If no Michael Thomas again this Sunday then more of Marquez Callaway (1 Viewer)

[QLazzarus]

TQS, isnt going anywhere, He makes splash plays, but he plays the chess part of WR very well.
Blocking, and clearing out coverage for other teammates.

 

[AARPSaint]

Maybe it's the number 12, but Callaway just looks comfortable and fluent in the offense. Has he ever lined up wrong? Can he block? Does he run good routes? If the answer to these questions is "yes," then we have a gem who seems to be uncommonly proficient, especially for a rookie. His return skills, furthermore, are above average at the very least.

Caveat: I thought Toon would be good.

 

[TheGooch]

Calloway should be starting over Thomas, he has a higher ceiling.

Im just gonna chalk this post up to "well it is 2020 and people are losing their minds"

 

[saint_drago]

The thing I hate about Tre'quan is the fact that after a good game, he will not be a factor for some time. People would gush over him after one good game. But for 3 years now, he had some good games, but it was very few and far between. He just need to be consistent or be a consistent options on every game.

I know what you're saying and I agree but it's not entirely up to him. The way he's factored into the gameplan changes from week to week. He doesn't see a consistent amount of targets so it's hard to judge just how good he is. But if you look at his targets since MT went out, he's been reliable.

Week 2 - 7 targets, 5 rec, 86 yards
Week 3 - 6 targets, 4 rec, 42 yards
Week 4 - 4 targets, 4 rec, 54 yards, 2 TDs
Week 5 - 3 targets, 2 rec, 8 yards

He's been targeted 10 or more times once in his career. His rookie season against the Eagles he saw 13 targets and recorded 10 rec, 157 yards, and a TD. Playing on an offense with MT and AK, Smith is never going to see the amount of targets needed to put up good numbers. That's not his role with this team. His role is to block and make a play when his number is called. Hopefully he's gained some confidence while MT has been out because he could be a sneaky factor in the passing game as the season progresses.

 

[rajncajn]

Watching some of his highlight reels (I know), I see a lot of his highlights are remarkably similar to CGM. A lot of back shoulder throws, high point & contested catches. He fights for yards, breaks tackles and not afraid of contact over the middle. Oh & he's got speed to boot. I don't post much with these "beast" threads, but I really like what I see with Callaway. Moreso than any other low or undrafted pick WR since Colston. Honestly, it should tell you a lot that Payton put him on the 53 and let go some players who showed some promise as well last season. I'm nore ready to call him a stud or special just yet, but I feel he's got a lot of the potential needed to become that type of player.

 

[m318]

Keep Austin Carr on the bench young man.....

 

[sammymvpknight]

Brees doesn’t throw contested passes and that’s Callaway’s biggest attribute as a receiver.

 

[QLazzarus]

Calloway will be rookie of the year.

 

[gavinj]

I’m going with the guy who had 12 catches for 120+ yards in that same game. Sanders.

And then again maybe not since Sanders just got put on the COVID list. $@!?

 

[jasonsw]

Time for Callaway to shine. Rook has a big opportunity this week.

 

[firecouch]

I hope Callaway becomes better than Michael Thomas. I know he probably won't but we should all be hoping that our backups become better than our stars, it's always a good thing.

There’s not even a chance in the multiverse that this happens.

 

[OutlawSaint]

There’s not even a chance in the multiverse that this happens.

Agreed but we should still wish for that to happen. Why wouldn't you want to hope that bench players become just as good if not better than the starters?

 

[rajncajn]

There’s not even a chance in the multiverse that this happens.

Is not like undrafted or late round picks have never become all pro type players. Colston was a 7th round pick, why couldn't Callaway turn out to be just as good?

 

[rajncajn]

5/56 already. Doesn't make him a stud, but certainly producing.