(12-20-2017, 09:00 PM)SwagSloth Wrote:Your classification as a Possession Receiver is interesting and helps to set you apart. Your hands are impressive, but so is your speed. Are you looking to be a big time playmaker that focuses on opening up long passing plays? Or would you rather be known as someone that can reliably make those short-yardage catches and keep the chains moving?
During my time at Mizzou they had me run a lot of inside zone slants. what I mean is when we would get into a short yardage situation they would stack our receivers with me behind my teammate, and I would run a quick slant with the ball coming to me as soon as the QB could throw it my way. My teammates job was to use his body to delay the CB as long as possible to give me space to catch the ball. Many games I had to use my 6ft 3inch frame to overpower a CB who had gotten through the other WR quicker than expected. This wasn't the only play I ran, during the drive my job was to help open up the field for the Tight end, the running back, and the other wide receivers. I would run a go route that picked up both the safety and the corner (I was often double covered on any deep route) and opened up a corner route coming across the field for my speedy teammate Tyreke Kill. What I learned from college was that I could be a streaking WR who could get down the field fast, however the safety often picked me up and I had to make a contested catch should the ball be thrown to me. But I could also overpower and body cornerbacks on every other route and be in position to make any catch. I believe that my set of skills will allow whatever team that drafts me to both slowly and methodically push down the field with physical short passes and spectacular 40 yard gains. To answer your question, I'm better at the short stuff but there isn't a catch I can't make downfield on a go route.
