King of the Jungle
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I have never seen him play. I am curious on what he brings to the table and how Atlanta fans feel about his prospects.
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Couch Potato
Footballguy
He has a chance to be very good. He has good size and speed, and his hands seem to be OK.
Problem with WRs though is they are dependent on a lot of other things. He should push past Jenkins and Horn next year, and Crump is aging, but Roddy is the #1 for now and there are a lot of changes coming in ATL concerning QB, HC, OC, scheme. Until all that shakes out, there is no way to do more than guess as to his opportunity. WR2s are gold in some places, garbage in others. Martz in ATL? Gold. Schottenheimer? Blech. Definitely worth stashing, but don't have big expectations until we see how everything evolves.
Problem with WRs though is they are dependent on a lot of other things. He should push past Jenkins and Horn next year, and Crump is aging, but Roddy is the #1 for now and there are a lot of changes coming in ATL concerning QB, HC, OC, scheme. Until all that shakes out, there is no way to do more than guess as to his opportunity. WR2s are gold in some places, garbage in others. Martz in ATL? Gold. Schottenheimer? Blech. Definitely worth stashing, but don't have big expectations until we see how everything evolves.
there's some threads from this summer that are pretty good
Alot of us expected more from him, really, and less from the starters. White and Jenkins(pretty much) kept him out of the game by improving their own game which really makes Laurent an excellent draft pick.
Petrino really praised Laurent this past summer so like CP said, it'll be interesting to see how he takes to a new staff.
Brian Finneran may be back next year. He's big, and nice work ethic, attitude and all. While he's no threat to the starters, he has his uses and can make a 3rd WR not so useful in FF.
Alot of us expected more from him, really, and less from the starters. White and Jenkins(pretty much) kept him out of the game by improving their own game which really makes Laurent an excellent draft pick.
Petrino really praised Laurent this past summer so like CP said, it'll be interesting to see how he takes to a new staff.
Brian Finneran may be back next year. He's big, and nice work ethic, attitude and all. While he's no threat to the starters, he has his uses and can make a 3rd WR not so useful in FF.
Bears_Man2
Footballguy
INteresting prospect. I think we need to see what happens with their QB situation first and foremost. I think it's safe to say Robinson should be the favorite for the #2 role there next season.
About yesterday's big TD catch: As good as it was to see him make the play, it was awful coverage by Antrell Rolle (who absolutely guessed that Robinson was going to run a streak....while Robinson end up running a skinny post. That said, Rolle wouldn't of had to have guessed if say Jenkins was running the same route).
About yesterday's big TD catch: As good as it was to see him make the play, it was awful coverage by Antrell Rolle (who absolutely guessed that Robinson was going to run a streak....while Robinson end up running a skinny post. That said, Rolle wouldn't of had to have guessed if say Jenkins was running the same route).
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Ketamine Dreams
Footballguy
I was glad to see him have a big game. I think he easily moves past Jenkins this offseason and into the #2 role, and may overtake White in a year or two after that. That said, his surroundings are definitely in flux. He may need 2 more years before he's a viable starter, but he's a great stash and wait guy, with great upside.
EBF
Footballguy
From a post I made in May:
He runs well and seems pretty coordinated. In terms of playing style and body type I think I was pretty dead on with my Reggie Wayne, Chad Johnson, and Darrell Jackson comparisons. It would be presumptuous to assume that he'll ever be as good as any of those three, but he does everything well and seems to be a relatively natural football player (not just an athlete trying to play football).
He should come out next year fighting for that WR2 spot in Atlanta and I'd expect him to be victorious. Jenkins seems pretty inconsistent and Horn is a dinosaur. Robinson is known as a hard worker who puts in the extra time needed to maximize his potential. At worst I think he can be an average WR2 in the NFL. At best he could be a perennial 1,000 yard guy. We probably won't know for a few years since it seems as if Atlanta is 2-3 years away from having a strong passing game. Robinson is still a good guy to trade for or draft. He is one of the more promising players from his draft class once you get outside the obvious guys like Peterson, Lynch, Calvin, and Bowe.
I thought going into the season there was an outside chance that Robinson would emerge as the team's top WR, but that was under the assumption that Roddy White and Michael Jenkins were busts. White's emergence should slow Robinson's rise to becoming a useful FF WR since Atlanta isn't a passing juggernaut and there are only so many targets to go around.I'm still pretty high on Robinson as a long-term player though. He had about the type of rookie year you'd expect. He made a handful of nice grabs, but also disappeared some weeks. All in all it wasn't a bad season when you consider the supporting cast and the fact that he's a rookie WR coming out of a D1AA school.
He runs well and seems pretty coordinated. In terms of playing style and body type I think I was pretty dead on with my Reggie Wayne, Chad Johnson, and Darrell Jackson comparisons. It would be presumptuous to assume that he'll ever be as good as any of those three, but he does everything well and seems to be a relatively natural football player (not just an athlete trying to play football).
He should come out next year fighting for that WR2 spot in Atlanta and I'd expect him to be victorious. Jenkins seems pretty inconsistent and Horn is a dinosaur. Robinson is known as a hard worker who puts in the extra time needed to maximize his potential. At worst I think he can be an average WR2 in the NFL. At best he could be a perennial 1,000 yard guy. We probably won't know for a few years since it seems as if Atlanta is 2-3 years away from having a strong passing game. Robinson is still a good guy to trade for or draft. He is one of the more promising players from his draft class once you get outside the obvious guys like Peterson, Lynch, Calvin, and Bowe.
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Rovers
Footballguy
Sometimes, when I watch a player, a guy will strike me as a playmaker, a guy that can rsie tothe occassion and has a knack for the game. Robinson struck me as that sort of player in the preseason. I managed to pry him away from a guy that was in contention, but was desperate for a good FG kicker... so I traded Gotkowski for Robinson. I think it could turn out to be a steal in a year or two. He just seems like a playmaker to me.
Ya know who he reminds me of? Brandon Marshall.
Ya know who he reminds me of? Brandon Marshall.
