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Justin Blackmon 2012 (1 Viewer)

BigTex

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Dude is lights out!!!! :drive:

He's playing with some serious energy, blocking like a mad man and playing like a man on a mission!!

 
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Blackmon looks good tonight, but then again the Arz D looks like a bad group of Jr. High kids out there. The entire OSU offense look like studs right now.

 
'jurb26 said:
Blackmon looks good tonight, but then again the Arz D looks like a bad group of Jr. High kids out there. The entire OSU offense look like studs right now.
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JB: 66yds and 1TD in 1Qtr. He looks as if he has something to prove. He's very intense even when he's blocking.
 
He is very Boldinish with a lot more speed. I own him in college keeper league. Love the guy! Hope he does not come out until he is senior but he is pretty much lock top 10 so he is coming out

 
Leveraged a ton of 2011 picks for 2012 picks, gonna try to lock him up in all my dynasty leagues. Would be most appreciative for a FBG word filter that made it impossible to talk about him until after that. Thanks.

 
I like his game a lot. He's a big guy. Not as big as Jeffery, but looks more mobile and athletic to me. I think he would've been right up there with Julio and Green last year if he had come out. I know he had a chance to be the #1 WR on my board, at least.

What is this? 14...15 straight games with 100+ yards? The guy is unstoppable. More importantly, he passes the eyeball test.

He'll never be a burner and he'll probably find it tougher to hit home runs at the next level, but with his strength, hands, and mobility he can be a fine possession WR in the mold of a Boldin/Bowe/Marshall.

 
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He was my #2 pick this year in rookie drafts...but he didn't come out. I will be doing all I can to trade for the #2 pick next year.

 
He'll be considered the best receiver to come out since Larry or Calvin. Just like Green was. And Dez before him. And Crabtree. And blah blah blah.

 
'BigTex said:
'BallparkFrank said:
This should've been a 2011 rookie hype train thread! School Schmool!
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He didn't come out in 2011 are you :confused: :confused:
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My point exactly - I think we all were hoping he would've come out this year and thus the hype train would already be in full effect. Our loss is OSU's gain.
 
'Sabertooth said:
He'll be considered the best receiver to come out since Larry or Calvin. Just like Green was. And Dez before him. And Crabtree. And blah blah blah.
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Except this time, "they" will be right when they say this.
 
'BallparkFrank said:
'BigTex said:
'BallparkFrank said:
This should've been a 2011 rookie hype train thread! School Schmool!
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He didn't come out in 2011 are you :confused: :confused:
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My point exactly - I think we all were hoping he would've come out this year and thus the hype train would already be in full effect. Our loss is OSU's gain.
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Ah no!! I was able to grab him because he stayed in (I took Ingram last year, Blackmon this year) but I get what you're saying now.
 
'Sabertooth said:
He'll be considered the best receiver to come out since Larry or Calvin. Just like Green was. And Dez before him. And Crabtree. And blah blah blah.
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Man stop being grumpy, live a little and enjoy the ride for a change.
 
'EBF said:
I like his game a lot. He's a big guy. Not as big as Jeffery, but looks more mobile and athletic to me. I think he would've been right up there with Julio and Green last year if he had come out. I know he had a chance to be the #1 WR on my board, at least. What is this? 14...15 straight games with 100+ yards? The guy is unstoppable. More importantly, he passes the eyeball test. He'll never be a burner and he'll probably find it tougher to hit home runs at the next level, but with his strength, hands, and mobility he can be a fine possession WR in the mold of a Boldin/Bowe/Marshall.
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I like Blackmon but there is no way he would have been taken ahead of either Green or Jones. He may not even be ranked higher than Jeffery and I think Jeffery is bellow either guy from last year as well. Let's be real for a minute here, yes Blackmon looked great last night. He beat up on a sophomore CB who also got torched by 1AA WRs last week though. The OSU Oline gave them all day to throw the ball and all day to get open. From what I see, Blackmon's biggest strength is how cleanly he catches the ball and his body control. I think his weakness is that he is untested at the LOS and he doesn't create very much separation for an elite WR. I don't like that OSU's offense doesn't require a full route tree or as many reads as the pro-style offenses of Alabama and Georgia. Last night, the Arz DBs looked lost trying to play the ball. NFL DBs will not. I'd like to see him face more press coverage but I just don't think you see much of that in any conference outside the SEC unfortunately. Blackmon could easily rate as the #1 WR in this class but unlike others I think it's a down class not up class. I'm not nearly as high on Floyd as others and I think it comes down to Jeffery and Blackmon.
 
