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Post by wazzu on Nov 15, 2021 14:46:59 GMT -5
He was on the field for 52% of the offensive snaps yesterday. That tells me that he’s doing his job and that the coaches must be happy and gaining confidence with him. The guy was a beast yesterday. He was dominant blocking. Yeah, I know all the fantasy football nerds will dismiss that aspect of his game because he isn’t helping them win their precious little fantasy leagues, but in real football, that matters. Big time. I’m pretty excited that he’s seeing more snaps and I hope it leads to him continuing to become a bigger and bigger piece of the offense. He did reel in a nice 26 yard catch yesterday, and the sideline went nuts for him. Seems like he’s gaining confidence and respect.
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Post by rkarp on Nov 15, 2021 14:54:19 GMT -5
He was on the field for 52% of the offensive snaps yesterday. That tells me that he’s doing his job and that the coaches must be happy and gaining confidence with him. The guy was a beast yesterday. He was dominant blocking. Yeah, I know all the fantasy football nerds will dismiss that aspect of his game because he isn’t helping them win their precious little fantasy leagues, but in real football, that matters. Big time. I’m pretty excited that he’s seeing more snaps and I hope it leads to him continuing to become a bigger and bigger piece of the offense. He did reel in a nice 26 yard catch yesterday, and the sideline went nuts for him. Seems like he’s gaining confidence and respect. do you think Smith being out put Harry on the field more often than prior? |
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Post by ATJ on Nov 15, 2021 14:59:36 GMT -5
He was on the field for 52% of the offensive snaps yesterday. That tells me that he’s doing his job and that the coaches must be happy and gaining confidence with him. The guy was a beast yesterday. He was dominant blocking. Yeah, I know all the fantasy football nerds will dismiss that aspect of his game because he isn’t helping them win their precious little fantasy leagues, but in real football, that matters. Big time. I’m pretty excited that he’s seeing more snaps and I hope it leads to him continuing to become a bigger and bigger piece of the offense. He did reel in a nice 26 yard catch yesterday, and the sideline went nuts for him. Seems like he’s gaining confidence and respect. Apparently his blocking is off the charts - he's listed at 6'4", 225 and he looks all of that. And, yeah, that reception was right up there. Wouldn't it just be the cat's ass if this kid finally does get it and starts making those kinds of receptions with regularity?? |
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Post by wazzu on Nov 15, 2021 15:39:01 GMT -5
He was on the field for 52% of the offensive snaps yesterday. That tells me that he’s doing his job and that the coaches must be happy and gaining confidence with him. The guy was a beast yesterday. He was dominant blocking. Yeah, I know all the fantasy football nerds will dismiss that aspect of his game because he isn’t helping them win their precious little fantasy leagues, but in real football, that matters. Big time. I’m pretty excited that he’s seeing more snaps and I hope it leads to him continuing to become a bigger and bigger piece of the offense. He did reel in a nice 26 yard catch yesterday, and the sideline went nuts for him. Seems like he’s gaining confidence and respect. Apparently his blocking is off the charts - he's listed at 6'4", 225 and he looks all of that. And, yeah, that reception was right up there. Wouldn't it just be the cat's ass if this kid finally does get it and starts making those kinds of receptions with regularity?? Yep. He will probably never be a 10 catch per game guy, but if he can chip in a big catch or two per game and also block like an O-Lineman… that’s really good and a big asset to any offense. |
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N’Keal
Nov 15, 2021 15:42:07 GMT -5
Post by pcm4 on Nov 15, 2021 15:42:07 GMT -5
He will probably never be a 10 catch per game guy No need to hedge. You can remove the probably  . |
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N’Keal
Nov 15, 2021 18:33:19 GMT -5
Post by DaPatriots on Nov 15, 2021 18:33:19 GMT -5
I was certainly impressed with him yesterday.
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Post by robotpat on Nov 15, 2021 18:38:18 GMT -5
You love to see it.. lol
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Post by johngrant on Nov 15, 2021 19:13:36 GMT -5
Almost all outside runs need good blocking from the WRs. Harry keeps on blocking like this he’s going to be on the field a lot.
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Post by Wozzy on Nov 15, 2021 19:18:55 GMT -5
Harry has strength like a TE, if he keeps blocking well feed that kid some targets.
