Dark Horse » Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:32 am
RI RAIDER wrote Wed Jan 17, 2024 3:58 am:I love Rome and I think he is as close to zero risk as anyone in the draft. Kid is going to be a star.
Xramfan » Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:39 am
I’ve heard his NFL comparison is Davante. Route running, body control, hands and sizeDark Horse wrote Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:32 am:
Hometown kid, too!
Dark Horse » Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:44 am
I'd say similar body control, but he is a little better in space than Adams. I mean the dude returned kicks at 6'3"! He literally does it all from deep crossers to tunnel screens.Xramfan wrote Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:39 am:I’ve heard his NFL comparison is Davante. Route running, body control, hands and size
Goodtimes333 » Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:45 am
With only a couple years in the League Ruggs was leading the league in YPC average at 26 I believe. He made a huge difference in the success of the offense. The Raiders way is having a deep threat or two like that to consistently stress the defense vertically. It's the "Al Davis way" so to speak. It's not the only way, that's not the Raiders ball I fell in love with via Gannon. But I'm about having the deep threat consistently usedRunOverByHubbard wrote Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:55 am:I started thinking more about "the Raider Way" and "speed kills" things mostly associated with the great Raiders teams from the late 1960's into the late 1970's. How many great WRs did we have that were also "speed demons?" Not many.
Warren Wells -- I was lucky to see him for a couple of years. He was very fast, but his other attributes might have been why he was so damn good. Madden raved about him and Freddie B said he might be the BEST he ever saw.
Cliff Branch -- Exhibit A for what we think about, partly because Al Davis talked about it all the time, as in, "stretching the field" "speed kills" and "strike fear in the heart of the defense." It worked.
After Branch, we had a long list of very fast WRs who didn't do much such as: Morris Bradshaw, Calvin Muhhamed, Malcolm Barnwell, Dokie Williams, Jessie Hester, Rocket Ismail, Willie Gault, Johnnie Morant, Carlos Francis, DH Bey, and finally Henry Ruggs. None of these struck fear in the heart of defenses, although Ruggs might have eventually been that guy.
I left Tim Brown out as he ran a 4.3 out of college but after he tore up his knee in his second year, he became a great possession receiver and zone buster (check out his avg. yards per reception).
The "Raider Way" is a legend. Tucker is not bringing it back. But, you do need speed and having a burner in your WR group is essential.
RunOverByHubbard » Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:00 pm
Al Davis fired Mike Shananhan for trying to modernize the Raiders offense. Somehow, he let Gruden/Gannon do it and look at the results. Tim Brown ended his career with a ton of productivity and we used and aging Jerry Rice effectively. It helps to have a Shell, Upshaw, Otto, Vella, etc. to give your QB and WRs time to stretch the defense.Goodtimes333 wrote Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:45 am:With only a couple years in the League Ruggs was leading the league in YPC average at 26 I believe. He made a huge difference in the success of the offense. The Raiders way is having a deep threat or two like that to consistently stress the defense vertically. It's the "Al Davis way" so to speak. It's not the only way, that's not the Raiders ball I fell in love with via Gannon. But I'm about having the deep threat consistently used