He was a late round pick who stepped in and made the most of his playing time.
This year. “Donovan looks incredible right now. He looks like he is in really, really good shape running around,” Mayfield said. “Obviously, he is a smart guy who we were able to plug and play.
Imagine if he becomes the number two receiver.
He has all the measureables. He can catch the ball. He runs fast and can jump.
Apparently he has worked really hard on his body and skills. He is also very bright.
Of all the receivers on the Browns. He really is a prototype. A guy who can be physical and has the speed.
I like Higgins. He has proven his worth by working hard and delivering when on the field.
He is 6'1" 198 lbs. He ran a 4.64 forty.
Good receiver who knows how to get open and catch the ball.
He is no match for DPJ in potential if DPJ takes that next step. The step that makes him a starter with a clear chance to make an impact on the offense.
Year two is a big year for most players. That is the year you more or less find out if what you saw is what you get or if there is a bump in play.
If the player has/is being given adequate chance to play and they make a jump, then you might even expect to see more as their career moves forward. If not, they have probably reached their potential.
Jones showed enough last year that if he does play better, we might have a pretty good player on our hands. Well, we already know he is a pretty decent player as is, now we find out if he is the type of receiver who might make a pro bowl or two before he hangs it up, or at least have his named mentioned in those circles.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
I could see him out wide with OBJ in the slot to try to pressure the safety on that side of the field to come down to double OBJ. That would be an almost guaranteed one-on-one deep for DPJ (either that or a chance for OBJ to get some easy slot yards).
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I love DPJ and I hope him and Higgins will be with the Brown a long time.
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I love DPJ and I hope him and Higgins will be with the Brown a long time.
I could see that considering the odds seem slim that both of Landry and OBJ will be around next year. I could see one of them traded by the deadline if DPJ looks good and Schwartz begins to show.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
I love DPJ and I hope him and Higgins will be with the Brown a long time.
I could see that considering the odds seem slim that both of Landry and OBJ will be around next year. I could see one of them traded by the deadline if DPJ looks good and Schwartz begins to show.
It's certainly possible. More like next year though I think.
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After this season either Odell or Landry will most likely be gone. Depending on what they see in Schwartz and DPJ. Maybe both Landry and Odell will be gone.
DPJ could also end Higgins with the Browns.
I most interested in this season alone. I want to see them as a unit. Options to use first and back-up for injury second.
Our WR corp. is set for a great year, I see DPJ and Swartz as a great future tandem when OBJ and Landry are gone, although I see Landry being here for a while.
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I Really Like DPJ, I think it is a shame that Michigan has had premiere Wide Receiver recruits and Harbaughs 1970's offense has sent them to be drafted no better than the 4th round. DPJ was good for us as a rookie considering Covid/ practice related issues. I think he has high end #2 receiver ability. Glad we drafted him.
He’s already given us more value than a 7th round pick should, so anything after last year is a bonus.
I think he’s got a long term future in the NFL ... his athleticism and size are good and he was pretty consistent. We’ll find out this year if he’s able to improve
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
Receivers usually take a big jump in their second year, moreso than many positions. He flashed as a rookie at times - his game-winning catch in Cinci being the most memorable - but he will have to show growth or he might slowly get buried on the depth chart.
- but he will have to show growth or he might slowly get buried on the depth chart.
I'm still not used to this concept. DP-J fighting his way into the lineup is a great problem to have. I'm still shaking my head at all the depth we have gained all of a sudden. After seeing so many years of mind-numbing ineptitude, I still feel like I need to pinch myself when we have these talks.
DPJ, was drafted to be a returner, that is pretty much what you see come out of the late rounds specialists who preform at a high level on special teams.
Coming out he had size and speed but was in possession of poor hands, that was his scouting report card. I saw bad hands on one play that stands out that being the drop in the Titan game on what should have been a TD.
But this brings you to the real strength of the staff that Ski has assembled. Player development was a huge part of the success DPJ had last season. Early on they saw his strengths and then they used him to that strength I believe that allowed him to show his skills and to lay to rest some of his demons. Great coaching no other way to say it.
It's truly something we saw last year across the offense for sure. Look at what we did with no-name backups along the O-line, we were phenomenal at getting guys nobody even knew who they were into games and getting stud play from them. Teller was one of those guys. Who wasn't worried about our RG spot heading into last season?
