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They are allowing their young players to develop through live experience, with that being said would it be possible the staff is trying to allow Robert Foster to get the necessary experience to become

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Wonderful.  Another thread about a pass catcher who can't catch.

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No ... Foster wasn't even a starter in college, why would you think he can be a #1 in the NFL ?

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2 minutes ago, Doc said:

Zay had a problem adjusting his rookie year and then lost a lot of time over the off-season with his incident.  He looks to be coming around but needs a solid and drama-free off-season.

He's still awful. Yes he makes some 9 yard catches and a couple first downs but he doesn't really get good separation, he still drops a lot of balls, he doesn't fight or come back for the ball well, he still has a little trouble tracking it, he's just not good or reliable. He's not nearly as bad as he was but he's good for two drops a game, which is awful.

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On 12/13/2018 at 1:19 AM, purple haze said:

He had been both the past few weeks, and has produced like it.   The Miami game Allen missed two passes (where he was open) that would have given him near a hundred yards. He's running varied routes.  He consistently gets separation.  And he catches the ball.  Why can't he be a WR1 or WR2?   

 

Beane should still spend draft capital on a WR and let them all compete, but it seems to me the limits folks place on Foster is not based on his physical talent but his undrafted status; i.e. Those guys aren't usually difference makers so there is a cap on what they can be.  Watching him play, Foster looks like what people want in a lead dawg of a WR core.  And since he's back up from PS he's looked like it consistently.  He hasn't disappeared in the games. We might have to face the fact that the Bills got an impactful player in an unusual place.  I can live with that.

I think fans forget he was one of the top recruits in the country coming out of high school.  I will never understand why receivers go to Alabama but they do.  No production obviously with the style they play.  Hoping he is a keeper and proves his high school ranking right.  Stature doesn't matter if you can separate.  

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3 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said:

He's still awful. Yes he makes some 9 yard catches and a couple first downs but he doesn't really get good separation, he still drops a lot of balls, he doesn't fight or come back for the ball well, he still has a little trouble tracking it, he's just not good or reliable. He's not nearly as bad as he was but he's good for two drops a game, which is awful.

 

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On 9/25/2018 at 6:35 AM, dorquemada said:

Lots of trite answers in this thread based (mostly fairly) on Foster's play thus far.  Most people thought Jason Peters would never be any good either.  I'm willing to give the coaches the benefit of the doubt on this one and see if he can develop.  If he's a late bloomer and turns into even a solid #2 then it's a huge steal for the Bills.  If he never develops the skills, then they move on. It's not like his reps are coming at the expense of Andre Reed sitting on the bench.

 

 

Yup.  Daboll obviously has seen something we don't.

Jason Peters showed signs of being elite after his 3rd game. If there was any elite talent at WR on this easily worst WR core in the NFL they would've stood out by now on tape. 

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2 minutes ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said:

Jason Peters showed signs of being elite after his 3rd game. If there was any elite talent at WR on this easily worst WR core in the NFL they would've stood out by now on tape. 

 

You're a couple months (like the post to which you are responding) late here.

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To me there is a huge difference between doing it for two games and doing it for four out of five or six. It becomes no longer a fluke. Not to mention that when you watch replays or all-22 he is always getting open. And he's a "playmaker" which is a huge difference as well from a guy like Zay Jones, who is not.

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1 hour ago, Kelly the Dog said:

He's still awful. Yes he makes some 9 yard catches and a couple first downs but he doesn't really get good separation, he still drops a lot of balls, he doesn't fight or come back for the ball well, he still has a little trouble tracking it, he's just not good or reliable. He's not nearly as bad as he was but he's good for two drops a game, which is awful.

Hes in his second year.  He will compete for the number 2.  He doesnt need to be the fastest reciever he just needs to keep improving.  Hes getting open more often.  He was interfeared with a lot today as well.  As our QB grows in popularity we will get more calls.  I wonder what the few who said Foster wont be on the team next year have to say now.

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Foster has been a pleasant surprise. Watching him play, flame away if you will, he's got some Antonio Brown to his game. I can see it. Hopefully he continues to work and gets even better. He's possibly the biggest steal of the 2018 offseason getting him as a UDFA. 

