mattb78
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That's big expectations for someone who hasn't played a single down of NFL football. Some 1st round rookies won't reach 500 yards.
You can categorize him how you want, but he's a 1000 yard receiver who's a threat to create both short as well as long separation. You can best believe defenses both know who he is and are accounting for him in their game-planning.shut down mooney? Mooney is just above average status in the league. Good bang for the buck 5th round pick . . .
Really comes down to who else we got to throw too.Reminds me of all the years that meatballs here said that Hester was a #1 WR. You clowns are trying to shove 5lbs of Velus into a 2lb WR bag
You definitely have the right approach. I actually have low expectations for the team as a whole (Honestly we should probably do that every year as Bears fans?). This is a rebuild year! A lot of unknowns for this team in 2022; however, I do expect our run game to be pretty strong with Montgomery/Herbert. In the end will help the pass game and put confidence in these wide receivers like Velus.I am going into it without expectations. It is easy to get excited over his speed and it is easy to get cynical over one concern or another, and the rest of this team is just as big a question mark. Add to that that a lot of the cynicism revolves around bare cupboards from an underwhelming Pace/Nagy regime.
I want to see him get two touches on offense a game and see what he does with it. He has a lot of athletic traits to get excited about, and I will let his play determine expectations next year. We will have a better idea of what he will have the opportunity to do at that point anyway.
Yeah the 500+ yards in more of my heart talking If Velus can get into the 400 yardage range I still see that as I successful season. Especially a guy who only produced in one year in college. Maybe is all-purpose yards would him 500+ yards, not likely but wouldn't be crazy if it happened. He had 1,722 all-purpose yards last season with Tennessee. I know the transition to the NFL is a big jump for rookies but you never know...That's big expectations for someone who hasn't played a single down of NFL football. Some 1st round rookies won't reach 500 yards.
I wouldn't say we are dreaming? Outside of Mooney and maybe Kmet, someone will emerge as another reliable wide receiver in this offense. This new offensive scheme is geared toward Velus. Yes he needs to improve on his route running, and next year is more realistic for Velus to produce in this offense. Not using him as a WR would be a huge failure. I'm sure if Nagy was still here, he would only use him as the water boy.You guys are dreaming if you think he’s getting any more than a few hundred yards on offense. He had a limited route tree in college that basically was only screen passes and go routes. He’s going to have to learn how to be an NFL receiver while never having truly developed into a full college receiver.
I’m not saying the dude can’t eventually be good, but it ain’t gonna be this year. He has to learn a pro route tree against other pros. This is not going to be turnkey.
Keep in mind that the Bears are probably not even going to use him as a regular receiver.
You guys are dreaming if you think he’s getting any more than a few hundred yards on offense. He had a limited route tree in college that basically was only screen passes and go routes. He’s going to have to learn how to be an NFL receiver while never having truly developed into a full college receiver.
I’m not saying the dude can’t eventually be good, but it ain’t gonna be this year. He has to learn a pro route tree against other pros. This is not going to be turnkey.
Keep in mind that the Bears are probably not even going to use him as a regular receiver.
Really comes down to who else we got to throw too.