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I think his boring OC has been more of an excuse than his QB's. But he didn't look special after the catch very often regardless, which is worrisome considering his skill-set. They need to get more creative with him, yes, but he needs to do better creating on his own.
The physical ability to do what? Be a gadget player? Be exactly who he is already? Austin is already thriving as Dexter McCluster 2.0. Unfortunately, that means he has more NFL value than fantasy value.
I agree with the comment above. It had more to do with the OC. How many short button hooks had he run where he catches the ball flat footed? The guy needs to be hit in stride, not standing still.
Anyone can see that Austin has not been used properly. Just because Quick had success as a 6'3 outside receiver doesnt mean Austin is a gadget player. It means Quick was a better fit for what they were running. Go back and watch Austin's highlights, the guy could ball. Put someone in there who knows how to use him and you watch that "gadget" player take all new forms.
While there's some truth to this, there is really no excuse for having a guy his size with his particular skillset running 5 yard hook patterns. That's just bad planning and never made any sense. He was running patterns that a 6'3 guy with the ability to muscle through a tackle for 4 or 5 extra yards should be running.
In 5 combined seasons Quick and Bailey have 8 real TDs. 1 of those are Baileys. I don't know what you mean by real or fine, but I'm referring to fantasy football. Quick can catch an occasional jumpball. Ok. Bailey is a slot/possession WR. Austin is not real? W/e, but none of them should be a teams #1 WR. Perhaps they shouldn't even be your number 2 WR either considering the talents from the past two draft classes.
Desean Jackson runs those routes all the time. You need them to set up the deep routes. At Austin's size he's not going to make a living on crossing routes.
Exactly. I think 8 of his first 10 catches were plays where her ran three yards and turned around and waited for the ball. That's not his fault. He's lighting fast, but he's not going to outrun LB's in full stride from standing still. A hook pattern is not something you can catch on the fly. It just doesn't work that way.
Jackson did NOT run those "all the time" while in Philly. Most of his routes were deep patterns or medium length crossing routes. An occasional WR screen or end around maybe, but rarely was he standing still when the ball was delivered to him. You simply can't make a living on those types of patterns with diminutive speed guys. No more than 1 or 2 targets a game should be of that type, and it seemed like MOST of Austin's targets were like that.
Agree.
I thought he may be suffering the short Desmond Howard syndrome, may be a good returner but not receiver but they have found ways to use him. I haven't started him yet but may soon. The league I have him in gets return yards.
All of this. He looked polished and oh-so-shifty last week. I agree the light seems to be coming. I think Tavon is seeing Gurley show why he was picked so early, he wants to show off what he has too... I didn't really like him coming out, but he's learning to use his agility it seems. Really like his potential and usage in this new offense.
Yeah had him and C Mike left over from the rookie years. Activated him but haven't started him over Emmanual Sanders, Maclin and Jordan Matthews yet. Maybe the bye week.
He's a punt returner who plays WR sometimes. He'll have decent fantasy games when he scores a TD. That's it. Think Devin Hester.
He's leading the team in receptions, has 3x as many receiving TD's as the next WR, and has a rushing TD.
Devin Hester led the Bears in receiving in 2008 and 2009. He finished just inside the top 50 WRs both years.
