Part of it has to do with Sanchez. Clowney is a deep threat, will always be a deep threat. I don't see him being anything else but a one trick pony. Wanting him to get the ball means Sanchez throwing deep, and why put extra pressure on the rookie? Let him make those short throws, put Clowney in some plays to keep the defense honest, and let it all pan out. I'm sure we will see more of Clowney throughout the season.
The Jets line needs to do a better job on of pass protecting on their own so we can get Clowney on the field and running deep. It's foollish not to get this guy stretching the field for us. Also, Shottenheimer was way too conservative in the last game, and it almost cost us. Let Sanchez play...why the fuck do our games always half to come down to the last possession?!! The Jets could've put up another 10 points at least vs NE if they'd simply allowed the QB to play in the first half.
I agree he was a little too conservative against the Pats, but we played two games, and the Texans game certainly didn't come down to the last possession. The Pats game was close, but I had total faith in our defense. Clowney will get more chances when we need to throw more. The first two games, we didn't need him, and more well-rounded receivers were used.
Of course not... :beer: Seriously, there has to be a reason why he's not producing. In fact, he's not even ahead of Stuckey on the depth chart inspite of his speed which is doing us absolutely no good at all on the sideline. There's a reason why Clowney hasn't had any impact on the team he was with before us. He went from Green Bay's practice squad to the Jets sidelines. It usually comes down to either work ethic or ability/talent. If Stuckey can make himself a better WR thru harder work, what is Clowney waiting for? Another team perhaps?
I just don't think Clowney is all that good. He obvioulsy is not performing very well in practices. Not only is he not beating out Stuckey for #2, which there is no shame in, Stuckey is turning out to be a damn good Wr. The shame is that he can't even beat out Brad Smith for #3, that tells me he just isn't a very good WR & the CS has no faith that he can turn his preseason performance into regular season performance. I'm still not sure we have seen the last of Clowney as I do believe that once the CS gets more comfortable with Sanchez they will take more shots downfield but I'm not counting on Clowney ever being anything more then he is now.
Everytime Clowney is on the field the opponent knows he's on there for an out route. Which leads me to believe that he's just not a good WR, because he can't seem to break off for an intermediate route to fool opposing CBs. The fact that Stuckey is starting at #2 shows Stuckey is a much better route runner than the Clown/better at getting open/better at fooling CBs. Clowney probably relies way too much on his speed to get him by, and doesn't do the little things correctly -- headfaking, juking and all the little fakes a good WR throws at a CB.
And all of that tells me that The Clown just didn't put in the hours and/or effort that Stuckey did during the offseason/preseason to make himself a better fit in our system. I think you may have a point that Clowney is relying too much on speed alone. All the other things like moves, route running, aka: the nuances, seems to not be a part of his repetoire. Maybe Clowney will become a better WR, maybe he won't. Twittering his sideline experiences seems just a bit foolish and non-professional to me. If he were a big cog in the wheel, it would be a different story.. JMHO..
This guy needs to be on the field if nothing more than a pure threat. Smith plain sucks and no one else has the speed to stretch the field. I say bad weather and all we should go deep once on the first drive to show them they will pay for putting 7-8 in the box. On a third down and long play we win big or we don't. Worse case is an int 40-50 yards down the field which is nothing more than equivalent to punt. Best case is we get a TD and force them to respect our passing game.
You guys know this.... the most important thing is how you run routes. It looks like Stuckey worked his ass off to get good at this. He may not have blazing speed, however the fuck if he is not where he is supposed to be when Sanchez releases that ball. Plus due to his exceptional route running he makes a shit load of YAC's, as he is always in position with his body going up field. When I quoted Cman's twitter thing, I think it is obvious. Shut the fuck up, study how to run routes and actually do something when it matters. Then he can twit till his fingers bleed. It is painfully obvious this staff does not believe he can run routes at present. When you have a rookie QB, he needs his WR's to be quick, decisive and be where they are supposed to. Till the game slows down enough.
In any event, it's very nice that we have two much-hyped players (Clowney and Shonn Greene) who haven't even contributed yet. I think that speaks volumes about our depth. I'm not sure when we'll use them, but I'm confident they'll get their touches when the time is right. I'm very pleased with the job Brian Schottenheimer is doing. Nothing too fancy, nothing too overwhelming for our rookie quarterback. There's a very good reason half of this board keeps saying "Sanchez is the second coming! Let's throw the ball 50 times this game!" That's not what they're saying in Detroit right now, and it's not because Matt Stafford is a bad quarterback. Sanchez deserves the lion's share of the credit, but his success has a lot to do with effective gameplanning. Think of the Roethlisberger/Cowher dynamic. Ben's first year, Pitt fans were clamoring for Ben to do more. Cowher refused to take off the leash. Now Ben is one of the best quarterbacks in the league. If the coaching staff had said to Ben, "Hey, we've got a great deep threat that we need to start incorporating into the gameplan. Try to get a few balls his way," maybe that would have Carred his development. Keep it vanilla, I say. We've got the sprinkles and the cherries, we'll add them when the time is right.
You are right. He should just run deep route all the time and keep there safetys lookin for him, then it will be just that much easier for cotch keller and stuckey
