Here He Is: The Real Next Big Thing- The One We Must Acquire

NextBigThing · Joined: 26 Oct 2009 Posts: 15886 Location: Tuck Rule FTW

NBT gives you Brandon Coleman, wide receiver, Rutgers. This guy might be the most physically talented receiver since Moss. Not the prospect AJ Green was, or the athlete Patterson - but Coleman has more potential than either.

Would be 21 year old Brandon Coleman stands a towering 6'6 inches, yet is built proportionately for his height -there is nothing awkward about him. For being taller than Calvin Johnson, Coleman possesses quick feet & smooth hips unlike Johnson, or taller receivers like Plaxico Burress or Stephen Hill, he is more comparable to Cincinnati AJ Green. Like Calvin, Coleman doesn't have lanky 'slow' speed ala Sidney Rice - Coleman used quick feet & long powerful strides to run DAMN fast. Reported 40s of 4.40-4.45, but he has top speed in the 4.3s, and certainly seems to play faster than Stephen Hill. For being 6'6, Coleman is not a skinny/lanky guys ala Randy Moss or AJ Green, either. He is built more like a (very) young Terrell Owens - he is proportionate with solid muscular foundation. He possesses solid, though not amazing, upsion but makes up for it with his height and long arms.

Coleman is a natural ball catcher. He has had some concentration drops while peeking ahead too soon, or trying to make an acrobatic catch in traffic, but in general he has sound hands. He catches the ball in the air and away from his body, and has made several one handers in college. His ball skills also show tremendous talent. He naturally adjusts to the ball in their very well. He has excellent ball-tracking skills, and he is capable of kicking into an extra gear while simultaneously turning his hips to run a different angl to adjust to the pass.

Coleman runs a full route tree, and runs them all well as the tape demonstrates. Quick feet, smooth hips, great top speed, and as good of body control as one can get for his height are all obvious in the tape below.

At the moment, he is too raw & too unproven to be top a 5 pick as his measurables & talent might suggest he merits. In two seasons,Coleman has 56 career catches for 1,215 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was 2nd/3rd fiddle to Mohammad Sanu last season before becoming one of their focal points this year. But, I think he is worth a flier in round 1 or 2, depending on his pre-draft hype. This guy could be the Aldon Smith/Bruce Irvin of receivers, his measurables are almost unprecedented. Pu him in our offense, and OROTY for sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc8QWAVE0Nc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLKS1dMAQMQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz5G1KL1Ho4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a7Mutsn33g

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Sciz · Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 12833 Location: Iowa

Oh man, I can't wait to see who you're gushing over a week from now.
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Tzimisce · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:43 pm Post subject:

Not even draft eligible until 2014.
Also not nearly as fast as you make him out to be. His averaged timed speed is ~4.55
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NextBigThing · Joined: 26 Oct 2009 Posts: 15886 Location: Tuck Rule FTW

NextBigThing · Joined: 26 Oct 2009 Posts: 15886 Location: Tuck Rule FTW

Sciz · Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 12833 Location: Iowa

NextBigThing · Joined: 26 Oct 2009 Posts: 15886 Location: Tuck Rule FTW

Nihc · Joined: 13 Sep 2011 Posts: 2011

We need to get a Student Prince like Nate Washington.

_Oypus · Joined: 30 Apr 2012 Posts: 201

...don't tell me you actually thought Stephen Hill was a good prospect? Honestly I don't think you're half as insane with the WR obsession as most people here do, but Hill would pretty much destroy that.

NextBigThing · Joined: 26 Oct 2009 Posts: 15886 Location: Tuck Rule FTW

I graded Hill as mid rounds at best. Preferred Tommy Streeter.
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Tzimisce · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:21 pm Post subject:

I bet NBT was a huge fan of James Hardy and Malcolm Kelly, too...
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PatMD · Joined: 18 Dec 2012 Posts: 2 Location: MD

I want two starters from the draft. A starting d lineman and wide receiver.
Best NBT wideout available would work. I think those are the two big impact areas. It could change if people leave however.

bigboi · Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 1592

Give me my boy Aaron Dobson. 6'3, 220, 4.3 speed. Draft that boy, I'm sweatin woooo. Or Robert Woods, who could be the next Marvin Harrison with Brady, he's gonna be a steal

Wolverine_Joe · Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Posts: 2674

devin gardner. 6ft 4. very raw. but he is 6ft 4. doesn't know how to run a route yet. but he is 6ft 4. pretty fast too. 4.5 ish. and he is 6ft 4. with shoes he is 6ft 5.

you will love him!