[q]Aaron Nagler @Aaron_Nagler Keenan Allen said Joe Philbin drew up a play and asked him to go over what kind of coverages he might see and how he should adjust to them.[/q] well, it's something.
Keenan Allen is a player that would be a fantastic fit for the offensive scheme. He's a solid route runner who can play all three positions. He's got great hands and toughness, and he has upper echelon quickness. He's quicker than he is fast. Does a great job of using his hands to get open and high pointing the ball. Very good after the catch.
Hes a solid if unspectacular player. His raw numbers dont fool you and imo hes just a very steady player. Im not sure hes worth the 12th pick but Bill Polian did compare him to Reggie Wayne earlier today. Im not sure I see that but certainly only Polian and Peyton Manning have really seen Reggie Wayne so much that they would know a look-a-like on tape if they saw one. Per Rotoworld: Appearing on NFL Live Friday, ex-Colts president Bill Polian compared Cal WR Keenan Allen to Reggie Wayne. Polian knows Wayne pretty well. "When I see Keenan Allen," said Polian, "I see Reggie Wayne." Like Wayne, Allen is considered a quality route runner who sharply gets in and out of his breaks. He's projected as a late first-round pick.
except in the past ireland has trended towards picking guys he interviewed earlier in this process...
I see the opposite. You nailed it when you said he wasn't fast though. I think of the top 4 or 5 WRs Allen has the biggest chance of being a bust. He had a hard time separating vs man coverage in college.
Yes. He's faster than many people think, IMO, and he was hurt more than any other receiver in this draft by poor quarterback play.
Sign Wallace and Jennings, draft Allen, and a seam threat at TE, and I'll drive down to Davie after picking you up along the way, and you can give Ireland a sloppy wet kiss on the lips while I photograph it for posting on the forum.
Too funny...looking at the college careers of Allen and Hartline: Keenan Allen: 205 catches, 2,570 yards, 12.54 ypc, 17 TDs...8.3% TD catches or 1 TD catch for every 12.06 passes caught Brian Hartline: 90 catches, 1429 yards, 15.88 ypc, 12 TDs...13.33% TD catches or 1 TD catch every 7.5 passes caught. Sexual favors for a GM that would spend the 12th pick in the draft to replace a WR that doesn't score many TDs with a WR that scores even less TDs...strange.
Nice job there, statman. You've clearly proven Keenen Allen is inferior to Hartline. Please PM me your address so I can not mail you a cookie.
Hartline has proven one thing. TD production in college does not always translate to TD production in the NFL
How common is it for a head coach to ask a wr (here at the combine) to look at the chalk board and go over route reads?
If Ireland's def players are gone by twelve I think you can trade down and take a chance on one of two payers being there after the trade down, Eifert and Allen..Then Pick up Lacy, sign Wallace or Jennings, now were cookin and still have a lot of resources.
Not 100% sure, but I believe Boomer said that 93 % of the payers we interviewed at the combine we drafted?, something like that.
Remember, it cannot happen in that order. Wallace and Jennings will be signed, sealed, delivered to some happy team(s) before any of those 3 are drafted.
you have it the other way around mate... 93% of people we drafted we met with previously. BIG difference. I'm sure at the combine we are meeting with mostly everyone in one way or another.
IMO, Allen has the least chance of being a bust, but also not as much upside as some of the other WRs. Higher floor but lower ceiling.
Keenan Allen reminds me a lot of Miles Austin. As I've been saying for a while, he's a great schematic fit along with Louisiana Tech's Quinton Patton.
That's what I was going to say. I think Allen is the safest WR pick in the draft, possibly even one of the safest picks period. I think there is almost zero chance he is a bust. He may have less of a chance of being a superstar than a guy like Patterson, but Allen certainly won't be a bust.
This is my favorite WR prospect. I'll take a perfect fit for the WCO over the smoke and mirrors of Patterson anyday
I absolutely agree. The three best fits for Miami's offense at wide receiver in this draft are Keenan Allen, Quinton Patton, and Ryan Swope. I also agree with the Miles Austin comparison with Keenan Allen. In fact, I'd much rather Miami pursue a trade for Austin than sign Mike Wallace. Austin is a much better fit.
Thankfully Philbin already has more wins than Kotite had in two seasons w/ the Jests. Philbin - to me - kinda looks like a bald Peter Weller, I expect him to put on the RoboCop costume at any minute. I just remember the big deal some media members made of Cameron interviewing Brady, etc. etc. And then look what happened. Not really worried about Philbin becoming Cameron in any way/shape/form, it's just I try not to get too worked up over these pre-draft reports.
