Vise sam hteo da se osvrnem na izbor igraca na upravo zavrsenom draftu.
Znam da ne moze sve odjednom, ali ILB je goruci problem vec dosta dugo i run stop je nesto sa cime vec dosta kuburimo. Uglavnom zbog povreda, ali i zbog lose tranzicije pojedinih igraca sa NCAA na NFL level.
Zbog toga je Clay uguran u sredinu gde bez potrebe prima batine umesto da radi ono sto najbolje ume. Zato je uzet Martinez koje je na Stanfordu vec igrao u 3-4. Na koledzu su mu trazili i da drop back into coverage, sto je velika boljka Samy Barringtonu, a i Ryanu. Martinez ima sansu da odmah prve sezone zaigra i to mozda cak i od prvog kola. Videcemo kako ce se snaci. Ako sa cetiri ILB ne uspeju da zakrpe poziciju onda jebi ga.
Kyler je brz i ima brz prvi korak, odlicno se krece za svoju visinu, ali tek treba da dokaze da ga operacija ACL od pre dve godine nece sputavati u NFL. Mada, realno, ove godine tesko da ce videti teren, eventualno ako krenu povrede.
Sa druge strane Lowry je igrac za kojeg mi bas i nije najjasnije zasto je draftovan. Bilo je boljih igraca od njega, ali ajde da verujem TT-u. Ono sto je veliki minus je cinjenica da ce u startu morati da se bori protiv svojih fizickih nedostataka (duzina ruku) i ako misli da uspesno igra protiv vrhunskih teklova bice mu potrebna besprekorna tehnika, a to je vec veliki znak pitanja. Za obojicu je bitno da su igrali u 3-4 semama i to je verovanto ono sto je i presudilo da budu izabrani.
Isto je i sa Clarkom, on je vec igrao NT u UCLA 3-4 frontu. Prevashodno run stuffer, ali ima i sve uslove da bude odlican interior rusher.
Napad je bio najsporiji u NFL-u prosle godine, a TE Rodgers medju najsporijim TE u ligi.
Da li ce Jared Cook biti brzi, ja mislim - tesko.
Sve nade se polazu u Jordyja, a on ima 31 godinu i operaciju kolena iza sebe. Da li i on moze opet biti onako brz? Ne znam.
Moguce je da moze, ali ja sam procitao jedan zanimljiv clanak o WR-ovima koji su imali povredu ACL i njihov ucinak pre i posle. U pitanju je 2011, 2012, 2013. i 2014. godina.
2011
Michael Jenkins, Vikings.
Age (at time of tear): 29
Before: 50 rec., 706 yds.
After: 40 rec., 449 yds. (in only one full season)
Steve Smith, Giants/Eagles
Age: 26
Before: 82 rec., 875 yds.
After: 14 rec., 131 yds. in 9 games with the Rams.
Note: Smith retired following the 2012 season
Domenik Hixon, Giants
Age: 27
Before: 28 rec., 392 yds.
After: 23 rec., 211 yds.
Note: Hixon retired in 2014 after tearing his ACL for the third time
Kenny Britt, Titans/Rams
Age: 25
Before: 42 rec., 738 yds.
After: 47 rec., 669 yds.
Jordan Shipley, Bengals
Age: 25
Before: 52 rec., 600 yds. (one season)
After: 23 rec., 244 yds. (one season)
Note: Shipley retired following the 2012 season
2012
David Nelson, Bills
Age: 25
Before: 46 rec., 506 yds.
After: 36 rec., 423 yds. (one season)
2013
Travis Benjamin, Browns
Age: 23
Before: 18 rec., 298 yds. (in rookie season)
After: 43 rec., 640 yds. (including 68 rec. for 966 yds. in 2015)
Reggie Wayne, Colts
Age: 34
Before: 91 rec., 1158 yds.
After: 64 rec., 779 yds. (one season)
Arrelious Benn, Buccaneers
Age: 28
Before: 28 rec., 418 yds.
Note: Benn has not played in the NFL since his injury.
Jeremy Maclin, Eagles
Age: 25
Before: 66 rec., 858 yds.
After: 86 rec., 1203 yds.
Leonard Hankerson, Redskins
Age: 24
Before: 38 rec., 543 yds. (one season)
After: 26 rec., 327 yds. (one season)
Sidney Rice, Seahawks
Age: 27
Before: 41 rec., 616 yds.
Note: Rice retired in 2014, citing a number of reasons
2014
Jordan Norwood, Broncos
Age: 28
Before: 23 rec., 268 yds. (one season)
After: 22 rec., 207 yds.
AVERAGES
Before: 46.5 rec., 613.5 yds.
After: 32.6 rec., 406.4 yds.
Nije nemoguce, ali bice vrlo tesko da ponovo bude vanserijski WR.
Njegove cifre su $4.6 million in 2015, $8.3 million in 2016, $11.55 million in 2017, $12.55 million in 2018.
Morace da cini cuda ako misli da ga TT placa toliko u narednim godinama.
Sve u svemu, ili ove sezone novi SB ili tesko u dogledno vreme.
Barem ne u Rodgersovoj eri.