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Re: Pass Receiving Seperation & the Lack of It
You're criticizing someone who claimed he was at at least TWO sessions, not one.
Plus this observation from Mr Bigglesworth who was there Thursday...
"i was at last thiursday's morning practice and noticed CJ couldn't separate even in the end zone with one on one coverage. he doesn't even use his size to shield db's."
The specific separation issue in the LB drill is lack of separation short range over the middle, which you seem to assume CJ has, NOT downfield. CJ never ran routes downfield when I and the Piscine one were there. I think BB knows the kid is fast and wants him to work at the other routes in camp to see if he can bcome a complete NFL WR, not Bethel II.
It's ironic that detailed, repeated observations are discredited simply because it contradicts folks' mental picture of the player.
All due respect to Dookfish, one practice doesn't a camp or career make. Dookie is drawing a lot of conclusions on players based on one practice. Who knows if Maroney or Jackson were just having bad practices. Dookie did a good job breaking down what he/she saw, but took a little too much of a leap to say what happened in one practice defines the players.
As for Jackson, I never thought he was a deep threat to begin with. Why does he have to be? Isn't that what Moss is for. If Jackson can do consistently what he did in limited action over the middle of the field his rookie year, he is going to be a really good player.
I still don't get why people seem to think the Patriots absolutely need two or three deep threats. Prior to Moss, Brady has never actually had a deep threat to throw to. Branch and Givens did very well here and both were more like the player Dookie describes of Jackson (quick, great hands, good over the middle, but has problem getting separation down the field) than Moss ever was. If Jackson can fill in the Branch roll of the quick WR who can get the fast pass over the middle and get YAC, he was well worth his second round selection.
You're criticizing someone who claimed he was at at least TWO sessions, not one.
Plus this observation from Mr Bigglesworth who was there Thursday...
"i was at last thiursday's morning practice and noticed CJ couldn't separate even in the end zone with one on one coverage. he doesn't even use his size to shield db's."
The specific separation issue in the LB drill is lack of separation short range over the middle, which you seem to assume CJ has, NOT downfield. CJ never ran routes downfield when I and the Piscine one were there. I think BB knows the kid is fast and wants him to work at the other routes in camp to see if he can bcome a complete NFL WR, not Bethel II.
It's ironic that detailed, repeated observations are discredited simply because it contradicts folks' mental picture of the player.