Eagles take Jordan Matthews - WR

[JuTMSY4]

traded their 2nd and a 4th (122)

[JuTMSY4]

OVERVIEW
Cousin of Hall of Famer Jerry Rice. Receiver-defensive back who also played basketball as an Alabama prep. Played all 52 games of his career. As a true freshman in 2010, started 10-of-12 games and caught 15 balls for 181 yards (12.1-yard average) and four touchdowns. Started all 13 games and paced Commodore receivers each of the next three seasons -- produced 41-778-5 (19.0) in '11; 94-1,323-8 (14.1) in '12; and 112-1,477-7 (13.2) in '13. Rewrote the VU receiving records and owns SEC records for career receptions (262) and receiving yards (3,759). Team captain.
ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS Good length. Big zone target. Good form as a route runner. Sinks his hips and pops out of breaks. Concentrates, tracks and adjusts. Soft hands and sticky fingers. Has leaping ability to compete in the air. Opens up his stride in the clear and shows nice long speed. Good field awareness. Gives effort as a blocker. Competes and plays with intensity. Tough and intelligent. Lined up outside and inside and has punt-return experience. Team captain and four-year starter with record-setting production.
WEAKNESSES Could stand to bulk up his frame. Adequate line release. Fairly linear. Not a quick-twitch athlete. Does not show elite explosion to separate vertically. Lets some throws into his body and is not immune to concentration drops. Limited creativity and elusiveness after the catch. Can be moody and has some diva in him.
DRAFT PROJECTION Rounds 2-3
BOTTOM LINE Matthews is a tall, narrow-framed, West Coast possession receiver with soft hands, a professional approach and the versatility to line up inside or outside and become a solid No. 2 or No. 3. High-floor prospect.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profil...ews?id=2543500

not a brother, but a cousin

[nerd]

Meh

[Drama Queen]

agreed

[Brandonn]

traded their 2nd and a 4th (122)

So wanting to hold onto picks was good enough to not get Ha HA but out the window for this guys.

This chump will be back in college soon.

[nerd]

agreed

I mean... he's not bad and he is the sec leader in catches.

Meh...I just don't see explosion...but...I don't think he's dog shit.

[slag]

Great

They replaced Jason Avant

[thats_the_joke]

Oh, I must have missed the part where avant was 6'3 and ran a 4.44

[Drama Queen]

This off season is not working for me.

[Drama Queen]

Zero explosion.

Team is reduced to a bunch of plotters

[slag]

I must have missed the part where he takes the top off the defense.

[slag]

What are they plotting?

To be plodders?

[Raptor]

Bwahahahahah....Joe Banner clones

To be plodders?

An entire offense full of Joe Banner like plotters....muuuuhahahahahahaha....defensive coordinators around the world are shaking under their bed sheets.

[Drama Queen]

yeah that

[AnnapolisEagle]

traded their 2nd and a 4th (122)

Totally fine with this pick. Big body, good hands, pretty good speed. Won't blow the doors off anyone like Cooks would have, but like I said last night, I feel like Foles has the ability to get the ball to the most open guy, as opposed to needing someone open by 5 yards to confidently make the throw.

-AE