Second-year Miami Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry putting in the work because, ‘I want to be great’
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Second-year Miami Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry putting in the work because...
The will to succeed along with competition will push you to become better.
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I think there might be this stigma that he's carrying with him that he has a limited ceiling because of his lack of long speed...Im not sure that the case, I think the ceiling can still be that of a great player, not good, but great...when your smart and you anticipate at an elite level your talking about getting head starts when it comes to space..this can take the place of speed..Jerry wasn't a speedster, but he never got caught because of the head start.
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i think he will be our best receiver this season and probably going forward. the way to compensate for lack of speed is by perfecting your breaks or cuts. i think landry has the will and desire to push himself constantly and therefore will perfect everything that is in his control. once he does that he will be great imo
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He was almost dead last in yards per catch last season in the NFL, and that's including backs and tight ends. He never had a 100 yard game, let alone several. Until he starts catching the ball further down the field and making higher-impact plays, he's not a #1 by many definitions. This is why the 'stigma' you mentioned hasn't gone away. He tested slow and his rookie numbers suggest the same.
We can all agree he had a nice second half of the season. Caught 54 balls for 457 yards. But expand that to 16 games and he's not even at 1000 yards receiving. A guy like that just isn't having a huge impact on an offense, especially one that's starved for big plays. People like to call him efficient because of a high catch percentage; to me, if your routes are that close to the LOS, you better catch the ball at that high clip.
Question then is why his yardage efficiency numbers were so astonishingly low for a WR who took as many snaps as he did. Personally, I blame Tannehill and Lazor moreso than Landry's lack of speed. But until he becomes more productive on a per-catch basis, people are going to wonder if he's athletic enough to be a gamechanger. -
Eddleman was bradys #1, barely cracked 1000 yards, and they won the superbowl.Pandarilla and dolfan7171 like this. -
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Odell Beckham
Matthews from Philly
WR from New Orleans
Kelvin Benjamin
Sammy Watkins
Just my guess as to the 6 being referred to, but he may also have the Steelers rookie, Colts rookie, GB rookie, or Allen Robinson (apologies to those whose name is escaping me right now). -
It sounds like you want Landry to be the focal point of this offense, the guy defenses have to key on. I'm just saying that this offense isn't going places if its featured player is averaging nine yards per catch. And until he boosts that number (by winning on vertically-oriented routes, getting better separation in space, picking up yards on his own after the catch), this 'not-athletic' label is going to stick. -
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its inside out passing game, the short settin up the long...im not sure what your disagreeing with Brad, are you saying it has to be the opposite to be successful.?
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dj.. I like Landry a lot, and I value what he does. If all you have is someone like that, then by default he's a #1 WR. But there's a chance that with Parker you have a more clear-cut and traditional type of #1 WR. That's all I was saying.
As to what the stats will look like, I think if you want to bet we should include other key stats like YPC and TD as well as receptions, targets, yards etc.. If Parker pans out, no I don't think Landry will lead in most of them after several years, though he might in some. -
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It's exhausting to give him enough praise for his efforts...
That said, his determination to incorporate one-handed catches regularly will change the game. If that's not stabbing at greatness, then I'm a bi-polar bear. -
Jarvis Landry is Hines Ward-esque. He's better off as your No. 2 WR. Parker's upside is far greater, and I expect him to be the featured wide receiver for years to come while Landry complements him. Juice has the will, grit, work-ethic, technique, and hands to get the most out of his body and be a great teammate and great possession receiver. But he'll never be a "game-changer," while Parker possesses that talent. He's a guy I love having on the team and a guy easy to root for, but I need to see him do more than just catch five-yard dink-and-dunk passes before I crown him as the next great. I'd love to see it -- I want to see it -- but I don't think the innate talent is there, height and speed-wise, for him to become a bonafide No. 1 in today's NFL. I think he'll be really good and really fun to watch. He'll be great at his craft, which is what matters most. Let Landry dominate the short and intermediate, Parker dominate in pretty much any aspect, and Stills burn them deep. All for the best.
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He has earned my trust in that he'll do what he says he will...if he says he can play outside, I'm going to believe him 100% until he proves he can't.
There are guys with his exact limitations in the HoF...because they also had the same intangibles Juice has.
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Moving on to Parker vs Landry. I find it hilarious how we (or at least some on these forums) already made Parker our #1 when all the experts before the draft were projecting him as a Hakeem Nicks style WR who was the definition of a low end #1/high end #2... gimme a break from the Parker lovefest as its known he is injured a lot from his college days and he MIGHT miss time already to start his NFL career. Lets see him play an NFL game before we declare him anything. So please, Landry is our #1 right now whether he is the X, Y or Z WR, it dont matter, he is the #1 and judging by his hard work and work ethic, it will be tougher then most of you think for Parker to steal that crown from him, Parker gets all this love cuz.of his draft status and decent size, i find it hilarious.
P.S. im optimistic and hopeful that Parker will.be a quality player, I think he is overhyped on these forums because he is a 6'2" WR. I dont see him or his game as a #1 WR but I hope im wrong. -
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Que? Pretty much everyone said lesser AJ Green, which is still a pretty good #1, certainly no one I saw call him a high end #2.Tin Indian and Fin4Ever like this. -
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I'm not calling Parker our #1, so don't take it that way, but I don't think your attributions of others evaluations correctly illustrate Parker's perceived ability. -
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I also agree that we we finally have a few other very exciting options at WR. At a minimum, I believe that we have four other WRs and JC that I trust to win enough of the time that Tannehill should have options even if none of those guys becomes a true #1. And I think that for the first time in his career he should have a group that can threaten every spot on the field. That should help both Tannehill and Lazor. I do think that Parker has the potential to become a true #1 especially if he learns to be a pro from Jennings and Landry. Those two can help create a culture that develops players all over our team. I wasn't a big Parker fan going into the draft, but he has been impressive in the few glimpses we've had. If he maximizes his potential, as Landry seems to be doing, he could become another AJ Green. (When I project players I don't usually assume they will maximize their potential. That's actually pretty rare).Limbo, cbrad, Tin Indian and 1 other person like this.
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