Corradelle Patterson duplicates much of Mike Wallace's skillset. Although Patterson is taller and has the potential to "Moss" people, he doesn't quite have Wallace's same speed. Regardless, they are similar style WRs. Tavon Austin would be my preference because he was more productive in college and more proven at that level playing against two different top conferences. As a slot WR, he has more wiggle room to avoid being jammed. I don't think many teams have slot CBs that can cover guys like Austin and he has the ability to break YAC while Wallace clears out the underneath. With that said, if we go a different direction at 12, how do Austin fans feel about getting Denard Robinson with 3b or 4 as a slot YAC consolation prize (along with BPA at 12)?
My view is that with the signing of Wallace and Gibson, along with Hartline and Bess remaining with the team, the Dolphins will NOT be drafting a WR in the first round. I seriously doubt either of these receivers will still be on the board when the Dolphins pick comes around in the second round. I really don't see the Dolphins adding another WR until the middle rounds of the 2013 draft.
I'd rather draft Swope or another WR with speed than draft a QB to play WR. The conversion leaves a lot to be desired.
^Swopes ability to play multiple WR positions and his speed and familiarity w Tanny and Sherman definitely make him an option. Just bringing up Denard in the Austin convo bc he is likely strictly a slot and has moves w the ball in his hands to execute bubble screens and take short passes to the house (ala randle el). Lots of talented true WRs in this draft rounds 2-4 (Hopkins, Williams, Bailey, Swope, Stills, etc) that I'd be happy with. My question might be more along the lines of trying to identify a player who has similar YAC big play ability.
But you're missing the point. This is not about a pissing match between two people trying to figure out who is right and who is not. This is about showing people something, providing something for people to look at and then maybe they know something they didn't before.
From what I have seen on both Patterson and Austin's tapes. I feel Austin has the more suddeness in his cuts compared to Patterson. Skillset is definitely very similar but I give the edge to Austin. Austin I feel is a smaller version of Percy Harvin. But somehow I question both player's ability to perform crisp routes and catch with their hands instead of their bodies. From what i believe would work for our offense, both of these players need the ball in space to do their magic. And that just disrupts the flow of an offense. So from my analysis, I believe ROBERT WOODS to be a better fit for the offense.
My point was that all I did was state my opinion and then you acted as if I had to prove it. I would only have to "prove it" if I had some need to convince people I was right. I don't have that need. I feel very confident that over my years here, I have shown that I know what I'm talking about. And if people don't believe that then I'm okay with that too. I've also shown that when I'm wrong I have no problem admitting that either. So I resented the implication I needed to meet some challenge for my opinion to be valid. Further, as I stated previously, I don't know how to post videos. I tried a few times, it's never worked and I don't have the time to learn how to do it now. So the point is moot since it's not something I have the ability to do. In lieu of that I was very specific in my criticisms so anybody who cared to would be able to know where I was coming from and decide if they agreed or didn't agree.
lol they're all gonna be good huh? wow, this must be the deepest WR class in 50 years the way you guys talk up every mid rounder in this draft.
I wouldn't want to wait a few years to get him up to speed when Austin is already there...... and there's no guarantee Robinson develops into a quality receiver.
Way to set your standards low. Take away Wallace and it's still a lackluster, under-talented, non-playmaking receiving corpse. Not sure why you think those 3 guys in bold makes everything all peachy as if adding another playmaker is beyond reproach. If Wallace goes down we're screwed. again.
All I said is that each is talented. Productive college players who are mid round prospects, each of whom might be a good pro in one fashion or the other. No need to be an *******, watch some college ball and then state your opinion, hater.
I think it is incredibly unlikely that Miami doesn't draft a WR in the first three rounds. My guess is that it will be one of Austin, Bailey, Swope. If I had to add two more then I would say Woods and Allen are the next two. I don't think they have enough explosiveness, but they have everything else you want in a WCO WR. I personally think Hopkins is just a good football player and have him up there among my favorite WRs n this draft. I just don't have any indication that Miami has shown any interest.
I watch plenty of college football, most of these WR's I've been following since high school like Wheaton, DaRick Rogers, Juntin Hunter, I actually watched Robert Woods play in HS in person a couple of times. imo the only ones that have the potential to be truly GREAT receivers in the pros are Patterson and Hunter and maybe Hopkins. but CP is truly one of a kind, I've haven't seen a WR in college with his RAC ability in a long time. his cuts, speed and acceleration are nothing short of insane given his height/weight ratio. so passing on him in the 1st because of "value" is basically just settling for much less. If we could get him in the 2nd round, this really wouldn't even be a discussion, almost everyone would wanna draft him. but because we have to use our 1st pick he's not worth it? why, because we have Brian Hartline and Brandon ****ing Gibson? really? really what we should do is just trade down like 6-8 spots, pick up an extra 2nd or 3rd, take Patterson, then with the extra ammo trade back into the mid 20s and take Xavier Rhodes.
I'm not sure what you mean by explosiveness. Woods made plenty of big plays over the years for USC and his speed is underrated. If you mean extremely physical, that's not the job of your slot WR necessarily. A better slot WR mold would be Victor Cruz and I think Woods isn't far off that.
I love what we are doing. We have a chance to field a potent passing attack. We should attack wr in the first round , wither at 12 or trade back into it ( imo you do it at 12 and save the picks). We have a #1 now let this group create the competition needed to figure out are 2,3,4. HAPPY DAYS will be getting Long signed and keep the Band of Brothers!
