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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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)
BlueLou'sBack : 2:16 pm : link : reply
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.