Torrey Smith

[varaven45]

There are "conflicting" reports that 49ers may be willing to part with Smith before Nov 1 deadline. Don't know whether its true and if there's mutual interest but he has hands, stays healthy and can burn.

Food for thought ?

 

[tsylvester]

Inconsistent hands, poor route running, easily knocked off his route and timing, I think this team has enough players like him....

[52isUnstoppable]

I was told Mike Wallace and Perriman were fast but I have yet to see them get a step on a DB all season. Meanwhile, Shittsburgh backup players like Sammie Coats and this Hamilton guy just run right past people for 50 yard bombs every single week.

[Robjr83]

I loved Torrey. Great character guy with playmaking potential. That being said his last play as a Raven summed up his career. Joe threw a slightly high pass, Torrey refused to fight for the ball and it got picked off. If that was SSR on that play the DB would have gotten mugged. Torrey has always played soft, like tsy said way too easy for DBs to screw up a timing route by bumping him at the line. There's also the finicial aspect...I looked up his salary and for the next couple season his base salary will be 6.5 mil.

[varaven45]

All good posts. It's frustrating how this organization hasn't drafted/developed a legit NFL receiver in 20 years. Why is that ?

[OutsideRzAcE]

I loved Torrey. Great character guy with playmaking potential. That being said his last play as a Raven summed up his career. Joe threw a slightly high pass, Torrey refused to fight for the ball and it got picked off. If that was SSR on that play the DB would have gotten mugged.

That play still pisses me off.

[Robjr83]

It had been years since I watched that play. It honestly looks worse now rewatching it. 3/4 of the way thru Torreys like nope ain't taking that hit.

[Robjr83]

All good posts. It's frustrating how this organization hasn't drafted/developed a legit NFL receiver in 20 years. Why is that ?

 

Lol they were talking about it on The Fan.... 20 years and your two best drafted Wrs are Torrey and Stokley?

[varaven45]

Since Torieys not the guy and we're approaching the trade deadline and we are unable to draft our own wide receivers I wonder if somebody like AlSean Jeffrey might make sense. We've proven that we can homegrown our own receivers we might as well go ahead and start working on it now. What have we got to lose

[Robjr83]

Jeffrey has the franchise tag on him. Hes making 14.5 mil and would only be a one year rental

[varaven45]

Too bad, we could use a dude like that.

[52isUnstoppable]

We should have hard at Brandon Marshall when he was available. Or someone like Demarius Thomas would be a nice fit I think. A possession receiver with hands.

[tsylvester]

Jeffrey has the franchise tag on him. Hes making 14.5 mil and would only be a one year rental

Add to that he is almost always hurt... We have plenty of guys like that as well...

[ravinmaniac52]

different guys running the same plays equals same results

[oldno82]

Don't forget, we don't want too many tough guys (like Boldin) to be on the team.

[cravnravn]

We could have Jerry Rice. Lynn Swann and Raymond Berry out there, we have no o-line

[varaven45]

Yep, but when we fix the O Line (and we will fix it), we'll need the receivers to catch the ball.

The FO still needs to address its inability to draft/find/cultivate WR talent like our AFCN brethren.