Receivers must be more consistent
October 6th, 2009 | 
Author: By LARRY VAUGHT
As speculation continues to center on how Kentucky quarterback Mike Hartline has played, head coach Rich Brooks knows that his receivers have to become more consistent playmakers no matter who the quarterback is.
Sophomore Randall Cobb has a team-high 21 catches for 248 yards, an average of 11.8 yards per catch. Junior college transfer Chris Matthews, who was expected to be a big-play receiver, had 14 receptions for 127 yards, an average of 9.1 per play.
Running back Derrick Locke is the only other player with at least 10 catches after four games. He has 10 for 110 yards.
Brooks said Monday that while the receivers are improving, there are “some nuances” that still need work.
“Chris Matthews made a great catch on the sideline (against Alabama), but one foot was out of bounds. He has got to give a little more room to operate on the sideline. He didn’t squeeze enough to the field,” said Brooks.
“He and Gene (McCaskill) did a really good job blocking. Randall Cobb did as well. A lot of perimeter runs were set up by their key blocks. But we deed to have more guys get open on a more consistent basis and we have got to do better job getting them the ball. There were a few plays (against Alabama) Mike missed the read where somebody could have got the ball.”
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I haven’t really heard any negative comments from announcers during the games about the receivers. I think, for the most part, they are in the right places. Hartline is just missing reads and not checking down to the correct person. Sometimes you can actually watch him focus on one receiver right from the snap. The coaches need to break this habit quickly because we have a real shot to stomp “The Ol’ Ball Jerk” this week. Cut a few of last weeks mistakes and this will happen.
Hope you are right, but I know matthews has made a ton of mistakes according to the coaches
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