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Round 6, Pick 32 (#208) - Jimmy Horn Jr, WR, Colorado

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Bear Hands Grand Master

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In order of expected snap count:

McMillan

Thielen

XL

Coker

Horn

Moore

Honestly, after really analyzing this roster again, McMillan is a super investment.  Between him and Coker, that's a very reliable duo and opens up XL's role for better chess playing.  Get XL into the slot to beat out the shorty NBs.

If we can geta Tmac/XL/Coker thing going, that is entertaining as hell.  And if Horn or a guy like him hits in that shiftier role, that's a super complete room.

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5 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

XL had good hands in college, I think he figures it out this season

Maybe the surgery stuff. Also needs to work on his timing on jump balls, even when wide open he was jumping to body catch stuff. Hopefully he was just compensating for injury or something. Will be interesting to see who other teams determine to put their CB1 on with this WR lineup

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2 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

Maybe the surgery stuff. Also needs to work on his timing on jump balls, even when wide open he was jumping to body catch stuff. Hopefully he was just compensating for injury or something. Will be interesting to see who other teams determine to put their CB1 on with this WR lineup

Yea I didn't like the jumping for no reason stuff

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2 hours ago, Jackie Lee said:

Maybe the surgery stuff. Also needs to work on his timing on jump balls, even when wide open he was jumping to body catch stuff. Hopefully he was just compensating for injury or something. Will be interesting to see who other teams determine to put their CB1 on with this WR lineup

I think the jumping was a confidence thing. Once he dropped a couple he was jumping to the ball to try body catch them 

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Just now, Aussie Tank said:

I think the jumping was a confidence thing. Once he dropped a couple he was jumping to the ball to try body catch them 

Wrist/hand surgery stories came out around/after those issues if I recall so should keep an eye on it. Either way he has the speed etc to make the defense put a guy on him, just dunno if he's gonna get thrown that many balls if he doesn't convince the OC/QB he's gonna come down with it

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