may be one of the reasons he had such a good year. the one catch against green bay for a first down, if he didnt have that ability it would have been a stalled drive.
From practice rain completely ruined autograph day and not to mention people are savages and fighting for spots and another idiot wanted a pizza box signed by Blackburn.
WRs his size very rarely find success outside and there's not really much of an argument for playing him over Cruz at the slot, given how Cruz's success was divided out last season.
I understand where you are coming from in regards to slot WR's but plenty of small WR's have no problem playing the outside. Not only that but he is pretty thick weighing in at 190 pounds.
Not only that, I think we will see Cruz all over the field, not just in the slot.
If Jernigan impresses, they will give him a roster spot and put him on the field.
and so they ended up with two guys who project best in the slot in 3-WR packages, one of whom isn't giving up reps. If they think he's worth it you'll see him get slot reps with Cruz outside, you'll see 4-WR packages with him across from Cruz, they'll find a way to get him on the field.
1. Jernigan was very impressive today in individual drills and in team. He was beating every corner that lined up across from him including Webster on a deep ball. He has definitely progressed in his route running from last season. He has really impressed me these first two days the most out of every young WR.
2. Dan DePalma is has made some plays also both in individual drills and in team. He has good hands and real deceptive speed/quickness. keeping an eye on him
3. Victor Cruz looks like he has started camp right were he left off last season. He has made some awesome catches so far and is working hard against Webster and TT.
1. Bruce Johnson plays great when he is asked to press the wr. Hes a relatively small guy but he plays big. Couple times in team he jammed the receivers so hard that he knocked them totally off their routes where the wr couldn't even recover. Johnson and Jernigan battled in camp all day today. This is a matchup I'm looking forward to watching.
2. Justin Tryon is what you want in a slot corner. He has quick feet and flips his hips with ease. He made some nice plays today tracking the ball and reading the recievers routes. Hope he stays healthy and continues to improve.
3. Terrell Thomas looked like he was back in form today and looked comfortable out there. Glad he's back on the field. But you can tell the younger guys are battling way harder than the vets at this point.
Jernigan came in at 5' 8 7/8", shorter than every other guy listed there except for Smith (who is an all time talent/WR, in some ways) and Welker (who does more of his damage out of the slot than not). His vertical was less than all of theirs
I think he can be a real weapon, especially in this offense.
DeSean Jackson-5'10" 175 pounds
Antonio Brown-5'10" 186 pounds
Emmanuel Sanders-5'11" 186 pounds
Wes Welker-5'9" 185 pounds
Santana Moss-5'10" 189 pounds
All those guys (besides Welker) play the outside.
I understand where you are coming from in regards to slot WR's but plenty of small WR's have no problem playing the outside. Not only that but he is pretty thick weighing in at 190 pounds.
Not only that, I think we will see Cruz all over the field, not just in the slot.
If Jernigan impresses, they will give him a roster spot and put him on the field.
1. Jernigan was very impressive today in individual drills and in team. He was beating every corner that lined up across from him including Webster on a deep ball. He has definitely progressed in his route running from last season. He has really impressed me these first two days the most out of every young WR.
2. Dan DePalma is has made some plays also both in individual drills and in team. He has good hands and real deceptive speed/quickness. keeping an eye on him
3. Victor Cruz looks like he has started camp right were he left off last season. He has made some awesome catches so far and is working hard against Webster and TT.
2. Justin Tryon is what you want in a slot corner. He has quick feet and flips his hips with ease. He made some nice plays today tracking the ball and reading the recievers routes. Hope he stays healthy and continues to improve.
3. Terrell Thomas looked like he was back in form today and looked comfortable out there. Glad he's back on the field. But you can tell the younger guys are battling way harder than the vets at this point.