http://m.bleacherreport.com/article...ngs-surveying-rookie-class-post-week-9/page/2 I know it's too early to judge rookies / Idzik for this past draft, but still worth noting who's producing thus far and having an impact on their teams. At best, we have half the picks next year so something needs to improve in the scouting dept.
A few players I was very high on doing well: Mack: No brainer!! Anthony Barr: Many started to doubt him as it got closer to the draft, I was still impressed. Joel Bitonio: Really liked his game, he showed a lot at the Senior bowl Kyle Fuller: He was my target for the Jets in Rd 1 in my final Jet's mock draft. Jarvis Landry: I like him better than OBJ, it's still early and Odell was hurt. My Misses: Kelvin Benjamin: I think he went to the right team and has helped Cam. Still doesn't run great routes, but goes after the rock and wins. Eric Ebron; Needs to step it up...disappointing so far, injuries. Probably went to the wrong team, wasn't a huge need. Still early, so take it with a grain of salt.
He's doing well, but so are 10 other rookie WRs. Benjamin is doing exactly what he did at FSU, out jumping and physically beating smaller DBs Carolina is using him do his strengths, he went to a perfect team for their needs. His route running is awful. Cam threw a pick the other day when Benjamin stopped running the route across the middle. I'll give you credit for supporting KB, but it's still early to judge any 2014 rookie.
Benjamin is coming back down to Earth. Has anyone noticed they put in Cotchery for blocking purposes throughout the game and Benjamin was on the sidelines? I supported Allen Robinson tons prior to the draft, he's been really good. Catches everything and generates YAC. Chris Bortland (ILB) also, now that Willis is on the IR he's going to make an impact. He's got 60 tackles the last 2 games. He's going to be on that list very soon.
I agree for the most part, though I genuinely believe Odell Beckham Jr. will end up being the best receiver out of this class. I was very low on him coming out and he's done everything possible these last couple weeks to prove me wrong. Benjamin is a very early judge. He's being force fed because of old age, inexperience, and lack of talent among the rest of the receiving corps. He's still a very impressive RZ threat though. I really, really liked Bitonio. We could have used him also.
I'm sorry 35 tackes LOL, wtf was I thinking. He was a freaking balling against the Saints. Really impressive game. Damn - that's unfortunate - he was doing pretty good.
I'm sad we missed out on Allen Robinson. He's a stud and he will be in the league for a long time, even if its not as a #1.
just working off their list and who I liked leading up to the draft (ignoring the obvious top 10 picks). Joel Bitonio Ja'Wuan James. EJ Gaines (I was very high on him and saw him the last Rams game, he was just making plays all over). We could have had him in the 5th even. He was the only player that was on all of my mocks. Gabe Jackson could have been had in the 3rd. Odell Bryant could have been had in the 4th instead of Sanders Amarao.. Bridgewater. Oh well.
In a re draft Benjamin is the first WR off the board.. With ANY team! Although ODB has been really nice, Evans has come alive and Sammy looks to be his explosive self when healthy. Benjamin has dominated NFL corners as I said he would and has been the cream of the crop!! The kid is doing it with double coverage most of the time too because he has little help. You act like him being the man in Carolina favours him when in actual fact it's harder to be great with no help. Btw I said a while ago Lee will be a bust and Benjamin will be the best WR In the draft. Not looking too bad for such a bold prediction in your mind.
Kelvin Benjamin has 8 TDs, 4 of them coming when his team was down 24+ points. He's done better than expected but let's temper the expectations brotha. It's only yr 1 for these receivers. In a re-draft Watkins and Evans still go first IMO (I would honestly take Evans over any of the receivers in the draft). Evans first receiver since Randy Moss to get 100yds and a TD in 3 straight games. He's been just as productive as Benjamin with 1 less game.
I'm not doubting Benjamin but he's not near as good as Evans. Evans is the first WR off the board if there is a draft redo, then Watkins and then Benjamin. _
We definitely missed out on a great WR class, I admit that. But don't forget that we drafted Amaro, who plays like a receiver for the most part and may become something big in this league if we put him in a position to succeed. Decker + Amaro + Harvin + Kerley sets us up pretty well going forward, and I wouldn't be upset if we didn't address the WR position this offseason at all with so many other holes (plus a few former rookies who haven't gotten their chance b/c of IR).
My only issue with Amaro is that he looks to me like more of the Heath Miller type TE than the Jimmy Graham type TE. Don't get me wrong, Miller is a first ballot HOFer but he's more of the big wide body less athletic middle of the field not stretching defense type of guy. I saw Coby Fleener the other night and he was running fly patterns and stretching defenses--more of a WR frame but at 6-6 tall. Can't block for shit but the guy is an athletic pass catching TE/WR hybrid. Amaro is more of the old style TE. I love the player, but would love another tall athletic TE in the Graham/Fleener mold. _