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Post by mthurl on Nov 15, 2021 19:29:16 GMT -5
I mean, part of me still routes for him/hopes things will turn on in that brain of his, but I know that will never be the case. Good to see him blocking and doing something. Who knows? Maybe he gives us 2-3 receptions a game and honest blocking the rest of the way?
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Post by charliebrown on Nov 15, 2021 19:36:06 GMT -5
He was on the field for 52% of the offensive snaps yesterday. That tells me that he’s doing his job and that the coaches must be happy and gaining confidence with him. The guy was a beast yesterday. He was dominant blocking. Yeah, I know all the fantasy football nerds will dismiss that aspect of his game because he isn’t helping them win their precious little fantasy leagues, but in real football, that matters. Big time. I’m pretty excited that he’s seeing more snaps and I hope it leads to him continuing to become a bigger and bigger piece of the offense. He did reel in a nice 26 yard catch yesterday, and the sideline went nuts for him. Seems like he’s gaining confidence and respect. I don’t see why in some of these games that the Pats are way ahead in 4th quarter they don’t run some pass plays featuring Harry to try to get him some confidence and momentum? For all the crap he gets in press I’d like to see the kid develop into a solid player. |
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N’Keal
Nov 15, 2021 19:44:51 GMT -5
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Post by DaPatriots on Nov 15, 2021 19:44:51 GMT -5
I mean, part of me still routes for him/hopes things will turn on in that brain of his, but I know that will never be the case. Good to see him blocking and doing something. Who knows? Maybe he gives us 2-3 receptions a game and honest blocking the rest of the way? Many of us believed he should be running tight end routes. Now with this new rep he is perfect for a block and release route for touchdowns! |
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N’Keal
Nov 15, 2021 19:47:11 GMT -5
Post by DaPatriots on Nov 15, 2021 19:47:11 GMT -5
His unfound niche is going to be short possession receiver because of his contested catch ability.
Short curls all day.
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Post by paulk on Nov 15, 2021 20:08:46 GMT -5
N'Keal is a wide receiver who blocks like a tight end and who gets open like an offensive lineman. For this week we'll take the blocking. Cleveland had no answer for New England's running game.
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N’Keal
Nov 15, 2021 20:44:23 GMT -5
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Post by muzwell on Nov 15, 2021 20:44:23 GMT -5
He will probably never be a 10 catch per game guy No need to hedge. You can remove the probably . Especially considering nobody has ever been in a 10 catch per game guy in the history of the sport, yeah probably a good bet. |
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N’Keal
Nov 15, 2021 22:02:27 GMT -5
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Post by freediro on Nov 15, 2021 22:02:27 GMT -5
He was on the field for 52% of the offensive snaps yesterday. That tells me that he’s doing his job and that the coaches must be happy and gaining confidence with him. The guy was a beast yesterday. He was dominant blocking. Yeah, I know all the fantasy football nerds will dismiss that aspect of his game because he isn’t helping them win their precious little fantasy leagues, but in real football, that matters. Big time. I’m pretty excited that he’s seeing more snaps and I hope it leads to him continuing to become a bigger and bigger piece of the offense. He did reel in a nice 26 yard catch yesterday, and the sideline went nuts for him. Seems like he’s gaining confidence and respect. I don’t see why in some of these games that the Pats are way ahead in 4th quarter they don’t run some pass plays featuring Harry to try to get him some confidence and momentum? For all the crap he gets in press I’d like to see the kid develop into a solid player. Hoyer threw him a pass and he looked good. |
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N’Keal
Nov 16, 2021 8:57:58 GMT -5
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Post by quagmire3 on Nov 16, 2021 8:57:58 GMT -5
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N’Keal
Nov 16, 2021 9:02:06 GMT -5
Post by rkarp on Nov 16, 2021 9:02:06 GMT -5
glad Harry is blocking
but this guy was a first round draft choice
he was not drafted for the OL. he was drafted to catch passes. score TD's.
pretty low bar set for him if we are applauding his blocking.
