04-12-2021, 09:38 PM
(04-12-2021, 07:54 PM)Whatever Wrote: Tee ran an official 4.54 at his Pro Day. I think the 4.43 was someone's bad hand time.
He also played 15 snaps on offense in week 1, so he did play.
He has great hands and is good with contested catches, but struggles to get separation. That's the big reason why he fell off after Burrow went down, as Allen simply doesn't have the ability to thread the needle like Burrow can. He's also good at generating some extra yards after the catch. He's not a guy that's going to make a bunch of guys miss and take it to the house, but he'll get you 4-5 yards of YAC consistently, which can be the difference between moving the chains or sending in the punter. He's agile, especially for his size, but lacks burst. He will really need to become a great technical route runner to generate separation given his lack of speed and burst. Ball security is an issue, though.
At the end of the day, I think his best fit is as a high end #2. I'll catch heat for that, but his lack of burst and top end speed are going to keep him from being a high end #1. The only Top 10 WR from this last year to not officially clock in the sub 4.5 range was Davonte Adams at 4.51, which is right on the edge. If he polishes up his route running, I think he will dominate CB2's in single coverage, but I don't see him being able to win against the consistent double teams and/or top CB's he'll see as a WR1.
Michael Thomas of the Saints ran a 4.57. DeAndre Hopkins also ran a 4.57.
Keenan Allen ran a 4.7 at his pro day. Allen Robinson ran a 4.6.
Speed is by far the most overrated thing by fans when it comes to receivers. Tee is plenty fast enough to be the guy we need. Does it hurt to get someone faster? Of course not, but there are several things that are more important than just straight up speed.
