Jarvis Landry

[ChrisW]

I'm impressed with this guy. Not because he's the top prospect, but because he reminds me of Stedman.



Amazing hands. It's good for a prospect when his highlight video includes some nasty tackles when he plays on the kickoff squad. He also run blocks very well.

 

[jrry32]

IMO, he's more Brandon Gibson than Stedman. Lacks speed to separate and explosion in and out of his breaks. He's a precise route runner with strong hands that runs hard after the catch but doesn't have much wiggle(elusiveness).

 

[ChrisW]

IMO, he's more Brandon Gibson than Stedman. Lacks speed to separate and explosion in and out of his breaks. He's a precise route runner with strong hands that runs hard after the catch but doesn't have much wiggle(elusiveness).

This sounds to me exactly what was thought of Stedman last year. Except everyone seemed to throw his production out the window.

I like Jarvis' hands, and the ability to run precise routes.
I also like that he is a superb blocker
Lastly, I like that he would be a killer gunner or cover guy on the bomb squad.

 

[jrry32]

This sounds to me exactly what was thought of Stedman last year. Except everyone seemed to throw his production out the window.

I like Jarvis' hands, and the ability to run precise routes.
I also like that he is a superb blocker
Lastly, I like that he would be a killer gunner or cover guy on the bomb squad.

Disagree. I thought Stedman had explosion out of his breaks and played faster than his timed speed which allowed him to separate deep. I'm just not a big Landry guy. I think he's at his best in the slot in the NFL as a chain mover...like Gibson. He's a precise route runner but not one that gains a tremendous amount of separation(how I'd describe Gibson).

I prefer Eric Thomas to him along with a handful of other WRs. But that's JMO.

 

[ChrisW]

Disagree. I thought Stedman had explosion out of his breaks and played faster than his timed speed which allowed him to separate deep. I'm just not a big Landry guy. I think he's at his best in the slot in the NFL as a chain mover...like Gibson. He's a precise route runner but not one that gains a tremendous amount of separation(how I'd describe Gibson).

I prefer Eric Thomas to him along with a handful of other WRs. But that's JMO.

Maybe you don't mean it that way, but I just think of comparing someone to Gibson as putting them down. Maybe it was just the negative light that he was always painted in on Rams Talk before I came over here.

I do think Landry can be much better than Gibson. And I do recall people saying Stedman might be better fit in the slot at one point during the draft season.

There just seems to be similarities in their games. One being their strong hands and catch radius, along with strong special teams play.

 

[jrry32]

Maybe you don't mean it that way, but I just think of comparing someone to Gibson as putting them down. Maybe it was just the negative light that he was always painted in on Rams Talk before I came over here.

I do think Landry can be much better than Gibson. And I do recall people saying Stedman might be better fit in the slot at one point during the draft season.

There just seems to be similarities in their games. One being their strong hands and catch radius, along with strong special teams play.

I wouldn't say it's putting him down. Just that I think he's a 600-700 yard type WR that will be best in a possession WR role out of the slot.

 

[ChrisW]

I wouldn't say it's putting him down. Just that I think he's a 600-700 yard type WR that will be best in a possession WR role out of the slot.

Fair enough. Seems we have that in Pettis. Where Pettis has the versatility to play slot or outside.