'jurb26 said:
'EBF said:
I like his game a lot. He's a big guy. Not as big as Jeffery, but looks more mobile and athletic to me. I think he would've been right up there with Julio and Green last year if he had come out. I know he had a chance to be the #1 WR on my board, at least. What is this? 14...15 straight games with 100+ yards? The guy is unstoppable. More importantly, he passes the eyeball test. He'll never be a burner and he'll probably find it tougher to hit home runs at the next level, but with his strength, hands, and mobility he can be a fine possession WR in the mold of a Boldin/Bowe/Marshall.
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I like Blackmon but there is no way he would have been taken ahead of either Green or Jones. He may not even be ranked higher than Jeffery and I think Jeffery is bellow either guy from last year as well. Let's be real for a minute here, yes Blackmon looked great last night. He beat up on a sophomore CB who also got torched by 1AA WRs last week though. The OSU Oline gave them all day to throw the ball and all day to get open. From what I see, Blackmon's biggest strength is how cleanly he catches the ball and his body control. I think his weakness is that he is untested at the LOS and he doesn't create very much separation for an elite WR. I don't like that OSU's offense doesn't require a full route tree or as many reads as the pro-style offenses of Alabama and Georgia. Last night, the Arz DBs looked lost trying to play the ball. NFL DBs will not. I'd like to see him face more press coverage but I just don't think you see much of that in any conference outside the SEC unfortunately. Blackmon could easily rate as the #1 WR in this class but unlike others I think it's a down class not up class. I'm not nearly as high on Floyd as others and I think it comes down to Jeffery and Blackmon.
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Blackmon took a blowtorch to Prince Akamura, 1st round pick this year in the NFL...get on the train Jurb you'll be glad you did. Point taken, maybe he would have been WR3 on some folks boards but some of us would have him ahead of those other 2 guys.
 
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'jurb26 said:
'EBF said:
I like his game a lot. He's a big guy. Not as big as Jeffery, but looks more mobile and athletic to me. I think he would've been right up there with Julio and Green last year if he had come out. I know he had a chance to be the #1 WR on my board, at least. What is this? 14...15 straight games with 100+ yards? The guy is unstoppable. More importantly, he passes the eyeball test. He'll never be a burner and he'll probably find it tougher to hit home runs at the next level, but with his strength, hands, and mobility he can be a fine possession WR in the mold of a Boldin/Bowe/Marshall.
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I like Blackmon but there is no way he would have been taken ahead of either Green or Jones. He may not even be ranked higher than Jeffery and I think Jeffery is bellow either guy from last year as well. Let's be real for a minute here, yes Blackmon looked great last night. He beat up on a sophomore CB who also got torched by 1AA WRs last week though. The OSU Oline gave them all day to throw the ball and all day to get open. From what I see, Blackmon's biggest strength is how cleanly he catches the ball and his body control. I think his weakness is that he is untested at the LOS and he doesn't create very much separation for an elite WR. I don't like that OSU's offense doesn't require a full route tree or as many reads as the pro-style offenses of Alabama and Georgia. Last night, the Arz DBs looked lost trying to play the ball. NFL DBs will not. I'd like to see him face more press coverage but I just don't think you see much of that in any conference outside the SEC unfortunately. Blackmon could easily rate as the #1 WR in this class but unlike others I think it's a down class not up class. I'm not nearly as high on Floyd as others and I think it comes down to Jeffery and Blackmon.
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Let's be real for a minute here, Blackmon is still looking great. He had over 1700yds last year...............no one could stop him and he beat up on some "NFL" caliber CBs in the past. With 272yds and 2TDs, if he keeps up this pace he'll be a Heisman candidate for sure.Justin Blackmon vs. Prince Amukamarahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVeWn3bwWTgCollege players play against college players, if they dominate who ever they face while in college they have a great chance of doing the same at the next level compared to a player who has struggles to perform at a high level in college only to go on and be an all pro in the NFL. (run-on sentence). I've yet to see anyone shut him down yet and everyone knows he'll get some passes thrown his way.I had Blackmon rated higher than both Green and Jones last year not only because his numbers were better than both Green and Jones. Hell you can take AJ Green's 2009 & 2010 number and Blackmon still performed better. There's no question that Blackmon passes the eye test.It's a no brainer.
 