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Foster, not Zay Jones, is clearly our number one option at present. He has dramatically improved since the start of the season. Foster has a nice combination of speed, size and ability to gain separation. I don’t know if he will ever be a true #1 but he has been a pleasant surprise and is currently our best option. Zay Jones is a 3 or 4 at best. Lacks speed and separation and has inconsistent  hands. 

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7 minutes ago, formerlyofCtown said:

Hes in his second year.  He will compete for the number 2.  He doesnt need to be the fastest reciever he just needs to keep improving.  Hes getting open more often.  He was interfeared with a lot today as well.  As our QB grows in popularity we will get more calls.  I wonder what the few who said Foster wont be on the team next year have to say now.

They're probably saying they're glad he's found a way to catch the ball.

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1 hour ago, Juice_32 said:

 

Zay is a #3 slot guy. He does not belong on the outside.

 

Yep, this is my thought. Granted, in the modern NFL that’s still a starter but he doesn’t have the size or speed to be outside. You can get by without one of those, but not without both unless you just have a knack for getting open. Zay doesn’t have that knack.

 

People get on him for his hands, but they aren’t the problem. A WR isn’t going to have a high catch rate if every ball is contested. He simply doesn’t get separation.

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1 – Robert Foster turning into Bills No. 1 WR

On an offense starved for a number one wide receiver, Robert Foster has put together a pretty impressive rookie season for an undrafted player. Coming into the game leading all NFL rookie receivers since Week 12 with 82.5 receiving yards a game. On Sunday, the receiver known by his teammates as ‘Big Play Rob,’ upped the ante providing the Buffalo offense with the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and his third 100-yard receiving day of the season.

 

“The line stayed real good in protection. Our outside post took his guy, he ended up falling,” said Josh Allen. “Robert was running away from his guy and I put it up and made a real good play and catch on the ball and some yards after the catch and got in the end zone. It was big play for us.”

 

A big factor indeed as it proved to provide the game-winning points after Stephen Hauschka put the point after attempt up and through with just over 10 minutes left in regulation.

 

“It was beautiful. It was a perfect pass,” said Foster of his 42-yard scoring play. “That’s what practice is for. We practice it that over and over and over again and we came down with it in the game and it played a big factor.”

 

Foster had four catches for 108 yards on Sunday to surprisingly up his yards per catch average to an incomprehensible 24.6 yards per catch.

 

The rookie receiver also had a major hand in the team’s first scoring drive of the game. After pulling in a 28-yard catch down the right sideline from Allen to move the Bills into Detroit territory, he drew a 43-yard pass interference penalty on the next play. It set Buffalo up for a 1st-and-goal at the Lions four-yard line. Two plays later, Josh Allen scrambled into the end zone for his sixth rushing touchdown of the season.

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6 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

He hadn't done anything to warrant being signed. He was terrible in his 1st stint and was putting forth no effort to become a better player. 

 

True but it just takes one team to look at his size and ability to get separation. 

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5 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said:

Than bring back Brandon Reilly.  He's better than Thompson or Clay.

Thompson almost made a spectacular catch.  I think if he makes that catch he gets a little more love on this board.  Hes got potential to be better than what we just got rid of.  I really think that is part of "the process", developing players and trying to cultivate that potential.  I guess they figure what they have is better.  With Clay I think its mental.  He needs to get it together.  Allen had Clay and Zay open at times and chose to go elsewhere.  Zay was wide open on the TD to Foster but Allen threw to the guy that would catch it.  Zay just needs to keep working.

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7 minutes ago, formerlyofCtown said:

Thompson almost made a spectacular catch.  I think if he makes that catch he gets a little more love on this board.  Hes got potential to be better than what we just got rid of.  I really think that is part of "the process", developing players and trying to cultivate that potential.  I guess they figure what they have is better.  With Clay I think its mental.  He needs to get it together.  Allen had Clay and Zay open at times and chose to go elsewhere.  Zay was wide open on the TD to Foster but Allen through to the guy that would catch it.  Zay just needs to keep working.

I was in favor of bringing him back

 

we don’t need players almost doing things

we need them to do them

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10 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said:

In an ideal world, Foster is no higher than #2 on our depth chart. He's a bit of a one-trick pony at this stage. Hopefully he continues to improve, but we still need a legitimate #1 in a massive way.

 

One trick pony?  I completely disagree. He’s not going long every play. 

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