Saints rookie review: Tre'Quan Smith had flashes, but looks to improve with deeper understanding

jeanpierre · 02-11-2019, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

Player development isn't linear.

He was a rookie and as a poster stated, he "flashed" his potential. Tre' must learn better technique. A lot of his 1st season woes were mental more than anything. If he wasn't high school wide open catching a pass or a ball hitting him between the 1 and the zero, he wasn't all that effective. You really couldn't count on him outside of being wide open.

Winning one on one battles & better route running must improve. Get back in the film room and study this off season.

Know I'm gonna sound like a bit of an apologists here, but consideration has to be made for the sheer number of rookie receivers - at one time...

So you don't get as much of that quality one-on-one time with the rookie(s)...

I suspect we'll see a big leap in the receiving corps as things get rolling this upcoming season

02-11-2019, 08:41 AM	#12
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Saints rookie review: Tre'Quan Smith had flashes, but looks to improve with deeper understanding Originally Posted by K Major Player development isn't linear. He was a rookie and as a poster stated, he "flashed" his potential. Tre' must learn better technique. A lot of his 1st season woes were mental more than anything. If he wasn't high school wide open catching a pass or a ball hitting him between the 1 and the zero, he wasn't all that effective. You really couldn't count on him outside of being wide open. Winning one on one battles & better route running must improve. Get back in the film room and study this off season. Know I'm gonna sound like a bit of an apologists here, but consideration has to be made for the sheer number of rookie receivers - at one time... So you don't get as much of that quality one-on-one time with the rookie(s)... I suspect we'll see a big leap in the receiving corps as things get rolling this upcoming season Rugby Saint II and ChrisXVI like this.

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