Smitty's pre-draft analysis of Nalo

[CRA]

Just now, PNW_PantherMan said:

If I was Hunter, I'd have come out as a receiver.  There's no reason to choose CB over WR.  WR pay scale is higher and the game favors offense.

yep.  But his primary advisor has been the guy that helped Sheuder get drafted in round 5. 

[PNW_PantherMan]

Just now, CRA said:

yep.  But his primary advisor has been the guy that helped Sheuder get drafted in round 5. 

Reliving his college career through Hunter lol

[CRA]

3 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Reliving his college career through Hunter lol

I think it was more about drawing attention to everything Sanders.  Playing Hunter both ways got them eyeballs that just Hunter the WR or Hunter the DB doesn't get them.  And it's not close. 

 

[PNW_PantherMan]

26 minutes ago, CRA said:

I think it was more about drawing attention to everything Sanders.  Playing Hunter both ways got them eyeballs that just Hunter the WR or Hunter the DB doesn't get them.  And it's not close. 

 

I don't know.  I think a lot of those TD catches get eyeballs on Hunter no matter what.  He was spectacular as a receiver.  Playing both ways squeezed the most value out of him as a player for Colorado to win games.  I think it was more about that.

[tukafan21]

4 hours ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

If I was Hunter, I'd have come out as a receiver.  There's no reason to choose CB over WR.  WR pay scale is higher and the game favors offense.

Funny, because I think it's monumentally stupid to go in as a WR and not CB for him for two main reasons.

First is that he's very slender, he has a much better chance at having a longer career as a CB than a WR because of that, and if he can't stay healthy as a WR, he's never going to get the huge contracts and play 10 years in the league like he could on the other side of the ball.

The second and more important, is that CB is so much more difficult of a position to play at an elite level, you can't keep dipping your toe in and out of the water on that end and expect to be great.

So if he's a full time WR, it will be really hard for him to play any CB part time and be successful at it and make it worth their while to let him to continue doing.  But if he's a full time CB, it's much easier for them to have a few select packages on offense to where he gets maybe 10 snaps a game, half as a decoy, half getting the ball in creative ways to get him space to work in and make a big play here or there.

Because also if that works while being an all pro caliber CB, he'll get paid so much more than any CB due to what else he offers, which then would probably rival top WR money, but have the chance at a much longer career while doing so.

He's also just a better CB than he is WR, so why go full time at your weaker position that is easier to do part time and still have success?

Edited 1 hour ago by tukafan21

[carpanfan96]

45 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

Funny, because I think it's monumentally stupid to go in as a WR and not CB for him for two main reasons.

First is that he's very slender, he has a much better chance at having a longer career as a CB than a WR because of that, and if he can't stay healthy as a WR, he's never going to get the huge contracts and play 10 years in the league like he could on the other side of the ball.

The second and more important, is that CB is so much more difficult of a position to play at an elite level, you can't keep dipping your toe in and out of the water on that end and expect to be great.

So if he's a full time WR, it will be really hard for him to play any CB part time and be successful at it and make it worth their while to let him to continue doing.  But if he's a full time CB, it's much easier for them to have a few select packages on offense to where he gets maybe 10 snaps a game, half as a decoy, half getting the ball in creative ways to get him space to work in and make a big play here or there.

Because also if that works while being an all pro caliber CB, he'll get paid so much more than any CB due to what else he offers, which then would probably rival top WR money, but have the chance at a much longer career while doing so.

He's also just a better CB than he is WR, so why go full time at your weaker position that is easier to do part time and still have success?

Cause he won't play unless he's a full time starter at both positions. He's made it abundantly clear that he will just retire if a team isn't willing to play him both sides full time.