Dri Archer's a Jet
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Not a bad flier. Just brought speed to this team.
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i think this the kid [MENTION=85]Green Jets & Ham[/MENTION] wanted us to grab..
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raideraholic
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That is a nice signing, as I was highly interested in the player when he was in the draft.
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flgreen
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LOL
So was I. That 4.26 is very intoxicating. Glad the Jets didn't think he was a 3rd round value.
I tell myself every year I'm not going to pay any attention to the 40 times at the combine. It really doesn't matter what players run in their underwear.
Then some guy comes out and runs a 4.26 or so, and I become infatuated.
It's funny how steelers fans are probably thinking, great that bum is gone, while we sit here patting ourselves on the back.
I like his potential, I like infusing new players into camp who aren't over 30 looking to prove they aren't too old.
My hope is that this guy can do more than fair catch kerley, his speed is awesome. Would it be too much to hope we can better spread the defense this year and have this guy do a shallow cross and catch and burn the d across the middle? Maybe average 20 yards a catch across the middle?
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I like his potential, I like infusing new players into camp who aren't over 30 looking to prove they aren't too old.
My hope is that this guy can do more than fair catch kerley, his speed is awesome. Would it be too much to hope we can better spread the defense this year and have this guy do a shallow cross and catch and burn the d across the middle? Maybe average 20 yards a catch across the middle?
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flgreen
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mykcuz;72177[B said:
LOL
A poster on another board said he went to a Steelers board, and that is exactly what they are saying.
As I told Raider, I liked Archer in the draft. 4.26 speed is exciting to think about. Don't think he's returned punts in the pro's. i can only find one punt for two yards.
He's a RB with 4.26 speed, has decent hands. I'm hoping Gailey can find a niche for him in the O where he can maximize that blinding speed.
As clever as Gailey has shown he can be, he should be able to hook up some nice mismatches with LB'ers and slow S's. Look what he did for Powell. All of a sudden DC's had to game plan for him. A lot of people feel that Powell might have been the difference in the Bills game. lol a lot of people wanted to cut Powell last off season.
it's February. I'm going to fantasize about Marshall , Decker, a healthy Devin Smith, A 6'7" healthy Zack Sudfeld living up to the "Baby Gronk" rep, and a RB with 4.26 speed being covered by a LB'er
Wonder if MJ will show up to straighten me out. :global (6):
so how about we re-sign powell, draft a RB in the early to mid rounds & trust gailey to maximize archer's speed.. & yes, sincerely wish ivory the best on signing his last big contract somewhere..LOL
A poster on another board said he went to a Steelers board, and that is exactly what they are saying.
As I told Raider, I liked Archer in the draft. 4.26 speed is exciting to think about. Don't think he's returned punts in the pro's. i can only find one punt for two yards.
He's a RB with 4.26 speed, has decent hands. I'm hoping Gailey can find a niche for him in the O where he can maximize that blinding speed.
As clever as Gailey has shown he can be, he should be able to hook up some nice mismatches with LB'ers and slow S's. Look what he did for Powell. All of a sudden DC's had to game plan for him. A lot of people feel that Powell might have been the difference in the Bills game. lol a lot of people wanted to cut Powell last off season.
it's February. I'm going to fantasize about Marshall , Decker, a healthy Devin Smith, A 6'7" healthy Zack Sudfeld living up to the "Baby Gronk" rep, and a RB with 4.26 speed being covered by a LB'er
Wonder if MJ will show up to straighten me out. :global (6):
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flgreen
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Pittsburgh has a long history of finding talent all over the place. Great scouting department. If they've given up on Archer, it must be for a good reason.
Not trying to be a downer, but I'll reserve judgment on this move.
Not trying to be a downer, but I'll reserve judgment on this move.
This kid has rare speed, and its not just track speed, it completely translates in pads.
Granted it didn't workout for the Steelers, but it didn't workout for Tavon Austin his first two years with the Rams either, then he had a bust-out season this year. Archer and Austin are very similar players. If you devise a scheme to get them the ball in space, they are lethal, threats to take it the distance from anywhere on the field, what we call home-run hitters. I'm not so sure the Steelers didn't give up on Archer too soon.
Hope so. It worries me that they were decimated at the position and he couldn't find even a small role
I don't think he's ever gonna be a starting RB or WR, but I'm shocked the Steelers couldn't devise a package to utilize his blinding speed. I still think he can be an explosive all-purpose guy who can run, receive and return.
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flgreen
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As I said above I really like this signing. What's not to like? Any time you get 4.26 for cheap, and no commitment, it's a good signing. I think/hope Gailey will get whatever the kid has out of him.
The one thing that bothers me a little is the complete lack of reps during games. Almost nothing to see if he could break a play here or there. This sometimes indicates that the guy either has bad practice habits, or a general pissy attitude. The quick give up by the Steelers kind of supports that. The fact that he said that 10 teams tried to sign him to their PS, and he refused to sign also kind of supports that he might think that "he's all that"
If that's the case, and now he has signed a humble futures contract, maybe he's ready to accept what ever Gailey assigns him as his role, and produce.
If he doesn't, oh well nothing really lost by the Jets
The one thing that bothers me a little is the complete lack of reps during games. Almost nothing to see if he could break a play here or there. This sometimes indicates that the guy either has bad practice habits, or a general pissy attitude. The quick give up by the Steelers kind of supports that. The fact that he said that 10 teams tried to sign him to their PS, and he refused to sign also kind of supports that he might think that "he's all that"
If that's the case, and now he has signed a humble futures contract, maybe he's ready to accept what ever Gailey assigns him as his role, and produce.
If he doesn't, oh well nothing really lost by the Jets
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Mainejet
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What? Look I thought Bilal Powell sucked because I hadn't ever seen anything from him. earlier this season, he was always injured. Hard to justify keeping him when he's not paying any returns? But Powell played great down the stretch and showed a LOT more than he ever had before. I hope the Jets resign him now. It's obvious he works in Gailey's offense.
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Mainejet
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Got to think he could be utilized on special teams?
Even before this season, Powell had shown Kevin Faulk style traits. A great piece of a winning formula. Not every player can be a superstar.
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flgreen
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Just messing with ya MJ:32:
I love this signing. I was all over him for Idzik to draft him 2 years ago. Rare speed to the max. Hopefully our new ST coach can maximize his potential.
(Sorry guys, havent been on the board for a while. That Bills game hurt...Hurt alot. Just now getting over it. The silver lining is that Mac and Bowles have us driving in the right direction. cant wait for the 2016 season to start already!!)
(Sorry guys, havent been on the board for a while. That Bills game hurt...Hurt alot. Just now getting over it. The silver lining is that Mac and Bowles have us driving in the right direction. cant wait for the 2016 season to start already!!)