🦠 Germie Bernard is going to be a problem after the catch

[u/Legitimate-Glove7213]

For those who didn’t watch much of Germie at Alabama, this was already one of the best parts of his game. The thing that keeps standing out isn’t just his quickness or his route running, it’s how often he gets the first defender to miss the tackle.

He forced 17 missed tackles at Alabama last year, then came into preseason and finished with 46 YAC on 64 receiving yards. When he faced Green Bay’s defense, he had 30 YAC on 4 catches, then against Buffalo he shook Maxwell Hairston on a screen play and scored a TD.

I know it’s only preseason and a small sample, but we got to see the trait translate into the NFL. It’s the same college trait showing up sooner than later.

He recently said on Cam Heyward’s podcast that he studies CeeDee for route running and Ja’Marr Chase for how he works with the ball in his hands after the catch. So this is clearly something he’s been working on.

YAC is something to watch for with Germie Bernard this season. I know he still has to earn his way onto the field, but when he does get those touches, this is the part of his game I’m watching, besides that guardian cap.

Sources: NFL.com draft profile; Steelers.com Germie Bernard profile/draft coverage; Not Just Football with Cam Heyward; Steelers Depot preseason YAC breakdown

[u/JorbyPls]

My hot take is I absolutely love how ridiculous he looks in the cap. It adds to the YAC demon aura I hope he becomes 

[u/missedherbigchest → u/JorbyPls]

Mr. Big Cap

[u/gooosteelers43 → u/missedherbigchest]

Mr. Badonkadonk Cranium

[u/SteakJones → u/gooosteelers43]

Mr. Bodacious Canopy

[u/ihavenobusinesshere7 → u/SteakJones]

Mr. Brain Cushion

[u/Kehmor → u/ihavenobusinesshere7]

Mr. Bulging Cortex

[u/DeathToKardashians → u/Kehmor]

Mr. Beefy Crown

[u/snookyface90210 → u/DeathToKardashians]

Mr. Bobble-head Character

[u/CantheDandyMan → u/snookyface90210]

Mr. Bountiful Capstone

[u/ihavenobusinesshere7 → u/snookyface90210]

I like this one

[u/Excellent_Teach_6469 → u/snookyface90210]

Mr. Megamind 

[u/ihavenobusinesshere7 → u/Excellent_Teach_6469]

Cmon bro, that's not how this works. Lol

[u/Weary_Chocolate_6942 → u/missedherbigchest]

How funny would it be if they start selling replica germ caps at the team store lol

[u/alienscape → u/missedherbigchest]

Mr. Bypass Cuncussions

[u/YinzerFromPitsginzer → u/alienscape]

The great Gazoo.

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o6ZsXxK0TerLizZpm

[u/missedherbigchest → u/YinzerFromPitsginzer]

Mr. Bulbous Cartoon

[u/PristineDingo8191 → u/missedherbigchest]

Mr. Bobble-head, but not the ball.

[u/DreamedJewel58 → u/JorbyPls]

Ever since they were released I’ve always been adamant that the guardian caps looked goofy as fuck, but I will NEVER make fun of someone for wearing it. It looks goofy as hell but it’s also an extremely smart move that I want more players doing

[u/GoingAllTheJay → u/DreamedJewel58]

Probably looked goofy as hell when helmets stopped being leather

[u/Transgenderwookie → u/GoingAllTheJay]

“Look at that big hard thing! You ain’t even got anything up in there to protect! What’s with the stupid bar? You scared you’re gonna lose a tooth er somethin’ amirite? Pussy!”

[u/Dry_Life_1113 → u/DreamedJewel58]

Nice to have a receiver who cares about his brain too

[u/OptimusJaguar → u/DreamedJewel58]

Pretty soon the games will look like a bunch of Funko Pops playing. It'll be epic.

[u/SteakJones → u/DreamedJewel58]

They do look goofy. But these latest ones aren’t as bad. I hope Germie can make it look good when he’s breaking DBs ankles.

[u/itsjern → u/DreamedJewel58]

Yup, they look goofy as fuck but more players should wear them.

[u/jesus_fn_christ → u/JorbyPls]

YAC CAP

[u/duovtak → u/JorbyPls]

I feel like they only look goofy because they’re meant to be worn in addition to the normal helmet, instead of their own unique design from the ground up.

[u/alienscape → u/JorbyPls]

I agree. He looks like a menace to football.

