What is a 'slot receiver' ?

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  • May 11, 2016 at 6:41 am #43834
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    Sometimes i read that so-and-so projects as a ‘slot receiver.’

    What is the difference between someone who projects as a slot receiver and a player who projects as an outside receiver?

    I mean, i googled around a bit and found some lists
    of good ‘slot receivers’ and the lists include
    big players and small players and slow players and fast players.
    So what makes someone a ‘slot receiver’ ?

    Baldwin, Fitzgerald, Randall Cobb, Tavon, Amendola, Anquan Boldin,
    Sanu, Decker, Golden Tate — all slot recievers.
    https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/10/20/top-10-slot-receivers-this-season/

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    May 11, 2016 at 7:38 am #43841
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    From the article Ag posted:

    “…Joiner was the forerunner of the modern “slot ninja.” Standing 5’11” and weighing 188 pounds, Joiner didn’t have the height of his teammates. He was explosively quick, ran precise routes, had great hands and was tough enough to absorb hits from linebackers and safeties in the heart of the NFL’s steroid era….”

    So, maybe the number one trait that separates a slot guy
    from an outside guy is… ‘toughness’. A slot guy
    has to be fierce and tough to absorb so much contact.
    Its not really size but toughness. Yes? No?

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    May 11, 2016 at 8:43 am #43843
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    i think so cuz you’re playing inside where there’s lots of traffic. so you need size or quickness but above everything else you would need toughness. but there are others here who could give you a better answer.

    i also think you’re catching more underneath routes?

    May 11, 2016 at 8:49 am #43848
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    but i also think you’re running generally the safer routes and providing a safety blanket for the qb rather than the deeper riskier routes of a wide receiver. so you don’t generally get a high yards per catch but rather high volume of catches and low yards per catch.

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