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After drafting Penny in 2018, we caught nothing but mere glimpses of one of our star RBs. Later, he was fully unleashed towards the end of last season and in the first few games of this year.
Before this, we didn’t hear much about Penny over the past few years because he was not on the active roster mostly due to injury. We’ve been delighted with his play ever since he became a starter and now, few of us question the former first round selection.
Dee Eskridge was injured on opening day last season and missed most of the 2021 campaign. On defense, LJ Collier has been utterly invisible since 2019.
Have Eskridge and Collier been on the field for enough time for us to see their actual value?
The early returns are shrug of the shoulder and both could be pure busts for all we know. I, for one, am more curious about some of our practice squad players than I am about these guys.
Or—there’s the Rashad Penny model of timing for injured younger players who eventually have their coming out party.
Neither coming out party will be celebrated as often or as dramatically as Penny’s, but I have to believe that Eskridge and Collier were chosen by Schneider (and Carroll) for a reason.
Both players will likely see less than 30 percent of the snaps in Glendale—barring injury, but wouldn’t the second half of our 2022 season be an excellent opportunity for Eskridge and Collier to emerge as solid contributors in a competitive year?
Stranger things have happened in Glendale, so stay tuned. There’s good reason to believe that our coaching staff may have plans for both of these early round picks to show something sooner rather than later.
Before this, we didn’t hear much about Penny over the past few years because he was not on the active roster mostly due to injury. We’ve been delighted with his play ever since he became a starter and now, few of us question the former first round selection.
Dee Eskridge was injured on opening day last season and missed most of the 2021 campaign. On defense, LJ Collier has been utterly invisible since 2019.
Have Eskridge and Collier been on the field for enough time for us to see their actual value?
The early returns are shrug of the shoulder and both could be pure busts for all we know. I, for one, am more curious about some of our practice squad players than I am about these guys.
Or—there’s the Rashad Penny model of timing for injured younger players who eventually have their coming out party.
Neither coming out party will be celebrated as often or as dramatically as Penny’s, but I have to believe that Eskridge and Collier were chosen by Schneider (and Carroll) for a reason.
Both players will likely see less than 30 percent of the snaps in Glendale—barring injury, but wouldn’t the second half of our 2022 season be an excellent opportunity for Eskridge and Collier to emerge as solid contributors in a competitive year?
Stranger things have happened in Glendale, so stay tuned. There’s good reason to believe that our coaching staff may have plans for both of these early round picks to show something sooner rather than later.