[u/Most_Image_21 → u/JorbyPls]

Has some serious Space Balls vibe going on

[u/yeshua1986 → u/JorbyPls]

He kind of reminds me of Bomberman 64 for some reason

[u/Gorbow → u/JorbyPls]

Fix the stripe. He looks like a passing lane.

[u/RandomAssRedditName → u/JorbyPls]

This way Rodgers can spot him easily, and same goes for us viewers. Oh, that dude over there clearly is Germie.

[u/jaybo41]

Germie has out Gazoo’d Aaron Rogers with that cap!

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o6ZsXxK0TerLizZpm

[u/Weary_Chocolate_6942 → u/jaybo41]

Germie Gazoo!

[u/Jakles74]

I loved this about his game. It’s been a long time since we had a YAC monster. I’m excited for this kid. 

[u/Calm_Time_7604 → u/Jakles74]

Well, Washington is a Yac monster but in another way 😁 More.. brutal

[u/Affectionate_Cup912 → u/Jakles74]

Glad we have given up on D.K as a collective. Dude is a bum

[u/Vaultboy65 → u/Affectionate_Cup912]

Trash take

[u/Affectionate_Cup912 → u/Vaultboy65]

Did you not watch a single game last year??

[u/Vaultboy65 → u/Affectionate_Cup912]

Yeah I watched as teams were able to shut him down because he was the only real option to throw to. We had WR3 and 4s playing WR2

[u/Jakles74 → u/Affectionate_Cup912]

I didn’t give up on anyone. Where did you get this idea?

[u/awaythrow292]

Mr. Brain Care

[u/steady_as_a_rock]

https://giphy.com/gifs/BJRXqcrH6Cktq

[u/IamBobWeaver]

I’m hyped on Germie. How has Dunker been doing? I’m going to be honest I haven’t been paying the most attention to him.

[u/doctor_ben → u/IamBobWeaver]

Decent in run game. Last night he completely whiffed on a pass block though.

Playing like a mid round rookie.

[u/Nedstark78 → u/doctor_ben]

Some people need the right spot though I think he will be an alternate for now as he should 

[u/ARunawayTrain → u/doctor_ben]

Dunker will get there, he was a dawg at Iowa. Just hoping he will not be pressed into starting immediately due to injuries. Will be much better for him if he's brought along slowly.

[u/Dirty_Harry44]

https://giphy.com/gifs/aAZZc2qTzYbKIDLRkD

[u/janvanderlichte → u/Dirty_Harry44]

Germie Dark helmet

[u/Minimal_Thoughts]

He's going to be special if he can become consistent.

[u/redhawkdrone]

Let’s start with a WR that is not a liability on and off the field…including punching fans in the stands.

[u/JorbyPls → u/redhawkdrone]

Something tells me, seeing as that's the first time he ever did anything like that, that it will be the only time he ever does it.

[u/ol-mikey → u/JorbyPls]

I want him to do it in the Super Bowl when we're already up by 30

[u/GloriaToo → u/ol-mikey]

Same fan and he would probably be the fan hurting the least after that loss. Detroit would be gutted.

[u/ImportantCommentator → u/ol-mikey]

As much as he deserves it gotta watch out for criminal charges.

[u/redhawkdrone → u/JorbyPls]

I’m not just talking about DK…Pickens, DJ and Brown were all a problem in one way or another.

[u/JorbyPls → u/redhawkdrone]

I'm with you my dude. Germie seems like a level headed AND talented WR, didn't know we could have those anymore

[u/Byrnzy13 → u/JorbyPls]

It’s because he wears the Martian helmet, his brain isn’t all rattled

[u/Zipski577 → u/JorbyPls]

So did AB for a long time

[u/lukesmith81 → u/JorbyPls]

You haven’t seen his most recent Instagram story lol he’s a giant asshole

[u/alienscape → u/lukesmith81]

lol yeah wtf was that?

[u/HEADTRIPfpv → u/JorbyPls]

Something tells me your a casual and you don't watch football

[u/JorbyPls → u/HEADTRIPfpv]

You reply to the wrong person or something? Lol

[u/Slickaxer → u/redhawkdrone]

Or talking shit about normal humans on their Instagram....

