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Anthony Armstrong 4.24

"Career highlights" are why Im taking everything about this kid with a grain of salt.. doesnt matter how fast you are, if you cant run routes, or catch the ball, you arent worth a damn
 
petefins said:
But he is running routes and catching the ball..........
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good... hopefully he builds off this and continues it when the pads go on...
personally, I dont get excited, or really take too much precedencein minicamps, unless there are injuries of course. nothing really matters until and what we need to pay attention to is TC.

At any rate.. Ive learned over the years spped really means a minimal... id much rather have a 4.6 Jerry rice than a 4.2 anthony armstrong
 
petefins said:
But he is running routes and catching the ball..........
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Actually a lot of people are saying he is dropping the ball, and that's the problem. He may drop less than in the past, and he definitely is running better routes than last year, but from what I heard, he is still one of the worst WR's at actually catching the ball. That's not a good thing. I hope he changes it, because I'm a real softie for guys with true speed, but if you are a 6th WR and don't contribute on special teams, how are you going to make the roster?

IMHO, for him to make the roster it will need to be as the 5th WR, not the 6th, because Hartline and/or London will play special teams, so his WR skills need to be much better than those two.
 
if he could be a KR and PR guy that would be great and our 5th WR i would be ok with that because when you are the 5th wr you hardly ever get the ball and with his speed he would be a good KR and PR guy but i would rather have Brennan Marion
 
Digital said:
He may drop less than in the past, and he definitely is running better routes than last year, but from what I heard, he is still one of the worst WR's at actually catching the ball. That's not a good thing. .
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I would like to know your sources. Are you just making things up??

I heard from Sparano himself that he was becoming a favorite target among the QB's....
 
What is so difficult about catching the football in an ota???? How on earth will he catch it 'hearing' footsteps with regular season pressure on him?
The reporter stating he's still dropping balls alot doesn't mesh with what Sparano & Pennington were saying about him either.
 
Nothing matters until the pads go on. Thats why people writing off London already are wrong in doing so based on a coaches comments in trying to motivate players ala BP style.

When the pads go on or even after that, the preseason games, will show if he can catch or not or run routes. We know what London can do and what his potential is.
 
I would love for AA to catch on (no pun intended) and be one of our receivers. I think our third and long performance has been hindered by too few quick guys who can get down the field and make some YACs (as well as clear out space for the other, slower receivers). We also need to be looking toward the future where our starting QB will have a better deep ball and will need some fleet WRs who can make use of it. But we need them to have more Steve Smith attributes (toughness) or the QBs won't look for them when the hitting is happening. Ginn and AA (assuming he pans out) on the outside, Bessarillo in the slot, Fasano (or maybe better use Martin) TE, Cobbs in backfield, somebody's going to be open even on third and long.

I really dug that Bess came in this year buff. Even Ginn looks more built. We need strength and toughness in our WRs even more than speed.
 
It’s more likely a 4.3 guy can learn to catch than a guy who can catch learning to run 4.3. He would be returning kicks if he had hands period. If he can’t pull it down over a defender during a game, I’d rather he be on the Jets.
 
His speed is the main reason why I would like to see him make the team as a returner. He is also ment to be pretty elusive with ball in hand aswell so it would seem as though he has the tools to be a very good returner.

Time will tell though, his catching however seems to be letting him down at the moment and unless that improves, he will not make it.
 
BenchFiedler said:
I would like to know your sources. Are you just making things up??

I heard from Sparano himself that he was becoming a favorite target among the QB's....
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He isn't making it up I read the same thing I believe it was either the herald or sun sentinal guys said he is still dropping way to many balls...and like he said speed is meaningless if you cant catch
 
bigchub22 said:
He isn't making it up I read the same thing I believe it was either the herald or sun sentinal guys said he is still dropping way to many balls...and like he said speed is meaningless if you cant catch
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Well..............
Pennington labeled Anthony Armstrong, last year's practice squad WR, as one of the players who has made the biggest improvement this offseason.
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Raves
Sparano had strong praise for wide receiver Anthony Armstrong, who seems to get open for a deep catch at least once a practice.

"Every day I can honestly say that he has done something like that," Sparano said. "It's to the point I've seen these quarterbacks try to find him in matchups. He's done a really nice job of making some big plays out here when given the opportunity."
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However, while London has the prototypical 6-4, 210-pound physique that vice president of football operations Bill Parcells seeks in a playmaking receiver, he has been passed on the imaginary depth chart by former AFL
star Anthony Armstrong, who spent last season on the practice squad watching home games from the stands.
It's been a combination of London not coming up with the acrobatic catches he did during practice sessions last season while Armstrong has. At 5-11, 175 pounds, Armstrong is built similarly to starter Ted Ginn Jr., who also has been drawing rave reviews from coaches and players alike.
"I can say that every day Anthony Armstrong has done something like that right now," coach Tony Sparano said of Armstrong's ability to catch deep passes in practice. "To the point I see these quarterbacks are trying to find him in matchups. ... Until I see it in a game I am still at 50 percent that way with the evaluation part of it.
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