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Welcome Brian Thomas Jr. Jags new star receiver
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(05-13-2024, 11:47 AM)Caldrac Wrote:Oh you know me. I've been team receiver for a very very long time. Love the selection of BTJ and think the Jags hit a home run.(05-13-2024, 11:19 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: Woo buddy. If he hits these numbers in year 1?! That would be nuts. Those numbers are better than Ridley last year though and that would be an amazing year. Hope it happens! We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today! (05-13-2024, 12:05 PM)cland Wrote:(05-13-2024, 11:47 AM)Caldrac Wrote: I have high expectations for him right off the bat. Especially inside the redzone. It averages out to 4 - 5 catches per game and 60 yards per game over a 17 game season. I am factoring in some high's and low's with him as a rookie. Highly. He tends to separate with relative ease at the top of his routes on longer developing routes, but, in these highlights below you'll see what I like about him. He'll box out, go up and get it within contested traffic as well once the field begins to shorten towards the endzone. He nabbed 17 TD's last year and more than half of them were what I would consider NFL caliber worthy grabs. Meaning, he tracks the ball, wins in tight coverage, maintains balance, and, most importantly, keeps two feet in or toes in. LSU WR Brian Thomas Jr. 2023 Highlights ? ᴴᴰ (youtube.com) "What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king."
I think Trevor has really missed having a receiver of this type. He was great in college getting the ball out to bigger receivers.
(05-13-2024, 01:44 PM)Newton Wrote: I think Trevor has really missed having a receiver of this type. He was great in college getting the ball out to bigger receivers. Yep. Should be a really fun year for this offense. Hopefully Morse was the missing link to the offensive line woes and Cleveland is more comfortable after a year to where he can settle in at left guard. Thomas has really, really good straight line speed and the ability to get behind a secondary. The goal for him this summer should be getting stronger in an NFL weight room and working on beating press coverages more consistently. Any defense we play this year that primarily uses zone though? I like his chances to hurt secondaries. Lawrence will not hesitate throwing 50/50 balls to this guy though. Hopefully early and often. Strike points or at least keeps a defense honest and for them to back off a bit so everything else opens up underneath. "What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king." (05-13-2024, 02:39 PM)Caldrac Wrote:Like the clots?!(05-13-2024, 01:44 PM)Newton Wrote: I think Trevor has really missed having a receiver of this type. He was great in college getting the ball out to bigger receivers. Slightly off topic regarding BTJ but I want to get my son his jersey but I'm slightly skeptical due to his potential number change. I know he's #7 but he really wants #11. We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today! (05-13-2024, 12:30 PM)Caldrac Wrote:(05-13-2024, 12:05 PM)cland Wrote: I always think that red-zone WRs have to have not only height, but strength and a large catch radius to out duel opposing coverage. How do your rate his ability there? It's difficult to not get very excited about Thomas' potential after watching these highlights. He's much faster than Tee Higgins and only 1 inch shorter. Can't remember a Jaguars receiver with this combination of size and speed except for possibly ex-quarterback Matt Jones. The combination of Thomas, Kirk, Davis and Engram will be tough to stop. Should also open things up for Etienne. As you said, the key to this offense jelling will be the offensive line. Best scenario is Morse plays at the same level as he did with the Bills and Chiefs. No reason they can't get at least a couple more very good years out of him. Cleveland and Scherff must prove they can remain healthy for most of the season. If they do, Lawrence should have a very big season. While the depth on the line isn't great, Little,Hodges and Foster will need to be reliable replacements in the likely case at least one starting lineman misses time due to injury. One more note about BTJ. I was very surprised the Jaguars didn't select Mitchell at 17 or Arnold after trading back. I would have taken one of these cornerbacks if calling the shots on draft day due to the greater need at this position. In hindsight, I didn't expect so many quality receivers to be off the board before the Jaguars 2nd round pick. Knowing that now, Baalke likely made the right decision especially since Jones looks like a steal, despite the fact some pundits had him rated lower than where he was selected. Prince also has many positive traits which should enable him to make the 53 man roster and eventually compete for playing time. I look forward to seeing how these rookies look in training camp and the pre-season games.
(05-13-2024, 03:25 PM)jaglou53 Wrote:(05-13-2024, 12:30 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Highly. He tends to separate with relative ease at the top of his routes on longer developing routes, but, in these highlights below you'll see what I like about him. He'll box out, go up and get it within contested traffic as well once the field begins to shorten towards the endzone. If we stayed at 17 I wanted Mitchell who I didnt think would be there. After the trade back I wanted DeJean and then BTJ would of probably been next on my list followed by Arnold. I was very high on Newton but its clear he had the injury red flag and now its reported there is also a issue with his other foot so im sure teams knew about that. If I took Mitchell at 17 I would have came back and taken AD Mitchell at 47, if there were red flags with him from the interviews I wold have taken Jenkins. Baalke taken Smith over Jenkins should be linked to him almost like Walker over Hutch imo. It will be interesting to see who ends up the better player between Jenkins and Smith. (05-13-2024, 07:43 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:I would have tried to trade up and take JPJ if only having to give up one of the 4th round picks. After that, I would have just stayed at 47 and taken Frazier. Adonai Mitchell looks like a boom or bust pick. His attitude seemed like a potential problem when he felt the ball wasn't coming his way enough.(05-13-2024, 03:25 PM)jaglou53 Wrote: It's difficult to not get very excited about Thomas' potential after watching these highlights. He's much faster than Tee Higgins and only 1 inch shorter. Can't remember a Jaguars receiver with this combination of size and speed except for possibly ex-quarterback Matt Jones. The combination of Thomas, Kirk, Davis and Engram will be tough to stop. Should also open things up for Etienne. As you said, the key to this offense jelling will be the offensive line. Best scenario is Morse plays at the same level as he did with the Bills and Chiefs. No reason they can't get at least a couple more very good years out of him. Cleveland and Scherff must prove they can remain healthy for most of the season. If they do, Lawrence should have a very big season. While the depth on the line isn't great, Little,Hodges and Foster will need to be reliable replacements in the likely case at least one starting lineman misses time due to injury. We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today!
