zn wrote:

Btw in terms of Kupp and slow 40 times, here’s some top receivers who ran slower than a 4.55:

Jerry Rice – 4.71
Anquan Boldin – 4.71
Larry Fitzgerald – 4.63
Cris Carter – 4.63
Brandon Lloyd – 4.62
T.J. Houshmandzadeh – 4.61
Steve Largent – 4.6
Antonio Brown – 4.57
Chad Johnson – 4.57
Brandon Marshall – 4.56
Hines Ward – 4.55

If you look at that list, one thing becomes clear–the slower you are as a receiver, the better you are. So, I predict Kupp will be great.

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others:
wes welker – 4.65s 40 30″ vert
jarvis landry – 4.77s 40 28.5″ vert

don’t have to be fast and explosive to be a good receiver.

yeah, the second video with the oregon and oregon state coaches raving about him is telling. he was a beast against pac-12 competition. and this was against defenses that were likely focused on him. especially impressive considering the talent surrounding him was probably less than ideal.

i’m gonna venture a guess and say he gets around 70 catches and 800 yards next season.

my guess is this is a kromer pick. and the plan is to take elements of the buffalo running game and fold that into the mcvay offense.

should be interesting. mcvay has never had a running back like gurley (if gurley can regain his form). so bringing in that traditional fullback makes sense. they need to maximize the personnel they do have. and they figure that gurley does better with that lead blocker. but also the kromer system needs a fullback. the bills had the third highest paid fullback in the nfl last year. but then to marry that with the mcvay offense, rogers is supposed to be a very accomplished pass catcher as well. and not only that. but his pass blocking is also very efficient. is this the guy who is able to effectively blend these two systems? i don’t know. just thinking out loud.

but also. everett is supposed to be a willing blocker. he’s lined up in the backfield as an h-back. more physical than engram.

so my hope is that this offense takes on a more physical personality compared to mcvay’s washington offense. still matchup based but with more punch.

zn wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

zn wrote:

Looking at these highlights, Reynolds does remind me a bit of Danario Alexander, like IR said in the chat room. It’s like he;s a cross between some Danario DNA plus some Brandon Lloyd DNA.

i didn’t say it, but i agree with it.

let’s just hope he doesn’t have the knees of danario.

That’s right, that was Zooey not you.

Danario was faster, but there are similarities.

What surprised me though are the similarities to Brandon Lloyd. The Gumby catch radius and freaky body contortions to adjust to thrown balls.

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he’s smooth like brandon lloyd. but he’s much taller.

and he’s got some of the traits of alexander. but alexander was about as freaky an athlete as they come. i’d argue he was more athletic than green or jones. seriously. he could do things only a guy 5 inches shorter should be able to do. his quickness and flexibility for a 6’5″ receiver was just crazy. maybe that’s why his knees gave out.

Top NFL safeties think Cooper Kupp to Rams is huge steal in NFL draft

well. he’s already got the respect of some of his peers. the guys who will be lining up across from him.

Tony Jefferson ✔ @_tonyjefferson
Bro the combine pisses me off. Cooper Kupp literally was getting talked about being 1st round @ senior bowl. He ran a 4.6 he goes 3rd

Eric Weddle ✔ @weddlesbeard
@_tonyjefferson He’s a baller

steve smith said kupp was the best receiver in this draft.

zn wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

but i don’t know that everett can be THAT.

Fair enough, but I will tell you what I like about him. The interview. It’s a few posts back. One thing I think I can say, even at this early stage, about McVay/Snead picks is that they come across as smart pro’s pros types. Now that in itself guarantees nothing and I am not predicting Everett will make it and justify a 2nd round selection. Maybe he will, I think he could, but it’s too soon. BUT I AM saying that listening to him in that interview had me on his side, and wanting him to make it. I am rooting for him, based on hearing what kind of kid he is.

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what i want to hear about everett. i want to hear the same things i’ve heard about reed and kupp. students of the game. tireless workers. that’s what impressed me about those two.

but you know what?

my bet is those things that impressed mcvay about reed and kupp. maybe those are the same things that drew mcvay to everett. i haven’t heard that yet, but i haven’t read the mcvay quotes about gerald.

PA Ram wrote:

This team does not appear to be thinking about the “star” receiver right now It seems more about roles.

some would argue that reed WAS the “star” receiver at washington in the mcvay offense. or that the passing game revolved around him.

but i don’t know that everett can be THAT. i think that guy was engram. we’ll see. everett does come across on tape as way more physical than engram.

jrry32 wrote: I think highly of Lamp. If he falls to us, take him. I think highly of Lamp. If he falls to us, take him. I think he’s the safest pick in this draft. However, I see all the WRs available, and I don’t feel any desperation to go get Lamp.

been thinking about it. yeah. lamp is my pick.

IF. and i don’t know if the rams worked him out or not. IF. he is able to line up at center.

he would solidify that oline.

i suspect he’ll be gone though.

other picks i wouldn’t mind are malik mcdowell, tyus bowser, kevin king, marcus williams, josh jones.

if they can’t get lamp in the second. get pocic in the third.

but they should be able to get a very good player with the 37th pick.

i’d take a real hard look at mcdowell.

tons of potential there. i think not being able to play one position hurt him.

could be a load at defensive end.

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Agamemnon wrote:

13 picks to go. Maybe one of these guys tomorrow.

it’s certainly looking that way.

i think sleepers are mcdowell. maybe watt or bowser.

Tyler and Pharoah, I’m afraid, are not destined to be known as sharp thinkers.

i don’t think intelligence was high on fisher’s list of priorities for player evaluation.

hopefully, mcvay places that near the top of his list.

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i will say this. again i don’t know how qualified he is if at all. but i know that he’d pour everything of himself into this job. he’d bring a competitive edge to this job unlike anything we’ve probably ever seen. his football iq is high, and he’d provide real leadership to this front office.

of course none of this means he would be good at running football operation for an entire organization. but i don’t know that i’d bet against him.

but yeah there’s great players who made good executives and plenty of great players who made horrendous football executives.

When he took over the Broncos the first time, they went from 27th to fourth in DVOA — defense-adjusted value over average, a measure of a team’s efficiency — in one season. The Bills went from 19th to 10th; the Falcons 26th to 12th; the Chargers 30th to 13th; the Texans 31st to sixth; the Broncos, a second time, fourth to first.

yeah i could see this defense becoming top 5.

especially if the offense can make any kind of improvement.

lots of guys in their prime years.

last night i had a dream that goff threw for 40 tds.

and i woke up at least twice cuz i was so annoyed that i had missed the entire season and tried to get on game pass, so i could watch the games only to quickly realize that the season hasn’t even started.

and then i got a little sad thinking that dream will most likely not be reality.

anyway…

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