The Five Toughest Receivers I Ever Covered , by Chris Harris Jr. (2 Viewers)

[flysack]

Very well written and insightful article about the modern passing game in the NFL.

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/top-5-nfl-receivers-chris-harris-jr/

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t least 80% of interceptions start in bed. Or in a recliner. I’m serious. Monday through Friday, all I do is watch film on receivers.

He gives a detailed breakdown on -

1. Gronk

2. AB84

3. T.Y. Hilton

4. Hopkins

5. A.J. Green

 

[rugcleaner]

nice find, might have changed my mind on trading hopkins

 

[ShamrockPride]

We need more articles like this. Insight and breakdown of current players, by other current players. Fun read.

 

[flysack]

We need more articles like this. Insight and breakdown of current players, by other current players. Fun read.

Not all CBs/LBs are eloquent enough to write something like this though. They may be football smart and maybe even book smart in certain fields, but they can't write a cogent essay to save their lives. Many of the brightest engineers are terrible writers.

I bet Sherman could write a great analysis of the NFC receivers though. He definitely has the writing acumen.

ETA: For example, Harris definitely knows how to write. That opening salvo is a great 'hook' to draw reader interest. Plus he's keenly aware of his audience and tailors his language to the Everyday Joe rather than someone with in-depth football knowledge. That reference to Madden is a great example of this. The dude knows how to write.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Interesting a common theme with high powered offenses (NE, PIT, IND) is the ability to disguise their tendencies. Contrasted with Carolina, where he writes that as soon as he saw Cam move the RB from the R to the L side he knew exactly which play was coming next in that formation / down & distance.

Really good find, flysack.

 

[Tau837]

 

 

[SameSongNDance]

This is ####### amazing.

 

[SameSongNDance]

Okay, I'm going to need him to do a top 10.

 

[C-Bound]

Great stuff but the ranking is misleading.  The article reads like the guys above are in no particular order...although he did say Gronk comes to mind first.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Great stuff but the ranking is misleading.  The article reads like the guys above are in no particular order...although he did say Gronk comes to mind first.

It's also guys he has faced, thus the exclusive AFC slant. But great read nonetheless. 

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

One of the best articles I've read in recent memory - well articulated and comprehensively presented. Thanks for sharing this @flysack. 

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Beautiful article.

Against most NFL teams, when a play breaks down and a quarterback is scrambling, that’s a win for your defense. But when you’re playing the Steelers, Brown and Roethlisberger have such good chemistry that those extended plays become a real problem to defend.

I heard TSizzle say something along the same lines like 5 or 6 years ago. The worst/best QB to play was Big Ben. Because he was the only QB that when you/the defense "won" in all the ways you want-to on a play, that Ben could just beat you anyway. And it also caused a taxing emotional and mental hit for an entire defense.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

That whole site is fantastic - I just lost another 20 mins reading the Von Miller piece. Excellent stuff - very entertaining. I love this site. So much for my productive day....

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/von-miller-broncos-super-bowl-mvp-nerd/

 

[johnadams]

They have a similar article for the NBA on Paul Pierce on the best players that he guarded and my first thought was "Paul Pierce played defense?"  

Like Hot Sauce Guy, I think my day has been ruined as I'm stuck on this site.

Okay, I'm going to need him to do a top 10.

I'd love to see his five easiest to defend as well from Harris.  Won't happen, but would be pretty cool.  

 

[moleculo]

As you might expect, the Richard Sherman article is really good too.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

As you might expect, the Richard Sherman article is really good too.

He's super entertaining - I just finished that one. 

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Just read all of the Richard Sherman content. Good stuff.

Also, that is one well built website - even the search feature is slick. I love how the top menu bar flips while scrollong on a desktop.  Slick. 

 

[jmo87usc]

So is demaryius Thomas not on the list because he is his teammate or because he runs bubble screens every other play?

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

So is demaryius Thomas not on the list because he is his teammate or because he runs bubble screens every other play?

Or it might be because he hasn't covered Thomas since he's on the same team.

 

[kittenmittens]

That was fantastic.   Thanks for sharing. 

 

[BigTex]

I was expecting OBJ to be on a list like this but he does mention his name.

Tex

 

[Wise Old Owl]

I love this list. It seems strange that Julio isn't on it (maybe TY or Nuk lose their spot) but I wish there was more intelligent and interesting content from current players. People get mad at Sherman and Bennett for speaking their minds but I love it.

 

[Buffaloes]

I was expecting OBJ to be on a list like this but he does mention his name.

Tex

Harris has never faced him.

So is demaryius Thomas not on the list because he is his teammate or because he runs bubble screens every other play?

Harris has never faced him.

Harris best CB in the league btw

 

[Wise Old Owl]

Harris has never faced him.

Harris has never faced him.

Harris best CB in the league btw

Harris is a great CB but hes not even the best on his team.

 

[Ghost Rider]

I was expecting OBJ to be on a list like this but he does mention his name.

The Broncos have not played the Giants since OBJ came into the league.  

Anyway, that was a great read. You can tell Harris has a lot of respect for the talent the guys he covers have.