Really, really dumb on Palm's part......I know....shocking.
The guy averaged 18.4 ypc and had 6 TDs to go with 995 yds........going into this year, the word was that he was 100%, 'better than ever', and actually tested 2 seconds faster on their speed drill........end result? 42 recs, 590 yds, 14.0 ypc, 4 TDs.
Looking at 2016, we can see what a disaster this OC/QB combo was this year.
In '16, Hale caught 16 for 210 yds, but 16.2 ypc; this year he was 42-508-12.1.
In '16, Luke Timian avg. 14.6 yds on 19 recs, in '18, 9.2 on 46 recs.
So.......Westbrook down 4.4 ypc, Hale down 4.1 ypc, LT down 5.4 ypc from '16.
In '16 Mitchell Page avg. 11.1 ypc on 58 catches, 2.1 ypc more than LT did this year on his 46 catches.
Pretty good argument, imo, that Penix should have been the starting QB going into BT play.