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Here is Scout Inc.'s take on Holt (granted it was prior to last season):
Torry Holt Scouting - Jacksonville Jaguars - ESPN
Personally, I like the pick up. The question is whether his drop in production was his declining skills or the fact he had David Garrard in 2009 and a declining Marc Bulger coupled with an aged Trent Green in 2008.
He's a very good athlete with good size and speed, when healthy. He has adequate hand use to avoid jams and is good at slipping contact. He has quick feet and shoulder turns to get narrow on his release. He can also avoid jams with a quick swim move. He is a smooth and fluid route-runner with good speed and burst. He has good stem speed, can sink his hips at the breaks and has good quickness to get in and out of his cuts. He does a good job setting up defenders with his body fakes and does a good job selling double moves. He has good route tempo with enough speed and acceleration to stretch the defense vertically. He challenges coverage with his ability to produce underneath, over the middle or vertically. He has excellent hands with long arms to extend and pluck the ball cleanly. He does a very good job of making the tough catch showing good hand and body adjustments. He can catch when covered, has good concentration and competes for the ball. He shows good awareness to his surroundings. He avoids big hits with his ability to get down quick after the catch in traffic. He's a competitive player when the ball is in the air. He is willing to attack the ball at the high point, but has also shown the ability to defend or knock it down if can't get in position to make the catch. He has very good body control along the sideline or in the end zone. He can make a last-second extension with his hands to disguise the timing of the balls arrival. After the catch, he has good speed and quickness to produce after the catch. He is quick enough to stop and restart to make defenders miss and get turned up field. He is fast enough to outrun pursuit angles, if he gets the ball in space and he has finishing speed. He's not a strong guy with the ball in his hands to break tackles and will go down quickly at times in the vicinity of linebackers.
Torry Holt Scouting - Jacksonville Jaguars - ESPN
Personally, I like the pick up. The question is whether his drop in production was his declining skills or the fact he had David Garrard in 2009 and a declining Marc Bulger coupled with an aged Trent Green in 2008.
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