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Calvin Ridley was impressive.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:09 pm
Looks like we got another good one.
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Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:11 pm to crimsonian
I agree. Love the way he rips the ball out of the air
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:17 pm to crimsonian
have a good feeling about him
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:32 pm to sarc
He's looking like the next badass Miami receiver. His age definitely helps. But for his first college start, he showed some serious potential.
I was most impressed by the first down he picked up from the Bateman pass. It looked like he dropped his route, bounced between the coverage, then went forward for the first. That looked like good chemistry between him and Bateman. And the only time it looked like Bateman went off script, and instincts took over.
If we manage to sign his brother, it's going to become very confusing to watch our offense.
I was most impressed by the first down he picked up from the Bateman pass. It looked like he dropped his route, bounced between the coverage, then went forward for the first. That looked like good chemistry between him and Bateman. And the only time it looked like Bateman went off script, and instincts took over.
If we manage to sign his brother, it's going to become very confusing to watch our offense.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 1:35 pm to CCTider
If we get both Ridleys, we should just change Calvin's number to 1, and his brother can be 2.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 2:00 pm to CrimsonTideMD
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I agree. Love the way he rips the ball out of the air
He was literally snagging the frick out of some of those balls. It was impressive.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 2:07 pm to CrimsonTideMD
Turn and burn. He snatches the ball and wooosshh he gone!
Posted on 9/6/15 at 2:48 pm to crimsonian
Disclaimer:'m not saying he is this good, nor am I saying he is the same player. He is not Amari Cooper, he is not a generational talent. The following is simply meant to denote similarities in certain physical qualities.
He reminded me of Amari in the way he moves, just not as smooth. It was the way he ran, especially in the hips, but he was a bit more.....frenetic, in his movements. More wasted motion. More footsteps in his cuts. Maybe a tad more.....jitterbug? I guess?
Physically they have similar size too, though Ridley is a bit leaner than Cooper was I think.
I thought he was the best looking WR on the field from a potential standpoint. He just needs to get stronger and smoother. Lose the wasted motion. Maybe he'll develop, maybe not. The way he snatches/attacks the ball tells me he probably has the best natural hands on the team. Some guys never learn that even after a long NFL career.
Foster looked good too. He has every tool he could need to be a major force, just needs to put in the work.
Stewart on the other hand seemed to have no idea how to make an adjustment on the ball, but he was the one who got open the most.
I like Mullaney, though I thought he was taller than that. Black was, well, Black.
Howard looked decent, he has a bit of a funky running motion though. His strides seem short for a guy his size.
He reminded me of Amari in the way he moves, just not as smooth. It was the way he ran, especially in the hips, but he was a bit more.....frenetic, in his movements. More wasted motion. More footsteps in his cuts. Maybe a tad more.....jitterbug? I guess?
Physically they have similar size too, though Ridley is a bit leaner than Cooper was I think.
I thought he was the best looking WR on the field from a potential standpoint. He just needs to get stronger and smoother. Lose the wasted motion. Maybe he'll develop, maybe not. The way he snatches/attacks the ball tells me he probably has the best natural hands on the team. Some guys never learn that even after a long NFL career.
Foster looked good too. He has every tool he could need to be a major force, just needs to put in the work.
Stewart on the other hand seemed to have no idea how to make an adjustment on the ball, but he was the one who got open the most.
I like Mullaney, though I thought he was taller than that. Black was, well, Black.
Howard looked decent, he has a bit of a funky running motion though. His strides seem short for a guy his size.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 3:20 pm to VaBamaMan
If Ridley works as hard as Julio and Coop did, he will be a first round pick one day also. It's all up to him. Hopefully Coop and/or Julio can spend some time with him when they're in town.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 8:25 pm to VaBamaMan
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VaBamaMan
I agree. Ridley looked Amari-esque.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:17 pm to CrimsonTideMD
i was totally impressed. when it looked as tho bateman had thrown the ball straight to a defender and ridley just popped out of nowhere snatched the ball and turned to get firstdown yardage, wow 
This post was edited on 9/6/15 at 11:19 pm
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:19 pm to crimsonian
He plucks the ball out of the air and he is extremely quick. I think he will be getting the ball in multiple ways.
Posted on 9/7/15 at 11:01 am to crimsonian
The talented Mr. Ridley.
Ridley's believe it or not.
Ridley's believe it or not.
Posted on 9/7/15 at 11:40 am to crimsonian
On the deep ball that Coker under threw, when they showed his route, it looked like Amari. Few guys gain speed when they make a cut, Ridley falls into that category
Posted on 9/7/15 at 1:09 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
Love the way he was snatching the balls out of the air. Kiffin has so many toys, lol.
Posted on 9/7/15 at 4:39 pm to ApeDeuce
His she certainly doesn't hurt. He'll be 21 before Christmas. So he'll be otter only true freshmen allowed to drink at the bowl games. He'll be 24 before he's allowed to enter the draft.
Posted on 9/7/15 at 5:27 pm to CCTider
I'll go ahead and make a prediction right here....and you can hate on me if you must...
Chris Black is a bust. He's done. If you're waiting on him to break out....stop.
But about Ridley...Very VERY excited to see what Ridley, Howard, Stewart, Mullaney, and Foster do this season. Who can guard all 5 of them? lol
Chris Black is a bust. He's done. If you're waiting on him to break out....stop.
But about Ridley...Very VERY excited to see what Ridley, Howard, Stewart, Mullaney, and Foster do this season. Who can guard all 5 of them? lol
This post was edited on 9/7/15 at 5:29 pm
Posted on 9/8/15 at 7:50 am to Hulkamania Saban
Black is a senior, and looks to be our 5th/6th option at receiver, so yeah he's a 5 star bust, unfortunately. I'm glad Robert Foster seems to have put things together. It would've been crazy to have that many busts at wr.
Posted on 9/8/15 at 8:28 am to Hulkamania Saban
I'm excited about Mullany. I think he will get a lot of touches while defenses focus on Foster/Stewart/Ridley/Howard/Drake/Henry
Posted on 9/8/15 at 11:58 am to CrimsonTideMD
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I agree. Ridley looked Amari-esque.
I actually thought he looked like he has more raw athletic ability than Amari, but isn't anywhere close to as polished as Amari was even as a freshman
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