Originally posted by Young2Rice:
Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:
Originally posted by Young2Rice:
Originally posted by Heroism:
Originally posted by Young2Rice:
This is my concern. Can he handle the physicality of NFL corners? Doesn't look particularly explosive. He makes the highlight type of catches but there is more to WR than that.
Dude had a 42" vert...
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I'm talking about on the field in pads when the bullets are flying. His measurable are nice but those don't always translate.
Like Chris Connley had a 45 in vertical and Donnovan Peoples Jones had a 44 which are up there in all time verts at the combine but that didn't carry over.
He has more than just a vert. This is a weird take, he's a very good athlete.
Yes he is a very good athlete. Most guys in the draft are. So are the NFL DBs he will face. But that doesn't mean he will be a good football player. Thats my point. Can he break tackles, beat press, make tough catches in traffic, beat man, find the zones, can he block which is important, against NFL DBs is the question.
in that video I posted he makes nice tough plays. But also caught a lot of screens, was open due to blown coverage, gets dropped asap, arm tackled, alligator armed a few, was blanketed and didn't make the tough catch while covered when he had a chance, stopped on his route, had one bounce off his hands for a pick, and fumbled one for a td. And that was college.
The NFL is a whole new ballgame.
What the hell, are we watching the same receiver, Pearsall alligator arms passes that's the first? And of course they're gonna use him on screen passes, did you not see how fast this kid is, straight up burner!!!! Not to mention he has real good vision in the open field. And with that said, with all that you posted, you have to figure in that he's played with 4 different QB's in his college career. They all did different things, had different arm strength and some hung him out to dry, but he's played with two top 5 picks so not all bad.