(04-10-2018, 12:59 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(04-10-2018, 12:49 PM)Bullseye Wrote: There has been a lot of talk of Moore as a late first round prospect at WR.  Many mock drafts project the Jaguars to take him at 29.

So I decided to examine him more closely than I had before.

I watched cutups of five different games of his.  While not coaches tape, it suffices for these purposes.

To be honest, I don't understand the hype over him.

When I watched him, he wasn't a guy that gained a lot of vertical separation on his deep routes.  The separation he did get deep was mostly on stop and go type moves.

He does have good change of direction and a thick build, and seems adept at finding holes in underneath coverage.  But does he resemble a dominant WR that could get that S out of the box?  Not at all.

He suffered from some bad QB play.  The separation he did get vertically was often wasted by inaccurate passes.

But right now, I would be strongly opposed to the Jaguars taking DJ Moore at #29.

This is the understatement of the century.

Terps were on the 3rd QB halfway through game 2. Teams continually used bracket coverage on him considering he was the Terps only offensive threat. Period. I have a little bit of Terps homerism but guys like Ngakoue, Diggs and Sean Davis are overlooked due to their college teams ineptness

I have a favorable view of Maryland overall, even if their current team isn't that great.

Maryland has produced some very good players over the years, and some good prospects that had everything needed to succeed but somehow never put it all together (Ferrell Edmunds or Warren Powers, anyone?).

I just think Moore is a slot receiver, not the guy the Jaguars need to get that S out of the box or to get defenses to respect deep.

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(04-10-2018, 01:30 PM)knarnn Wrote: He reminds me of Percy Harvin more than anything. If you are willing to scheme the ball to him, he will be dangerous. While he can play more of a traditional WR role, I feel that wouldn't maximize his talents.

Build wise...yes.

But I don't see anywhere near the explosiveness Harvin had.

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