Jordan Whittington

[WestCoastRam]

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[kurtfaulk]

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That's nice and all but the other three each had more than 80 receptions. Nabers had more than 100.

Whittington had 22. Small sample size.

But the numbers don't lie.

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[So Ram]

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That's nice and all but the other three each had more than 80 receptions. Nabers had more than 100.

Whittington had 22. Small sample size.

But the numbers don't lie.

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He did show late in the season which was nice.How’d the 2 Texas WR’s drafted ahead of him do.It was a deep WR group ? He was the 3rd best WR from Texas,but his leadership & special teams is what really counted.

IMO he might be The Rams PR guy as well as special teams.Don’t think he will be the 2nd best WR on The Rams anytime soon ??
I won’t limit his upside,but what Jordan brings to The Rams is sort of PRICELESS!!!

Look who The Rams got rid of for his skill set.That just shows such improvement on The Depth Chart!

 

[TexasRam]

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That's nice and all but the other three each had more than 80 receptions. Nabers had more than 100.

Whittington had 22. Small sample size.

But the numbers don't lie.

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True.

I think everyone here loves what he showed last year.

I can see Whittington as a Hines Ward type of WR.

Establishing himself as a guy that gets open catches the ball in traffic and fights for extra yards.

A true possession WR.

Took 3 years before the Steelers realized what they really had in Hines and how legit his niche was. He mastered his game and eventually became The Go To guy.

 

[Faceplant]

Football player. Can't wait to see more of him, and we're gonna need a lot more of him this season...

 

[OntarioRam]

I might be his biggest fan on these boards. I think he can be a very high end WR2 starting next year if we give him the reps and opportunity. Time will tell. I think the front office might feel similar and this is why they are willing to move off Kupp. Different play styles and they line up differently at the WR position but there is more than 1 way to skin a cat, and you cannot have your 3rd best WR getting paid what Kupp does.

I'd like to add 1 more WR given that both Whittington and Puka are injury prone.

 

[OnceARam]

He could very well turn into a great role player. But, we still need a WR with speed to stretch the field.

Like Golden in the 1st.

 

[FrantikRam]

Solid player for sure....but will he be able to stay healthy? Seems like he has a high floor if so, which is good

 

[fearsomefour]

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That's nice and all but the other three each had more than 80 receptions. Nabers had more than 100.

Whittington had 22. Small sample size.

But the numbers don't lie.

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Depends what you are trying to see in the numbers I guess.....
Nabers being the focus of a bad offense (being given a lot of opps) vs Whittington being the 4/5th WR on a blah offense....fewer opps.
The numbers only show so much.
A rookie coming and putting up non eye popping numbers is to be expected.
Is he a bust?
Is Corbin a bust?
Small sample size is the key thing there I think.

 

[fearsomefour]

True.

I think everyone here loves what he showed last year.

I can see Whittington as a Hines Ward type of WR.

Establishing himself as a guy that gets open catches the ball in traffic and fights for extra yards.

A true possession WR.

Took 3 years before the Steelers realized what they really had in Hines and how legit his niche was. He mastered his game and eventually became The Go To guy.

Good comparison.
He could allow McVay to run some of his 2 TE set plays without running 2 TEs....thus creating some match up issues for the D like he did with Kupp and Puka.

 

[OldSchool]

Won't get much chance with Tutu now being an apparent focus of the offense. Too bad I like his tool set a lot more as do most around here or did until Tutu was given all that cheddar.

 

[Merlin]

Re: that X link at the top of the thread... The yards per route run are on a very compressed scale so not too concerned with that. Looking at the QB efficiency it was a small sample size, which means to some extent a ball to him was a surprise, and to some other extent he is facing probably the worst coverage option by the opposing defense.

Not that I'm slamming the dude here. I appreciate how he looked after he returned and was reworked into the offense. But once again this is not a player the Rams can afford to count on in terms of their planning for the roster. He is a player who might carve out a big role in the offense, and I hope he does, but it is IF, IF, IF. IF he can win a starting role in camp. IF he can consistently produce vs better draws as teams start wanting to neutralize him. IF he can stay healthy. I think he is a better quality player vs Robinson, however with Robinson you know he can be there and you know what he is overall. He just bought himself a ticket off the team with the off field stunt.

This wideout room right now (starter, marginal starter, unknown, teams/depth):

X - Whittington
Z - Nacua
Y - Atwell / Smith

Needs a lot of work. If the Rams add a stud pass game TE, however, that will take the pressure off the slot for purposes of moving the chains. Which, with some additional 12 sets due to McVay finally having talent at TE, means Tutu can work in with Whittington or in the slot as required.

But regardless the Rams need a couple more wideouts for this room. Maybe one is Johnson. Seems almost certain, however, that the other will come via FA or draft. And I'd hope for the draft, though as per usual it will not be easy hitting on the X option rounds 3+. So maybe we get lucky and it is there for us at 26, but those outside hash thoroughbreds are not well represented at the top.

 

[WestCoastRam]

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That's nice and all but the other three each had more than 80 receptions. Nabers had more than 100.

Whittington had 22. Small sample size.

But the numbers don't lie.

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Very true... and 15 of those went for first downs!

