re: Images/clips of Dupre's misses & a breakdown of his technique-the answer to why

quote:

---

ADDED in game clips of his first drop from Etling. It shows him 2 yards in the clear at the 45 yard line. The ball is on the money past the defender and should have been caught in stride just as Desean Smith's had. He somehow decides to backpedal, shows the same wide open hand position upon the arrival of the ball, tries to clamp down on the ball instead of giving the triangle cupped pocket, clamps down on the ball unevenly twisting the ball out of his grasp. This isn't every single attempt, but on almost all of his misses that I've seen, this has been his problem. It's a bad habit he's somehow developed.

---

His left hand slipped on that one. Wow, you have to catch those.. It looks like he was going to grab it with his left hand and tuck it on the way down.

Gloves?? With the way they make gloves these days, how does he manage to slip like that??

quote:

---

A f*cking poster on the rant picks up on this and our own coaches, with one of the highest overall salaries in college football, can't.

That's pretty sad.

---

How do you know that coaches haven't picked up on it?

Nothing like running a ton of 2 man routes with one of the receiver incapable of consistently catching.

quote:

---

So the only logical explanation you give us is that he just doesn't have what it takes to be a top receiver?
What's your point? He is dropping too many balls for a junior top ranked guy.

So you geniuses tell the rant...What's the issue? There is an issue!

---

The post I responded to spelled it out pretty plainly. Yes, he often uses poor technique. However, he has almost certainly been taught and drilled on proper technique. He just doesn't use it.

This goes back to his high school career. There was some validity to questioning the fact that he didn't get many catches. Sure, it was easily explained by the offense that Curtis runs, but the problem is that he wasn't getting the repetitions that other top receivers got. So, while his measurables are fantastic, he hasn't gotten the repetition of making plays in higher stress game situations.

Maybe eyesight is a problem because he has not done a good job of adjusting to the ball.

quote:

---

AU fans did warn us that Craig was a horrible WR coach and we would have bad technique.

---

I remember this. I was hoping it was just sour grapes on their part but so far they look to have been right.

he needs that drill colston did at hofstra. one end of the ball has numbers on it. has to call uot number after catch

quote:

---

through 2 games

---

Come on, now.

This is like saying that our OL has only had problems this season, or that Les Miles has only recently had an issue with developing QBs, or that Les Miles's offensive problems have just recently come to light.

I appreciate what you're doing in sticking up for these kids, but there is no need to walk on eggshells.

quote:

---

1st - I have been criticizing his drop that hit him square in the hands (the one you referenced). I've never played an organized snap in my life, but I do fancy myself on work smarter not harder. Shouldn't he have simply turned upfield and let the ball float in over his shoulder rather than do that spinny jumpy, try to make a highlight reel style of catch? 

---

You are correct. On that first drop, Etling put the ball exactly where it needed to be. It had the perfect touch on it to drop it right over his shoulder to catch it in stride just as he did on the DeSean Smith TD. Dupre actually makes these type of in stride catches easily. He's made over the shoulder circus catches regularly. His hands would be reversed on this catch and he has no problems keeping them together on balls thrown over the shoulder. All of his problems tend to be when he's facing the throw, which makes it even more baffling as to why he would try to backpeddle on that perfectly thrown ball.

When you hear NFL scouts talk about WRs, they often talk about the WR's ability to "snatch" the ball out of the air.

I think young players hear things like this and misapply it.

You need to be able the snatch the ball when the DB goes up with you, but most of the time, letting it come to you is really the way to go.

At first I thought DE's pass was behind him--but then watched it again and saw that he somehow got turned around on it.

I think people need to also remember that this is a guy who really is new to the position. He did not get many balls thrown to him at Curtis--and let's face it, hardly any here either.

Very few in game targets.

quote:

---

Wow. Somebody actually brought some insightful and informative content to this site. I'm at a loss. Thank you very much, brother. Have an upvote.

---