Jarius Wright will be like a younger Cotchery

[Eazy-E]

If you watch the two of these guys play it is very similar. Neither has blazing speed or crazy athleticism but they get open and make clutch catches. Cotchery was huge for us in 2015 and I am expecting Wright to have that same impact. I am really excited about this signing.

[PhillyB]

cotchery secured the ball all the way to the ground

[Eazy-E]

Just now, PhillyB said:

cotchery secured the ball all the way to the ground

Don't get me started. That was a fuging catch and everyone knows it.

[t96]

He's a poor man's Cotch but he actually is quite a bit faster/quicker. Cotchery had several 1000 yard seasons and years where he was the #1-2 guy and produced, Wright has never had that. He will play a similar role but we can only hope for "young" Cotchery production. I think he could do as much for as Cotch did when he was here but not when he was young and in his prime.

 

EDIT: actually Cotch just had one 1000 yard season but several 800+

[KillerKat]

I was thinking more of a faster Ricky Proehl

[Proudiddy]

Yeah, IIRC, Wright actually is quite a bit more athletic than Cotchery ever was.

[Eazy-E]

4 minutes ago, thomas96 said:

He's a poor man's Cotch but he actually is quite a bit faster/quicker. Cotchery had several 1000 yard seasons and years where he was the #1-2 guy and produced, Wright has never had that. He will play a similar role but we can only hope for "young" Cotchery production. I think he could do as much for as Cotch did when he was here but not when he was young and in his prime.

 

EDIT: actually Cotch just had one 1000 yard season but several 800+

I should have specified a younger version of the Cotchery that played for the Panthers, as in the role he plays as a receiver.

[Bj-Monster23]

Jairus Wright is a steal imo. He is a faster younger slot player who has some big play ability. Vikings fans loved Wright but he was buried on their depth chart under Laquan Treadwell.

[pantherdad]

12 minutes ago, Eazy-E said:

Don't get me started. That was a fuging catch and everyone knows it.

Damn straight 

[KendrickPanther]

This guys has never been productive. Hes basically a camp body with experience.

[PantherCam213]

He was called a third down machine by a poster on a Vikings message board.  I'll take that,

[Smithers]

Wright ran a 4.39 40.  He’s a fast SOB.  Much faster than Cotchery (4.54).  

[GoobyPls]

He reminds me of Avant 

[JARROD]

3 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

If you watch the two of these guys play it is very similar. Neither has blazing speed or crazy athleticism but they get open and make clutch catches. Cotchery was huge for us in 2015 and I am expecting Wright to have that same impact. I am really excited about this signing.

Did. Cotchery ever run a 4.4? Wright is pretty dang fast or was anyway. Cotchery though had glue hands...

then again, as someone else pointed out, Wright was always open, his quarterbacks left points on the field a lot.

so we will see what happens with Cam throwing to him.