07-26-2012, 07:04 AM
Guessing it's not Pratt, work ethic notwithstanding. The problem with our passing game last year was the lack of WR speed. Montgomery has it, but he alone wasn't scaring any opposing DCs.  So the big search is for a second WR who can give Stanford a credible (if more conventional) passing option.Â
Jordan Pratt? All the comments are about what a surprise he was, not his speed. Runs great routes, good athlete, nose and mentality to win possession battles when he goes up for the ball. Works incredibly hard.
Kelsey Young? It will be interesting to see if he's split out wide or plays exclusively in the slot. My impression from reports is his gift is his acceleration and direction change after the catch rather than blazing straightline speed. Also, has played zero minutes against real defenders in game situations. Ability to catch the ball reliably is an unsettled question.
Connor Crane? Gray hairs among this crowd hope he's the second coming of deceptively fast Ed McCaffrey. But all we know is he is tall like Easy Ed and had some injury problems this past year.
Kodi Whitfield? 3-star, technically proficient, decent, not outstanding speed.
JRP? Wake me up if he ever gets his head in the game.
Devon Cajuste? Coming off injury. Too early to predict or even assess his ability to stretch the defense with his speed. Almost a tweener, big WR or light TE? Some talk of moving him to TE sometime in his career.
I think we are in the same WR dilemma until proven otherwise.
Jordan Pratt? All the comments are about what a surprise he was, not his speed. Runs great routes, good athlete, nose and mentality to win possession battles when he goes up for the ball. Works incredibly hard.
Kelsey Young? It will be interesting to see if he's split out wide or plays exclusively in the slot. My impression from reports is his gift is his acceleration and direction change after the catch rather than blazing straightline speed. Also, has played zero minutes against real defenders in game situations. Ability to catch the ball reliably is an unsettled question.
Connor Crane? Gray hairs among this crowd hope he's the second coming of deceptively fast Ed McCaffrey. But all we know is he is tall like Easy Ed and had some injury problems this past year.
Kodi Whitfield? 3-star, technically proficient, decent, not outstanding speed.
JRP? Wake me up if he ever gets his head in the game.
Devon Cajuste? Coming off injury. Too early to predict or even assess his ability to stretch the defense with his speed. Almost a tweener, big WR or light TE? Some talk of moving him to TE sometime in his career.
I think we are in the same WR dilemma until proven otherwise.