He isn't having a good year so far but at least got a few important targets in the game on Sunday and key catches. It's a very good signing and shows to me that he wants to be here. Again a lot of that cap money that Rex's pals in the press have crowed about so much was basically going to re-sign our better players.
The money definitely shows that. While Idzik's moves don't always make obvious sense in terms of roster construction, they always make cents, financially. Being a fan and not the owner I tend to be more concern with the former than the latter.
No one is changing your argument. The whole thing started when I outlined the differences between Kerley and Harvin, and you responded by saying that Harvin is just a more explosive version of Kerley, implying that they are a similar type of player. Your bolded part above reiterates that opinion, and in my opinion, contradicts itself. You cannot have similar games as WRs if one of you is "way faster and a lot more explosive". Those things completely change your game as a receiver. A way faster and more explosive WR can do things that a way slower one cannot, such as be a deep threat, open up things for his teammates, run unique plays, etc. A career stat can be deceptive sometimes, like any stat. You know the saying "there are lies, damn lies, and statistics". The point is, stats can be useful but you have to view them in proper context so you don't draw completely wrong conclusions. Seeing Kerley's and Harvin's YPC stats side by side without proper context is exactly that kind of wrong conclusion. Kerley is slow and short, therefore he cannot get open on long routes at all, unless a defender slips, or a QB throws a prayer and Kerley gets lucky hauling it in. Harvin CAN and consistently HAS throughout his career gotten open on long routes, because has the tools for it, unlike Kerley. The YPC is deceptive in this case for various reasons, things like Harvin always being the focus of the defense and often being used in plays where he is much more likely to be stopped for a short gain, which then skews his averages. I'll give you an analogy: if you have a strong armed QB who can throw bombs, but plays with slow WRs, he is not going to throw bombs, because in that situation, the WRs won't get open down the field. So most of his throws are going to be short. Somebody looking at just his stats in that situation might come to the conclusion that he has a weak arm.
I sounded just like you, honestly. I'm sorry that your argument was used against you. Blame the numbers, not me.
Maybe with Harvin on one side and Decker on the other Kerley will get open more,I like the move it was cheap to
Kerley's locked up! and at a great cost! this is a great day! he's the guy that finishes the set, a player that while not a game changer is too good to be easily replaced. glad w shave him for the long term, he'll be an asset for Smith or any other QB that comes our way.
We'll agree to disagree. SEA thought they were acquiring a deep threat as well. If that is what you or God forbid Idzik is expecting, then you guys will be disappointment as SEA was. However, if you and Idzik expecting a talented slot WR who is also a versatile playmaker in space with the ball in his hands, then you will be happy. We can revisit this conversation at the end of the season. My money is that Harvin will continue to the be same player he's been throughout his career which is the latter.
Hey guys..... Think about this...... Decker, Harvin, and Kerley are all locked for 4 years..... That's a nice felling compared to our suckass WR's we've had recently!
we still have to see if Harvin's worth it, but agreed, that looks better than nothing we've had in a while. 16 million dollar extension…. mid season… does that mean some of this money might be eaten this year? that could be the difference between 4 mill a year and 3.2 mill per year, which is an excellent price.
