Post by Minniman on Sept 2, 2017 9:35:04 GMT -6
Jay Gruden Says To 'Keep An Eye' On Robert Davis
May 2, 2017
“[Wide receivers coach] Ike Hilliard had a pretty good grade on him and really liked him,” Redskins head coach Jay Gruden said. “He has a skill set that is very interesting. He’s big, he’s strong and he is fast and he can catch. He was productive; I don’t know what else you want in a wide receiver so he is going to be an interesting guy to watch. He can play outside, run through arm tackles so keep an eye on him.”
While Georgia State would join the Sun Belt Conference starting with Davis’ freshman season in 2013, the 6-foot-3, 219 pounder experienced quite a bit of success when the Panthers went up against elite college programs.
In games against West Virginia, Alabama, Washington, Clemson, Oregon and Wisconsin, Davis recorded 23 receptions for 335 yards and three touchdowns, going against the likes of Marcus Peters, Marlon Humphrey and other first-round talents.
Davis hopes that he can take some of the positives from those performances and parlay them over to the NFL, where defenses won’t be locking in on him quite the same way they were when he was Georgia State’s No. 1 receiver.
On the outside, of course, Washington already has Terrelle Pryor Sr. and Josh Doctson, while slot receiver Jamison Crowder and tight end Jordan Reed demand attention in the middle of the field.
“I'm an athletic receiver that can help stretch the field,” Davis said. “I really feel I can come into that organization with the great receiver coach they have there. I'm just ready to go to work and see what I can do to help the team."
Davis comes into the fold for a wide receiving corps that has changed quite significantly since last season, most notably the group’s overall size.
“I think when you’re looking for outside receivers, you’re looking for a guy that can be a little bit bigger,” Gruden said. “We feel like we have the best inside receiver – one of the best ones in the game – in Jamison so we weren’t really looking to add another one there. But we have some guys that can play a little bit of everywhere. You’d like to have size, but we just felt like at the time Robert was the best player available at receiver.
He just so happened to be 6-3 and runs a 4.4. Good for us. Really, size, we weren’t looking for a specific position there. We were looking for a guy that could run and maybe help out on special teams in his first year and continue to develop and break in the lineup that way first.”
May 2, 2017
“[Wide receivers coach] Ike Hilliard had a pretty good grade on him and really liked him,” Redskins head coach Jay Gruden said. “He has a skill set that is very interesting. He’s big, he’s strong and he is fast and he can catch. He was productive; I don’t know what else you want in a wide receiver so he is going to be an interesting guy to watch. He can play outside, run through arm tackles so keep an eye on him.”
While Georgia State would join the Sun Belt Conference starting with Davis’ freshman season in 2013, the 6-foot-3, 219 pounder experienced quite a bit of success when the Panthers went up against elite college programs.
In games against West Virginia, Alabama, Washington, Clemson, Oregon and Wisconsin, Davis recorded 23 receptions for 335 yards and three touchdowns, going against the likes of Marcus Peters, Marlon Humphrey and other first-round talents.
Davis hopes that he can take some of the positives from those performances and parlay them over to the NFL, where defenses won’t be locking in on him quite the same way they were when he was Georgia State’s No. 1 receiver.
On the outside, of course, Washington already has Terrelle Pryor Sr. and Josh Doctson, while slot receiver Jamison Crowder and tight end Jordan Reed demand attention in the middle of the field.
“I'm an athletic receiver that can help stretch the field,” Davis said. “I really feel I can come into that organization with the great receiver coach they have there. I'm just ready to go to work and see what I can do to help the team."
Davis comes into the fold for a wide receiving corps that has changed quite significantly since last season, most notably the group’s overall size.
“I think when you’re looking for outside receivers, you’re looking for a guy that can be a little bit bigger,” Gruden said. “We feel like we have the best inside receiver – one of the best ones in the game – in Jamison so we weren’t really looking to add another one there. But we have some guys that can play a little bit of everywhere. You’d like to have size, but we just felt like at the time Robert was the best player available at receiver.
He just so happened to be 6-3 and runs a 4.4. Good for us. Really, size, we weren’t looking for a specific position there. We were looking for a guy that could run and maybe help out on special teams in his first year and continue to develop and break in the lineup that way first.”
Full story on Robert Davis
Robert Davis was one of my sleepers in the draft.
Brian Quick was released by Washington, so it is likely that Davis has earned a roster spot on the team.
... and neither is this Chris guy.