'Ministry of Pain said:
'jurb26 said:
'EBF said:
I like his game a lot. He's a big guy. Not as big as Jeffery, but looks more mobile and athletic to me. I think he would've been right up there with Julio and Green last year if he had come out. I know he had a chance to be the #1 WR on my board, at least. What is this? 14...15 straight games with 100+ yards? The guy is unstoppable. More importantly, he passes the eyeball test. He'll never be a burner and he'll probably find it tougher to hit home runs at the next level, but with his strength, hands, and mobility he can be a fine possession WR in the mold of a Boldin/Bowe/Marshall.
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I like Blackmon but there is no way he would have been taken ahead of either Green or Jones. He may not even be ranked higher than Jeffery and I think Jeffery is bellow either guy from last year as well. Let's be real for a minute here, yes Blackmon looked great last night. He beat up on a sophomore CB who also got torched by 1AA WRs last week though. The OSU Oline gave them all day to throw the ball and all day to get open. From what I see, Blackmon's biggest strength is how cleanly he catches the ball and his body control. I think his weakness is that he is untested at the LOS and he doesn't create very much separation for an elite WR. I don't like that OSU's offense doesn't require a full route tree or as many reads as the pro-style offenses of Alabama and Georgia. Last night, the Arz DBs looked lost trying to play the ball. NFL DBs will not. I'd like to see him face more press coverage but I just don't think you see much of that in any conference outside the SEC unfortunately. Blackmon could easily rate as the #1 WR in this class but unlike others I think it's a down class not up class. I'm not nearly as high on Floyd as others and I think it comes down to Jeffery and Blackmon.
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Blackmon took a blowtorch to Prince Akamura, 1st round pick this year in the NFL...get on the train Jurb you'll be glad you did. Point taken, maybe he would have been WR3 on some folks boards but some of us would have him ahead of those other 2 guys.
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:goodposting: I thought I posted my message, lol.
 
'jurb26 said:
'EBF said:
I like his game a lot. He's a big guy. Not as big as Jeffery, but looks more mobile and athletic to me. I think he would've been right up there with Julio and Green last year if he had come out. I know he had a chance to be the #1 WR on my board, at least.

What is this? 14...15 straight games with 100+ yards? The guy is unstoppable. More importantly, he passes the eyeball test.

He'll never be a burner and he'll probably find it tougher to hit home runs at the next level, but with his strength, hands, and mobility he can be a fine possession WR in the mold of a Boldin/Bowe/Marshall.
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I like Blackmon but there is no way he would have been taken ahead of either Green or Jones. He may not even be ranked higher than Jeffery and I think Jeffery is bellow either guy from last year as well. Let's be real for a minute here, yes Blackmon looked great last night. He beat up on a sophomore CB who also got torched by 1AA WRs last week though. The OSU Oline gave them all day to throw the ball and all day to get open.
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He looks as good to me as Jones or Green ever did. He's more fluid than Jones and much better after the catch than Green. He's also been much, much more productive than either of them. So yea...he might have been the top WR on my board this year if he had come out. This is nothing new and it has nothing to do with last night. I've been saying it since February.

