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We begin with the first pick, Dwayne Haskins:
Disagree or agree on this pick but one thing is certain, the team made the pick and it's an effort to solve the QB conundrum that its had for years. Personally, I'm impressed with this selection, the young man, as I've stated before in stature and build reminds me of a young Peyton Manning (6-4 230, arm length 31.50 inches, Hand size 10.13 inches, BMI 27.71 not much of a hardbody) Compared to Dwayne, 6'3 and 3/8 (6-4), 231, arm length 33.5 inches, hands 9 5/8 inches.
On field, his delivery, stance, quick release, powerful arm, accuracy, ability to make the quick and proper read, how he functions in the pocket, the way that he climbs the pocket vertically and stands tall in the face of pressure. Displays natural touch on throws to the outside hash and sideline throws. Not a statue, showing enough athleticism to move the pocket and pick up yards as a rusher. He is an incredibly clutch playmaker, showing toughness, character, leadership and poise when game is on the line. To me this Dan Marino all day, 24-7 and twice on Sundays! I know that it's high praise and I've seen the comparisons to Drew Bledsoe but Bledsoe didn't work the pocket as these two do nor did he have the quick release and as powerful arm.
My biggest concern about him is his work habits which we have yet to realize at the professional level. He sometimes lets a couple of bad plays snowball into more and must overcome this at the highest level in order to succeed. I've seen him from time to time make throws off balance and miss some when on the run but there's nothing about his game that isn't easily correctable.
Beyond his is the organization that he now works for. As you read this he is already the best QB on the team. He will undoubtedly, as we say where I come from, "show his ass" in the preseason and on the practice field and the temptation will be to start this young man immediately and it's going to take every bit of restraint to do so, but refusing to start him right away is a must!
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Montez Sweat:
An immediate starter and possibly an impact player, something that this team has lacked for years. By now we all know the numbers, 6-6, 260-pounds, officially ran a 4.41-second 40, setting the NFL scouting combine record for defensive linemen dating back to 2003. By almost all assessments this guy should terrorize opposing offensive linemen and QB's for year to come.
That's the good news:
Potential shortcomings could be exacerbated by the organizations insistence upon playing him on the right side of their defense because Ryan Kerrigan currently mans the spot and not being willing to move him there's no other place for Sweat except on the right side. Not that Sweat can't make the adjustment to playing opposite his natural position but that is the point, he's going to haver to make those adjustments and the result might be that his weaknesses become more pronounced. These weaknesses include the sometime choppy and segmented upfield rush, a bit stiff on counter play and transitions, doesn't have a very effective chop or swipe move, needs to work on converting his speed to power and has to work on being able to slide laterally. Considering his age and relative inexperience, I wonder if he would be initially more effective on the left and moving Kerrigan to the right side.
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Terry McLaurin:
This team needed a leader who doesn't allow his teammates to get down on themselves when the team is losing and in McLaurin they got that and more. When you all get a chance watch some of his video and pay attention to what his teammates say about him. From what I've seen he is a workaholic who doesn't ask of his teammates what he doesn't do first. His on field positives include his willingness to block and seems to take as much pleasure from doing that as he does making the play himself. Has deceptive speed as he easily goes from zero to top speed quickly and speaking of quick that shows up in every bit of film on this guy. Once the catch is made he's one who is able to take it to the house every time, defenses are going to have to worry about this player whenever his number is called. He is a legitimate deep threat who's able to take the top of defenses. BTW: if the thinking is to jam him at the LOS, no worries, he consistently gets clean releases off the line and changes up his technique throughout the game to keep corners guessing. Here's a bonus, although I'm not sure if they will ask this of him... He is an experienced special teams player; served as a gunner on punt coverage, helping him hone his press release abilities.
This player and a healthy Richardson should create more opportunities available for Doctson in his quest to finally prove his value to a desperate wide receiving corp.
The Bad: His ball skills are lacking as he tends to rely on body catches, rarely wins contested catches and doesn’t have much play strength against contact. This guy can leap and displayed it with a 37.5 inch vertical at the combine. The problem with having it is that he rarely makes catches at the high point, preferring to allow the ball to come to him. I couldn't find it on video but there are questions about his abilities to make contested catches. If true, and again, I couldn't find examples of this, that is something that he's definitely going to have to work on in order to become what his potential seems to be. He's been compared to Paul Richardson and that could mean sharing time, or possibly moving to the slot position.
