Quote:I wouldn't call Beckham a freak athlete. He's not tall, he's fast, but so are all receivers. What makes him so good is the phenomenal skillset he has. You can't teach someone to catch better than he does.

 

I think that's why he's a freak athlete. He can do things that other people can't do, or he does them effortlessly when others struggle with them. I think the height / weight / speed combo = athleticism thing is too often used to categorize someone as a freak athlete. 

 

 

Quote:I live in Big 10 country and didn't know that Gregory was a big time prospect until I started researching into the draft. When you can see a handful of games a team plays and not even notice a certain player that is not a good sign. I only saw one Florida game and knew Fowler was special. I've seen a handful of Gregory games and definitely doubt it. I can't say much on Ray. Just my takeaways from watching games.

 

I agree. I'm not impressed with him at all. 

 

Double-teams are very successful against him; he can't fight through them. Runningbacks have success completely eliminating him with the simplest cut-blocks. For being the most physically talented DL on the Nebraska line, he's very often the last person off the snap. He seems to be pancaked a lot, too. 

 

I like his effort and motor. He seems to be most successful when he's trying to predict the snap, but that's going to be countered at the next level. Because he's so talented, he shines on occassions, but those appear to be the exception to me. I certainly wouldn't take him top-3. 

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