But Geep Chryst is saying that Hayne has so much upside that they don't yet know how to best use him. Anyway, it seems that it will be a new team management and coaches who will have that problem next season.
Hayne has a very limited window to make something of him.
Running backs barely get a gig after 30. Hayne turns 28 next month.
Imagine Curnow just explodes onto the scene next year and takes the comp apart! And all the other clubs that passed up on him rue their mistake, and we get lucky for once! It could happen.
I'm with back couple of others, but have never watched a full Star Wars film, however, my Mrs loves them.
Saw the new one today with her. It was okay - better than expected, few references I got and probably heaps I missed. Certainly not going back to watch the previous 6....
Just watch the original 3, thats all you need to watch.
I'm still here Krudd, The Vikings have done well to go past the Lions in a very short space of time. And from what I have read they were coming from a fair way back!
The Packers have had a Carlton like season with injuries this year, we have made the playoffs, but i doubt we will make much of an impression once the play off's actually get going.
You know you have a strong division when you have 2 sides get to the play off in 2 consecutive years, Lions and Packers last year, Vikings and Packers this year.
Packers and injuries? Who haven't you had? Most of your playmakers are still around.
Vikes have had more than their fair share of injuries too. We lost starting RT and C for the year in the pre-season. BANG. We were without our best DB, LB and DT for about a month all at the same time. (Smith, Barr and Joseph) and our defense couldn't cope. We also lost our starting WR early on, for a few games. Had to start a 5th round rookie in his place....thankfully, Diggs, has turned out to be probably the best rookie WR in the league and is now starting.
Anyway, should be a good game. If we lose, we'll have to do it all again the following week at Lambeau.
Pretty sure Harris was cut from the Packers roster earlier this season, he was our 4th RB last season, but was overtaken by an undrafted rookie in this years pre-season.
5 of those 8 clubs have been this year Krudds, since the Packers released him!!
Yeah the Vikes picked him up 9 days after the packers released him....in the off-season....and cut him in the pre-season.
That's no doubt the play. I assume the criticism would be that Hayne should have ensured he was at the 1st down marker so that a completed catch would result in a 1st down. That's especially the case where the QB is out of the pocket and he can throw it away anyway - 4 & 3 isn't much different from 4 & 1 if you have to punt it away anyway. I've heard the same criticism directed at other receivers who've failed to establish a position in 1st down territory.
Well he started off being a blocker, but everyone was picked up and the QB was flushed, so he eventually decided to run down field, he never even got a chance to get to the first down line before the QB dished it to him. He didn't stop short, he just never got there. Unfair criticism IMO. You can view the play from here - http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015122705/2015/REG16/49ers@lions?icampaign=GamePass_ScoreStrip_watch#menu=gamepass&tab=recap - it is the next video along scroll right (with Hayne #38 shown).
Should he have left his blocking assignment (or lack of) earlier? Possibly, but its better than leavin too soon and the QB gets sacked.
I didn't see the game either but I read an article which suggested Hayne made a howler in the last quarter which turned over possession when it was close. Apparently, he needed 3 yards for a 1st down but only ran 2. I got the impression from the article that Hayne ran out of bounds early although it wasn't all that clear.
I just saw a video which might describe what you were talking about.
In the last quarter, 3rd and 3. Gabbert gets chased out of the pocket as it is collapsing. Hayne presents up field and gets a dump pass thrown to him around the line of scrimmage. He gets immediately tackled close to the sideline.
Not sure if its the same play you read about, but there was nothing Hayne could've done there.
If he was indeed the starter his stats are even more disappointing. Jarryd Hayne - 9 attempts for 27 yards with a long run of 11. (avg only 2 yards on other 8 attempts!) - Also 5 catches for 20 yards. DeJuan Harris* - 11 attempts for 73 yards with a long of 25. - Also 1 catch for 11 yards
Harris beat him all round.
* Should be noted that Harris was only signed to the team this week because they are paper thin in the running backs area - which was also why Hayne was promoted to the game)
He is still learning, no doubt.
But the fact that a guy who was signed to the team 4 days before playing for them was able to outperform Hayne despite being the same age. Shows how much experience matters in this game. For the record Harris has been on the roster of 8 NFL teams, including 5 this year, although mainly as a practice squad member. Although he has game time in 25 games, he has only started in 2......in 2012. There would be 100 players like him readily available to NFL teams. He is a journeyman with no special skills.
Hayne did pretty well on his recall. He certainly doesn't lack self-belief and, if that's any guide, his NFL career should continue to grow. The hard work he has put in during his time off the roster hasn't done any harm either.
Did you watch the game?
I haven't, but checking out the stats he played 2nd fiddle (to what is their 4th rb) and didn't do anything exceptionally good - or bad. Didn't play as a returner which is a sign or how light on they are for RBs....dont want him to get hurt.
In other news, my vikings are playoffs bound and have a showdown with the packers to take out the division next week. Should be a cracking game.
Where's all the Packer fans now? I said we'd rival you for the divisional title. Now we are tied with a head to head to decide it!
Certainly possible, but given what I read, quoting Bolton, Murph, Gibbs, 2E and maybe others, the focus seems to be Murph.
What you read is what reporters want to write. What they write is what is going to sell. What is going to sell is not that the guys under Murphy are not up to it...it is Murphy himself. Thats the headline....but is it the message?