I finally watched his senior film too because for the first time I actually think we might get him (kiss of death). At first I wanted to comp him to Dante because of similar build/skin tone but that was a lazy comp. It took me a couple minutes into it to find the right comp but once I got there it was all I could see.
He reminds me of Golden Tate. Similar combination of elusiveness and strength with the ball in his hands to elude and bounce off tacklers, and similar bounce period. He gets up, catches the ball very naturally (maybe more naturally than Tate?), and has a desire to high point it.
The most impressive thing is how he explodes off the ground though. He doesn't just get up he gets up quickly. He's the kid who drives you crazy playing basketball because he's not only above you going for the boreds all nights, but he's back at his vert above you before you even jumped again when the ball catches the rim an extra time and you both went up too early the first time.
Explosive leaper, really elusive and tough is a hell of a combination. I know I'm the last one on the bandwagon because I didn't want to take another non elite receiver in this class but damn, he just might be elite. I bet he can return the hell out of a punt too. Golden Tate Barry Sanders 2.0.
Would rank as the best receiver we've brought it in the Pete era for me.
But now that I love him he's definitely not coming here.
I haven't heard it mention, so I thought I would address the elephant in the room. He seems like a smart kid, so I'm wandering how his transition to the states has been as far as communication goes? Are we doing anything different like special playbooks or relying on signals more when he's in the game? I thought I saw him point to his qb a couple of times and defenses might catch on if he's pointing to who he's going to throw the ball to. The only time I've been out of the country is when I was shipped to Nam and I was as confused as a yankee learning to square dance.
I haven't heard it mention, so I thought I would address the elephant in the room. He seems like a smart kid, so I'm wandering how his transition to the states has been as far as communication goes? Are we doing anything different like special playbooks or relying on signals more when he's in the game? I thought I saw him point to his qb a couple of times and defenses might catch on if he's pointing to who he's going to throw the ball to. The only time I've been out of the country is when I was shipped to Nam and I was as confused as a yankee learning to square dance.
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He reminds me of Golden Tate. Similar combination of elusiveness and strength with the ball in his hands to elude and bounce off tacklers, and similar bounce period. He gets up, catches the ball very naturally (maybe more naturally than Tate?), and has a desire to high point it.
The most impressive thing is how he explodes off the ground though. He doesn't just get up he gets up quickly. He's the kid who drives you crazy playing basketball because he's not only above you going for the boreds all nights, but he's back at his vert above you before you even jumped again when the ball catches the rim an extra time and you both went up too early the first time.
Explosive leaper, really elusive and tough is a hell of a combination. I know I'm the last one on the bandwagon because I didn't want to take another non elite receiver in this class but damn, he just might be elite. I bet he can return the hell out of a punt too. Golden Tate Barry Sanders 2.0.
Would rank as the best receiver we've brought it in the Pete era for me.
But now that I love him he's definitely not coming here.
He reminds me of a taller Vai Sikahema