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KC had its choice of Pickens, Pierce and Moore, and ran the risk of a WR run when they moved back. It tells you they weren't wild about any of the 3, or they wouldn't have moved down. We'll never know who they liked better since their hand was forced by the two teams in front of them.
I don't think they could have gone wrong with Pierce or Moore. Lower floor and higher ceiling with Pickens. |
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So if you come out of the Big 10, your ceiling is either Russell Wilson or Tom Brady. Cool. If you want player comps to be worthwhile, I'm not sure why you'd cite outliers for them. |
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In this case, yes, an outlier is warranted to disprove that argument. We got fixated on the AB thing, but someone else (I think saphojunkie) gave an entirely reasonable take that while true that all MAC WRs have a low percentage of hitting in the NFL, the percentage of DRAFTED MAC WRs hitting and sticking around in the NFL is actually pretty high. Not all that many busts among them. |
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If your 'ceiling' for Moore is Brown, you're being unrealistic to the point of a meaningless analysis. If your 'comp' for Moore is Brown, you're flat out high. If it's all semantics, so be it. But I see little utility in invoking the name of a HoF player in ANY capacity when talking about the 13th WR taken in this draft. If the dude is Golden Tate that's a great pick. And if you're sitting there thinking 'nah, Great isn't good enough - what about AB?' then I think you're wasting your own time. |
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Antonio Brown: 5-10 186 lbs 9" hands 4.57 40yd 13 bench 33.5 vertical 105 broad 6.98 3 cone 4.18 shuttle Skyy Moore: 5-10 195 lbs 10 1/4" hands 4.41 40yd 15 bench 34.5 vertical 124 broad 7.13 3 cone 4.32 shuttle |
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Citing an outlier to rebut a trend, OTOH, don't work. That's what makes the guy an outlier. |
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You take Brown's career, I'll take DATs. Which one do you really think he'll be closer to? |
Posting what I did in the draft forum. I really think this is our Nick Bolton pick and it will turn out that way. Not a super high ceiling prospect but very high floor with a few high ceiling traits.
Willie Gay was a high ceiling athlete that needed to figure out things out and Bolton came in and changed games. I think you’ll see that for Skyy Moore in comparison to Mecole Hardman. |
For the record,
MAC receivers drafted in the first three rounds over the last fifteen years: Skyy Moore (KC) Corey Davis (tenn) Diontae Johnson (pitt) kenny Golladay (det) Dri Archer (pitt) Greg Jennings (GB) Taylor Price (NE) Darius Watts (Den) Randy Moss (Min) Looking at this, the odds are in favor of Skyy Moore being worth it. (fun fact, Pittsburgh loves MAC receivers.) If you want to add some other wrinkles, here is every MAC player drafted in the first round since Moss:
Spoiler!
If anything, the talent it takes to get drafted out of the MAC seems to be a pretty damn good indicator of sufficient ability to succeed in the NFL. |
I watched and read a lot about Skyy leading up to the draft and think his best comp (in my view) is Wes Welker.
Best in slot but can play outside. Can return punts and kickoffs (Veach said this would be part of his initial role in KC) Elite quicks Elite acceleration Smaller in stature Not a deep threat, but has the speed to be. Very reliable hands Good vision on adjustable routes Smart Skyy is bigger, but comparable. |
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