I'm a bit curious, can anyone compare him to Kevin White coming out of College?
Not even close to the same player. White was a one year wonder JUCO transfer who got tongues wagging at the Combine with his size and 4.3 speed. Unfortunately he came in as a rookie not knowing a route tree from a maple tree.
Pssst.....Kevin. Here's a cheat sheet. The maple tree has red leaves in autumn. Can't miss it.
I'm a bit curious, can anyone compare him to Kevin White coming out of College?
They're two different types of receivers, so comparing them is pretty pointless. One is a fast, big guy who wins with strength and explosive ability, the other is a short, somewhat fast receiver who wins with body awareness and tenacity.
I'm a bit curious, can anyone compare him to Kevin White coming out of College?
Not even close to the same player. White was a one year wonder JUCO transfer who got tongues wagging at the Combine with his size and 4.3 speed. Unfortunately he came in as a rookie not knowing a route tree from a maple tree.
Pssst.....Kevin. Here's a cheat sheet. The maple tree has red leaves in autumn. Can't miss it.
Yep. Which is why he was a terrible pick, unforeseeable injuries notwithstanding. Would have been a reasonable choice at #77 but was an awful one at #7. If you’re gonna take a WR (or a G or a TE or a S) that high in the draft, he better be a helluva lot more “pro ready” and “high floor” than Kevin White was.
I think one can argue that Ryan Pace was very careful in this years draft to not repeat that mistake which has definitely left some egg on his face.
I'm a bit curious, can anyone compare him to Kevin White coming out of College?
They're two different types of receivers, so comparing them is pretty pointless. One is a fast, big guy who wins with strength and explosive ability, the other is a short, somewhat fast receiver who wins with body awareness and tenacity.
They really couldn't be more different.
Well said. White 6'3"/216lbs vs Miller 5'11"/200lbs. Much different physically.
Miller is also far more polished and with a much longer track record of success at the college level than White was when he was drafted. White needed to learn how to play WR at an NFL level whereas IMHO all Miller needs to learn is the offense.
Not even close to the same player. White was a one year wonder JUCO transfer who got tongues wagging at the Combine with his size and 4.3 speed. Unfortunately he came in as a rookie not knowing a route tree from a maple tree.
Pssst.....Kevin. Here's a cheat sheet. The maple tree has red leaves in autumn. Can't miss it.
Yep. Which is why he was a terrible pick, unforeseeable injuries notwithstanding. Would have been a reasonable choice at #77 but was an awful one at #7. If you’re gonna take a WR (or a G or a TE or a S) that high in the draft, he better be a helluva lot more “pro ready” and “high floor” than Kevin White was.
I think one can argue that Ryan Pace was very careful in this years draft to not repeat that mistake which has definitely left some egg on his face.
Yep. We can chalk it up to a rookie GM who kinda found himself a bit under prepared for his first draft.
Virtually everyone had White going to Oakland leaving Cooper for us who was a far better fit and also a more NFL ready WR. Instead Oakland shocks our draft room and takes Cooper. Then unable to trade up the Jets nab Leo Williams one pick ahead of us. White and Beasley are still on the board and Pace has 15 minutes to decide between them.
This is where IMHO Pace took a wrong turn. Beasley was the safer pick but trading Marshall had left a hole and AJ's rookie deal was coming to an end. White may have been ranked higher but he was far from being an NFL ready finished product. He was a project then and all injuries aside he's still a project now. Lesson learned or so it seems.
I guess we can look at the ultimate benefit though. The White pick is why once Nelson was taken Pace went with Smith who was the best pick available vs Tremaine Edmunds who could have been another mistake. Pace seems to have figured out why it's not wise to gamble on upside with a top ten pick and for that I am very glad.
They're two different types of receivers, so comparing them is pretty pointless. One is a fast, big guy who wins with strength and explosive ability, the other is a short, somewhat fast receiver who wins with body awareness and tenacity.
They really couldn't be more different.
Well said. White 6'3"/216lbs vs Miller 5'11"/200lbs. Much different physically.
Miller is also far more polished and with a much longer track record of success at the college level than White was when he was drafted. White needed to learn how to play WR at an NFL level whereas IMHO all Miller needs to learn is the offense.
Yes, Miller had two years of success whereas White only had 1. White also played in the Big 12, while Miller played in the American Athletic Conference. Miller is not free of flaws, but yes, he is much more intuitive on the field it seems, which makes sense, because due to his size and the fact he's not a 4.4/4.3 guy he has to be in order to be successful.
