He was good enough to be a starter, and a good one, on a top 5 offense this year.
Ideally he’s a #3 or maybe #4 on your team but the guy delivered the goods this season and in a #2 role for a chunk of it.
I guess it’s a matter of perspective. IMO Josh Reynolds was not a primary driving force in our offense. Many decent pro WRs could have done as much or more for us.
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You don’t have to be a primary force to be a starter. I think Reynolds contribution this season is being really undervalued by some of you. He made countless clutch catches during the season, played a big part in setting the tone against the Rams.
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If we sign him for cheap depth fine. I’m okay with one of he or DPJ if they are cheap.
But over the back half of the year (last 9), Jamo’s drop % was 3.3.%. We need to punch the Jamo gas next year. Jamo’s superpower at Bama was catching balls on the move and turning into kick return savant Jamo. I want him to catch those in breakers rather than Josh. Bc Jamo is going to house a few of those.
I know I’m probably in the minority here but if I could only have one of Josh, DPJ and Chark on a cheap one year deal I’d actually take DJ. He is a free agent 
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We agree that they need to get Jamo more involved and I believe they will, he was slowly (painfully slowly) getting more targets late in the season. The reality though is that Amon-Ra and LaPorta will always be #1 and #2 in this offense, it’s the type of offense that favors guys like that over burners like Jamo.
I choose Reynolds over those guys. Chark is too injury prone although he’d fill a bigger need.
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I would count the playoffs double. Maybe triple. Good players shine in the playoffs. Josh didn’t. Agree with others, I valued his contribution, and the comfort he supplied for Goff, but unless he’s takig a 1 year 2.5M deal, I’m moving on.
I’ not sure its a minority. I’m with you.
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I really do appreciate what Reynolds has been able to do for us. So much so that I had to dig deeper to find out why such a stud was available to us and why nobody (even us initially) wanted him. What I discovered was a lot of the same things @DETROIT-RAM shared. And then I began to see it for myself.
Reynolds takes the play but he will never MAKE the play. And I don’t think he has the upside to do so because he just doesn’t want it enough.
Shit on Boyle all you want but that pass was good enough for ANY of our other receivers to catch except MAYBE Raymond or st brown who I’m sure would ATLEAST try to knock it away. I appreciate his blocking and playing through injuries but at 6’3 you gotta make that catch.
And you’ll never see Goff throw that kind of pass because he knows Reynolds pisses on the porch. Goff threw those kinds of [risky] passes to Chark (who I am 100% with you on bringing back btw) and I feel like he wants to do more of that with someone (Jamo is still developing there) but Reynolds has shown who he is.
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I agree completely. SF game still fresh in the mind and week 8 feeling like eons ago. Dude has been clutch all season. He makes contested catches, he goes and grabs the ball with hands-catches (as it should be), he blocks like a maniac and Goff loves him. Guy is on my team all day.
I don’t disagree with much of what you said. I just believe his issue is a lack of talent not a lack of “dogness”.
I would like to see Josh back, as I dont see any other options to get better at the position other then spending a nice amount of resources, which I question because this offense runs through ARSB, Sam, Monty, Gibbs, and Jameson as someone mentioned above.
There is only one free agent that I see that is younger and could fill.the role and not be costly and that is Van Jefferson. It is possible Chark could fit, but I dont think we are thrilled with his injury issues. He left here to Carolina and again had injury issues.
I dont think drafting an X WR early in the draft would give a good return on investment as again, this offense runs through the guys mentioned. And the later round X types in the draft do not intrigue me and would be development types that we shouldn’t count on for the short-term. I may be open to Legette or AD Mitchell, but again, is that a good ROI?
I see this going a different way.
Brad: “Josh, I have a number in mind.”
Josh: (take a moment to remember Jamaal Williams and grimaces) “um… what is that number?”
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As a Chihuahua owner I can assure you that they have no problem pissing on the porch. Or the carpet. Or the couch. Or wherever else they happen to feel the urge…except for where they’re actually supposed to do it.
Chark’s injury risk is still there but he has Reynolds size and hands, and better speed.
He is still probably a lower end 2 for 1/3 the teams and may get a 2 or 3 yr deal at decent AAV.
Carolina isnt a good measure of his ability, as Young was historically shyte.
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Schematically I just want an X that can stretch the field vertically from the boundary which then let’s Jamo function as a Z who’s forte is catching intermediate routes on the move and turning them into chunks.
In short I’d like to push Jamo into more of a Josh role (with a bit more of a vertical element) and have someone else take on Jamo’s 2023 role.
Perhaps that’s just me.
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Maybe he’s just not clutch? Tons of guys shrink from the biggest moments.
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It’s not just you.
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Lol come on dude ,you do realize that DPJ came in the middle of this season and Reynolds has been here almost sense our first season with Goff. Them stats are a useless as wet toilet paper. Goff pretty much resurrected Reynolds career. I like Reynolds and appreciate his effort but he is overrated around here.
And who knows they my bring both back on the cheap and not have to draft anyone this year at the position.
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If Chark would have been resigned we are probably in the superbowl
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I painfully agree with you.