He apparently just needed "coached up"
Staying with the Peter King theme, note his NFL offensive player of the week:
Offensive Player of the Week
Jabar Gaffney, WR, New England. The Patriots' biggest offensive problem for the first 14 games this year was wide receiver play, or perhaps more specifically the chemistry between Tom Brady and a bunch of receivers not named Deion Branch. In the last two weeks of the season, Pat wideouts caught 25 balls, for 278 yards. And on Sunday, Gaffney was aces, especially on sideline routes. After signing off the street in October and totalling 11 catches for the year, he had eight, for 104 chain-moving yards, in the 37-16 win over the Jets. "He came in here earlier in the season, about a quarter of the way through,'' said Belichick, "and he's learned all of the positions. He's played [split end, flanker] and the slot and he's a smart kid, a good route-runner. He's done a great job of picking up the system. He works as hard as anybody. He's given us some quality plays this year.''
He wasn't good enough to make the Texans or any other team much of the season, but the best coach in football made a contributor of him in a big game.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 01/08/07 10:32 AM | Print | Comments (1)
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