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I definitely think people exaggerate the talent of future prospects. I also think people overrate current prospects though. The hype for AJ Green is much like the hype for Dez Bryant, Michael Crabtree, and Calvin Johnson. You can't say that a WR is a "once-a-decade" talent when someone like him comes along almost every year. Green and Jones are good, but Blackmon and Jeffery had better stats than either of them. I'm not convinced that a year from now people won't be saying the same things about one of those guys that they're saying about Green or Jones right now. That's just the way the draft works. When you evaluate a player in the context of his draft class and not in the context of the entire pool of NFL talent, it's easy to exaggerate his talent.

None of this means that some classes aren't more talented than others and that it's sometimes accurate to say that a future class will be stronger than a current one or vice versa. I can pretty safely say that I'd strongly consider Luck at QB1, Richardson at RB1, and Blackmon at WR1 if they happened to be available for the 2011 NFL draft. If the top players from next year's class already look as good or better than the top players from this year's class then I have a hard time not thinking next year's will be better, at least at the top. I happen to think that this is a really bad year to have a mid-first round rookie pick like 1.05 or 1.06.
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I think his skill set translates well to the NFL. I'd be a little concerned about his lack of sheer speed if not for his strength and size, but countless successful NFL #1 receivers have shown that you don't need to be a burner if you can be a bully instead. I see him in the same mold as Boldin/Bowe/Dez (none of whom have scary downfield speed).
 
'EBF said:
I think his skill set translates well to the NFL. I'd be a little concerned about his lack of sheer speed if not for his strength and size, but countless successful NFL #1 receivers have shown that you don't need to be a burner if you can be a bully instead. I see him in the same mold as Boldin/Bowe/Dez (none of whom have scary downfield speed).
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I think EBF has it. Just for reference, Blackmon was a 3-star recruit, ranked as the #91 receiver coming out of high school. His only other offers were Colorado, Missouri, and Northern Iowa. For comparison, Dez Bryant was #9 and had offers from OU, Nebraska, Arkansas, and A&M. Blackmon was obviously something of a late bloomer physically, but I think there will continue to be a discrepancy between his measurables and his on-field skills. I.e. some people will be disappointed by his combine performance, others will scoff at the people who were disappointed, and we'll all have the same debate we have every Feb/March/April. I also agree with the people who tire of the Greatest Since _________ talk. To my eye (which is admittedly nowhere near as keen as most of you guys'), he looks every bit as good as Green, Jones, and Crabtree, but not necessarily better.Worth noting is that all the talk out of OSU camp this season, from reporters and coaches, is that Blackmon was the hardest-working player on the team this offseason and during preseason practices. Grain of salt, obviously, but that kind of chatter has been pretty consistent; I'm not just talking about one puff piece. During games, he acts like a wide receiver (lots of overly-vigorous handclapping and spastic invitations for the crowd to cheer after four-yard receptions on first down), but his true personality appears to be much more Jerry Rice than Michael Irvin.
 
'EBF said:
'jurb26 said:
'EBF said:
I like his game a lot. He's a big guy. Not as big as Jeffery, but looks more mobile and athletic to me. I think he would've been right up there with Julio and Green last year if he had come out. I know he had a chance to be the #1 WR on my board, at least.

What is this? 14...15 straight games with 100+ yards? The guy is unstoppable. More importantly, he passes the eyeball test.

