Wright is doing exactly what teams want a rookie WR to do and is impressive. Again, 64 catches as a rook is nothing to shake a stick at. Everything people say about him thus far this offseason is almost scripted it's so perfect.
I do not think he's an elite talent. I do think the Titans might have their #2 WR for the next 8 years though.
That list of rookie WRs for this year and the list for them from last year....rookie WRs struggle to adjust to the NFL, have trouble getting on the field, when they do their play is often sporadic and not dependable. Wright might stink in comparison to Randy Moss as a rookie or some gold standard people are daydreaming of, but a very large amount of 1st and 2nd year WRs don't pan out OR offer up 100 questions as to whether they will. Wright has shown he belongs and put the work in and even shown some reliability which is uncommon among young WRs.
He's too small even to be a star WR like some of these daydreams. Calvin and Moss and Owens...they are all big sort of athletic freaks. Wright is probably the same height as 50% of the people that frequent this board. He's not 6 inches taller than the CB covering him and he's not Randall Cobb seeming to jump twice his height. He's a good WR though and good is going to be better than most young WRs on those lists.
He seems to be that guy that people are going to say "soandso has more potential" as he catches 4-5 balls each week while the potential sits on the sideline for some other team. Wright needs to be looked at in the right light here. I never read anyone predicting he was the 2nd coming of Jerry Rice.
I do not think he's an elite talent. I do think the Titans might have their #2 WR for the next 8 years though.
That list of rookie WRs for this year and the list for them from last year....rookie WRs struggle to adjust to the NFL, have trouble getting on the field, when they do their play is often sporadic and not dependable. Wright might stink in comparison to Randy Moss as a rookie or some gold standard people are daydreaming of, but a very large amount of 1st and 2nd year WRs don't pan out OR offer up 100 questions as to whether they will. Wright has shown he belongs and put the work in and even shown some reliability which is uncommon among young WRs.
He's too small even to be a star WR like some of these daydreams. Calvin and Moss and Owens...they are all big sort of athletic freaks. Wright is probably the same height as 50% of the people that frequent this board. He's not 6 inches taller than the CB covering him and he's not Randall Cobb seeming to jump twice his height. He's a good WR though and good is going to be better than most young WRs on those lists.
He seems to be that guy that people are going to say "soandso has more potential" as he catches 4-5 balls each week while the potential sits on the sideline for some other team. Wright needs to be looked at in the right light here. I never read anyone predicting he was the 2nd coming of Jerry Rice.