Corley hasn't stood out, it's just a fact. Coming from small school, it might take him some time. Hopefully one day.
He was a 3rd round pick for a reason. Give him some time. He's a good kid and a hard worker, and he definitely has talent. It's a big adjustment from WKU to the NFL.
A fair assessment. Mims as I recall was drafted after a JD trade back. At the time it was a gamble but Mims was still available as the last WR on the board (worth drafting at that point in the draft) when the Jets pick came up.
I was down on the Corley pick, I didn’t think it was smart to draft a guy who physically bullied small school kids. And maybe that will still be the case. But I recently heard that the Chiefs and Bengals had the shortest yards per attempt in the league or something. Its a trend, the whole league is shifting towards horizontal passing instead of down the field, and I guess if that’s what the Jets really want, then Corley is the type of wideout for that
I think the coaching staff can find ways to use him and his talents right now. In addition, he was a known project when he was drafted, in that he needs to learn route running. We'll see if he does.
I'm cautiously optimistic on Corley. He won't be asked to do a ton this year with GW and Williams being the top 2 guys in the passing game, which will allow him to develop at his own pace. I hope Hackett finds creative ways to get the ball in his hands in space though as that's where he can shine early on in his career.
I think you are revising history--there was no mention by jets brass at the time of draft there he had route running issues. If you have evidence you should post it. He was drafted on 4/26. Show some evidence that they viewed him as developmental within a couple weeks of that.
I’m not in your debate with IDF, but it was 1000% reported everywhere that Corley’s main issue would be learning and executing a full route tree. Hell, there’s even a video of Corley addressing it and acknowledging it’s a part of his game he needs to improve. He’s a weapon that needs plays drawn up specifically for him, you can’t plug him in as a backup receiver yet.
Ok--I'll take your word on that. Perhaps I missed the communication from the FO that this pick was meant as developmental--Ducasse comes to mind as a pick at this level that was known to be developmental. I'll consider putting Corley in that category unless I hear different. Thx.
I mean, just about every 3rd rounder is developmental to some degree. I do believe Corley will be a great playmaker, but he’s not a day one player.
I hope you're right--did you watch any preseason? Corley doesn't look particularly quick out there but that could be because he's thinking. You know who looks quick and ready to play? Isaiah Davis.
I can’t point to any specific quotes or videos or anything like that, but at draft time, I was under the impression that we saw him as a playmaker with the ball in his hands and not as a polished full route tree kind of receiver…I remember hearing how he can contribute right away with the YAC skills but he was not viewed as a plug and play WR who can run the entire route tree. I also don’t think he was viewed as a “speed” guy, but more so a tough runner who could bowl people over as well as an elusive type guy So in that sense, you can say he was considered a developmental type guy, but I didn’t come away with the impression that developmental meant he needs to sit or red-shirt a year and not contribute at all… I thought the plan was to use him in the slot or even out of the backfield and let him run either short crossing routes or little dump offs into the flat and just let him create
Davis looks good I agree, but it’s preseason and Davis is a RB so it’s an easier position to learn. That said I don’t think we’re gonna see a whole lot of either come regular season, and I didn’t really expect to.
