Allen Lazard- NFL Draft
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Oh I know Butler is fast just curious how anyone would know his current 40 time
CycloneErik
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I know the old Three Amigos in Denver used to talk in interviews about the broken fingers they got from trying to catch John Elway passes. That sounded pleasant.
I mean this should be of no surprise to any Cyclone fan; we've known for awhile he's had some bad drops and will likely run between 4.65-4.7. He will cement himself on a roster by running crisp routes and winning the 50/50 balls as he can do.
This guy had a much more positive impression of Lazard: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...n=fb-nf-sf180076830-sf180076830&sf180076830=1
Whoa. Kudos to Michael Joseph the player from the University of Dubuque (Divison III) for getting an invite to the Senior Bowl. He must have really been a dominant player at that level to draw the attention necessary to earn that spot.
That highlights how much of the process is oriented to opinion. You don't have to impress every scout from every team. You have to impress just one to a sufficient degree. No question in my mind that Lazard is a total package that someone will want, and I think his size, physical nature, route running and blocking will get him on a team and further, that he will make the squad.
Absolutely 100% correct. If Lazard was faster and had better hands he would be considered the next Calvin Johnson. He is not, and will make s roster because he can block and is a red zone weapon.
SIAP, but Lazard wasn't the only receiver struggling to handle passes from Josh Allen yesterday -
https://sports.yahoo.com/wyoming-qb-josh-allen-passes-eyeball-test-starts-throwing-025702572.html
"With receivers running routes against air, Allen’s first pass sailed about five yards over the head of Wisconsin tight end Troy Fumagalli. Other passes went awry thereafter, in a scrimmage situation. There were some impressive throws that showcased Allen’s big arm, but also some short tosses with way too much velocity that receivers could not hang onto."
It doesn't excuse the drops but it does provide a little context. Sounds like Allen might have been pressing a little bit and putting more on the ball than he needed to.
https://sports.yahoo.com/wyoming-qb-josh-allen-passes-eyeball-test-starts-throwing-025702572.html
"With receivers running routes against air, Allen’s first pass sailed about five yards over the head of Wisconsin tight end Troy Fumagalli. Other passes went awry thereafter, in a scrimmage situation. There were some impressive throws that showcased Allen’s big arm, but also some short tosses with way too much velocity that receivers could not hang onto."
It doesn't excuse the drops but it does provide a little context. Sounds like Allen might have been pressing a little bit and putting more on the ball than he needed to.
A while back I had compared him to Kelvin Benjamin, so we're pretty much in agreement there. Both big, physical receivers who make their living by boxing out defenders and winning the 50/50 balls. They don't get great separation, they're not serious catch and run threats, and they're not going to win many footraces.
But not every team likes that sort of size or physical profile for their receivers. A team could draft him and ask him to move inside into an h-back role where his size would still be an asset but his lack of speed wouldn't be such a detriment. We'll see. Unless he totally tanks the rest of this week or at the combine I still think he's a Day 2 pick.
I want to say he won the D3 equivalent to the Heisman. Not 100% positive on winning it, I know he was a finalist though
I think you mean the Cliff Harris Award, which goes to the best small college defensive player in the country. He won it. Pretty interesting story. According to the article he's the first player from the IIAC to get a Senior Bowl invite since 1960.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...enior-bowl-michael-joseph-20180123-story.html
Nothing more to add other than his 40 time like it or not will determine where he goes in the draft. The most important thing for him is he will get a shot with a team in camp. THAT is where it will be determined if he can make the team or not.
I think he can be a match up nightmare but just needs the right team to maybe even think a little outside the box on how to use him.
I think he can be a match up nightmare but just needs the right team to maybe even think a little outside the box on how to use him.
Not as far as I know. The list of players invited to the combine won't be published for another two or three weeks. I would think that a solid showing this week could only help his cause.
Right you are. But he told the Register. The full list of players invited won't be made available to the public for a couple more weeks.
