Comments on: An Uphill Battle For Jock Sanders

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:06:04 +0000

Apple Roof Cleaning,

Winning games is the only way to get the bandwagon fans back in the seats. Tyrone McKenzie, Gaitor, Graham, Sanders, etc all played fairly close by but there’s not a chance anybody that wasn’t going to come cares enough to see any of them unless they’re winning. Home grown losers don’t fill seats nearly as well as non-local winners.

By: SteveK

SteveK — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:28:32 +0000

Cmon Jock, who knows he can be a pest of a receiver.

By: BennySaxon

BennySaxon — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:59:00 +0000

So is Sammie Stroughter getting phased out? He wasn’t mentioned.

By: Apple Roof Cleaning

Apple Roof Cleaning — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:19:50 +0000

More hometown Tampa Players will fill seats. Tampa missed out on Paul-Pierre I think his name is from USF.

By: Macabee

Macabee — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:17:08 +0000

Besides being an unpopular rule, the 35yd line KO rule is probably a bad rule that has taken jobs away from a number of promising kick returners. Without earning a role as a back-up WR as Peanut did at RB, it will be virtually impossible to make the team. McKay has said the rule is here to stay this year, but may be reviewed by the competition committee before next season.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:34:58 +0000

Being a good kick returner doesn’t really matter this season, it’s returning punts where a guy will make a roster and thus far, Sanders returning punts has been an adventure. He has shown explosiveness, quickness, fearlessness, being tough to bring down, but he has also shown incredibly bad judgment of when to field a punt and has been inconsistent in fielding the ball. I’m thinking that the negatives come from him being desperate to make a mark and show his stuff. Still, I like his fire, his playmaking ability, and on offense, he is such a vast contrast from the big gliding WRs we are overstocked with. With his 5’6 180 lb frame he offers a complete different skill-set at WR (other than good hands). He is a jitterbug with dynamic change-of-direction and better than expected run strength as well as pretty good speed.

I look for Sanders to make the practice squad. There’s just no way he beats out: Williams, Benn, Briscoe, Stroughter, Gant, Spurlock, and Parker. All 7 are far better WRs at this point and though I only expect at most for 6 to stay on the roster, his battle to make it is uphill… but he has enough talent to stick on the PS and come up if needed.