WR Sam Hurd Taking 1st Team Reps (1 Viewer)

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September 29, 2006, 08:50

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WR Hurd Taking 1st Team Reps, Could Start?

Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram - [Full Article]

Rookie free agent WR Sam Hurd has taken all the reps in practice with the first team during WR Terrell Owens' absence. HC Bill Parcells said Hurd or WR Patrick Crayton would be the likely replacements for Owens, who is recovering from a broken hand. Last week, Parcells said Crayton was not an option to take Owens' spot. But Parcells also wants to get relief for WR Terry Glenn, who is backed up by Crayton. Hurd has the advantage as he knows all three of the receiver positions. Hurd might get the start against Tennessee, if Owens can't go. LINK - Scroll Down

It appears as if Hurd has the inside track in the event Owens doesn't play (rests vs weak Titans), or is limited with his hand. Taking the 1st team reps in TO's position this late in the week, is a fairly significant indicator, I would think? Then again TO could play and go off? Fortunately we should know more before gametime.

RW

 

[doughboydeluxe]

Bankerguy has been saying this for a week now.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

TO is practing. Maybe a "secret suspension" for TO coming up, due to medical reasons.

 

[bostonfred]

As nice as it is to know who will be on the field this week, I hope nobody is in a position where they need to pick up and start a guy because he might be #2 WR for a week on a Parcells-led team with Drew Bledsoe at the helm.

 

[Bankerguy]

Bankerguy has been saying this for a week now.

Good day boys.Yes, let's review Friday's update:T.O. - imo he plays.Hurd- Plays in T.O's spot if T.O. is out.Crayton- Continues to play the slot and in 3WR sets.See you all tomorrow in a new thread.

 

[Mungo Burrows]

As nice as it is to know who will be on the field this week, I hope nobody is in a position where they need to pick up and start a guy because he might be #2 WR for a week on a Parcells-led team with Drew Bledsoe at the helm.

You don't think there are ANY leagues where a starting WR going against one of the most porous pass defenses in the league is worth a spot-start?

 

[Bri]

As nice as it is to know who will be on the field this week, I hope nobody is in a position where they need to pick up and start a guy because he might be #2 WR for a week on a Parcells-led team with Drew Bledsoe at the helm.

You don't think there are ANY leagues where a starting WR going against one of the most porous pass defenses in the league is worth a spot-start?

I wouldn't start a rook that hasn't done anything in the league yet. I would pick him up and wait and see. If you don't have another starter at WR and have to play a guy you just picked up, you might have managed your team poorly. If injuries, well I completely understand that headache. In redraft leagues, however, I'm thinking I might never use this guy. I won't roll with him this week and next week TO will be back(in theory). TO Could get hurt again, it's possible, but other than that when am I gonna use this guy? You don't start NFL backups right Mungo? Soooo I bit and grabbed him on WW in redrafts but now I'm thinking of dumping him next week.

 

[bostonfred]

As nice as it is to know who will be on the field this week, I hope nobody is in a position where they need to pick up and start a guy because he might be #2 WR for a week on a Parcells-led team with Drew Bledsoe at the helm.

You don't think there are ANY leagues where a starting WR going against one of the most porous pass defenses in the league is worth a spot-start?

Not really. Think about it. He's a rookie free agent, fourth on the depth chart, who may sneak in to a starting spot because he plays the position better than the #3, on a run oriented team with a good TE and a bad QB. Yeah, the matchup is nice, but I don't care how bad they tackle if you don't get the ball in your hands. There's got to be something better on the free agent pile in any league.

 

[my man otis]

As nice as it is to know who will be on the field this week, I hope nobody is in a position where they need to pick up and start a guy because he might be #2 WR for a week on a Parcells-led team with Drew Bledsoe at the helm.

You don't think there are ANY leagues where a starting WR going against one of the most porous pass defenses in the league is worth a spot-start?

Not really. Think about it. He's a rookie free agent, fourth on the depth chart, who may sneak in to a starting spot because he plays the position better than the #3, on a run oriented team with a good TE and a bad QB. Yeah, the matchup is nice, but I don't care how bad they tackle if you don't get the ball in your hands. There's got to be something better on the free agent pile in any league.

i can definitely see hurd performing as a top 36 WR this week (starter in a 12-team start 3 WR league).that = good pickup and spot start.

 

[Bankerguy]

As nice as it is to know who will be on the field this week, I hope nobody is in a position where they need to pick up and start a guy because he might be #2 WR for a week on a Parcells-led team with Drew Bledsoe at the helm.

You don't think there are ANY leagues where a starting WR going against one of the most porous pass defenses in the league is worth a spot-start?