(05-13-2024, 08:11 PM)jaglou53 Wrote:(05-13-2024, 07:43 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: If we stayed at 17 I wanted Mitchell who I didnt think would be there. After the trade back I wanted DeJean and then BTJ would of probably been next on my list followed by Arnold. I was very high on Newton but its clear he had the injury red flag and now its reported there is also a issue with his other foot so im sure teams knew about that. If I took Mitchell at 17 I would have came back and taken AD Mitchell at 47, if there were red flags with him from the interviews I wold have taken Jenkins. Baalke taken Smith over Jenkins should be linked to him almost like Walker over Hutch imo. It will be interesting to see who ends up the better player between Jenkins and Smith.I would have tried to trade up and take JPJ if only having to give up one of the 4th round picks. After that, I would have just stayed at 47 and taken Frazier. Adonai Mitchell looks like a boom or bust pick. His attitude seemed like a potential problem when he felt the ball wasn't coming his way enough. I would have traded up for DeJean or JPJ. I never seen that with Mitchell, do you have any clips or highlights of him getting upset? If they took him off their board for red flags then I would have taken Jenkins and then Frazier would have been next on my board. I hope Legette turns into a good WR, hes country as hell and has a horse named Dolla Bill lol https://youtu.be/DX9NsG6X9rc?si=TWpccWBZX06a7dKs (05-13-2024, 09:50 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:(05-13-2024, 08:11 PM)jaglou53 Wrote: I would have tried to trade up and take JPJ if only having to give up one of the 4th round picks. After that, I would have just stayed at 47 and taken Frazier. Adonai Mitchell looks like a boom or bust pick. His attitude seemed like a potential problem when he felt the ball wasn't coming his way enough. Can't say I have any clips of Mitchell displaying a bad attitude on the field. I was basing this off of comments made by certain G.M.'s that he did not manage his diabetic medication very well and could be very abrasive when not properly medicated. On the other hand, he has also been described as a very compassionate person who is a great father. He apparently also hired a private chef recently and is doing much better at monitoring his diet. The more I read about this guy, the more I like him and am pulling for him. If he is able to deal effectively with his diabetes going forward, he might turn out to be one of the steals of this draft and someone the Jaguars will have to worry about when facing him 2 times every season. (05-13-2024, 02:39 PM)Caldrac Wrote:(05-13-2024, 01:44 PM)Newton Wrote: I think Trevor has really missed having a receiver of this type. He was great in college getting the ball out to bigger receivers. That's a good thing, cause TLaw only throws 50/50 balls... And I'll just see my way out... *tip toe* *tip toe* *run*
(05-14-2024, 10:56 AM)cland Wrote:Lol(05-13-2024, 02:39 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Yep. Should be a really fun year for this offense. Hopefully Morse was the missing link to the offensive line woes and Cleveland is more comfortable after a year to where he can settle in at left guard. We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today!
Tank Dell is my starting point for this season with Brian.
Tank was having a real good season as a rookie before his injury. It would be nice if Brian could be similarly productive.
Black Jaguar: Yeah, it's a thing.
Brandon Scherff is no longer that dude. Next season I want him gone. (05-22-2024, 12:05 PM)AnOldBrownie Wrote: Tank Dell is my starting point for this season with Brian. Side Note: Tank Dell is back at OTAs looking like himself, so the gunshot was indeed minor (as reported). (05-24-2024, 10:04 PM)Eric1 Wrote: https://twitter.com/RossTuckerPod/status...2979360049 I think he is right. We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today!
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(05-24-2024, 10:04 PM)Eric1 Wrote: https://twitter.com/RossTuckerPod/status...2979360049 Some will think King is a Homer after seeing this. I'm not going to say BTJ will be the best WR in this class but I do think his ceiling is as high as any WR to come out in years. He's the only WR I would have been happy with at 17 and we picked up some extra picks and still got him at 23. Hopefully he ends up an All Pro WR and we finally have our true number WR and he can grow with Trevor. With that extra 3rd and 4th next year hopefully we are a le to draft a couple difference makers there as well.
He'll get his opportunities early and often, that's for sure. For me, as I have said numerous times, it's his footwork and positioning inside the redzone and endzone that sold me on him immediately when I looked at his highlights.
50/50 jump ball situations felt more like 70/30 in his favor. His ability to box out in traffic working back inside and his ability to track the football and drag his feet or toe tap outside are better than any of the receivers I saw in this draft class. The size and top end speed is just a bonus. I kept thinking to myself as the draft process unfolded, that, we had to come out of this draft with him, Ricky Pearsall or Javon Baker. There was no way I thought he would be there at 17, let alone, 23. What helped us was a few defensive guys slipping that probably shouldn't have. I'll take it though. I expect big things out of him immediately. "What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king."
(05-27-2024, 09:55 AM)Caldrac Wrote: He'll get his opportunities early and often, that's for sure. For me, as I have said numerous times, it's his footwork and positioning inside the redzone and endzone that sold me on him immediately when I looked at his highlights. Yeah I'm thinking he'll be Trevor's clear #1 option by mid-season and that's meant as no disrespect to Kirk or Engram. Which receiver has the biggest game will probably still vary game to game even then as opposing defenses will be picking their poison. O-line please do your part in allowing this to happen. |
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