He'll never be a burner and he'll probably find it tougher to hit home runs at the next level, but with his strength, hands, and mobility he can be a fine possession WR in the mold of a Boldin/Bowe/Marshall.
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I like Blackmon but there is no way he would have been taken ahead of either Green or Jones. He may not even be ranked higher than Jeffery and I think Jeffery is bellow either guy from last year as well. Let's be real for a minute here, yes Blackmon looked great last night. He beat up on a sophomore CB who also got torched by 1AA WRs last week though. The OSU Oline gave them all day to throw the ball and all day to get open.
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He looks as good to me as Jones or Green ever did. He's more fluid than Jones and much better after the catch than Green. He's also been much, much more productive than either of them. So yea...he might have been the top WR on my board this year if he had come out. This is nothing new and it has nothing to do with last night. I've been saying it since February.

http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=584299&view=findpost&p=12910947

I definitely think people exaggerate the talent of future prospects. I also think people overrate current prospects though. The hype for AJ Green is much like the hype for Dez Bryant, Michael Crabtree, and Calvin Johnson. You can't say that a WR is a "once-a-decade" talent when someone like him comes along almost every year. Green and Jones are good, but Blackmon and Jeffery had better stats than either of them. I'm not convinced that a year from now people won't be saying the same things about one of those guys that they're saying about Green or Jones right now. That's just the way the draft works. When you evaluate a player in the context of his draft class and not in the context of the entire pool of NFL talent, it's easy to exaggerate his talent.

None of this means that some classes aren't more talented than others and that it's sometimes accurate to say that a future class will be stronger than a current one or vice versa. I can pretty safely say that I'd strongly consider Luck at QB1, Richardson at RB1, and Blackmon at WR1 if they happened to be available for the 2011 NFL draft. If the top players from next year's class already look as good or better than the top players from this year's class then I have a hard time not thinking next year's will be better, at least at the top. I happen to think that this is a really bad year to have a mid-first round rookie pick like 1.05 or 1.06.
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I think his skill set translates well to the NFL. I'd be a little concerned about his lack of sheer speed if not for his strength and size, but countless successful NFL #1 receivers have shown that you don't need to be a burner if you can be a bully instead. I see him in the same mold as Boldin/Bowe/Dez (none of whom have scary downfield speed).
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I'm not surprised by this. You've been wrong on Green and Jones for a long time now and I think your biggest weakness is how much influence you place on college production. Of course Blackmon is producing bigger numbers than Green or Jones. He plays in a totally different offense and conference. College production is certainly one of the measuring points to use, but IMO it is far and away the most over emphasized of any of them. Especially around here. Like I said above, I'd love to see Blackmon have to beat a serious jam at the LOS. I'd also love to see him run a full route tree. I don't think we will ever see either of those things until he is in the NFL. We saw both Green and Jones do both. For the record, I'm not "down" on Blackmon. I've never said that. As a matter of fact I think I was pretty clear in that I think either he or Jeffery will easily rate as the best WR in this class. I just don't see him as the once in a decade prospect that everyone seems to be making him in here. I do see Green as that prospect. I never supported the claims that any of Bryant, Crabtree or Johnson were such talents either. The only WRs I've said that about are Fitz and now Green.

 
Depending on how Broyles does this year, I think Blackmon will be the #1 WR in rookie drafts next year. And even if Broyles does fantastic, I could

still see people snagging Blackmon over him. Of course he will be the #2 overall pick behind Trent Richardson (barring injury). In my main league, I just

traded Arian Foster for 5 1st round picks (3 in 2012, 2 in 2013). Hoping one or more end up in the top 3.

 
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Depending on how Broyles does this year, I think Blackmon will be the #1 WR in rookie drafts next year. And even if Broyles does fantastic, I couldstill see people snagging Blackmon over him. Of course he will be the #2 overall pick behind Trent Richardson (barring injury). In my main league, I justtraded Arian Foster for 5 1st round picks (3 in 2012, 2 in 2013). Hoping one or more end up in the top 3.
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Jeffery dead?
 
