Re: Tutu
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I'm not going to call him a bust.... simply too early in his career.
Or that he will never be a good WR.
Or that he will be out of the league in 4 years etc etc...
Because who knows what will happen and we sure haven't seen enough of him to know.
He's a rookie and has 4 really talented veteran WRs ahead of him.
But my issues with him is his biggest asset allegedly, his speed just doesn't look THAT special. He is fast but not amazingly fast.
He sure doesn't look Jackson fast, and Jackson is already old!!!
So was it really good value at pick 57. Didn't and doesn't still look it to me.
When you compare late round 2nd rounders, like freak DK, that's fast and size. Schwartz in the the 3rd round looked better value for a special SPEED (I know he isn't polished, but he had to learn behind veterans).
Just my take.
One thing about Tavon that was special was that you could actually see his speed and marvel at it. His size and route running were/are limitations but his speed was undeniable.
Even his rookie year, he had some punt returns that went the distance (but flags cost him a TD a bunch of times) and you actually felt like he was a weapon as a punt returner. I'm not getting that same vibe with Atwell. I agree that Atwell doesn't look like he has any special qualities about his game, so far.
Mcvay had a plan to get D-Jax in the house and I think he wanted to hedge his bets by bringing in Atwell as insurance in case Jackson gets hurt.
Maybe the plan works out, maybe it doesn't.
Imo, It's kind of a wonder what the Rams brass seen in Atwell that made them think we were not headed for a repeat of Tavon 2.0?
I want Tutu to succeed. I want Tutu to be BETTER and FASTER than Djax and be the answer for many years to come but...I just don't see it.
Good points on Tavon, Killrazor and I agree. At least Tavon showed some "flashes", Tutu has not "flashed" anything but getting dinged on almost every hit in the preseason, looking slower than advertised and then tripping over himself and fumbling out of bounds in the last game. Now I see why Kupp is back there as the PR.
Those aren't the kind of "flashes" you want to see from him. Not sure if he will be out of the league in 4 years or not lol but he hasn't done anything to change my mind so far. I am rooting for the kid because if Tutu does well...so will our Rams!
I know things could change next year and he lights it up and proves my doubts were wrong. We shall see.
You summed it all up really well, Ramsdude.
I'm hoping that Atwell might have "Covid rust" or something that is preventing him from showing off that speed that was advertised.
When your best asset (speed) is missing, what else is there to fall back on?
If he is running at 100 percent already, I don't see it. Not like we see speed when we see D-Jax run.
I'm crossing my fingers on this guy but I also spent too many Sundays hoping that Tavon would make a difference, and other than one game against the Colts, it never happened.
