re: Jefferson 4.43 forty

Did people like you forget Jefferson played outside his sophomore year ?

Or 6’1” 202

I mean he just literally got measured

All LSU fanboyness aside I'd be freaking thrilled to get him at 24. I don't know much about the Colorado receiver Shenault although I see him mocked to us a lot. I would assume jeudy and lamb are outta this picture for us so my next choices would be Jefferson then tee Higgins.

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He's the same speed as Jeudy for all intents and purposes. 4.44 and 4.45. It would be hard to tell who won if they were racing. 40 speed has little to do with getting open deep either. If you can run a great route you just have to be fast enough. Anything under 4.6 is fast enough

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You know just like everyone else that watched LSU this season, that Jefferson was just as dominant on his long routes as he was with his shorter routes. The only reason he stayed in the slot more than the previous season, was because each guy had their role to play. The coaches knew Jefferson’s speed, they also knew that he played the slot role better than anyone else on the team. He has better hands than Lamb and Jeudy (at least this season). His route running is probably only 2nd to Jeudy in this draft as well. Jefferson also times better than both.

Who cares if he’s a possession or deep threat? Right now outside of MT we have a bunch of no threats

I'm curious why people are using "possession receiver" as though it's a bad thing.

Jefferson showed he CAN be that guy, just like Mike Thomas- the guy who catches a 10 yd pass over the middle on 3rd and 9. Constantly. He spent the last season showing if it comes his way he can catch it.

That's a great trait to have for any WR. He just so happens to have 4.4 speed, so if you DO want to go deep, you can still look at him.
That means you can't just play him sitting off 5 yds, as he can maul you over the middle... and you can't come up and press him, or he can beat you deep.

Why is this bad?