Brandon Gibson believes he can succeed in the slot.

The slot is where Gibson has been lining up in OTAs. "I can run any route," Gibson claimed. "I can separate. (And) I can get open." We don't doubt Gibson has an extensive route tree ' most fifth-year receivers do ' but the latter two claims are more dubious. Gibson often had trouble separating in St. Louis, and was prone to drops and mental mistakes when he did. Gibson's 2012 line of 51/691/5 2012 should go down as the high-water mark of his career.

I'd like to see Rishard Matthews win that slot spot.

His biggest problem are the drops

Gibson dropped 3 passes last year. 3.66% of passes thrown at him.
Bess dropped 6 passes last year. 5.71% of passes thrown at him

Still don''t get why we traded one of the most productive slot receivers in the NFL to make room for a guy who has never had success there.

Those numbers represent Bess's TD catches in his 5 Yr career.

OK I can play this game too .... guess who's career TD numbers these are:

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OK I can play this game too .... guess who's career TD numbers these are:

1-0-1-2-1-5

I too was a Bess fan, he contributed a lot on 3rd downs. But I have to admit that I tired of him always going to the ground after the catch, I didn't see much YAC from him. I hope Gibson is an improvement in this area.

http://www.dawgsbynature.com/2013/5/21/4350670/the-davone-bess-film-room-series-part-1-26-yard-td-vs-steelers

couldn't find a video of it so i posted the above link, too bad he didn't do things like this more : )

I share this sentiment too, that pretty much sums him up as a player. He leaves little to be desired. And I couldn't stand watching Tannehill try to throw to him downfield.

I too was a Bess fan, he contributed a lot on 3rd downs. But I have to admit that I tired of him always going to the ground after the catch, I didn't see much YAC from him. I hope Gibson is an improvement in this area.

The biggest difference between the two came in their respective roles. Gibson played mostly outside, running only 39 out of 474 routes from the slot — just 8.2 percent. Bess ran 303 out of the slot, which is more than 70 percent of his total routes. Mike Wallace even had a higher slot percentage than Gibson at 12.2. Gibson is purely a possession receiver; Bess could keep his job by virtue of being the only slot receiver on the team. The biggest difference is evident in Gibson’s ability — or lack thereof — after the catch. He did not have much wiggle, as evidenced by the paltry two missed tackles he forced, and his 2.2 YAC/rec. was second-worst in the league. Bess isn’t known for his playmaking abilities, and the fact he lapped Gibson in this area is a bit startling. Of course, playing different roles had something to do with that.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2 ... ith-miami/