Why not? He caught 50 passes and scored 32 tds in 2014.
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Jay Ajayi should be a receiving threat as well
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Absolutely. Was a strength of his in college
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And Ryan tannehill was a serviceable WR in college.
NFL is a different world, Ajayi is far from a polished receiver.
NFL is a different world, Ajayi is far from a polished receiver.
BenchFiedler
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Grant is coming slowly but surely. Who is going to get benched for Grant? Landry? Stills? Parker? Some of you fans need to let this process play out and show a little patience.
The only back in college history with 1,500 rushing and 500 receiving in the same season.
Ajayi should be a receiving threat based on what he did in college but he struggled catching the ball during OTAs and in the preseason.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...tannehill-dolphins-post-minicamp-nuggets.html
FearTheBeard
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Have you guys watched the games? He has certainly struggled in that aspect. College production != pro production
Struggled how? He hasn't dropped many passes and really not enough targets to say he is currently struggling.
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When Grant and Drake break out, we are all going to be very happy Gase eased them in.
And Ajayi caught ton of balls in college but have you seen him try to catch a pass in Miami? Stonehands. Bats the ball up in the air for an INT, drops an easy pass... He just isn't catching well. I am sure he'll still get passes but I wouldn't rely feel great relying on his hands on 3rd and manageable.
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In the opportunities he has had in the passing game (preseason and regular season), so far Ajayi has been very poor catching the ball out of the backfield with a number of bad drops. But that doesn't mean he can't improve, and he has had a couple of difficult catches as well. IMHO he looks like he is still adjusting to this aspect of the game in the pros.
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Nah pound the rock with him, use Williams and drake in passing downs when Ajayi needs a breather
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I haven't seen many passes that hit him in stride.
They key is to find him open while running and pass the ball without him having to stop and catch, or contort his body which pretty much every pass play he's had to do.
They key is to find him open while running and pass the ball without him having to stop and catch, or contort his body which pretty much every pass play he's had to do.
He will get more comfortable with more snaps and get better. He has not been good and that surprised me based on his college numbers. Lamar Miller was not comfortable catching the ball for a few years but he got MUCH better at the end of 2014 and into 2015. RB routes are different in the NFL than most all colleges. He just needs to get more comfortable with those routes and develop some muscle memory.
FearTheBeard
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He hasn't exactly shown natural hands out there. A lot of inconsistency there. I'm a big Ajayi fan, but Drake and Williams are better options in that aspect. I'd give Ajayi some more looks, but it's not as simple as projecting college stats.