Jordy Nelson observations

[b bulldog]

Actually he is said to be pretty good at getting the ball in a crowd and has been compared to Jurevicus

[HarveyWallbangers]

Actually he is said to be pretty good at getting the ball in a crowd and has been compared to Jurevicus

Watch his highlight film. I didn't see many plays where he's winning jump balls. It's mostly typical WCO offense stuff where he's catching the ball and getting YAC.

[b bulldog]

This is what the ESPN radio guys noted, I've never seen him play in a game. The highlight films don't do much for me, they just show clips. An article I read noted some simialirity between him and Joe J.

[HarveyWallbangers]

This is what the ESPN radio guys noted, I've never seen him play in a game. The highlight films don't do much for me, they just show clips. An article I read noted some simialirity between him and Joe J.

That's because there are only about 8 white wideouts they could compare him to.

[b bulldog]

That is probably 100% right

[The Leaper]

Actually he is said to be pretty good at getting the ball in a crowd and has been compared to Jurevicus

JJ is 6-5 and about 235...he's practically a TE. I don't see how Nelson compares to that. He'll be much faster than JJ.

[RashanGary]

McCaffrey maybe. I remember McCaffrey doing well after the catch. The way he was used at KState reminds me (recently) of the way guys like Ward, DD and Welker are used. He's bigger than all of them, but he has a similar game with the YAC, solid speed, ability to get open in tight spaces.

[The Leaper]

McCaffrey maybe. I remember McCaffrey doing well after the catch. The way he was used at KState reminds me (recently) of the way guys like Ward, DD and Welker are used. He's bigger than all of them, but he has a similar game with the YAC, solid speed, ability to get open in tight spaces.

I agree with that. Nelson to me is very similar to a Ward, Driver, Jennings kind of player...except that he is 2-3 inches taller and 20+ pounds heavier, and a shade slower. It makes him perfectly suited to attacking the middle of the field, but it also gives him the opportunity to take advantage of double moves and surprising with fly routes when the defense overextends and tries to take away the underneath stuff.

[pbmax]

ESPN is giving the Packer's pick some love. Thomas Dimitroff from the Falcons (late of the Patriots) gave Nelson as the underrated player people would be hearing about later. Said he was a third to fourth rounder before the season and just kept climbing boards. Gave him good marks for production and character.

Cowherd said that was the second NFL guy who told him that. Also said the last time people agreed on this question it was the Greg Jennings pick. Cowherd is usually a weather vane of conventional wisdom, so in this case, I believe him.

[swede]

Great pic. Adds depth. Deceptive speed with big play ability.

IMO a better prospect than James Jones due to speed. Once DD retires, GJ becomes #1 with Gordy #2.

A better Bill Schroeder.

Bill was a one trick pony. He could jump, he was fast, and had good hands in a down-the-field-over-the-shoulder-catch kind of way, but he didn't run routes well, had trouble getting jammed on the line, and tended to drop balls in cross traffic.

I agree with the poster that says Nelson plays a bit like James Jones, but I think Nelson seems tougher and may be a great gunner as well as a punt or kick returner.

[b bulldog]

I heard another one today, they said he is a bigger Brandon Stokely.

[b bulldog]

I think the comparisons to Ward are crazy. Ward is a much smaller guy who is much more athletic and can basicly play every position a wr can play and play it very well. Some thought Ward was the best all-around wr in the game a few years back. The DD comparison is also off imo. these guys are all smaller guys with quickness, speed and agility. Thse guys aren't thought of as possession wr's.

[RashanGary]

I don't think you've ever watched a clip of Jordy Nelson, bulldog. Check him out returning punts and getting YAC. The guy is quick. Go listen to the scout Lenny McGill. He seems to think one of Nelsons greatest assets is his short area quickness. Maybe you see somehting that they missed. What makes you think he's a plodder lacking quickness? Just remember, tall and white is not slow and plodding, just like AK isn't a hard working, poor athlete.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I think my Dwayne Bowe comparison was good.


Bowe is 6'2" 221, has good hands, is good after the catch, and he ran around 4.5 in the 40. Some reports had him as low as 4.41 and some as high as 4.57, so I'll split the difference and says he's around 4.49. Point is: he's not an absolute blazer.

Nelson is 6'2 5/8" 217, has good hands, is good after the catch, and he ran 4.51 in the 40.

[b bulldog]

How many games have you actually seen him play?? My comments on what others have noted, that have actually seen him play and not just a highlight clip, are not meant at all to be demeaning. He is a very good prospect and I've heard that some think he was the best WR in the draft. My point is that he is a taller, 4.5 guy but still runs a 10.6/100. That tells me he is fast but not ultra quick as the other wr's mentioned are. He is most likely one of the few players that could run close in pads as he does in shorts because of the size and athlete he is. I've read that he is very solid but doesn't wow you in any one area. Harv's comment about Bowe is pretty good imo but I'm going by what some guys on ESPN said this past weekend, not a 3 minute clip.