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Calvin Johnson is his ceiling. However I think he and Dalton both regress a bit this coming season.
I think people forget how fast Marvin Harrison was in his younger days.ETA:Harrison's 40 yd dash time - 4.38Green's 40 yd dash time - 4.50
i don't think he would be a steal in the second but I think he is worth that. I think he is a lock for top 10 and could be top 5 next year. He has great ability to grab the ball at its highest point, making him a great red zone target, so I think he will get solid TD numbers to go with great yardage totals. The TDs I think is the variable that will determine whether he is top 10 or top 5.
Sophmore slump, defenses figure the game plan out (which basically throw deep and let Green make a play on the ball). I don't see this happening to Green, I think he'll put up better numbers.
Don't think there are many similarities at all between the two, other than playing wr
As a person who has watched a lot of AJ Green, both in college and this past season, I often find myself wondering how many people who post around here actually got to see Green play. The guy is just a special talent and in any game you watch it simply jumps off the screen and is blatantly apparent. I would assume this is what Marshall's comment was alluding to as I would have to imagine the same is true, if not made more apparent, when you get to watch him live in practice, ect. Green IMO is already one of the best 3 WRs in the NFL. He's that good. Weather or not his stats support that is a more of a wait and see. I'm not totally sold on Dalton even though he made the pro bowl and had a decent season. Dalton missed Green on several big throws this past year or throw the ball so poorly that Green bailed him out and they still got the completion but didn't maximize the plays potential. Dalton is young and he should improve, at least I hope so. Green is a stud and it's frightening that he too will likely get better. Especially seeing that I'm a Steeler fan and will have to watch our feeble secondary trying to contain this guy year after year.
Pretty good comparison IMO. I also agree with the durability concern - however I would not be surprised if he bulked up a bit over the course of his career. I think he does display elite jump ball, tracking, and coordination skills. He is quicker than most realize - check out his screen pass catch versus the Rams for evidence. Although not a burner he has enough speed in combination of his ball skills I believe he can become an elite wide receiver.
WR bulk is highly overrated. I've never seen anything substantial to show that WR's who are more "bulky" have an advantage when it comes to injuries or a tangible playing advantage. Just look at a few examples; Calvin is about as bulky as it gets and he's battled several injuries in his career, A. Johnson is about as prototypical a physical specimen you could ever create in a lab and he is notoriously injured, R. Moss was about the lankiest WR every created and he had a pretty healthy career. This issue of bulk seems like a fictional concern. Greens seems tough enough to play through the minor dings of the game. That seemed evident with his quick return to the knee injury and shoulder injury this year. Green has no need at all to add bulk. Whatever bulk he does add I hope does not come at the expense of his natural ability to move and quickness.Green has elite quickness, not just good. The only reason many don't realize it is because he makes it look so easy. He's probably the most fluid athlete in the entire NFL. He moves with a grace about him that makes very difficult things appear easy. That is a good thing and it's just one of the reasons he's an elite WR. Where Green lacks is that he doesn't really have elite speed or long range speed. He's not a burner and can get run down by the faster DBs in the NFL. Despite that lack of truly elite speed, he creates separation with ease because of his short area quickness, agility, technique and body leverage. Best of all, Green is a guy who can catch the ball even when covered.I see Green as a taller and more athletic version of Fitz.