It's almost a statistical crime... but he's my WR so I'll allow

 

[WestCoastRam]

He could very well turn into a great role player. But, we still need a WR with speed to stretch the field.

Like Golden in the 1st.

Oh man, I won't be surprised if Golden is first WR off the board.

 

[WestCoastRam]

Re: that X link at the top of the thread... The yards per route run are on a very compressed scale so not too concerned with that. Looking at the QB efficiency it was a small sample size, which means to some extent a ball to him was a surprise, and to some other extent he is facing probably the worst coverage option by the opposing defense.

Not that I'm slamming the dude here. I appreciate how he looked after he returned and was reworked into the offense. But once again this is not a player the Rams can afford to count on in terms of their planning for the roster. He is a player who might carve out a big role in the offense, and I hope he does, but it is IF, IF, IF. IF he can win a starting role in camp. IF he can consistently produce vs better draws as teams start wanting to neutralize him. IF he can stay healthy. I think he is a better quality player vs Robinson, however with Robinson you know he can be there and you know what he is overall. He just bought himself a ticket off the team with the off field stunt.

This wideout room right now (starter, marginal starter, unknown, teams/depth):

X - Whittington
Z - Nacua
Y - Atwell / Smith

Needs a lot of work. If the Rams add a stud pass game TE, however, that will take the pressure off the slot for purposes of moving the chains. Which, with some additional 12 sets due to McVay finally having talent at TE, means Tutu can work in with Whittington or in the slot as required.

But regardless the Rams need a couple more wideouts for this room. Maybe one is Johnson. Seems almost certain, however, that the other will come via FA or draft. And I'd hope for the draft, though as per usual it will not be easy hitting on the X option rounds 3+. So maybe we get lucky and it is there for us at 26, but those outside hash thoroughbreds are not well represented at the top.

Sure sounds like from Jourdan, Nacua might take up more of a slot role with Whitt replacing him at Z in 11 Personnel. I'm not opposed to that per se.

 

[Merlin]

Sure sounds like from Jourdan, Nacua might take up more of a slot role with Whitt replacing him at Z in 11 Personnel. I'm not opposed to that per se.

Nothing against Jourdan but I think the question of what weapons they add will factor in to that decision. Because if they were to add Loveland or Arroyo then that's going to be Stafford's slot chain mover and you will need Nacua doing what he does so well moving around, threatening outside that hash, etc.

Now if Golden were to make it to us and we get a more all around type TE then sure it makes sense to transition Nacua to the slot. But with this class let's say they end up with Ferguson round 3 maybe he can own that middle for us.

Either way is there is a massive need to add talent to the pass game threat group as a whole. In this offense the label we use isn't so important. Kupp being a great example of a TE in everything but name. Dude blocks better than probably half the "inline TEs" in this league.

 

[WestCoastRam]

Nothing against Jourdan but I think the question of what weapons they add will factor in to that decision. Because if they were to add Loveland or Arroyo then that's going to be Stafford's slot chain mover and you will need Nacua doing what he does so well moving around, threatening outside that hash, etc.

Now if Golden were to make it to us and we get a more all around type TE then sure it makes sense to transition Nacua to the slot. But with this class let's say they end up with Ferguson round 3 maybe he can own that middle for us.

Either way is there is a massive need to add talent to the pass game threat group as a whole. In this offense the label we use isn't so important. Kupp being a great example of a TE in everything but name. Dude blocks better than probably half the "inline TEs" in this league.

Sure, a lot of what we say has a huge asterisk next to it till the season starts and even then...

I did say 11 Personnel though, I suspect if we grab one of those guys, they'll just do it from 12 Personnel, it's not like Ferguson is aligning on the line in that formation and Nacua has almost always been the Z/flanker in that formation.

 

[Merlin]

Sure, a lot of what we say has a huge asterisk next to it till the season starts and even then...

I did say 11 Personnel though, I suspect if we grab one of those guys, they'll just do it from 12 Personnel, it's not like Ferguson is aligning on the line in that formation and Nacua has almost always been the Z/flanker in that formation.

Well let's say they draft Arroyo. Then he would own the middle for us in the pass game regardless of whether we are in 11 or 12 sets. He would probably put Higbee on the bench on a pass down in 11 set and phase his ass out. What McVay favors is having the best weapons on the field for the situation and field position. Much has been made about how he favors 11, but truth is Kupp put us in a permanent 12 look in many ways.

So I don't get too wrapped up in that particular label as it pertains to this offense.

 

[Neil039]

Arroyo is solid. His frame and strength should make him formidable TE in the league. If they can snag him in the 3rd, that would be great!

 

[WestCoastRam]

Well let's say they draft Arroyo. Then he would own the middle for us in the pass game regardless of whether we are in 11 or 12 sets. He would probably put Higbee on the bench on a pass down in 11 set and phase his ass out. What McVay favors is having the best weapons on the field for the situation and field position. Much has been made about how he favors 11, but truth is Kupp put us in a permanent 12 look in many ways.

So I don't get too wrapped up in that particular label as it pertains to this offense.

Not sure I agree that he'd replace Higbee inline in any grouping... but I love the kid. It's his health that scares me. And then getting that knee injury at the Senior Bowl. Ugh.