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Depending on how Broyles does this year, I think Blackmon will be the #1 WR in rookie drafts next year. And even if Broyles does fantastic, I couldstill see people snagging Blackmon over him. Of course he will be the #2 overall pick behind Trent Richardson (barring injury). In my main league, I justtraded Arian Foster for 5 1st round picks (3 in 2012, 2 in 2013). Hoping one or more end up in the top 3.
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I don't think what Broyles does this season will have any effect. Preference will always be given to the bigger WR's like Blackmon, Jefferey, Floyd, etc.
 
Blackmon/Jeffrey are equal or greater than Green/Julio. The depth at WR will favor 2012. I can see five going in round 1. Richardson over Ingram and more high end RB for 2012. TE sucked in 2011. QB sucked in 2011. Luck, Barkley and maybe Jones. 2012 will be a smoking hot draft class, the top 8 will be stellar.

 
'jurb26 said:
I'm not surprised by this. You've been wrong on Green and Jones for a long time now and I think your biggest weakness is how much influence you place on college production. Of course Blackmon is producing bigger numbers than Green or Jones. He plays in a totally different offense and conference. College production is certainly one of the measuring points to use, but IMO it is far and away the most over emphasized of any of them. Especially around here. Like I said above, I'd love to see Blackmon have to beat a serious jam at the LOS. I'd also love to see him run a full route tree. I don't think we will ever see either of those things until he is in the NFL. We saw both Green and Jones do both.
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Regarding Jones and Green, I think it's a bit premature to say I've been "wrong" about either of them since neither has accomplished anything in the NFL. It's kind of a moot point though since both were pretty high on my rookie draft board. It's true that I don't see either as some surefire slam dunk NFL stud, but I've never argued that they aren't first round talents (at least not in the past 12 months). Heck, I even drafted Julio with my first round pick in a college dynasty league when he was coming out of high school. I never hated him, although I found him disappointing in college until last season. I've never been a guy to suggest that college stats are everything. If that was my stance then I would've been all over guys like John Clay, Golden Tate, and Donald Brown. I wasn't (at all), so I'm not sure where you're getting that. College is a lower level of competition where lots of fraudulent talents can dominate. I've often argued as much: that stats aren't everything when evaluating NCAA prospects. Having said that, I still think college performance is relevant. I expect elite talents to excel at that level when given opportunities. Consistent dominance in college is not necessary or sufficient for NFL success, but it can certainly be a warning sign. Part of the reason why players like Fitzgerald, R Rice, and Mendenhall rose to prominence is because they couldn't stop producing. I think it's impressive that Blackmon has had an endless string of 100+ yard games dating back to last season. It says something about his QB and OSU's offensive system, but it also says something about his talent level. Over the past year he's become such a high profile player that other teams almost certainly scheme to stop him. And yet they can't stop him. He just goes out there and imposes his will on the box score every week. What's probably more important is that he passes the eyeball test in addition to being a stat machine. Thicker and quicker than AJ Green. Looks like more of a natural WR than Julio Jones. Your arguments about the route tree don't carry any weight with me. You don't need to see a prospect run a route in order to deduce from his physical skills that he has the ability to run that route if asked to do so. I'm pretty sure we had this discussion back when Percy Harvin was a draft prospect. IIRC, you were one of the people doubting his ability to make the transition because he hadn't run a wide variety of routes at Florida. I actually don't think Blackmon is a once-a-decade talent. I don't know if anyone else in this thread has argued that either. My position is that he's roughly on par with the typical elite first round WR prospect that comes down the pipeline seemingly every year now(Fitzgerald, Edwards, Calvin, Crabtree, Dez, Green, Jones).
 
