re: Brandon Coleman/Josh Hill appreciation thread

Dude, every time Coleman gets the ball I can't watch

Drew Brees threw that one ball up into traffic where only Coleman couldve caught it vs CAR. Right through the hands. That's the kind of play that separates good WRs from bad WRs, especially ones that are 6'6"

Obviously Coleman needs to stop fumbling, but that's not the only thing he needs to stop doing. He'll catch the ball about 2 yards from the first down marker, & instead of just using his big body to lunge for the 1st down...he takes a step back & tries to get more yardage out of the play. This always results in him not getting the 1st down, b/c he has a slow first step (due to being 6'6") & the smaller/quicker db's just take his legs out.

I've seen him do it at least 3 times this year. shite pisses me off almost as much as his fumbling. I will give Coleman credit for his blocking & improving his hands this year. His hands were pretty damn bad last year. He does play small for size, but I have seen him make a few plays due to being so tall.

Overall on Coleman
-Strengths - Blocking, improved hands, height, & arm length. Also, seems to do well against a zone defense.
-Weaknesses - The way he carelessly carries the football, run after the catch, the fact that he can't consistently physically dominate much smaller DB's, & getting separation against man-to-man coverage.

He's better at catching the ball in traffic than in the past, but still needs to improve in this area. He also makes the routine catch fairly easily (this year), but rarely makes the tough catch to bail out Brees (like Mike Thomas does, like Colston did, & even like Snead did the past 2 years). It's not like he's just tall either...he has a decent muscular build to him as well. Basically, I'm saying that he's kind of soft for being that damn huge. Still, I'll take him as a #4 or #5 WR that can still improve given time.