The strength of this team, is in drafting or acquiring players then developing them into a roll where the player develops and the team prospers as a result.
I can see DPJ continuing to developing into a better then average #2 or maybe into a legit #1 given his speed. he needs to develop his route running skills but he truly has a high ceiling and he has the kind of coaching that if he takes to it will allow him to reach for and obtain the stars. From a 6th round pick your kidding right?
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Well said. We’ve done a nice job of drafting/finding guys over the past 2-3 years. And it’s like a snowball ... success breeds success.
in terms of DPJ, I agree. He was kinda just a return type guy, but in reality that was kind of an afterthought with him last year
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
Coming out he had size and speed but was in possession of poor hands, that was his scouting report card. I saw bad hands on one play that stands out that being the drop in the Titan game on what should have been a TD.
Overall I agree with you. Just a slightly different perspective on this point about hands. DPJ was a phenomenal talent coming out of high school. He was a 5-star WR. He chose to go to Michigan where he suffered through extremely poor quarterbacking and an unimaginative offense. This stunted his production. AB and our scouting department trusted their evaluation of the player in spite of the lackluster production in college. This is an example of their (Browns), ability to recognize talent that is overlooked by competitors because of some superficial flaw.
This bodes well for other players taken late or acquired outside of the draft.
I agree. He may not have been in a good situation.
I think the report said inconsistent hands. I am not sure that means poor hands. Poor hands are poor hands and the guy wouldn't even be a receiver. Michigan would have made him some sort of back or defensive back if his hands were poor.
Inconsistent can mean he had a lot of balls that weren't in a good position to make a catch or he lacks focus. You can work on focus. Poor hands you can't. If a kid can't catch by the time he is 16, he just can't catch. You learn that when you are a kid tossing the ball around.
Focus you can work on....and hopefully he is in a position where most of the balls thrown his way aren't borderline catchable. You know, the kind that after it is incomplete people say, "It wasn't a perfect throw, but he could have caught that". Great catches shouldn't have to be every catch.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
DPJ, was drafted to be a returner, that is pretty much what you see come out of the late rounds specialists who preform at a high level on special teams.
Coming out he had size and speed but was in possession of poor hands, that was his scouting report card. I saw bad hands on one play that stands out that being the drop in the Titan game on what should have been a TD.
But this brings you to the real strength of the staff that Ski has assembled. Player development was a huge part of the success DPJ had last season. Early on they saw his strengths and then they used him to that strength I believe that allowed him to show his skills and to lay to rest some of his demons. Great coaching no other way to say it.
It's truly something we saw last year across the offense for sure. Look at what we did with no-name backups along the O-line, we were phenomenal at getting guys nobody even knew who they were into games and getting stud play from them. Teller was one of those guys. Who wasn't worried about our RG spot heading into last season?
The strength of this team, is in drafting or acquiring players then developing them into a roll where the player develops and the team prospers as a result.
I can see DPJ continuing to developing into a better then average #2 or maybe into a legit #1 given his speed. he needs to develop his route running skills but he truly has a high ceiling and he has the kind of coaching that if he takes to it will allow him to reach for and obtain the stars. From a 6th round pick your kidding right?
Sounds like Chad O'Shea is doing a great job with the wide receivers.
DPJ is a bit of a long-strider. Will that affect his route-running in the long term?
There is no level of sucking we haven't seen; in fact, I'm pretty sure we hold the patents on a few levels of sucking NOBODY had seen until the past few years.
If it's my choice, I put DPJ & Odell on the outside, drop Juice into the slot, and let the defense try and guess who's getting the first down/TD.
Kendall Lamm
There is no level of sucking we haven't seen; in fact, I'm pretty sure we hold the patents on a few levels of sucking NOBODY had seen until the past few years.
If it's my choice, I put DPJ & Odell on the outside, drop Juice into the slot, and let the defense try and guess who's getting the first down/TD.
Kendall Lamm
That would be one heck of a throw ..... to get a 1st down pass to him all the way in Tennessee.
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Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Titans' Kendall Lamm: Signs with Titans by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lamm has agreed to a two-year deal with the Titans worth up to $8.5 million, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Lamm was drafted by the Texans in 2015 and subsequently spent four years in Houston. He then departed to Cleveland where he has spent the last two seasons. He now will either provide depth on the Titans' offensive line or potentially earn a starting gig.
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
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