'EBF said:
'jurb26 said:
I'm not surprised by this. You've been wrong on Green and Jones for a long time now and I think your biggest weakness is how much influence you place on college production. Of course Blackmon is producing bigger numbers than Green or Jones. He plays in a totally different offense and conference. College production is certainly one of the measuring points to use, but IMO it is far and away the most over emphasized of any of them. Especially around here. Like I said above, I'd love to see Blackmon have to beat a serious jam at the LOS. I'd also love to see him run a full route tree. I don't think we will ever see either of those things until he is in the NFL. We saw both Green and Jones do both.
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Regarding Jones and Green, I think it's a bit premature to say I've been "wrong" about either of them since neither has accomplished anything in the NFL. It's kind of a moot point though since both were pretty high on my rookie draft board. It's true that I don't see either as some surefire slam dunk NFL stud, but I've never argued that they aren't first round talents (at least not in the past 12 months). Heck, I even drafted Julio with my first round pick in a college dynasty league when he was coming out of high school. I never hated him, although I found him disappointing in college until last season. Yeah, you've jumped on board Jones in the last 12 months. As I recall though, 2 years ago you were the one saying Jones didn't posses the explosiveness required and was a big disappointment, living off of his high school reputation. Not once acknowledging the fact that Jones was playing injured that entire season. You sited his lack of production to support this and IMO didn't do the proper research to support the claim.

I've never been a guy to suggest that college stats are everything. If that was my stance then I would've been all over guys like John Clay, Golden Tate, and Donald Brown. I wasn't (at all), so I'm not sure where you're getting that. College is a lower level of competition where lots of fraudulent talents can dominate. I've often argued as much: that stats aren't everything when evaluating NCAA prospects.

Really, IIRC you were all over Crabtree because of his production, Bryant too. Maybe I'm mistaken you with someone else on that, but I don't think so.

Having said that, I still think college performance is relevant. I expect elite talents to excel at that level when given opportunities. Consistent dominance in college is not necessary or sufficient for NFL success, but it can certainly be a warning sign. Part of the reason why players like Fitzgerald, R Rice, and Mendenhall rose to prominence is because they couldn't stop producing.

I think it's impressive that Blackmon has had an endless string of 100+ yard games dating back to last season. It says something about his QB and OSU's offensive system, but it also says something about his talent level. Over the past year he's become such a high profile player that other teams almost certainly scheme to stop him. And yet they can't stop him. He just goes out there and imposes his will on the box score every week.

I agree it's impressive, but it's still just college and a player who has the talent to be a 1st rounder playing in that system should post very impressive numbers IMO. I'm not trying to take anything away from Blackmon but to use this as reason to elevate him above Green and Jones is silly if you ask me.

What's probably more important is that he passes the eyeball test in addition to being a stat machine. Thicker and quicker than AJ Green. Looks like more of a natural WR than Julio Jones. Your arguments about the route tree don't carry any weight with me. You don't need to see a prospect run a route in order to deduce from his physical skills that he has the ability to run that route if asked to do so. I'm pretty sure we had this discussion back when Percy Harvin was a draft prospect. IIRC, you were one of the people doubting his ability to make the transition because he hadn't run a wide variety of routes at Florida.

Blackmon is in no way quicker than Green. Sure he is bigger but that means almost nothing when WRs transition to the NFL. I would even go as far as saying there isn't a single aspect of Green's game that isn't better than Blackmon. That is of course my opinion but I think that will play out in the end when Blackmon reaches his prospect evaluation.

As for Harvin, what is so impressive? The guy isn't a NFL WR1 and has yet to show he can be. I'm not sure what your point is. Harvin is a playmaker, no doubt. I still contest that he is not a premier WR and likely never will be.

I actually don't think Blackmon is a once-a-decade talent. I don't know if anyone else in this thread has argued that either. My position is that he's roughly on par with the typical elite first round WR prospect that comes down the pipeline seemingly every year now(Fitzgerald, Edwards, Calvin, Crabtree, Dez, Green, Jones).

Well, I've said now multiple times in this thread that I see Blackmon as on of 2 guys who can possibly be the best WR in this class. That is high praise. It clearly has not been high enough praise for many in this thread. I think many are under the belief that he is that type of player.
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