Disagree or agree on this pick but one thing is certain, the team made the pick and it's an effort to solve the QB conundrum that its had for years. Personally, I'm impressed with this selection, the young man, as I've stated before in stature and build reminds me of a young Peyton Manning (6-4 230, arm length 31.50 inches, Hand size 10.13 inches, BMI 27.71 not much of a hardbody) Compared to Dwayne, 6'3 and 3/8 (6-4), 231, arm length 33.5 inches, hands 9 5/8 inches.
On field, his delivery, stance, quick release, powerful arm, accuracy, ability to make the quick and proper read, how he functions in the pocket, the way that he climbs the pocket vertically and stands tall in the face of pressure. Displays natural touch on throws to the outside hash and sideline throws. Not a statue, showing enough athleticism to move the pocket and pick up yards as a rusher. He is an incredibly clutch playmaker, showing toughness, character, leadership and poise when game is on the line. To me this Dan Marino all day, 24-7 and twice on Sundays! I know that it's high praise and I've seen the comparisons to Drew Bledsoe but Bledsoe didn't work the pocket as these two do nor did he have the quick release and as powerful arm.
My biggest concern about him is his work habits which we have yet to realize at the professional level. He sometimes lets a couple of bad plays snowball into more and must overcome this at the highest level in order to succeed. I've seen him from time to time make throws off balance and miss some when on the run but there's nothing about his game that isn't easily correctable.
Beyond his is the organization that he now works for. As you read this he is already the best QB on the team. He will undoubtedly, as we say where I come from, "show his ass" in the preseason and on the practice field and the temptation will be to start this young man immediately and it's going to take every bit of restraint to do so, but refusing to start him right away is a must!
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Montez Sweat:
An immediate starter and possibly an impact player, something that this team has lacked for years. By now we all know the numbers, 6-6, 260-pounds, officially ran a 4.41-second 40, setting the NFL scouting combine record for defensive linemen dating back to 2003. By almost all assessments this guy should terrorize opposing offensive linemen and QB's for year to come.
That's the good news:
Potential shortcomings could be exacerbated by the organizations insistence upon playing him on the right side of their defense because Ryan Kerrigan currently mans the spot and not being willing to move him there's no other place for Sweat except on the right side. Not that Sweat can't make the adjustment to playing opposite his natural position but that is the point, he's going to haver to make those adjustments and the result might be that his weaknesses become more pronounced. These weaknesses include the sometime choppy and segmented upfield rush, a bit stiff on counter play and transitions, doesn't have a very effective chop or swipe move, needs to work on converting his speed to power and has to work on being able to slide laterally. Considering his age and relative inexperience, I wonder if he would be initially more effective on the left and moving Kerrigan to the right side.
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Terry McLaurin:
This team needed a leader who doesn't allow his teammates to get down on themselves when the team is losing and in McLaurin they got that and more. When you all get a chance watch some of his video and pay attention to what his teammates say about him. From what I've seen he is a workaholic who doesn't ask of his teammates what he doesn't do first. His on field positives include his willingness to block and seems to take as much pleasure from doing that as he does making the play himself. Has deceptive speed as he easily goes from zero to top speed quickly and speaking of quick that shows up in every bit of film on this guy. Once the catch is made he's one who is able to take it to the house every time, defenses are going to have to worry about this player whenever his number is called. He is a legitimate deep threat who's able to take the top of defenses. BTW: if the thinking is to jam him at the LOS, no worries, he consistently gets clean releases off the line and changes up his technique throughout the game to keep corners guessing. Here's a bonus, although I'm not sure if they will ask this of him... He is an experienced special teams player; served as a gunner on punt coverage, helping him hone his press release abilities.
This player and a healthy Richardson should create more opportunities available for Doctson in his quest to finally prove his value to a desperate wide receiving corp.
The Bad: His ball skills are lacking as he tends to rely on body catches, rarely wins contested catches and doesn’t have much play strength against contact. This guy can leap and displayed it with a 37.5 inch vertical at the combine. The problem with having it is that he rarely makes catches at the high point, preferring to allow the ball to come to him. I couldn't find it on video but there are questions about his abilities to make contested catches. If true, and again, I couldn't find examples of this, that is something that he's definitely going to have to work on in order to become what his potential seems to be. He's been compared to Paul Richardson and that could mean sharing time, or possibly moving to the slot position.