Welcome to the Miami Dolphins, Jarvis Landry!

From The Huddle Report:

Jarvis Landry WR LSU TALENT BOARD ROUND 2

STRENGTHS
Jarvis reminds me a lot of former Steelers receiver Hines Ward. He has very stronghands to catch the ball and is a smart receiver who makes it easy for his quarterback to throw to him. He is an excellent zone receiver, has a knack for moving the ball on third downs and is very dependable. Jarvis has some solid run after the catch skills and in fact seems to be faster after he catches the ball than before. He is like a coach on the field, understands spacing and the timing of his routes and how they relate to the other receivers on the field. Jarvis has good balance, a strong body and can catch the ball in traffic. He is a good blocker and, in general, looks on film to be an excellent, mature teammate and leader. Jarvis is the type of receiver that quarterbacks fall in love with because of his consistency in his route running and football intelligence. He understands how to set up his opponents to make impact plays, move the ball on third downs and, in the red zone, can be a touchdown maker for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Jarvis is not explosive or fast off the line, which may impact his draft status.

BOTTOM LINE
Jarvis is the type of receiver that can teach a young, struggling, strong-armed quarterback the passing game. He is the type of receiver who will give a young quarterback confidence because he will always run his routes correctly and when he needs to cut off his routes and be open, you can bet the farm he will do it and be open. He is a bigger version of Wes Welker. Not as quick, but just as dependable moving the ball if he is paired with a strong armed quarterback. Every team in the NFL can use a receiver like Jarvis. He is not explosive as many others in this draft, but he will become a core player and the type of receiver you can build your offensive passing game around because he can be moved all over the place and will become that security blanket that so many young quarterbacks need to gain confidence and improve. I’m sure most teams will not be looking at selecting Jarvis early in this draft. That will make Jarvis one of those players who impacts and eventually will be considered one of the steals of this draft when all the other more explosive receivers picked ahead of him flame out because of injuries, lousy work ethic or a lack of football intelligence. Think of it this way, how many teams wish they had Hines Ward on their team when he was playing? I think a lot of them. If you’re a team who has a quarterback who is athletic and can extend a play, you need to draft Jarvis because he will be open when you need him to be.

Drew Boylhart
MAR/2014

 

Sounds like a winner to me.

 

his highlight video is pretty damn good. I can see why they compare him to either Hines Ward or bigger Welker.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuIP1ZyqVLU

 

Championship....

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Great post KJ. Man, when was the last time we had a "go get it/ball is mine" WR?

 

Fist bump this all day long.

 

Exciting thread..I really believed that the character part of the players moving forward would need to take more prescedent, and it wasn't just because of what happened last year..the makeup of this dude is perfect.

 

Turner is similar. James was told he could go home, but he said he's gonna stay the next 6 weeks and get to work.

 

Caught that too. Very cool. Remind you of anyone? Jerry maybe? Maybe not.

 

have you seen anything on how he pulled hickey aside and pleaded with him to draft him?, your thoughts.

 

Yeah. He kept saying he didn't want to leave when they brought him in. I think some of that has to do with Dallas Thomas. I don't think he's a leader in the sense you like (fiery), but I believe he's a fiercely loyal & driven company man. Turner, on the other hand, might have that fire you covet. Landry is nothing but what you, DJ, look for in a player leadership and personality wise.

The only negative with James is that we'll have to convince MrClean to not have an embolism when no one spells his first name right.

 

Nice to feel good about what and how the team is trying to build again.

 

Man...I gotta tell you..I knew nothing about Hickey. But..knowing he had spent a ton of time in the background..wondered if this would be one of those stories about a guy finally getting his shot, and the rest was history. Damn happy with our new GM so far. Through free agency and the draft..hasnt really made any mistakes.

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Listening to this kid talk, I'm falling in love with him lol. Saying all the right things.

