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I didn't see any draft sections so I wanted our fan base to take a serious look at this young man..This kid a blazer and I really think he'll be a difference maker at the next level..
Right now he's a project third round pick but I'm hoping the bengals take him round 2..6-1 very physical and should run somewhere in the 4.3s I truly think this kid will be special..
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If he's projected 3rd round I'd rather take him at the beginning of the 3rd than the beginning of the 2nd.
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Sorry, with that scouting report I would maybe be willing to drop a 6 or 7 for him, no higher. I've seen too many receivers on our team over the years who run bad routes and drop too many balls. We REALLY need to start emphasizing route running and hands for our wideouts.
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(03-21-2021, 02:17 AM)Joelist Wrote: Sorry, with that scouting report I would maybe be willing to drop a 6 or 7 for him, no higher. I've seen too many receivers on our team over the years who run bad routes and drop too many balls. We REALLY need to start emphasizing route running and hands for our wideouts.
TJ Houshmandzadeh was pretty slow but was one of the crispest route runners to ever wear stripes. He and Chad Johnson really spoiled us when it came to route running. That's why I had so much hope when I heard that TJ was working with John Ross to help him with running routes, but alas, it was not to be.
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He looks good,and has a little size to him ,not tiny and fast. But just seen the injury history which would be concerning.
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I usually take him in mocks I do. I can reliably get him with a 7th round pick (using him in TDN). The injury history is concerning. The route running stuff could be fixable. If the dude wants to have a long career hopefully he'll put in some extra work getting the playbook down and routes crisp in his early years. If the difference between making $500k/year for 3 years and that's it and making an average of $5 million/year for, say, 7 years of extensions is hiring someone to work with me outside of work, I would absolutely commit my free days to learning those routes perfectly and being able to run them crisply and sell them 100%.