Tutu not likely to re-sign

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Memento said:
Finally. I’ll never have to say his first name ever again!!!!
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That's actually pretty funny. I end up saying it at least 5 times per day and probably will on a regular basis for the next 10 years!! (Higbee is in the foreground not being impressed at all).


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dieterbrock said:
Because in those 5 games there was no Puka or Kupp and that was all he was able to accomplish? Those 5 games are more of an indictment of his performance than a positive. Guys like Tyler Johnson D Rob and Whittington had moments of outperforming him in that stretchL
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LMAO. That's one hell of a straw man argument. Equates to 80 catches and 1140 yards over a season. Good for 12th in the league.
 
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Haden said:
I just hope the Rams have learned a lesson in drafting undersized receivers
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Well, I was convinced Snead learned his lesson with Tavon.

If Tutu was a third or fourth or even round pick it wouldn’t have seemed like such a risk.
 
Haden said:
I just hope the Rams have learned a lesson in drafting undersized receivers
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Has anyone gone back and looked at the 2021 draft class at WR? I mean, I think we need to take picking Tutu into context.

The only two guys taken after him that were any good were Nico Collins and Amon-Ra St Brown. St Brown was very much like what we already had at WR. Sure, hindsight being 20/20 we should have picked Nico.

Rams wanted speed for the offense after 2020. They attacked it by going after Desean and drafting Tutu. Neither were what they ultimately were hoping for. Baring speed, they were looking for size to attack the X receiver spot with Harris and Skowrenek. They were attacking a position in a weak class.

I think it was an okay to poor swing given the circumstances. Some have speculated that it was a panic move after Eskridge was drafted by Seattle (of course he flamed out).

I suspect that all things being equal, Rams aren't really in the interest of drafting undersized WRs but you go to the draft with the players and needs you have not the players and needs you want.
 
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InfiniteRam said:
LMAO. That's one hell of a straw man argument. Equates to 80 catches and 1140 yards over a season. Good for 12th in the league.
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So when he wasn't forced into playing more due to injuries how much does that equate out to for a season?
 
InfiniteRam said:
LMAO. That's one hell of a straw man argument. Equates to 80 catches and 1140 yards over a season. Good for 12th in the league.
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What a goofball. Do you even know what a straw man is?
And actually, Tutu's numbers equate to 42 catches for 562 yards. Because thats what they are
 
OldSchool said:
So when he wasn't forced into playing more due to injuries how much does that equate out to for a season?
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That wasn't the context of the discussion. If you cannot keep up, don't follow.

He also had 17 catches for 246 yards the first three games of 2023 when filling in for Kupp.

He's miscast, it is what it is.
 
dieterbrock said:
What a goofball. Do you even know what a straw man is?
And actually, Tutu's numbers equate to 42 catches for 562 yards. Because thats what they are
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Yep, pretty damn good numbers for somebody only playing 38% of the snaps. Significantly more productive than Robinson (snap by snap), who played 82% of the snaps.
 
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OldSchool said:
So when he wasn't forced into playing more due to injuries how much does that equate out to for a season?
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The argument was he didn't step up when the Rams needed to use him extensively due to injuries. That's all.

We all know he was hardly (or not) used when the other wrs were healthy.

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InfiniteRam said:
That wasn't the context of the discussion. If you cannot keep up, don't follow.

He also had 17 catches for 246 yards the first three games of 2023 when filling in for Kupp.

He's miscast, it is what it is.
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All well and good and I think you're taking the discussion and turning it to what you want it to be. The point is he cannot crack the lineup. It's great that he got some catches when he was in the lineup due to injuries.

The point is he cannot get in the lineup so he doesn't get production. Take whatever positives you want from those games Kupp and Nacua were out. They're outliers the rest of the games are the real Tutu.
 
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The argument was he didn't step up when the Rams needed to use him extensively due to injuries. That's all.

We all know he was hardly (or not) used when the other wrs were healthy.

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My comment was to point out like I said above that's great he did ok when he was in the lineup. So why do we need to resign somebody to a 2nd contract when all they are is an injury sub at best. Draft somebody and they'll do as much if not more all the time.
 
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Also, does anyone recall a single time TuTu lined up on the LOS and caught a pass? I’ve rewatched plays involving TuTu and he always seems to be in some sort of motion to prevent him from getting jammed at the start of his route. I understand why but is that really sustainable on the regular? It seemed to be a good design when it worked but….

I like TuTu (hoping @Memento reads this so he has to say TuTu over and over again in his mind :evil: ) but I just don’t know if he’ll ever be a big target if that’s the only way you can get him downfield.
 
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