Tater Salad

[CortezKennedyfan]

Seems very much to be Steve Smith 2.0

Can do it all on the field but never grows up.

I don't mind the antics as long as he produces and we're winning.

Michael Irvin didn't grow up until his hall of fame speech.


Dude won 3 Superbowls and celebrated with a bowl of coke and a group hug with hookers in his hotel room.

All Golden did was wave goodbye.

 

[400WattHPSHawk]

He won't be a complete receiver until he matures as a professional some more, as last week proved.

I agree with this. Of course this wont happen over night or over a week but he'll get there, eventually. In the meantime he is doing quite well with his immature self.

I can't remember ANYONE ever with the ability Tate has to just bounce off would be tacklers and keep YAC'n (size wise) it's really cool to watch...

 

[dunceface]

Who would want a nickname taters gonna Tate?....lame

Yeah but it needed to be said

 

[HawkWow]

Dude is now a complete WR. And a nifty returner and blocker.

I Love me some Tater Salad.

He is a great player, a BEAST of a runner...but he is NOT a complete WR. Looking at him run his routes and catch the ball, he doesn't have that WR feel to him. The routes don't look super crisp, he doesn't seem to have the best hands, and he catches with his pads a lot. These are some negatives to him, there are a lot of positives as well.

On the running with the ball aspect, he is incredible, more like an RB than a WR.

Tate's an extremely unique player. I'm not sure he has any comparables in the league, not even Harvin/Austin

I'd say the closest comparison is Hines Ward. So no, not in the league anymore, but same style of toughness and athleticism.

No way. Hines in his prime was a great WRs, and not comparable to Tate at all. Hines had great hands, he was also much larger and more physical. Totally different players in my book.

As I stated previously, while their games and statures share similarities, there is no comparison between the personas of Tate and Smith. Even as a football player, Tate is more starting to resemble one of the great Golden Domers of all time, Tim Brown. Do notice I said "starting to resemble". Both great after the catch and deadly on punt returns. Let's pray Tate grows up to be Tim brown. That possibility is definitely worth keeping him around, IMO.

That's it, I can't read this thread any longer...the homerism is simply too out of control. Even if you qualified your statement by "starting to resemble" it's still out of line to compare Tate to Tim Brown. Tim Brown was a great, even if the HOF snubbed him. You would be laughed off the stage if you compared the two on any other NFL team board. The guy has 15k yard receiving and 100Tds in his career.

And how many years did Brown play to achieve those lofty numbers? I'll wait for you to look it up.

Unsure how long you've watched the Seattle Seahawks, or how closely you pay attention, but til now, Tate hasn't exactly been the featured receiver on this run first team. And Rice didn't exactly take a lot of pressure off of Tate, either. If I were to compare their actual running styles, which I wasn't, I'd say Brown ran smoother but Tate runs harder. I watched every minute of both players careers. You?

Further, Brown had a couple guys named Wiille Gault and James Lofton stretching the field for him. Two of the most feared WRs in the history of the game and fastest men in the world. Tate has Baldwin and Kearse. 2 guys not known anywhere south of Portland.

Tate's averaging 13.7 YPC. Brown averaged (wait for it)....13.7 YPC over his career. At the halfway point, Tate has 3 TDs. In Brown's 1st pro bowl season, he had 5...and he returned both punts and KOs.

The fact you want to use Brown's 15K yards and 100 TDs against the young Tate, considering the above, tells me you are new or just goofy. I didn't say Tate equals Tim Brown...I said they share similarities....show me they don't.

 

[plyka]

Dude is now a complete WR. And a nifty returner and blocker.

I Love me some Tater Salad.

He is a great player, a BEAST of a runner...but he is NOT a complete WR. Looking at him run his routes and catch the ball, he doesn't have that WR feel to him. The routes don't look super crisp, he doesn't seem to have the best hands, and he catches with his pads a lot. These are some negatives to him, there are a lot of positives as well.

On the running with the ball aspect, he is incredible, more like an RB than a WR.

Tate's an extremely unique player. I'm not sure he has any comparables in the league, not even Harvin/Austin

I'd say the closest comparison is Hines Ward. So no, not in the league anymore, but same style of toughness and athleticism.

No way. Hines in his prime was a great WRs, and not comparable to Tate at all. Hines had great hands, he was also much larger and more physical. Totally different players in my book.

As I stated previously, while their games and statures share similarities, there is no comparison between the personas of Tate and Smith. Even as a football player, Tate is more starting to resemble one of the great Golden Domers of all time, Tim Brown. Do notice I said "starting to resemble". Both great after the catch and deadly on punt returns. Let's pray Tate grows up to be Tim brown. That possibility is definitely worth keeping him around, IMO.

That's it, I can't read this thread any longer...the homerism is simply too out of control. Even if you qualified your statement by "starting to resemble" it's still out of line to compare Tate to Tim Brown. Tim Brown was a great, even if the HOF snubbed him. You would be laughed off the stage if you compared the two on any other NFL team board. The guy has 15k yard receiving and 100Tds in his career.

And how many years did Brown play to achieve those lofty numbers? I'll wait for you to look it up.

Unsure how long you've watched the Seattle Seahawks, or how closely you pay attention, but til now, Tate hasn't exactly been a featured receiver on this run first team. And Rice didn't exactly take a lot of pressure off of Tate, either.

Brown had a couple guys named Wiille Gault and James Lofton stretching the field for him. Two of the most feared WRs in the history of the game and fastest men in the world. Tate has Baldwin and Kearse. 2 guys not known anywhere south of Portland.

Tate's averaging 13.7 YPC. Brown averaged (wait for it)....13.7 YPC over his career. At the hallway point, Tate has 3 TDs. In Brown's 1st pro bowl season, he had 5...and he returned both punts and KOs.

I could go on and on, but it's pointless. The fact you want to use Brown's 15K yards and 100 TDs against the young Tate, considering the above, tells me you are new or just plain goofy. I didn't say Tate equals Tim Brown...I suggested they shared similarities....show me they don't.

I cant tell if you're being serious here. You found a yardage per catch Stat for Tate (is it thus far this year or for his career?) Then because its the same as brown for his career you think this somehow proves your point? The next bit is amazing, you say Tate has 3 tds, then you find a year out of browns career where he had 5 then use this as evidence that they are the same? First off 5 happens to be 66% greater than 3, secondly this is complete randomness. How many other WRs currently have 3 tds or greater? Are they all going to be on the level of Tim brown? Eddie royal has like 6-7 tds, I'm sure charger homers are claiming its only a matter of time before royal destroys all of rice's records and becomes the GOAT. I assure you that Tate is never ever going to come close to the hall of fame, he simply does not have the talent for it. He will be an above average wr in this league, which is damn impressive, and that's only if he reaches and keeps his full potential.