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How much Jarvis Landry do we see?

J. David Wannyheimer said:
Can you actually demonstrate that this is the case? Because from what I've seen of his blocking, it's NOT good. At all. I was extremely unimpressed by his effort blocking in the preseason.
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When Wallace, Hartline and Matthews are the other receivers he's competing against for the distinction, do I even have to answer that question????!!!!
 
Fin Thirteen said:
When Wallace, Hartline and Matthews are the other receivers he's competing against for the distinction, do I even have to answer that question????!!!!
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Yes. I've seen Mike Wallace throw a block to get a guy into the end zone. I've seen Jarvis Landry pretend he is a matador on more than one occasion.

It's an honest question. I just don't see what it is that makes people say he's a good blocker.
 
LDaniel7 said:
If Landry gets hurt returning kicks he won't have much impact at all at WR.

The player development of this team has me stunned, sometimes. You finally get a good QB and throw him out there w. the worst OL and bottom of the league talent at skill positions -- including sending away a high level RB w. pure arrogance.

Now, you finally get a second round WR who can do some things, and you put him where he's least equipped to make a difference: return game. AND where he can get hurt.

Landry's skills are at WR -- hands, body control, owning zones, helping QBs -- amazing and potentially GREAT. In the return game, he's just a slightly improved version of Bess. Which is to say, not even as good as Thigpen.

Why? It's stupid, imo.

The slower returners take huge hits in the return game. Only your elite returners eat up angles and create off-balance contact. Landry returning the football is NOT the way to develop him as a WR.

LD
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I don't think it's that stupid. I think ST is a good way for him to get on the field more. Josh Cribbs isn't a burner but always ranked near the top of the league in return effectiveness, and for all the speed Thigpen has, he rarely did anything with it. I also doubt Landry will get many snaps over Rishard Matthews unless he's eating it up every time he's in the game.

Besides, even if he gets hurt, he's still the 5/6 WR on the depth chart; doesn't hurt us.
 
Fin Thirteen said:
I'm actually in the moderate camp when it comes to excitement about Landry. Not least because this is a committee offense and nobody is going to dominate. But this guy is not the slouch on the field everyone seems to suggest he is and he already showed in preseason that he can get upfield on well placed throws to him between the hashmarks.

I wouldn't imagine he'll be a ROY candidate either, but then nobody thought Keenan Allen would be last year either. (Interestingly, Allen tweaked his hammy at the combine too and ran a very pedestrian 4.71/4.75 at his pro day. Landry ran 4.65 WITH the hammy problem and 4.5 at his pro day.)

I disagree with you that he won't get any separation. Landry doesn't scrub off speed with heavy-footed direction changes and he's actually pretty nifty out of his breaks as a result. But. like I say, I'm pretty moderate on him in terms of him turning out to be some kind of elite receiver.
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this guy did...top wr on my board...

as for landrys lack of separation he sets up dbs well and is a precise route runner and wins quickly to the inside from the slot...he does most his separation at the los...if the qbs timing is right he can make plenty of plays...he also presses on dbs in his routes and uses his head before making quick lateral cuts etc to give him again separation and uses his hands well...not to mention his ball skills are off the charts

it's not an issue unless the only thing a guy sees is the stop watch...
 
J. David Wannyheimer said:
Yes. I've seen Mike Wallace throw a block to get a guy into the end zone. I've seen Jarvis Landry pretend he is a matador on more than one occasion.

It's an honest question. I just don't see what it is that makes people say he's a good blocker.
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I've seen all 4 of our other WR's block well on the run and screen last year. From what I saw in preseason, Landry is the worst.
 
I hope to see #17 spread it out but we do need to see Landry making big plays in the game often and early, I'm excited to see what the kid can do!
 
i personally think landrys the best blocking wr on the team...and it's not close...they havent used him much on the perimeter yet for it but they will
 
Landry is on return duty because they want someone who won't **** up and can handle the fire...
 
NYPhinzFan said:
I don't think it's that stupid. I think ST is a good way for him to get on the field more. Josh Cribbs isn't a burner but always ranked near the top of the league in return effectiveness, and for all the speed Thigpen has, he rarely did anything with it. I also doubt Landry will get many snaps over Rishard Matthews unless he's eating it up every time he's in the game.

Besides, even if he gets hurt, he's still the 5/6 WR on the depth chart; doesn't hurt us.
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It DOES hurt us if Landry is all that he is cracked up to be as a WR.

LD
 
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