Pick #57 - Rams select WR Tutu Atwell
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No question in my mind now that Atwell was McVay's guy. USA Today reported that McVay told Peter Schroeger the week before the draft that they would draft Atwell if he was there. Didn't actually say when, but guys with 4.27 speed who have led the ACC in tds and total yardage probably aren't going to last too long.
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I like this player. He fits the mold of speedy gadget guys like they have in KC. The system is everything for these guys.
They're unconventional players due to their size, speed, and quickness. So you have to call unconventional plays to keep them involved. If not they have a tendency to disappear.
They're unconventional players due to their size, speed, and quickness. So you have to call unconventional plays to keep them involved. If not they have a tendency to disappear.
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But if he cut his drops and fumbles in half the last season compared to the other two, that shows exactly the progress you would want to see. You are correct that he had that many in three seasons and that is not good, but based on the trajectory it might be just fine.
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That was a hell of an article. One of the few things I have read outside this site that is really worth the time. The comments on the Rams' thought process for each pick was very well done.
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JR also pointed out that Atwell will be used in sweeps and other short plays not just going deep. No surprise, but confirms McVay has a plan and plays in mind for how to use him.
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Now we can have two former qbs, Akers and Atwell, on the field at the same time who could run the ball, catch the ball, run the wildcat, and throw.
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If they can design some of the diagonal go routes that KC uses with T. Hill, along with jet sweeps, screens, and go routes, he could really stress the defense. Hoping for the best.
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Such mixed feelings about this pick.
On the one hand, I have so much faith in McVay, he's a fantastic coach who knows what kind of player he needs to stress a defense.
OTOH, Rams will be trying to make a success out of a player with unprecedented small size.
If Tutu were just an inch taller and 10 pounds heavier-- say, around 5'10" and 165-- I'd feel so much better about the pick.
On the one hand, I have so much faith in McVay, he's a fantastic coach who knows what kind of player he needs to stress a defense.
OTOH, Rams will be trying to make a success out of a player with unprecedented small size.
If Tutu were just an inch taller and 10 pounds heavier-- say, around 5'10" and 165-- I'd feel so much better about the pick.
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In his first 2021 NFL Mock Draft, Jeremiah has Atwell joining former Louisville cornerback Jaire Alexander in Green Bay, and getting picked with the No. 29 overall pick held by the Packers.
"I know the Packers don't traditionally draft wide receivers in the first round, but I love this potential fit," Jeremiah writes. "They don't have anyone with Atwell's skill set on their offense. He is a blur who can be utilized on jet sweeps and to stretch the field. He would be the perfect complement to Davante Adams and Allen Lazard."
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Don't shoot the messenger but we appear to have got a steal at pick 57
"I know the Packers don't traditionally draft wide receivers in the first round, but I love this potential fit," Jeremiah writes. "They don't have anyone with Atwell's skill set on their offense. He is a blur who can be utilized on jet sweeps and to stretch the field. He would be the perfect complement to Davante Adams and Allen Lazard."
NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah High on Louisville WR Tutu Atwell
The three-time scout and current draft analyst believes the Louisville wide receiver has very real first-round potential in the upcoming 2021 NFL Draft.
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Don't shoot the messenger but we appear to have got a steal at pick 57
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During the draft they said he was up to 160.3 so he's at least added a little bulk. Maybe he can add another 10 over his first couple NFL seasons but probably not much more than that.
In his first 2021 NFL Mock Draft, Jeremiah has Atwell joining former Louisville cornerback Jaire Alexander in Green Bay, and getting picked with the No. 29 overall pick held by the Packers.
"I know the Packers don't traditionally draft wide receivers in the first round, but I love this potential fit," Jeremiah writes. "They don't have anyone with Atwell's skill set on their offense. He is a blur who can be utilized on jet sweeps and to stretch the field. He would be the perfect complement to Davante Adams and Allen Lazard."
NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah High on Louisville WR Tutu Atwell
The three-time scout and current draft analyst believes the Louisville wide receiver has very real first-round potential in the upcoming 2021 NFL Draft.
Don't shoot the messenger but we appear to have got a steal at pick 57
It was mentioned the Rams had fears a team later than them in the 2nd wanted Tutu which is why they stayed put and got him there. I wondered if Green Bay was the likely team looking at him with LaFleur having similar thoughts as McVay on how to use him.
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Perhaps we should hand it to our scouts and coaches. Time will tell, but I am coming round to their way of thinking
Los Angeles seemingly already addressed the perceived need by signing DeSean Jackson. However, Snead said that "whether you have DeSean or not, you better attack while you can because it might be a couple drafts before you get a few of those guys, like Atwell.
"Usually they're quick and they probably don't have the top-end speed. Or, they have the top-end speed but they're not quick enough to get off the line of scrimmage, they're just straight-line guys. He has the good combination of both that you rarely see in receivers. He has elite quickness, elite start and stop. A lot of times those fast guys can't stop, but this guy can stop on a dime. At the line of scrimmage, he's as quick as two cats, he's going to make you miss in a phone booth... [plus] Catching the ball over his outside eye, tracking it like a centerfielder, he was one of the elite ball-trackers in the draft" WR Coach Eric Yarber
Los Angeles seemingly already addressed the perceived need by signing DeSean Jackson. However, Snead said that "whether you have DeSean or not, you better attack while you can because it might be a couple drafts before you get a few of those guys, like Atwell.
"Usually they're quick and they probably don't have the top-end speed. Or, they have the top-end speed but they're not quick enough to get off the line of scrimmage, they're just straight-line guys. He has the good combination of both that you rarely see in receivers. He has elite quickness, elite start and stop. A lot of times those fast guys can't stop, but this guy can stop on a dime. At the line of scrimmage, he's as quick as two cats, he's going to make you miss in a phone booth... [plus] Catching the ball over his outside eye, tracking it like a centerfielder, he was one of the elite ball-trackers in the draft" WR Coach Eric Yarber