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2019 WR Thread

Jacquouille said:
Hakeem Butler, WR, Iowa State: I understand the drop concern but his catch radius is something else. It's not fair. I worry about his high cutted and somewhat stiff style of run when going up against press, but he has speed, toughness, size and a bully mentality. The ceiling is sky high. Top 3 WR.
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I feel similarly - he's so dynamic and can lineup in different ways too - his route running is pretty telegraphed and not particularly nuanced but he's ok at it and demonstrates an understanding of how to set up a defender - and he just climbs on a db's cushion when they play off

Jacquouille said:
AJ Brown, WR, Ole Miss: Such a tough eval. Fun to watch, but the fact that he never faced press and never had to haul in contested catches or deep balls scare me. Love his attitude though.
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i honestly think he's a pretty safe pick but ultimately i just dont see a high enough ceiling to be put up with the top receivers in the class which i see in a lot of prospect rankings and mock drafts

Jacquouille said:
N'keal Harry, WR, Arizona State: I just can't. Athletic, yes. Hands, yes. But that won't do it in the NFL if you can't show any nuance in your route to set up DBs. It's fine when you catch the ball on the helmet of a 5'10 Utah CB but when you have a Jimmy Smith or even a Marcus Peters you're not coming down with it just because you're tall and strong.
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i just dont see it on tape with him - he's got great hands and is kind of good after the catch (and his 40 yard dash at the combine probably helped him a lot) but i just cant see how he'll be consistently successful at the nfl level - he feels like someone who could fairly easily bust out of the league fast because of the complete lack of route running
 
Any WR that has dropped a football in their life I don’t want. :p
 
Jacquouille said:
Hakeem Butler, WR, Iowa State: I understand the drop concern but his catch radius is something else. It's not fair. I worry about his high cutted and somewhat stiff style of run when going up against press, but he has speed, toughness, size and a bully mentality. The ceiling is sky high. Top 3 WR.
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you may not have picked up on this, but he moves and changes direction in a way that a 6'5" 230lb guy simply shouldnt be able to. he isnt slot receiver quick by any means, but he isnt WIDE open all the time by chance, he is a legitimate route runner with quality cuts and digs and some savvy to pair with it.

Jacquouille said:
Kelvin Harmon, WR, NC State: I'm torn on him. He feels really limited athletically but else he checks so many boxes. Really a master of his craft, and a pure WR1 on the field.
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im ok with limited athletically if youre an absolute technician, at least at WR im ok with it. im even more ok with it if youre also a grown ass man like harmon. he reminds me so much of boldin
 
rossihunter2 said:
which is odd because he has better hands than most of the other big wrs
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I thought the same thing. When you see Butler go up for a jump ball its always his hands that meet the ball at its highest point. But Harry just always seems to trap it against his body. Yet Butler has the higher drop rate....
 
Ravensnation5220 said:
Maybe its true that catching the ball isnt a technique thing at all. Maybe you either can or cant catch and Butler just cant catch.

Saying as in the drops will always be there for him
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maybe - given our experience with perriman it does make me nervous but perriman also had bad catch technique which made him more susceptible to drops
 
Recievers, interior Oline, and pass rush are our biggest needs now. Every other position is pretty much set id say. Still have no idea how were gonna find a Mike LB tho...

Not as dull as we make it out to be. Every team still has holes. At least we have a foundation to build around
 
rossihunter2 said:
maybe - given our experience with perriman it does make me nervous but perriman also had bad catch technique which made him more susceptible to drops
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Ya its one of the only reasons i would be livid if we took Harry. Hes big and he can def catch and is great after the catch which would greatly help our offense. I jist really wouldnt want him in the 1st
 
Ravensnation5220 said:
Ya its one of the only reasons i would be livid if we took Harry. Hes big and he can def catch and is great after the catch which would greatly help our offense. I jist really wouldnt want him in the 1st
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ive got a 3rd round grade on him but i have no expectation he'll make it there because so many analysts love him
 
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