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re: Coates declares for NFL Draft
Posted on 12/15/14 at 2:58 pm to plazadweller
Posted on 12/15/14 at 2:58 pm to plazadweller
Knew it was coming. Doesn't make it easier.
Would love to have an AU guy as a legit receiver in the NFL.
Would love to have an AU guy as a legit receiver in the NFL.
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:18 pm to AUjim
This might be a dumb question, but...
At one point can he not return to college? Could he say he is going pro, but change his mind in a week? I take it he can say he is declaring but he actually has to sign some sort of a document. I'm not sure the particulars of the process.
At one point can he not return to college? Could he say he is going pro, but change his mind in a week? I take it he can say he is declaring but he actually has to sign some sort of a document. I'm not sure the particulars of the process.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:19 pm to AUjim
Him doing the ring of jug machines at the combine could be interesting 
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:20 pm to atlau
Technically but I guarantee you he's already talking agents so no.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:40 pm to AA7
He gone
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:42 pm to atlau
He technically can't accept money, talk to agents or anything until after the bowl game.
I'd be shocked if he didn't accept money, talk to agents or anything until after the bowl game.
I'd be shocked if he didn't accept money, talk to agents or anything until after the bowl game.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:44 pm to GenesChin
He will be missed. I will never forget the TD in the 2012 Iron Bowl and the stud catch in the SEC championship. I hope he goes first round.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 4:04 pm to bird35
Congrats to Sammie... He's a beast and deserves to get paid... Hope he goes 1st round, he will blow up the combine...
This post was edited on 12/15/14 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 12/15/14 at 4:06 pm to GenesChin
Posted on 12/15/14 at 4:12 pm to Weagle25
Already graduated. First or Second round draft pick.
See ya! Congrats. Hard to believe we "stole" him from Southern Miss.
See ya! Congrats. Hard to believe we "stole" him from Southern Miss.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 4:51 pm to Rig
Is he really a potential first rounder?
He had some pretty blatant drops this season that would not be tolerated in the NFL...as in, he could have been benched.
He had some pretty blatant drops this season that would not be tolerated in the NFL...as in, he could have been benched.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 5:03 pm to Weagle25
So, is he playing the bowl game or no?
Posted on 12/15/14 at 5:12 pm to Weagle25
Dammit man. I hate that. I don't blame him though.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 5:26 pm to DuncanIdaho
Yes, per Justin Hoke.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 7:10 pm to AUNashville
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Is he really a potential first rounder?
He had some pretty blatant drops this season that would not be tolerated in the NFL...as in, he could have been benched.
There is no way he is a first round WR. I love Sammie but I'd be shocked if that happened.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 7:36 pm to tilco
Look, I love Sammie and we will miss him but how does a receiver who caught 30 passes his junior year get into the first, or even second, round?
He's pretty one dimensional in what he does and he's not going to be able to just run by coverage in the NFL. I wish him well and hope he becomes the best receiver in NFL history but I just don't see what everyone else sees.
He's pretty one dimensional in what he does and he's not going to be able to just run by coverage in the NFL. I wish him well and hope he becomes the best receiver in NFL history but I just don't see what everyone else sees.
This post was edited on 12/15/14 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 12/15/14 at 7:39 pm to RandySavage
Because he'll probably put up top 5, if not the best, numbers of anyone at his position.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 7:40 pm to RandySavage
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Look, I love Sammie and we will miss him but how does a receiver who caught 30 passes his junior year get into the first, or even second, round?
Run heavy offense plus a second good receiver on the team plus injury. Its not hard. He caught 42 passes last season in an offense that barely threw the ball. Demaryius Thomas caught 46 his Junior season and he went 22nd overall.
Stats don't mean shite. How hard is this to understand? The NFL doesn't care if you catch 40 passes or 100 passes. They'll take the guy who has the physical ability to get open against superior defenders. Occasional drops are fine. The NFL will take a guy who can score from 40+ yards out while dropping a few over a guy who can't get open but who never drops a ball every single time.
This post was edited on 12/15/14 at 7:44 pm
Posted on 12/15/14 at 7:48 pm to metafour
Our "run heavy" offense is the reason he sees single coverage on almost every play and allows him to run by a college level defender.
How is he going to do that in the NFL against better defenders with safeties in to help?
He has below average hands and route running ability.
The Raiders do have a high pick though so he might go top 5.
How is he going to do that in the NFL against better defenders with safeties in to help?
He has below average hands and route running ability.
The Raiders do have a high pick though so he might go top 5.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 7:59 pm to RandySavage
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Our "run heavy" offense is the reason he sees single coverage on almost every play and allows him to run by a college level defender.
Yeah, OK. Thats the "reason". The reason why Coates beats guys is because he is too big and physical to jam at the line, and too fast to give a cushion. He's spent two seasons just running past guys because he is incredibly hard to cover down the field. Even when he drops the ball or misjudges its flight path, he still beat his guy.
If you're relying on doubling him, then that just means that there is a hole elsewhere in the defense. No one can double a receiver all game long because they'll get killed doing it. An NFL team will put up with the inconsistency because his parlor trick is insanely valuable. Possession receivers are a dime-a-dozen at the NFL level; the guys that are big and physical with the ability to take the top off the defense are always in high demand.
Maybe he flops, its possible. But he'll get paid doing it.
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