Do you know what’s funny? I actually thought of him first but then did not think he was their number one receiver so I listed Bourne first. And then just totally left him off the list. What a dummy!
R2/37 Ja’Lynn Polk WR Washington
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Reiss with some draft notes: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40039753/patriots-qb-drake-maye-leadership-mack-brown-nfl-draft-unc
Re: Polk
Re: Polk
A question I've long wondered for folks who know more than me about these things:
How much of separation is teachable?
On the non-teachable stuff, I can imagine there's an amount of quick twitch muscle stuff, short area change of direction. There's probably also a degree of innate recognition/read of your man opponent.
But on the other hand, it also seems likely there's a lot down to technique, footwork, and practice. A professional nutrition and weight regimen could also improve explosiveness. And of course, the offensive scheme and the portfolio of routes you run plays into it, I'm sure.
So how often does a guy who got average separation in college improve that substantially in the pros? How teachable is it relative to other traits?
How much of separation is teachable?
On the non-teachable stuff, I can imagine there's an amount of quick twitch muscle stuff, short area change of direction. There's probably also a degree of innate recognition/read of your man opponent.
But on the other hand, it also seems likely there's a lot down to technique, footwork, and practice. A professional nutrition and weight regimen could also improve explosiveness. And of course, the offensive scheme and the portfolio of routes you run plays into it, I'm sure.
So how often does a guy who got average separation in college improve that substantially in the pros? How teachable is it relative to other traits?
I assumed the implication is the Bills wanted Coleman and were sure that CAR wouldn't take him, where the Patriots could take Coleman, or even Legette which might lead CAR to take Coleman. It's been an open secret for like a month that CAR wanted Legette BAD.
Coleman would've been great for this as well.
His first PC in Buffalo was outstanding.
Bills gotta Bill. If they can't screw themselves one way, they'll damn well find another! I actually think Coleman will be very good, but when Worthy is running wild in Week 1 in the KC offense, it's not going to feel great for their fans.
View: https://twitter.com/MikeGiardi/status/1784994898430562764
Mike Giardi: For those of you who feel like the Pats "reached" on Ja'Lynn Polk, just talked to an NFL WR coach who said, "would have loved if we drafted him. Does everything at a high level and has a good feel for how defenses are playing him. Man. Zone. Doesn't matter. Polk gets it."
Mike Giardi: For those of you who feel like the Pats "reached" on Ja'Lynn Polk, just talked to an NFL WR coach who said, "would have loved if we drafted him. Does everything at a high level and has a good feel for how defenses are playing him. Man. Zone. Doesn't matter. Polk gets it."
One draft guy said (paraphrasing): "Don't pay much attention to individual rankings, pay attention to tiers. A guy could be 37th or 44th overall, or 5th or 9th in a position group, and there's not really that much difference, but one will fit offense A, the other offense B."
Yates had Polk 43rd on his board. What a reach!
https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2024/insider/story/_/id/40049684/2024-nfl-draft-best-picks-value-steals-every-round
https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2024/insider/story/_/id/40049684/2024-nfl-draft-best-picks-value-steals-every-round
Lazar's film review of Polk: Film Review: Analyzing Second-Round WR Ja'Lynn Polk's Fit in the Patriots Offense
