not with the Giants.
Go watch an AB highlights reel and tell me how often you see Burress blocking aggressively.
Well Burress was only on the team with Bradshaw (Ill assume you mean Bradshaw?) for less than 2 years, bot hyears in which he played hurt with his ankle. So you could be correct that he blocked poorly for him, I will take your word for it.
But I remember during Tiki's years, he was a beast of a blocker. Very willing and made a lot of downfield blocks. Toomer was another excellent blocker.
The one thing that has always stood out to me for Giants WRs is that they are capable and WILLING blockers. OBJ blocks like an animal. Shepard does too.
But I think your dismissing Toomer and Burress a lot by saying they were poor blockers.
Of course, a significant number of runs were also him initially getting blown up at the line and he had to work his magic to make something out of nothing.
But credit where credit is due - OL did a nice job on a lot of those runs (in addition to the excellent downfield blocking by the WR's as already mentioned)
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1st downs 34
20+ yds. 6
40+ yds. 2
fumbles. 0
Through SS's 3 years:
1st downs.125
20+. 25
40+. 6
fumbles. 1
How in the world do you do that?
Shepard was second round pick, Edelman a 7th....
In his first 4 years, Edelman started 13 games...
In his 3 seasons, Shepard started 42 games....
Giants could have had him in 2014 when he visited them...they didn't even make an offer...
Same here he is likable and firey . I bet the Patriots
would love to have him . I am more concerned about OBJ
getting back to where he was .Not to mention the
injuries ...
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Not bad for a guy on the same team as Barkley and OBJ not to mention average at best QB play so this myth he is not a good receiver is just that a myth.. When has BBI ever let facts get in the way of ripping one of our better players
Why dont you put up where yis yards per game ranked while being the teams number 1 WR for 1/4th of the season?
Its not ripping a player when its the truth....
Here is the truth he was top 26 in the NFL in receiving yards on a team where the QB play was shaky at best not to mention having to get his playing on a Offense with OBJ and Saquon who both catch a ton of balls
Not bad for guy you claim is pedestrian but then again what do you know
Maybe next year...
steve in ky : 8/30/2018 4:27 pm : link
this preseason.
I think he will have a nice season catching the ball because Eli seems to trust him and they have played enough together to be one the same page. But I think he is going to throw some nice blocks for Barkley this season which will really help this team this season and that will help complete his game as a receiver.
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He has been involved nicely blocking in the running game so far
steve in ky : 8/30/2018 4:27 pm : link
this preseason.
I think he will have a nice season catching the ball because Eli seems to trust him and they have played enough together to be one the same page. But I think he is going to throw some nice blocks for Barkley this season which will really help this team this season and that will help complete his game as a receiver.
Nice call, Steve.
Shep definitely did not take running downs off - that's for sure.
Shepherd is basically a lesser Ike Hilliard as a receiver. I don't think that wins us a Super Bowl even if Beckham is the other receiver. The defenses in the deep playoffs are just too good.
We need to stop paying good money to above average players.
Horrendous comparison.
Shepherd is basically a lesser Ike Hilliard as a receiver. I don't think that wins us a Super Bowl even if Beckham is the other receiver. The defenses in the deep playoffs are just too good.
We need to stop paying good money to above average players.
Weird post.
I don't see much Hilliard in Shepards game at all and the Patriots just won a SB without a WR even as good as Beckham is, so I don't really get that point either.
Was I dreaming or did the Eagles just beat the Patriots a year ago with Jeffery, Torrey Smith and Nelson Agholor? And a backup QB, nonetheless...
There are different ways to win Super Bowls. You don't necessarily have to have a loaded WR corps to do it and most teams that win don't have that.
Our trio of Nicks, Cruz, and Manningham was probably one of the best groups to win in the last decade.
32 year old Anquan Boldin was the Ravens leading receiver in 2012 and they won the Super Bowl.
Please link the tape that shows it. I did, and Shepard is all over Saquon's highlights like white on rice.
Now consider that this team as constructed is best functioning at 40 running plays and 30 passing attempts per game, especially if you consider RB screens more of a run than a true pass attempt. You want and need WRs who are excellent blockers to make this O go. It's not an easily replaceable skill. It's really not at all an easily replaceable attitude.