 

LSU Fan here as if it wasn't obvious by my board name... Glad to see ya'll are welcoming Jarvis! I read the other day 2 thread and saw a few nay sayr's which is to be expected... I mean Jarvis did run a 4.7 at the combine, but the part most don't see is he pulled his hammy during the combine and even Michael Irvin was trying to get him to stop participating... Finally someone had to make him stop... That's the kind of young man ya'll are getting, you can't teach heart or want to! That's something you have or you don't... I read alot about Beckham in the other thread... I have watched all of LSU's game for as long as I can remember. Beckham is a fine young man as well as electric and always a threat... I love both and going to the giants forums after this to see how they are receiving him as well... Both are great any team lucky to have them, but if I could only have one Landry would be on my team... IMHO he allowed ya'll to steal him in 2nd by running on that bum hammy at the combine... The awesome talent coupled with drive, motor, want to, lay's it all out there for his team... All that and you kept your first round pick! Totally unselfish player which is rare in today's me Me ME!!! world... Only have to look over to Wallace to see that... I understand all the apprehension though. Heck I am the same way! I watched all the tapes on Cooks, but I just can't seem to get over his 5'9" height... Personally I would trade him to ya'll for Landry LoL! There are always going to be some out there who just don't see it or get it... I myself am one from time to time... Alah Cooks, but I also know I know diddly about Oregon State so I hope I am pleasantly surprised by him this year... I promise by season's end all of ya will love this man and be cheering for him! I like Tannehill, think he is coming along quite well for ya'll... Hell of an arm on the guy, although accuracy can be a problem from time to time... Same with Mettenberger... They are almost clone qb's except for Tannehill's excellent mobility... Landry's hands and range to pull a ball in from anywhere and how is able to get open almost sneaky like, with Tannehill's ability to extend plays, Jarvis will make him a better qb... I'll bet by next season's end, Jarvis will have done more for ya'll than Odell has done for the Giant's... I think I may even start to become a Phins fan, pulling for Landry and I absolutely hate the Patriots... Ughh! Oh! Which makes me think... Of all the apprehensive one's, can anyone name any Pat's receivers in recent memory of any repute much less being a burner outside of Welker who isn't a burner but has heart, intensity, fearless in traffic, and hands? Sound like someone else I know? HaHa... Well I'll quit whacking this dead horse... Ready to watch some games! Will be pulling for the Phins unless they are playing the Saints!

 

Thanks for sharing opinion. I like the part that he can make Tannehill better.

 

I thought it was 126 targets. Since he caught 77 passes, if it 183 targets, that is a poor catch pct.

 

Davone Bess, too bad he was a bit too small to truly excel in that style ultimately. I think then his life got a little out of control in Cleveland IIRC.

Bess fought for the ball, he just wasn't big enough to truly exploit that trait.

 

I had him with 80 catchable targets (catchable being the key word) and 2 drops on the year. Which works out to a 2.5% drop rate. However, keep in mind that having a low drop rate in college doesn't mean **** for the NFL. However, it's plain to see that Jarvis has good hands which isn't always the case with players with low drop rates.

 

Both wrong. Here is what Barry Jackson had in his column:

 

Brandon Marshall was ok at getting the ball

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Bess was great at catching bad passes. If you're reading this keep your head up Davone. One.

 

Long time ago... OG comes to mind.

 

chris chambers before the kenoy kennedy hit

 

Uhg he dropped so many tds for us...so many...

 

I love how hard he fights for the ball. Breath of fresh air.

 

Now this gets me excited..thanks for sharing..

There will be less separation at this level, but with this type of determination and savvy, and great hands,he will figure out ways to get open and make the play.

 

The Landry/Beckham thing reminds me of Wayne/Moss and we all know who turned out to be a better pro.

 

Maybe, but he has the tools to create yards after catch with his physicality and toughness.

He ran a lot of comebacks, curls, etc which aren't big RAC yard plays.

 

buuuuuuuuuuuussssssssssttt

 

Longer time...O.J. McDuffie

 

He does get YAC on some plays.

 

Good to hear some of this positive stuff.
That said, I'll hold off on getting to giddy.
I know that measureables aren't everything but.... damn he's got some bad ones.
We'll see how he can handle the step up of going against NFL corners.

 

Here's the metrics our own NU Gap put together on Landry:

http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/cfb/46136/349/out-of-the-box

Here's the upper group of receivers for comparison:

http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/cfb/46006/349/out-of-the-box

I don't think the "no YPC" thing really jibes.

 

One of the key measurables for a WR is the 10 yd split. We all know he was running on a pulled hammy at the combine, but at his pro day he got the 10 yd split down to 1.58, which is more in Allen Robinson, Davante Adams, Marqise Lee territory.