Not really. Think about it. He's a rookie free agent, fourth on the depth chart, who may sneak in to a starting spot because he plays the position better than the #3, on a run oriented team with a good TE and a bad QB. Yeah, the matchup is nice, but I don't care how bad they tackle if you don't get the ball in your hands. There's got to be something better on the free agent pile in any league.

I totally agree. Unless your league has insanely large roster limits there will be better options on the waiver wire from a long and short perspective. Hurd has been a nice surprise since camp and it seems T.O. has taken a liking to the Rook. Overall, my impression of Hurd is that he is very green with decent talent.If he plays.....3 catches 35-40 yards.Big Bill will not put the kid in sitautions were he could affect the outcome of the game.He'll get stuff bewteen the 20's.

 

[Mungo Burrows]

16 team, start 2 + flex, 16 man rosters. Best Wrs on the wire are Drew Carter, Bryant Johnson, Peerless price types. If I was in a bind, I'd take a flyer on "Starter in TO's position against Ten" over any of those guys. Easy.

 

[Bankerguy]

T.O. has practiced both days and looked fine (Per the coaches). He has been seen clapping his hands, which to me suggests he isn't too concerned with the hand pain.

I'll go on the record saying I believe T.O. will start and have moderate success against a week secondary. Picking up Hurd will not be a good roster move.

 

[Billy Ball Thorton]

T.O. has practiced both days and looked fine (Per the coaches). He has been seen clapping his hands, which to me suggests he isn't too concerned with the hand pain.I'll go on the record saying I believe T.O. will start and have moderate success against a week secondary. Picking up Hurd will not be a good roster move.

In your opinion is Glenn going to be the better option this week? If T.O. plays.

 

[bostonfred]

As nice as it is to know who will be on the field this week, I hope nobody is in a position where they need to pick up and start a guy because he might be #2 WR for a week on a Parcells-led team with Drew Bledsoe at the helm.

You don't think there are ANY leagues where a starting WR going against one of the most porous pass defenses in the league is worth a spot-start?

Not really. Think about it. He's a rookie free agent, fourth on the depth chart, who may sneak in to a starting spot because he plays the position better than the #3, on a run oriented team with a good TE and a bad QB. Yeah, the matchup is nice, but I don't care how bad they tackle if you don't get the ball in your hands. There's got to be something better on the free agent pile in any league.

i can definitely see hurd performing as a top 36 WR this week (starter in a 12-team start 3 WR league).that = good pickup and spot start.

I can see it, too. I can see lots of players having a good game. I didn't start Roscoe Parrish or Chad Jackson on their big days, either, and they were the #2 against a weak pass defense. But then, I didn't start Miami's #2 WR against Tennessee, either, and I'm pretty glad I didn't. If you ask me to place a $1 bet on each of 36 receivers where I get $1 back for each one who ends up in the top 36, he won't be on my list. I might be wrong and he'll have a big day, but I'm playing the odds and saying he probably won't.

 

[jcool]

Parcells conference just said "TO will be going to Tenn.

 

[Cannon Fodder]

I think Hurd is a big target and wouldn't be suprised to see him come down with a red zone TD this week.

 

[Mungo Burrows]

As nice as it is to know who will be on the field this week, I hope nobody is in a position where they need to pick up and start a guy because he might be #2 WR for a week on a Parcells-led team with Drew Bledsoe at the helm.

You don't think there are ANY leagues where a starting WR going against one of the most porous pass defenses in the league is worth a spot-start?

Not really. Think about it. He's a rookie free agent, fourth on the depth chart, who may sneak in to a starting spot because he plays the position better than the #3, on a run oriented team with a good TE and a bad QB. Yeah, the matchup is nice, but I don't care how bad they tackle if you don't get the ball in your hands. There's got to be something better on the free agent pile in any league.

i can definitely see hurd performing as a top 36 WR this week (starter in a 12-team start 3 WR league).that = good pickup and spot start.

I can see it, too. I can see lots of players having a good game. I didn't start Roscoe Parrish or Chad Jackson on their big days, either, and they were the #2 against a weak pass defense. But then, I didn't start Miami's #2 WR against Tennessee, either, and I'm pretty glad I didn't. If you ask me to place a $1 bet on each of 36 receivers where I get $1 back for each one who ends up in the top 36, he won't be on my list. I might be wrong and he'll have a big day, but I'm playing the odds and saying he probably won't.

That's a completely different scenario than whether he could be a viable start in certain leagues in certain situations.If it's a large enough league, your top 60-70 choices may already be on rosters. If you have Hines Ward Burress, or Javon walker and blew a pick on the likes of Jerry Porter or such, you could be in a bind and be better off with this guy than what's on the wire. Its not likely, but I'd rather see a team like that scratch and claw and take chances to win each game with someone like Hurd, than see them just roll over and start a Brandon Lloyd against Jacksonville.

