I don’t want to have to wait as long as it took us to appreciate Reed to appreciate Hardy. Plus Hardy is 6’6, I want TDs next season! (and not garbage ones at the end of the Pats game, the kind from the Jags game)

Maybe “Pacman” is available. He can even make it rain.

We already did. Dustin Fox is on the practice squad.

Why should return skills only be “icing on the cake”? People were calling him a bust as a return man, too…

I get your point, though. Leo’s getting better as a corner, too. And speaking of Leo…

the return skills were a great bonus to tide us over until he does become a nasty corner. Which I maintained pre-draft and will continue to: Leodis McKelvin is going to be nasty.

That’s where you’re not right on anything!

He was a bust as a return man. The past 3-4 games he’s finally started to rely on instinct and has been making cuts and finding space instead of just going to wear the return was set up. It’s been night and day since that’s occurred, thankfully.

Total disapointment. There is absolutely no other way to put it. With Schobel out, you’d thik this guy could at least crack the lineup! He is wasting a valuable spot on a 53man roster – get rid of him!

You don’t cut a third-round pick before the end of his rookie season, or immediately after it, for that matter. Disappointment? Yes. Cut him? Good Lord, no.

I disagree with every single one of these grades, and not just because you unfairly predicated most of them on instant impact. It’s way too early to be grading these guys on anything.

Come on keysh, you gotta be kidding me. Grading rookies eleven weeks into the season is as ridiculous as Mel Kiper’s hair. If McKelvin is a D+, then Jenkins must be a Q-. He’s been absolutely horrendous so far. But, none of this really matters because they are all just rookies.

Hardy has been a little disappointing so far only in that I was hoping he would have made more of an impact in the red zone by now. But given the simplistic nature of Indiana’s offense, is not too surprising he’s had some hiccups figuring out an NFL offense (if that’s what you can call what Schonert does). Just like Nelson, Hardy is not a starter either. He’s barely seen the field given Reed and Evans rapport with Edwards. But, none of this really matters because they are all just rookies.

I’m not sure how a 3rd round rookie who, at best, was supposed to be a situational pass rusher is a total disappointment eleven weeks into a season, of course, I’m not sure how anyone can be a total disappointment eleven weeks into the season. Ellis is behind three established DE’s. They may not be very good DE’s, but they are established (for w/e reason). But, none of this really matters because they are all just rookies.

So, you admit Fine has looked good, but really hasn’t had enough playing time to judge….soooo, you go ahead and judge him and give him a C. But, none of this really matters because they are all just rookies.

I admit, Steve Johnson has looked good so far, given that he has had very limited playing time so far (see: Derek Fine….maybe we should give Steve Johnson a C, too?). I’m not really sure making a few catches and making a tackle after an interception (isn’t that what you’re supposed to do?). I’d like to see him get more playing opportunities as he seems to be grasping the offense much quicker than Hardy. Of course, with Reed most likely back this week, that probably only further limits Johnson’s looks.

Oh, and again, none of this really matters because they are all just rookies.

I should have added that note, my bad.

I am not implying that these guys won’t come around, just saying that for a team that needs rookies to have an impact our Front office did poorly. Unlike teams with a lot of quality depth we need the rookies to come in and have a more immediate impact and unfortunately it is not the case.

I stand by my comments. Maybe I went a little far in the Ellis comment but the way I see it, we are so bad at pass rush, you’d think that the guy could at least get in for a series or two. Obviously the coaching staff do not like what they see because he has not played a snap so far this season and surely there has been ample opportunities to get him in for a look.

Hardy’s production has been a disappointment, but I’m more disappointed because he just looks bad. He’s slow, can’t make any moves or cuts, doesn’t go up strong for the ball and just looks lost most of the time. He in no way looks like a future stud. From the way he looks out there, I don’t know if I can see him as anything more than a redzone threat. This has nothing to do with what he has produced for us so far.

And on Monday night he impressed the socks out of me when he tackled the Defender that had just intercepted the pass intended to Robert Royal, while Royal was just standing around

And Hardy made an awesome tackle in the Rams game. He looked like a better tackler than the entire Bills’ defense at that time (except for Youboty). So suddenly Johnson is stellar because he made one good tackle? I don’t think you’re being as rational as you think you are.