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The NFL Lens: Pad Level With Jarvis Landry
A great example of pad level from a wide receiver? Go figure. What’s the most important thing you look for in a player? It’s easily in the top-10 of common questions that I get about evaluating football prospects for a living. One essential answer is comfort giving and receiving physical contact. You’d think this quality…
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Picking on Jarvis Landry
I promise, I really do like a lot about Landry’s game, but when a player provides good teaching opportunities, you take it. I’ve already heard from some LSU fans who feel it was unfair to criticize Landry’s effort in an area where I stated most college receivers aren’t playing at top intensity (run blocking). Forget…
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LSU WR Jarvis Landry: The Gap Between Mundane and Extraordinary
Tall, fast, and skilled with the ball in his hands, Jarvis Landry has the physical skills that excites fans and college beat writers about his NFL potential. The LSU receiver is capable of breaking a big play at any moment. Add a quarterback with Zach Mettenberger’s NFL arm strength and the needle on the hype…