Thread: Knox Talks About His Recovery...........................Updated: February 2

Just a couple of observation starting in reverse order. If he received an offer similar to the one the Bears gave Bennett and he passed on it he was a fool. Not because he was injured, although as it turns out that certainly is a factor to consider, but because he's not worth more than that given his inconsistency.

Now, having said that something stands out in his play I think is worth commenting on especially today. Knox and Manningham are virtually identical in size, 6' 185lbs but the Giants don't expect Manningham to run the slants and other plays inside the hash marks that Knox ran with Martz calling plays. It was that kind of a play he got injured and on and it was that kind of play where he slipped and Cutler was injured chasing down the DB who got the pick.

This is a prime example of how the Bears constantly misuse the talent they do have. Johnny Knox is a gazelle, a downfield threat, so why use him like he was a mule deer? Those plays are what we have Bennett for and even more the reason why we need another WR who can work and control the middle of the field. When you have a guy who can average nearly 20 ypc you have no business using him the same way you use a Roy Williams who's 3" taller and 30lbs heavier. Those two never should have been competing for the same position anyway.

I hope Knox is able to return. He's not a bad receiver when he's used correctly and before anyone criticizes him for bad routes think about the fact that just before Manningham made that game saving over the shoulder grab Cris Collinsworth was criticizing for running a route poorly on the previous series. That's why Manningham isn't NY's #1 receiver but he's an effective and an explosive guy when he and Manning do hook up.

We don't need a Mario Manningham, we have our own, and we have our Victor Cruz in Earl Bennett but what we don't have is a Hakeem Nicks to run those routes that Knox should never even be asked to run in the first place. They're not the strong point in his game and his game does have it's strong points. Let's just hope that Phil Emery recognizes this too and gets that bigger , taller, tougher WR that Jay needs to have in his arsenal. Get him his Brandon Marshall type or a Hakeem Nicks or anyone who can take those throws and let Knox go back to being a gazelle again. He was never built for the way he was being used.

I just hope he can forget the hit and comes back and plays w/o any fear of getting hit ..... that can lead to a serious case of the drops.

Yeah, I think we all hope that he can and that's he's 100% both mentally and physically. Despite some stupid plays and sharing time with RWill he still had over 700 yards receiving and the second highest apc in the NFL.