Jarvis "Juice" Landry

Welcome to the site. This is a good article. Good choice of videos to prove your points. He is by far one of the best receivers we've had in a long time. I'm not sure if he would be used as a #1 receiver this year but he has all tools to be one. Gase's offense appears to be one that spreads the ball around a lot. I agree with your reasons for Landry. Trust me buddy, they are definitely talking about him now...

 

Enjoyed your article. We LOVE Landry here! He's more than just a player. He brings an infectious, aggressive attitude, a mindset that players thrive on. Hope he's a Phin until he hangs it up.

 

Thanks for the article. You did a great job highlighting his explosiveness. He's a volume WR primarily, but is clearly capable of big plays.

Personally, I see Landry's biggest strength as his personality. We all heard that he had a great work ethic, but frankly that's something you hear about almost every prospect. There aren't many who can make it to this level without a ton of hard work. Anybody who reaches the top of their profession is probably incredibly motivated and dedicated. You often hear, "this draft pick will be the hardest worker on the team" and usually they were the hardest worker on their college team. And we heard that about Landry. But with Landry it appears he may be one of the hardest workers among that already elite group of hard workers. And it's not just the hard work. He appears to be smart about it. He understands his weaknesses and identifies way to improve them. At LSU he was known as a great route runner and blocker and for his great hands. All things that you can develop with hard work. Pre-draft his agent relayed a story about how he always gives his clients a long list of things to do to prepare for the draft but that no draft pick ever does it. Landry was the first to do everything on the list and called him the most "professional" he's ever seen. Then after his first year we heard about people begging Landry to take time off. He was so focused on getting better that people worried he wasn't resting enough.

As a prospect he only had one elite trait, his hands. They are ridiculously big and he's put in a ton of time honing that part of his craft. Everything else (size, speed, quickness, jumping ability) fell into the good but not great category. I believe you need two elite traits to become an elite NFL WR. If he continues to work and become an elite route runner at the NFL level then he can be an elite NFL WR.

 

Juice is what I thought Stedman Bailey (who I desperately wanted) would be.

 

I think Juice is a guy who clearly has football speed. While watching him on the field, I never thought, "this guys is slow." The only time I think of him as slow is when thinking about the scouting combine.

 

I thought that a lot.

 

the punt return against Washington was that moment for me

 

Same here, just doesn't have that screaming speed that a lot of WRs have nowadays. He is good in change of direction though and short-term quicks, which afford him extra yards. He's probably not gonna beat any modern cornerback in a foot race for a touchdown.

 

What makes juice so good is that he's very talented..he can do anything any other receiver can do except be fast and tall.

 

I never think, "he's slow", but I also rarely think, "he's gone". He certainly doesn't have special speed or size for that matter. I wouldn't even say that his quickness is elite. It's good, maybe even above average, but not anything I'd call great. But his strength does surprise me. I would also say his balance is excellent. I don't expect him to get taken down by an arm tackle or to get tripped up easily or fall on his own.

 

The Rams got a really nice TE in Higbee