 

[Bankerguy]

T.O. has practiced both days and looked fine (Per the coaches). He has been seen clapping his hands, which to me suggests he isn't too concerned with the hand pain.I'll go on the record saying I believe T.O. will start and have moderate success against a week secondary. Picking up Hurd will not be a good roster move.

In your opinion is Glenn going to be the better option this week? If T.O. plays.

Both are solid starts for sure. I would expect similar results from the 2.T.O. projection - 4 for 65 and a TD.Glenn projection- 6 for 90 I believe the running game has a big day. I will assume Dallas plays with the lead for most of the game. Jones and Barber get used alot.

 

[Beaumont]

Given TO is TO and Glenn is getting a little older, I think Hurd and Rector may be cheap tandem pickups to stash on the taxi squad in large dynasty leagues ...

I am sitting on both in two leagues and plan to let them age a bit and see if one overtakes Crayton for WR3 and/or looks promising ... they both really tore it up in pre-season and you could do worse than holding the rookie WRs 4-5 sitting behind aging Glenn and Owens ...

 

[Bankerguy]

Given TO is TO and Glenn is getting a little older, I think Hurd and Rector may be cheap tandem pickups to stash on the taxi squad in large dynasty leagues ... I am sitting on both in two leagues and plan to let them age a bit and see if one overtakes Crayton for WR3 and/or looks promising ... they both really tore it up in pre-season and you could do worse than holding the rookie WRs 4-5 sitting behind aging Glenn and Owens ...

I would be not be surprised to see Dallas use an early pick next year on a WR.

 

[Beaumont]

Given TO is TO and Glenn is getting a little older, I think Hurd and Rector may be cheap tandem pickups to stash on the taxi squad in large dynasty leagues ... I am sitting on both in two leagues and plan to let them age a bit and see if one overtakes Crayton for WR3 and/or looks promising ... they both really tore it up in pre-season and you could do worse than holding the rookie WRs 4-5 sitting behind aging Glenn and Owens ...

I would be not be surprised to see Dallas use an early pick next year on a WR.

Certainly possible, but I see Hurd and Rector as being easily as valuable as say Brandon Williams or Jeff Webb, and moreso than Mike Hass and such ... they dont cost a draft pick and they could turn out to be a very high return investment ...

 

[Bankerguy]

Parcells:

Your White Sox aren't doing well Mickey. That's the first thing I do every morning. Check the stats.

Nothing new this morning. Everyone practiced. No new injuries and we will make some game-time decisions.

Not sure what we will do on punt returns. It just depends on which WR we take.

(Owens) looks like he can do everything he needs to do.

We will have a little coaches meeting after this and discuss personnel

He (Owens) wouldn't go if I thought he was making mental errors or not ready. I am not going to make any more comments on that so you can speculate til Saturday and check with your sources that don't know anything. I haven't told anyone anything.

Look, I just have limited info given to me (on Owens). I will just evaluate him by what I see at practice.

I don't know if he has opened things up for other players (Owens). You would have to ask other DC's that. He may have some impact on their gameplan. How much I can't tell.

We will see if Watkins has corrected his problem. He needs to tackle better for his own safety. I don't care if it was because of an injury, he was putting himself in danger.

I told you yesterday. I am in charge of coaching the team. I have a turtle shell to all of this (Owens stuff)

You are asking me an ambiguous question here. If a player is extremely problamatic is it worth it. Sometimes it is, and I'm not talking about any specific player. I'm not talkng about Terrell Owens or anyone else. The same thing happens with coaches. Some of them aren't worth it either. What I try to do is to take a player that has a reputation that was perceived to be a certain way and I found it to be the contrary. That has turned out really well for me. We're a little early in the season to be passing judgements on what's going to happen. We need to see if things are going to slow down to a normal place and see what we have here.

You know, some of the very best players I ever have, like Keith Byers, Bryan Cox, I wish I had those players my whole career. They were just good football players that knew how to play the game. As long as you were straight with them they were fine.

We had a lot to do during the bye week. I felt like we could utilize this time here. In fact, I'm not giving my coaches this afternoon off, but they don't know that yet. We have stuff to do before they leave.

I didn't alter practice in any way today outside of moving it up 15 minutes.

As I said yesterday, I have to go by the people I am hearing talk and it's , look I have to assume that things occurred the way they are being reported now. I don't have any reason not to. I wouldn't give my public opinion on anything because I am not qualified. I just hope things go on from here.

Will you at least tell us if you are taking him (Owens) to Tennessee? I am taking him to Tennessee... that's all...