(02-12-2018, 11:07 AM)Deacon Wrote: Ugh. Reads like it was written by a man who literally had a lime in his mouth the whole time. I can practically hear the accent every time I read it.
All kidding aside though, nice write up. A few things about Gesicki that I didn't like.
Blocking - See any of the posts above
When he had to gather in that "leaping" clip - That always worries me. Quick twitch means exactly that, your muscles are ready to explode immediately. Should be no need to gather. Probably nitpicking here, but that's what draft talk is all about.
Power - This is tied to blocking, but those long-limbed guys will sometimes have problems with strength. I didn't see a lot of power from him in a few of them fancy movies you posted.
What I did like
Sells the play. He spends as much effort as he needs to set up a guy and the play. He worked a Safety who had inside position on him until he got him to move then went inside. It didn't happen right away, he kept working on it. Thumbs up right there. The play where he caught the TD after faking the WR screen. He did a good job of selling his block then went downfield. I like that as much as NYC4Jags likes a glass of bourbon in the morning.
"Triangle numbers" - who don't want a player built like that?!
Catch and drops - it's a good thing for a guy to catch more passes than he drops. Hey! Did ya read that Marquise Lee?!
I hope you weren't implying I was a limey, i.e of British origin sir...
The leaping point is very interesting to me. I know that NBA prospects can be dinged for being "two foot leapers" Vs being able to spring off of one leg.
Seems Gesicki is definitely in the two foot category.
Power wise I'd agree. If he could put on another 10-15 of good muscle onto that lanky frame it would do him a world of good. Needs to bring some "dog" out too.
Agree on the rest too. The more I watched the more I saw a guy who came with a plan on every play as a receiver. Good spacial awareness and has the technique to get to his spots.
Even if he never becomes anything more than a willing but below average blocker he is still a very intriguing weapon to have at your disposal. Could be a very good security blanket for whoever our QB is.
(02-12-2018, 01:58 PM)HolsterHusto Wrote: (02-12-2018, 01:27 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: He didn't display good hands at the Senior Bowl. He had a couple of very easy drops. I wasn't impressed.
Per PFF, Gesicki had 2 drops out of all the catchable balls he had thrown his way last year.
I’ll take the sample size over a week at the Senior Bowl.
Yeah he has great hands.
Jeremy Reaves the safety made two big plays in the Senior Bowl breaking up a pass Gesicki caught. Wouldn't be too worried about it long term.
