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Is Nuk one of a kind? His ball skills remind of Randy Moss or Lynn Swann, but without the same high end speed. Maybe, an AJ Green.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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This one is easy for me, I always compared his game to Larry Fitzgerald.
Who the hell is Nuk?
Is Nuk one of a kind? His ball skills remind of Randy Moss or Lynn Swann, but without the same high end speed. Maybe, an AJ Green.
Thoughts?
http://old.post-gazette.com/steelers/20010420nfldraft2.aspIt's not just the little-known players, either.
Lynn Swann and John Stallworth became Steelers because of the diligence of scouts to get decent 40 times in 1974. Neither was considered fast for a wide receiver, but today their 4.6 times might put them in the middle of the draft or maybe not at all.
Coach Chuck Noll liked everything about Swann except the 4.7 times.
"Coach Noll was right," said Art Rooney Jr., then the Steelers' player personnel director. "He said the guy can't run. He really liked him and he said, 'Get a good time.' "
So Rooney arranged to time Swann on the West Coast. Swann ran a 4.55. That was good enough for Noll.
Stallworth, too, did not run particularly fast when timed on the grass field at Alabama A&M. Scout Bill Nunn took his stopwatch and went back down to time him in a different spot.
"I took him to another field near the school," Nunn said. "I got him in 4.58, 4.6, 4.62."
Nunn convinced Noll that Stallworth would last until the fourth round because other scouts had times above 4.7 on him.
good chad johnson
Are you implying that Chad Johnson wasn't good...or just making a distinction between the "good" and "bad" Chad Johnson?
In reference to the OP, I'd say watching him play brings to mind Torry Holt, to be honest.
Nuk reminds me of Boldin. He just gets it done.
The Texans have never had the QB on the field, in a regular season game, that would make Swann a HoF'er. It takes large huevos to put the ball up in the places Bradshaw did, in the coverages he did.
Why is his nickname Nuk?
Why is his nickname Nuk?
He doesn't remind me of any of those guys.
He doesn't look as fast as any of them. He's not beating anybody on his routes. & he's not breaking ankles or anything. So far, he looks like a WR2, an average one. Not Reggie Wayne to Marvin Harrison, not Torry Holt to Isaac Bruce., not Julio Jones to Roddy White.
:vincepalm: okay debbie downer, because WRs who are on pace for a 1,000 + receiving season in their rookie year are only destined to be average #2 receivers and aren't "beating anyone".
Maybe if he played for Denver you'd have a higher opinion of him...
If we were looking for a small forward, I'd be thrilled. If we're talking about the long haul... we've seen nothing to suggest he's on pace for 1000 yards unless you think we're going to keep throwing jump balls to him all day.
But yes, if he looked like Demarius or Julius Thomas...... I'd have a higher opinion of him... even that Wes guy.
So you think all we have done is throw jump balls to him and he isn't beating anybody with his route running? For someone who is so slow (and a 4.5 is not slow) who can't beat defenders with his routes he sure as hell finds a way to get open a lot down the field.
Because they pass it to the man... and boom goes the dynamite.
It's not Nuke, it's Nuk - like the baby pacifier.
He doesn't remind me of any of those guys.
He doesn't look as fast as any of them. He's not beating anybody on his routes. & he's not breaking ankles or anything. So far, he looks like a WR2, an average one. Not Reggie Wayne to Marvin Harrison, not Torry Holt to Isaac Bruce., not Julio Jones to Roddy White.
If we were looking for a small forward, I'd be thrilled. If we're talking about the long haul... we've seen nothing to suggest he's on pace for 1000 yards unless you think we're going to keep throwing jump balls to him all day.
But yes, if he looked like Demarius or Julius Thomas...... I'd have a higher opinion of him... even that Wes guy.
It's important that the young receiver is also able to understand situations and read coverages. This is something he excels at, and his crisp route-running means that defenders never have it easy against the young receiver. Hopkins runs the full route tree and he has caught 12 of 14 catchable targets. The two catchable targets he didn't catch were both very tough balls in the end zone.
10 things to know about DeAndre HopkinsWhy is his nickname Nuk?
3. When Hopkins was an infant, the only brand of pacifier he wanted was “Nuk.” His mother nicknamed him Nuk because of that and the nickname has stayed with him to this day. It’s pronounced “nuke.”
Hopkins doesn't have the long speed to be in the elite category of guys who can literally take the top off of a defense, but he has size, will be an excellent blocker and obviously has great hands. His route running will get better as he learns how to get off the line cleaner. Everything else is just good ol' bizkit's-n-mustard hand-wringing.Wow, seriously? an average WR2? I'm not an extreme homer, but the guy has "it" for sure. Some of the best hands I've ever seen on a football field combined with superior body control. No he isn't the fastest, but give me an average speed guy with Hopkins ball skills and body control over an inconsistent burner any day. And do keep in mind that as he matures, his route running will very likely improve providing more separation.
He doesn't remind me of any of those guys.
He doesn't look as fast as any of them. He's not beating anybody on his routes. & he's not breaking ankles or anything. So far, he looks like a WR2, an average one. Not Reggie Wayne to Marvin Harrison, not Torry Holt to Isaac Bruce., not Julio Jones to Roddy White.
I think it would be cool during home games the crowd chants out "Nuuuuuuk!" anytime he gets a reception.
A rookie WR is not supposed to get open every time or outrun NFL competition. The question is: can he get the job done when the ball is passed to him.
I'm not the one comparing him to the better receivers of our time.
Maybe I shouldn't have said he looked like an average #2, he may very well turn into something special, I don't know.
He's got great hands & body control similar to some of the great ones..... but we're not going to design an offense of jump balls. I don't think anyway.
He's going to have to get open quickly on a more consistent basis.
Why is his nickname Nuk?
Because they pass it to the man... and boom goes the dynamite.
& I must be missing it, 'cause I can't remember. I know he had a crossing route he turned into a 21 yard gainer... but nothing else I can think of as a memorable play.
I thought I saw his 40 as a 4.41, he just doesn't look that fast. When KeShawn shook that defender & sprinted up field..... that looked fast (4.34).
He's having a great year, don't get me wrong. I'm just not seeing the fundamentals that you see in Megatron, Andre, Fitz..... all the good ones. He doesn't remind me of any of them.
I'll be damned. I raised two kids on those and pronounced it like 'nook.'
From this day forward I will call number 10 nook.
You keep dogging him, yet you say he isn't anything like Fitzgerald when Fitzgerald has never been a speedster. Fitz has never been good, because he beats out guys down the field with speed. Fitz beats guys with instincts, great route running, and he knows how to beat the jam at the line really well. By your comment here, I wonder if you really know much about Fitz's skill set at all.
Hopkins is very much like Fitz. Probably a poor man's Fitz, but I'll take that all day long. Fitz is a for sure HOFer and one of the best WR's of all time. Hopkins won't have to be near that good to be a great pick.