The NFL's Best Deep Threat

[vince]

Man it's a great time to be a Packer fan.

Cream of the Crop: What Makes Jordy Nelson the NFL's Best Deep Threat

The defensive back drops into his stance across from Packers wideout Jordy Nelson, and this is what he sees: A tall guy, 6' 3" in bare feet; seemingly a little on the slender side, but at 217 pounds, actually much bigger and more powerful than he looks in his uniform. Good at using his hands to fend off tight coverage at the line of scrimmage, deadly fast once he gets free. Totally in sync with his gifted quarterback. Precise, relentless, nonverbal in the extreme. The D-back has studied Nelson's tape (maybe he's played against him previously), so he knows all of this. There was a time when he might have also noticed the color of the face inside the yellow helmet, but he knows by now that's irrelevant. Or at least he should know.

[mraynrand]

Oh....THREAT...I see. Well, this thread went from exciting to boring in about a second.

[George Cumby]

Off topic! Off topic! Ban Rand!

[woodbuck27]

http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=0&statisticCategory=RECEIVING&conference=null&season=2014&seasonType=REG&d-447263-s=RECEIVING_YARDS&d-447263-o=2&d-447263-n=1

Jordy Nelson has made 7 X 40+ Yard receptions this year. That's second best in the NFL.

Washington's DeSean Jackson has had 10 X 40+ Yard receptions.