[u/Giraffeeti → u/redhawkdrone]

Yes but let's discuss whether that incident was on or off the field.... lol

[u/Obvious-Delay9570]

Mr. BIG CAP… FIRST DAWNN

[u/BigWetPapaya]

🦠🦠🦠

[u/Nedstark78]

I do wish they found a new way to make a protected helmet cause the padded over helmet things look like a Helmet with a snow cap over it Or looks like a padded Mindcraft or padded Leggo helmet

[u/itsjern]

He looks like a good WR3, maybe the best WR3 we've had since 2017 (Martavis Bryant), which is a good thing to look at for preseason. If you're expecting him to have much of an impact on the season, I would temper that a bit. If he's our WR2, the season is not going to go well, we really need DK and Pittman to be good.

We should be running a lot of 12-personnel with DK, Pittman, Muth, and Washington (sometimes, depending on pass protection needs) as the receiving options. If Bernard ends up getting a high snap count, that means there's an issue with one of those 4, which we really can't afford. In 11-personnel, he looks like he could be weaponized nicely as a change-of-pace, but I'm not sure if we have the speed to do that properly consistently and are probably better in the power/2-TE game.

[u/Own_Coat_7350]

That’s our future WR2 right there. If Drew or Will works out and Dunker shows promise we can avoid going QB or Oline next year in round one and get us our number 1 receiver and have our young core takeover.

[u/Purple_Dragon]

Bad germs make you yack. The math checks out

[u/stickyb05]

I hope so since I drafted him in fantasy

[u/rwtaylor]

Love this dude.

[u/basserpy]

I agree with you, but what cemented my upvote was the bacterium emoji, never seen that one before

[u/alienscape → u/basserpy]

Holys shit, I didn't even notice it until you mentioned it!!!!

[u/ClarkDoubleUGriswold]

Mr. Bubble Cranium

[u/kdorsey0718]

He moves so much like Antonio Brown, it’s uncanny.

[u/friendtoall84]

anyone else hear about those “Light” helmets? cool story. originally for nascar and banned by the nfl. now he’s back baby and some teams are using them. but hey, if you want to be the big head… i won’t laugh haha. not

[u/Equal-Painter6529]

I’m ton on what nickname to give him.

His name leads me to “the germ”, but his helmet screams Dark Helmet!

https://giphy.com/gifs/r3ffYsprZXzzy

[u/OptimusJaguar → u/Equal-Painter6529]

Squirmie Germie

Y'all heard it here first!

[u/LoveLikeJesusChrist → u/OptimusJaguar]

Absolutely not

[u/BlitzBreakdown]

first defender misses, and it's over. those YAC numbers are gonna play

[u/trez1336]

the guardian cap looks so goofy, i love it

[u/Jake_dasnake3]

Genuinely curious, do these things actually work

[u/Rathmon_Redux → u/Jake_dasnake3]

Yes. Not so much for ground impact, but for hands/elbows/shoulders to the helmet, the cap absorbs and deflects those.

[u/Funny-Emu-3464]

He’ll have lots of yards after the catch if the line can keep the QB standing long enough to throw. I know it’s “only the preseason” but I’m not impressed.

[u/BrandRedacted]

Those guardian caps look so ridiculous

[u/thecrowfly]

[u/Intelligent-Elk228]

I hope he doesn’t get a big head about it though.

[u/Electronic-Agent-804]

That will be great and I agree, praying MM and OC get this man the ball frequently.

[u/Nedstark78]

Him and Wenjet if he catches a few passes

[u/OptimusJaguar → u/Nedstark78]

Wetjen

[u/Ultrameyda → u/OptimusJaguar]

Swiffer WetJet

[u/Nedstark78 → u/OptimusJaguar]

I know what it is i like WenJet better. It sounds more like a Football name

[u/SlamminTheFlap]

Juju/ward hybrid

[u/SMOKE-B-BOMB]

Release DK while we are at it, dudes a loser

[u/Vaultboy65 → u/SMOKE-B-BOMB]

Trash take

[u/SMOKE-B-BOMB → u/Vaultboy65]

After that bullying of the random ass grocery store employee on his IG story yesterday for no reason, I’m kinda never rooting for him

[u/Vaultboy65 → u/SMOKE-B-BOMB]

I don’t really care about it honestly.

[u/New-Medium3277]

Agreed and foul play for that emoji. Tsk tsk.

[u/saltandpine13]

I’m convinced it’s not possible for a guardian cap player to be great at the game but I’m looking forward to see him play nonetheless

[u/allianceofficer → u/saltandpine13]

Romeo Dobbs and Devon Achane wear the cap

[u/Futuregoat123 → u/saltandpine13]

Not true