Jalen Coker

[CarolinaRideorDie]

I think Coker is an example that sometimes we place too much emphasis on physical talents and not enough on technique. Everyone wants to draft a freak athlete, but sometimes they forget to just draft a good football player. I don't think Coker tested well or was even invited to the combine, but he just knows how to play football. I'm sure Theilan doesn't run the fastest 40 but he still makes plays and beats opposing CBs for TDs. 

[LinvilleGorge]

5 minutes ago, CarolinaRideorDie said:

I think Coker is an example that sometimes we place too much emphasis on physical talents and not enough on technique. Everyone wants to draft a freak athlete, but sometimes they forget to just draft a good football player. I don't think Coker tested well or was even invited to the combine, but he just knows how to play football. I'm sure Theilan doesn't run the fastest 40 but he still makes plays and beats opposing CBs for TDs. 

He went to the combine. Ran a subpar 40 but jumped out of the gym. I think declining to participate in agility drills might have hurt him worse than participating and performing subparly. When a guy fighting to get drafted declines to participate in a set of drills you kinda have to assume that he knew he was going to put up abysmal numbers.

[ChibCU]

We've seen so many WR's who have elite competency in the position outperform many heralded high ceiling types that disappoint. Those given the reps primarily on their "potential" do not improve an offense because their floors are so low and they are drive enders whether targeted or not.

Edited yesterday at 04:56 AM by ChibCU

[Joe Bear]

Easily the team's ROY.

[Zaximus]

He seems like a real player.  I'd love to go into next season with Higgins or trading for G. Wilson with Coker/Thielan/XL/Moore as the core and get JT Sanders more involved in the passing game.  I think Tremble has shown growth too.  Please let Ian Thomas go lol.  David Moore has been pretty clutch this second half of the year so I'd like him back.  Signing Higgins means we can use almost all the picks on defense.  I'm not sure what it would take to trade for Wilson, I'm assuming at least a first, but he's the real deal.

[Aussie Tank]

2 hours ago, Joe Bear said:

Easily the team's ROY.

Nah Canales haha

[Aussie Tank]

1 hour ago, Zaximus said:

He seems like a real player.  I'd love to go into next season with Higgins or trading for G. Wilson with Coker/Thielan/XL/Moore as the core and get JT Sanders more involved in the passing game.  I think Tremble has shown growth too.  Please let Ian Thomas go lol.  David Moore has been pretty clutch this second half of the year so I'd like him back.  Signing Higgins means we can use almost all the picks on defense.  I'm not sure what it would take to trade for Wilson, I'm assuming at least a first, but he's the real deal.

I'm all for trading for Wilson signing Higgins not so much. He can't stay healthy. 

I'd rather draft TMac and use the same cash that Higgins would command to get say get a Milton Williams and Chase Young 

[Gapanthersfan]

Similarly to elite LTs that are giants in pass protection, elite WRs are hands catchers that flat out don’t drop the ball. Not saying all hands catchers are elite, but it is the single most important trait required. Ask Ted Ginn. 

Rarely does a body catcher transition in to being an elite hands catchers. It does happen, but they always plateau at the ‘adequate’ level. Route running can be taught and tweaked. Agility can be tweaked. Big dudes who can hands catch in traffic and don’t drop the rock, ever? That’s not teachable at this stage in the game. 

The NFL will always have a place on the roster for those guys. Ask Adam, the best hands catching WR this team has ever seen, and it’s not really close.

He is going to earn a lot of $$ in the NFL. What he excels at is not really teachable. How he went undrafted and landed up with us? I have no clue. Nobody who pays attention would be surprised if he quickly becomes the #1 receiver next season and goes over 1,000 yards. 

Edited yesterday at 12:07 PM by Gapanthersfan

[LelouchBritannia]

Can’t believe we cut this guy and kept mingo. If he was claimed off of waivers we would have been watching from afar as he outperformed all of our wide receivers.

 

 Makes me question our talent evaluation.

Edited yesterday at 12:15 PM by LelouchBritannia

[Frank9999]

30 minutes ago, LelouchBritannia said:

Can’t believe we cut this guy and kept mingo. If he was claimed off of waivers we would have been watching from afar as he outperformed all of our wide receivers.

 

 Makes me question our talent evaluation.

Leave it to you guys to find something negative here. They snuck him on the practice squad teams do that all the time with guys they like. Yes they got fortunate but smfh at being negative about this

[NAS]

6 minutes ago, Frank9999 said:

Leave it to you guys to find something negative here. They snuck him on the practice squad teams do that all the time with guys they like. Yes they got fortunate but smfh at being negative about this

Exactly they took a calculated risk and it worked out because we got a 4th rd pick for Mingo

[musicman]

WE just need a really good speedy receiver with good hands along with an improved XL (hold on to the ball and use his body to box out coverage), Theilen along with Coker, Bryce can have a good year. Coker was a really nice surprise and we needed a break for a change.

[AceBoogie]

9 hours ago, Gapanthersfan said:

Stud. Even with his injury going in to the draft,  how he went undrafted baffles me. 6’1. Solid routes. Decent speed. Gets open. Unreal hands especially in traffic. Undrafted. 

I see his ceiling being even higher than XL’s. He’s already the more polished WR. It’s so bazar seeing a Panthers rookie WR catching everything in sight. Thielen is going to make this dude in to a cheat code. 

I was with you until you just gave all the credit to another man. 

[Gapanthersfan]

5 minutes ago, AceBoogie said:

I was with you until you just gave all the credit to another man. 

Further explaining: Thielen is going to help put the nano coating on a Lambo (Coker). Come on man, I heaped praise on the young man and his obvious God given talent. Please don’t read what’s not there.