Originally posted by Grigga2021:
Definetly. Experienced player who bleeds red and gold. Hes a jack of all trades and when hes healthy he makes plays. Solid core member of our team. And a leader on our team.
BS.
He is not a "jack of all trades." He's not even a complete receiver. He's slow. He has trouble getting seperation. He is a decent blocker downfield, but it's not very hard to block a CB and another decent blocking WR can be found very easily. His hands aren't bad, but NO receiver's hands should be. They certainly aren't among the better hands in the league. He was giving Darrell Jackson a run for his change when it came to dropping the most balls in 2007. And if you're refering to his short tenure as a punt returner when you said "jack of all trades," let me remind you he was an awful punt returner. The guy has never been productive, and he's been given too many chances already. In his 65 games (not including the 8 games his rookie season in which he caught 0 balls) he has caught 173 passes for 2110 yards and 11 TDs. That translates into a miniscule 2.6 catches for 32.4 yards and 0.16 TD average per game. Truth be told he is doing nothing but occupying a roster spot.
I know there are some people still out there with a man-crush on Arnaz Battle because he's been with the team for a long time and he was drafted by us, but get over it. The guy has never even put up 700 yards or more than 5 TDs in a season. He is never going to be more productive than that. He's also aging so it's very doubtful he will ever even put up THOSE measly numbers again.