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Da_Zou13
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 Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:22 pm Post subject: L'Damien Washington - WR Mizzou |
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Here's another late round prospect to look at. Most notable is his size speed combo. 6-4, 205lbs, and may run in the high 4.3's. He is not the most polished WR in the draft but we can get him late. Thoughts?
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Thad's Castle
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| Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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| His measurables are identical to AJ Green when he came out of Georgia in terms of size, strength and speed, and perhaps a tad quicker (I think AJ only ran in the 4.5s or something like that). However, that's about it. He was great in Mizzou's system, but I just get a Bryan Quick kind of feeling from him. His talent is definitely there, but he looks too raw and unpolished too often to me. In terms of his potential development, I think he's a big project. We'll see. Since he's a Tiger, I'll definitely be rooting for him. |
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nicfre2011
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| Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:41 am Post subject: |
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| Thad's Castle wrote: | | His measurables are identical to AJ Green when he came out of Georgia in terms of size, strength and speed, and perhaps a tad quicker (I think AJ only ran in the 4.5s or something like that). However, that's about it. He was great in Mizzou's system, but I just get a Bryan Quick kind of feeling from him. His talent is definitely there, but he looks too raw and unpolished too often to me. In terms of his potential development, I think he's a big project. We'll see. Since he's a Tiger, I'll definitely be rooting for him. |
You are right about Green running close to 4.50 (he ran a 4.4 . The thing is, Green weighed in at the combine at 6 3-1/2" and 211 lbs, 34-3/8" arm length, 9-1/4" hand size. Washington weighed into the combine at 6'-4" and 195 lbs., 33-3/8" arm length, 9" hand size. Obviously, Green weighed in much heavier than Washington.
I see Washington as a decent later round development prospect. He has a nice length and long speed combination but the key will be if he can develop into being more than just a "go route" runner. If he can add some functional bulk and work on his ability to handle a diverse route tree he could help to open up the underneath passing game for a team by forcing defenses to respect more than just his deep speed.
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Thad's Castle
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| Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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| nicfre2011 wrote: | | You are right about Green running close to 4.50 (he ran a 4.4. The thing is, Green weighed in at the combine at 6 3-1/2" and 211 lbs, 34-3/8" arm length, 9-1/4" hand size. Washington weighed into the combine at 6'-4" and 195 lbs., 33-3/8" arm length, 9" hand size. Obviously, Green weighed in much heavier than Washington. |
This is embarrassing. I was looking at Marcus Lucas' measurables when I wrote that up lol I really need to check my facts again before I click submit, lest I look like a jackass. |
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nicfre2011
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| Thad's Castle wrote: | | nicfre2011 wrote: | | You are right about Green running close to 4.50 (he ran a 4.4. The thing is, Green weighed in at the combine at 6 3-1/2" and 211 lbs, 34-3/8" arm length, 9-1/4" hand size. Washington weighed into the combine at 6'-4" and 195 lbs., 33-3/8" arm length, 9" hand size. Obviously, Green weighed in much heavier than Washington. |
This is embarrassing. I was looking at Marcus Lucas' measurables when I wrote that up lol I really need to check my facts again before I click submit, lest I look like a jackass. |
TC,
No need to be embarrassed! I have done that before...it's easy to do trying to look over all of the statistics and weigh-in numbers. Bottom line, Washington is an intriguing later round prospect if he can avoid becoming exclusively a go route type of receiver.
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Ring of Fame
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| It's funny you list Washington at 205 pounds in the OP. Cause if he was actually 205 pounds - and could play at that weight - we'd be talking about a 1st Round pick. In reality he plays at about 195 pounds and that raises durability concerns. I agree Washington is a rare athlete considering his height/speed combo, but he's not yet physical '3-down' receiver that AJ Green is. |
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The two biggest knocks on Washington are his hands and his size. If you're a team like the 49ers that can wait a couple years for him to develop as a WR, he could be a big-time contributor down the road.
The biggest asset he'll bring his first couple years in the league is his special teams abilities. He was Mizzou's best gunner the last 2-3 years. That's something that will translate.
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