Should Keith Kirkwood return to the practice squad after his performance yesterday? (1 Viewer)

[Section 302]

Kirkwood had two catch-able balls against the Browns one hit him in the head. Did he just have a bad day, or should the team look elsewhere for another Receiver?

 

[Domeination]

He doesn’t look like a pro, does he. My issue is why were we throwing to him in a critical 3rd down situation late in the game to try to close it out? Shades of doing the same thing with Kevin White a few weeks ago. We keep utilizing low % players in critical situations. Meanwhile, DA wonders out loud how to get our two best offensive skill players, AK and Taysom, the ball more.

 

[Outbackjack]

He doesn’t look like a pro, does he. My issue is why were we throwing to him in a critical 3rd down situation late in the game to try to close it out? Shades of doing the same thing with Kevin White a few weeks ago. We keep utilizing low % players in critical situations. Meanwhile, DA wonders out loud how to get our two best offensive skill players, AK and Taysom, the ball more.

Right now there are 4 players that deserve the ball.

AK
Tayson
Shaheed
Juwan
Lesser extent Trautman dump offs

Have the others run routes to decoy the D, but 98% must go the this 4/5.

A pass to Kirkwood, Callaway, White, TQS….is a wasted play.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Replaced by??

And I really think it was one catchable ball - looked like the wind made a mess of the other one

 

[Clintonrebel]

Right now there are 4 players that deserve the ball.

AK
Tayson
Shaheed
Juwan
Lesser extent Trautman dump offs

Have the others run routes to decoy the D, but 98% must go the this 4/5.

A pass to Kirkwood, Callaway, White, TQS….is a wasted play.

Yeah, but….defenses know that also.

 

[Jb25saints]

First ball he caught and Just didn’t have time to bring back into his body. It was a good play by defender. Contested catch

Second ball looks like the wind knocked it down.

Yes both catchable balls but not easy ones. It’s only up from here for kirkwood.

Amazing throws by Dalton btw

 

[2024InjuryApocalypse]

He doesn’t look like a pro, does he. My issue is why were we throwing to him in a critical 3rd down situation late in the game to try to close it out? Shades of doing the same thing with Kevin White a few weeks ago. We keep utilizing low % players in critical situations. Meanwhile, DA wonders out loud how to get our two best offensive skill players, AK and Taysom, the ball more.

Yes, I put the blame on the coaching staff for deciding we should throw a deep ball into the wind in terrible weather conditions to a practice squad WR who failed to come down with a contested ball in a similar situation earlier in the game in a huge moment.

 

[Patman255]

First ball he caught and Just didn’t have time to bring back into his body. It was a good play by defender. Contested catch

Second ball looks like the wind knocked it down.

Yes both catchable balls but not easy ones. It’s only up from here for kirkwood.

Amazing throws by Dalton btw

That's the key point to me. Regardless of whether a pro should be able to come down with those balls (I personally think, yes) those were some primetime throws by Dalton in tough conditions. His Stateline won't show it, but he really threw some gems.

 

[Rouxble]

That's the key point to me. Regardless of whether a pro should be able to come down with those balls (I personally think, yes) those were some primetime throws by Dalton in tough conditions. His Stateline won't show it, but he really threw some gems.

It does get tracked, but the advanced stats for Christmas weekend games are a few days off. He’s at a 73% on target rate YTD, excluding the Browns game.

 

[Lustmord]

Merritt needs a shot before kirkwood

 

[Rdanderson91]

Promoted to fan

 

[St. Geezy]

Obviously has enough in him to be in the prospect/“JAG if you are desperate for a body” pool, but sadly I don't think the guy has it. Too many amateurish errors.

He may have had the potential at one point, but he likely has already peaked.

 

[St. Geezy]

He doesn’t look like a pro, does he. My issue is why were we throwing to him in a critical 3rd down situation late in the game to try to close it out? Shades of doing the same thing with Kevin White a few weeks ago. We keep utilizing low % players in critical situations. Meanwhile, DA wonders out loud how to get our two best offensive skill players, AK and Taysom, the ball more.

I have said this before, but it’s like Pete Carmichael has developed SP’s “Do what they least expect” trait, only problem is that it seems like he calls most of the game that way and he’s not very good at picking his spots, at all…like “worst ever doing it, maybe works 5% of the time” bad.

 

[Saint Spud]

That's the key point to me. Regardless of whether a pro should be able to come down with those balls (I personally think, yes) those were some primetime throws by Dalton in tough conditions. His Stateline won't show it, but he really threw some gems.

Yup. Kinda like the throw to Taysom on 3rd and 17 in Tampa.

Not really the pass-catcher’s “fault” because it would have been a good play. But the QB put it where it needed to be.

Kirkwood is probably the best option we have. Not gonna knock him for a couple misplays in those kinds of conditions.

 

[2024InjuryApocalypse]

I have said this before, but it’s like Pete Carmichael has developed SP’s “Do what they least expect” trait, only problem is that it seems like he calls most of the game that way and he’s not very good at picking his spots, at all…like “worst ever doing it, maybe works 5% of the time” bad.

Yeah, but in something like the NFCCG, while I personally would not have drawn up a play for TommyLee Lewis (who I never cared for much) for the biggest play of the game...at the end of the day, it was a good call b/c TLL ended up open to the point where the only thing the Rams could do was commit blatant DPI to stop it and pray the refs commit one of the biggest reffing blunders in NFL history.

Yesterday, they threw a deep ball into a stiff wind in freezing cold. Whether you want to be kind to Kirkwood and say the wind took it or whether you want to say Kirkwood should've adjusted and made the catch, it's not a good call, especially for what was our biggest offensive play of the game.