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Originally Posted by Direckshun
That's all fine and dandy, but if he gets a better feel for PRs, he gives you the highest ceiling.
The problem with yanking him off them is putting someone else there. Who do you put there that gives you what Moore does, if Moore can get the skill down? It's unclear to me, because Hardman is no good either.
I'm fine with the itchy trigger fingers on Pacheco at KR, because Hardman's good there.
I suppose McDuffie returned punts at training camp, but he's not coming down the mountainside for a few more weeks.
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A) That's a MASSIVE 'if' you're putting in there. You think his college coaches didn't try him out returning punts? If he wasn't doing it in college, there's a reason for it.
B) I don't even see the 'high ceiling' you're referencing. He's not an open field burner, he's not a physical presence. He's a poor man's Dante Hall and Hall was a once in a generation sort of guy because of his comfort level and vision back there. The vast majority of guys that try to return like Dante Hall end up returning like De'Anthony Thomas.
The right answer is Hardman. He has genuine upside at the position. Plenty of experience with it. And he's just going to be safer back there. I don't see anywhere near the upside necessary to justify the risk. It's already cost us a game - you think he's gonna win us two at some point? I damn sure don't.