Teams worried about Patterson

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tri_vol said:
Running routes is not complex but does require precision. It requires a mind set that CP hasn't displayed on the field or apparently in his interviews.

That's why guys like Welker & Bouldin are so good. Thats why guys like Rice & Carter were so effective even later in their careers even after they lost a step. Moss wasn't. That's why he was ran nothing but go routes at the end of of his career.

As for Dez Bryant, I never said he wasn't talented. He is. A talented guy though can rack up yds against inferior teams. Consider that he played 6 games against top 10 pass defenses and had less than 70 yds/game with a low of 17 yds against the Seahawks. Compared to 8 games with 107 yd average against the 10 worst pass defenses with a high of 224 yds against the Saints. It takes more than raw talent to be champion. The Cowboys will never will anything substantial if Dez is their primary receiver.

I'm a cowboy fan and Dez is top 10 but not top 5. Id take these guys over him.

Calvin Johnson
Wes Welker
Andre Johnson
Roddy White
Julio Jones
Larry Fitzgerald
Anquan Boldin
Brandon Marshall
Victor Cruz
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Every time I watch the Cowboys Romo is abysmal. Maybe he isn't that way all the time but it's hard to catch the ball when the ball can't get to you. Cowboys aren't gonna win with Romo, or Jerry for that matter, running the show IMO.
 
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The Orange Pants said:
Every time I watch the Cowboys Romo is abysmal. Maybe he isn't that way all the time but it's hard to catch the ball when the ball can't get to you. Cowboys aren't gonna win with Romo, or Jerry for that matter, running the show IMO.
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Romo is a freakin enigma wrapped in a mystery. The Cowboys have bigger issues than him. Jerry Jones is the new Al Davis. He will eventually show up to practices in a silver and blue track suit. Book it. :)
 
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volfanngaytorland said:
If I needed a receiver in this draft I'd draft other positions of need and pick up Da'Rick in the 3rd. There's not really a "can't miss" receiver in this years class.
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Definitely agree. DR probably has the best overall skill set but where will his head be and has he matured. If he has matured and got everything straightened out he will be a great pickup for some team and not have to pay First Round money, but definitely has potential to be a first round talent. Will definitely follow him and see how or if he has gotten right. I mean damn imagine an offense that should have had DR, CP, JH, ZR and Rivera plus Lanes pass catching ability. That would have been just as potent or more than Stallworth, Washington, Witten,Eric Parker, Bobby Graham, Montrell Jones, Tony Brown plus Travis
Stephens, Cedric Houston and Jabari Davis. Still think that 2001 team was better all the way around than the '98 team we just werent focused on LSU after that huge win over UF and seems after that yr things went to crap outside of a cpl good yrs.
 
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JL 103 said:
He won't last past 31, trust me.
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Dont think he will either but there is that potential bust if he struggles learning the very complex systems the NFL has. Think Nash was the last complete 1st round bust UT had at WR. I know Meachem hasnt developed the way many thought he would for a First Rounder but has been decent. Nash had a terrible career to have been a First Rounder.
 
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Interesting that a recurring theme with our top draft prospects this season is lack of "smarts." Natural intelligence is part of it, but it is a further and telling indictment on Dooley's failure to teach/coach the game. This is where we are going to see a night and day difference going forward with the new coaching staff.
 
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Poor coaching wasn't C-Pat's fault, he has skills that can't be coached. Good luck to him and others who chose to wear the Orange.
 
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Biopsyman said:
He might be the next Devin Hester at PR and Struggles at WR or perhaps the next Tim Brown that can do both very well.
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This is precisely my perspective. Patterson should, at worst, be a human highlight reel a la Hester. His ceiling as a wide receiver is entirely for him to determine in terms of how hard he is willing to work at perfecting his craft. Although his Wonderlic test results and prior academic record might strongly suggest it, none of us categorically knows whether he possesses an innate lack of intelligence or whether his "rawness" is largely the result of simply having been able to defeat opponents, in the past, based purely on sheer athletic talent.
 
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I remember there were alot of similar issues with route running with Jeremy Maclin when he came out of Missouri. Patterson reminds me of Maclin, but with more athleticism. I wouldn't expect him to ever be a No. 1, but in the right system, he could be a dangerous weapon.
 
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I'm excited just to see what he does with returns next year. He could have a bigger impact than Devin Hester. I saw today that his yard per return was higher than Patrick Petterson's when he was at LSU.
 
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tri_vol said:
He is a terrible route runner but then so was Randy Moss. He lacks Randy height though.

imo he will be a dez bryant type player. really good but not good enough to be in the top tier all time.
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And speed and hands.

He has way better skills with the ball in his hands than Moss though. He could be the bigger version of what people hoped Reggie Bush would be coming out of college.
 
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Oregonvol, I see no reason whatsoever that Patterson can't be a "number 1" but, again, it is entirely up to him to determine just how much work he is willing to put into the process of mastering his craft as a wide receiver.
 
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Why WOULDN'T we have run the reverse--running is the thing that CP does best. And you don't necessarily have to be a great route runner in college when you have his athleticism. But the NFL is different. The defensive backs are much better, the game is faster, there are more hot reads, etc. I've said from the get-go that Patterson would be a project--it's very obvious that he's raw. He's great with the ball in space--but first you have to get the ball.
 
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hndog609 said:
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"super glider"? Did he mean supercollider? I hope not if he was questioning someone else's smarts.
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Obviously he is referring to:

" The Super Glider is the default glider part for all karts in Mario Kart 7. It does not offer any stat boosts in any way, but like all the other gliders that appear in the game, it enables racers to go airborne for a brief time period."
 
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There so worried that they invited him to sit on draft day! Teams that need a WR and pass on him will regret it.
 
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Jeepkuntry said:
There so worried that they invited him to sit on draft day! Teams that need a WR and pass on him will regret it.
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That was the NFL doing that, not a team. Being a lifetime Bronco fan I would love to get him and he wont have to be thrown into the fire immediately at WR and kind of learn at his own pace and be behind 3 beast WR's who can help him along with Peyton. But dont see him being around by the 28th pick and not sure he is even on our radar. Just hope he, Hunter nor Rivera e
nd up in Dallas, SD, Oakland, NY Jets, NE, Phil or SF. Outside of those beiing my most disliked teams they are ok going anywhere but any of them.
 
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