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Post by carawaydj on Nov 16, 2021 9:12:01 GMT -5
glad Harry is blocking but this guy was a first round draft choice he was not drafted for the OL. he was drafted to catch passes. score TD's. pretty low bar set for him if we are applauding his blocking. You are totally missing the context. 99% of us have given up on him as a WR. But if he can't help us as a WR at least he might have found something useful he can do. We'll applaud him for that…and that does not mean we all think he earned his 1st round pick status by doing that…just that he did a good job at something. Or should we ignore anything he does from this point forward and just focus on how he was a bad pick by the GM you apparently think sucks... |
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N’Keal
Nov 16, 2021 9:12:17 GMT -5
Post by rkarp on Nov 16, 2021 9:12:17 GMT -5
lots of comments on Harry blocking. this clip shows 1 play, with Harry blind siding a DE totally not expecting it. Harry had numerous other plays where he was downfield blocking really well, springing other players. this blind side knock down for me is ok. shows Harry aggressively carrying out his assignment. he had better blocks imo |
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N’Keal
Nov 16, 2021 9:13:08 GMT -5
Post by rkarp on Nov 16, 2021 9:13:08 GMT -5
glad Harry is blocking but this guy was a first round draft choice he was not drafted for the OL. he was drafted to catch passes. score TD's. pretty low bar set for him if we are applauding his blocking. You are totally missing the context. 99% of us have given up on him as a WR. But if he can't help us as a WR at least he might have found something useful he can do. We'll applaud him for that…and that does not mean we all think he earned his 1st round pick status by doing that…just that he did a good job at something. Or should we ignore anything he does from this point forward and just focus on how he was a bad pick by the GM you apparently think sucks... I get the context. as I said, a pretty low bar |
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N’Keal
Nov 16, 2021 9:33:01 GMT -5
Post by Shelly on Nov 16, 2021 9:33:01 GMT -5
glad Harry is blocking but this guy was a first round draft choice he was not drafted for the OL. he was drafted to catch passes. score TD's. pretty low bar set for him if we are applauding his blocking. I disagree. What he is doing with his blocking is opening holes for very big runs. What difference does it make if he is catching it or opening it up for the runner? IMO, same difference. |
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Post by mbeaulieu07 on Nov 16, 2021 9:46:03 GMT -5
BB didn't draft N'Keal Harry in Rd 1 to be a decent/good blocker sometimes. And, while he adds value there, he provides almost nothing as a pass catcher.
Barring any unforeseen spike in targets, and production, he's a bust.
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Post by carawaydj on Nov 16, 2021 9:55:13 GMT -5
BB didn't draft N'Keal Harry in Rd 1 to be a decent/good blocker sometimes. And, while he adds value there, he provides almost nothing as a pass catcher. Barring any unforeseen spike in targets, and production, he's a bust. 99.9% of this forum is with you on this. Even the most optimistic optimists amongst us are giving up on him. But IMHO, this is not about whether or not he is a bust. It's about whether or not he can contribute to the team in some capacity. It beats sitting on the pine or being inactive and doing nothing to help the team. Maybe there will be one knucklehead here that tries to claim he hasn't been a bust because he can block but even that would surprise me. If he can carve out a role as a blocker who makes an occasional catch I'll view him the way I did some unheralded TEs we've had here who did the same. Call it a salvage operation. |
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N’Keal
Nov 16, 2021 10:02:29 GMT -5
Post by mbeaulieu07 on Nov 16, 2021 10:02:29 GMT -5
BB didn't draft N'Keal Harry in Rd 1 to be a decent/good blocker sometimes. And, while he adds value there, he provides almost nothing as a pass catcher. Barring any unforeseen spike in targets, and production, he's a bust. 99.9% of this forum is with you on this. Even the most optimistic optimists amongst us are giving up on him. But IMHO, this is not about whether or not he is a bust. It's about whether or not he can contribute to the team in some capacity. It beats sitting on the pine or being inactive and doing nothing to help the team. Maybe there will be one knucklehead here that tries to claim he hasn't been a bust because he can block but even that would surprise me. If he can carve out a role as a blocker who makes an occasional catch I'll view him the way I did some unheralded TEs we've had here who did the same. Call it a salvage operation. Yeah, if he was a late rounder or UDFA, one could make the argument that he's a nice little contributor as a blocker, but unfortunately for him, his draft position brings much higher expectations. Especially when it was a class that has numerous other WR's that are producing at a high level, and were available when Harry was selected. |
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