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Since we were picking so late and at the behest of my family, I waited this year to study our picks after they were made. I tried to forget what I read and simply watched each player based on film study to determine the impact each could make in a McVay offense. In short, each have skills that will require a ton of refinement to translate to NFL success.
I will start with Kupp. He's not a tremendous athlete but he's a natural hands catcher, has top notch receiver instincts, sets up his routes well, and competes his ass off. It will take time to develop the necessary chemistry with Goff because precision is the name of his game.
I suppose you could line him outside occasionally if he were to draw a third level db, but I wouldn't do it regularly. He ain't no Jordy Nelson. No, Cooper is a dangerous slot man and by his second year can become a go to guy especially in high leverage situations when you need a first down.
Gerald Everett is a project in every way. He's a good athlete and a talented prospect, but he has a ton to learn and doesn't have an imposing frame. I suppose if anyone can get rookie success out of him, it's McVay...but only when he gets schemed into a great playcall that allows him to use his athleticism in space. While he's a willing blocker, he has so much to learn about technique and needs a couple years in an NFL weight room to truly be effective. I predict he will have glorious moments as a rook, but he needs a lot of development before he should be mentioned in the same sentence as Jordan Reed. With that said, he does have the necessary talent to get there one day.
On to Reynolds, the wiry long strider. I will say this, he makes terrific adjustments to the ball on long patterns. This is a natural instinct that can't be taught and why so many speedsters never make it in the NFL. However, if I were a defensive coordinator, I'd press his ass all day long. He knows how to stem his routes but won't fool many good corners in the NFL. He competes well with the ball in the air, but needs to add a dozen techniques to his arsenal for me to trust him outside more often than a couple unexpected bombs a game. Give him a couple years and you may be looking and Brandin Cooks.
As I said, each have good role player traits that should someday make them players who excel in the McVay offense. With that said, those who are lauding rookie impact are setting themselves up for disappointment. This draft was about a long ranged overhaul. The game is too complex to count on these youngsters to compete with seasoned, NFL conditioned vets. While I like each pick, pump the breaks on the high early returns I keep reading.
Since we were picking so late and at the behest of my family, I waited this year to study our picks after they were made. I tried to forget what I read and simply watched each player based on film study to determine the impact each could make in a McVay offense. In short, each have skills that will require a ton of refinement to translate to NFL success.
I will start with Kupp. He's not a tremendous athlete but he's a natural hands catcher, has top notch receiver instincts, sets up his routes well, and competes his ass off. It will take time to develop the necessary chemistry with Goff because precision is the name of his game.
I suppose you could line him outside occasionally if he were to draw a third level db, but I wouldn't do it regularly. He ain't no Jordy Nelson. No, Cooper is a dangerous slot man and by his second year can become a go to guy especially in high leverage situations when you need a first down.
Gerald Everett is a project in every way. He's a good athlete and a talented prospect, but he has a ton to learn and doesn't have an imposing frame. I suppose if anyone can get rookie success out of him, it's McVay...but only when he gets schemed into a great playcall that allows him to use his athleticism in space. While he's a willing blocker, he has so much to learn about technique and needs a couple years in an NFL weight room to truly be effective. I predict he will have glorious moments as a rook, but he needs a lot of development before he should be mentioned in the same sentence as Jordan Reed. With that said, he does have the necessary talent to get there one day.
On to Reynolds, the wiry long strider. I will say this, he makes terrific adjustments to the ball on long patterns. This is a natural instinct that can't be taught and why so many speedsters never make it in the NFL. However, if I were a defensive coordinator, I'd press his ass all day long. He knows how to stem his routes but won't fool many good corners in the NFL. He competes well with the ball in the air, but needs to add a dozen techniques to his arsenal for me to trust him outside more often than a couple unexpected bombs a game. Give him a couple years and you may be looking and Brandin Cooks.
As I said, each have good role player traits that should someday make them players who excel in the McVay offense. With that said, those who are lauding rookie impact are setting themselves up for disappointment. This draft was about a long ranged overhaul. The game is too complex to count on these youngsters to compete with seasoned, NFL conditioned vets. While I like each pick, pump the breaks on the high early returns I keep reading.
