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Jester Weah...

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Does anybody have any confidence in Jester when the ball is thrown his way? He has all the appearance of being a superstar and seems like a great kid but never seems to come down with a catch. Don't they say that cornerbacks are receivers that can't catch? Should Jester switch positions? He's so frustrating to watch...
 
Does anybody have any confidence in Jester when the ball is thrown his way? He has all the appearance of being a superstar and seems like a great kid but never seems to come down with a catch. Don't they say that cornerbacks are receivers that can't catch? Should Jester switch positions? He's so frustrating to watch...

I do. The guy is a good receiver. Pro scouts rate him around the 9th best receiving prospect
 
Does anybody have any confidence in Jester when the ball is thrown his way? He has all the appearance of being a superstar and seems like a great kid but never seems to come down with a catch. Don't they say that cornerbacks are receivers that can't catch? Should Jester switch positions? He's so frustrating to watch...
Dude if your comment is in relation to the one ball thrown his way today, gimme a break. Nobody could’ve caught that underthrown piece of $hit. Not Fitz, Calvin Johnson, Jerry Rice, Antonio Brown or a robo-receiver combo of all 4 of them.
 
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I do. The guy is a good receiver. Pro scouts rate him around the 9th best receiving prospect


I'm not sure where you've seen that, but a quick check of some sites on the web shows no such thing. Two places didn't have him among the 10 and 12 they had rated, one place had him 24th and another had him 26th.

I'd question the abilities of any pro scout who thinks he's the 9th best receiving prospect this season, because he is clearly no such thing.
 
It makes sense now. Weah is the reason DiNucci stinks. He never catches the ball contested. Clearly that’s it.

Or maybe, just maybe if our QB knew how to LEAD a receiver on a go route we would see his elite speed and solid hands.

Stop pointing fingers at Weah- he’s not the problem.
 
He has absolutely NO ability to adjust to the ball in flight. Given that his life is school and football for several years... he apparently does not have the capacity to do so.
 
He has absolutely NO ability to adjust to the ball in flight. Given that his life is school and football for several years... he apparently does not have the capacity to do so.

I see it far different. The guy came to Pitt with zero ability and is leaving Pitt as a top receiver in the country
 
It makes sense now. Weah is the reason DiNucci stinks. He never catches the ball contested. Clearly that’s it.

Or maybe, just maybe if our QB knew how to LEAD a receiver on a go route we would see his elite speed and solid hands.

Stop pointing fingers at Weah- he’s not the problem.
You lost me at solid hands. Hands are not his strong suit.
 
I agree that some of the balls thrown his way aren't exactly ideal. But many to Fitz weren't... many to Boyd weren't... even to Baldwin weren't. Just saying that good receivers make SOME difficult catches... on occasion. I like Weah... like I said... seems to have the intangibles. Just not necessarily the one tangible you want out of your #1 receiver... confidence in him coming down with a catch.
 
Weah is not a superstar but has improved significantly during his time here.

Can he improve- certainly but he has definitely done more good than bad. Adjusting to the ball is vital for a receiver and it is clearly not his strongest point HOWEVER when you have a QB who consistently under throws him then it forces him to play at less than full speed. This gives DB an easier job in terms of covering Weah.

Pickett’s deep ball demonstrated my point exactly. Weah didn’t have to break stride for that ball. Should he have laid out- probably, but that incomplete pass is a perfect example of the QB play impacting the ability of a wide receiver.
 
Weah is not a superstar but has improved significantly during his time here.

Can he improve- certainly but he has definitely done more good than bad. Adjusting to the ball is vital for a receiver and it is clearly not his strongest point HOWEVER when you have a QB who consistently under throws him then it forces him to play at less than full speed. This gives DB an easier job in terms of covering Weah.

Pickett’s deep ball demonstrated my point exactly. Weah didn’t have to break stride for that ball. Should he have laid out- probably, but that incomplete pass is a perfect example of the QB play impacting the ability of a wide receiver.
No doubt about it, last year Weah showed more improvement than you could ever expect considering what he had shown previously.

And no doubt about it, unfortunately a step back this year. And it isn’t all just because of the QB.
 
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He didn't say it was. Solid, I take it, as meaning not a liability. I think that's true
I think that isn’t. He drops balls he should catch easily. He has done that his whole career. His hands are inconsistent. That’s a problem for a guy who’s job is to catch the football.

He also doesn’t seem to outrun anybody or get much separation despite his vaunted speed. Maybe he just doesn’t know the fundamentals of running a route. But the inconsistent hands are a significant issue for him.
 
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For a track star he appears to be the slowest guy out there. I have no idea why he always stops running or jogs most of his route. Hopefully he realizes Pickett actually has an arm.
 
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Whoever said Weah was the problem, only that he isn’t a top flight receiver. He definitely isn’t a large contributor to the solution.
There were 4 balls thrown to him today. DiNucci's first looked like it was meant to be back shoulder. Either way, back shoulder or not it was short (and maybe late). The second pass along the sideline would have taken an incredible catch, but he was above the defender and had position. The apparently too long down the middle, I did not see great effort. His last opportunity I did not see great effort either.

Weah does not seem to run all out and complete his pass patterns. If he is wide open, he probably will catch it. Occasionally he will use his size and strength to secure a contested pass. He almost never gets anything by running a route where he runs hard and executes a precise pattern.

We are much better off throwing to Lopes and FFrench (and Tipton when he gets back0.
 
I think that isn’t. He drops balls he should catch easily. He has done that his whole career. His hands are inconsistent. That’s a problem for a guy who’s job is to catch the football.

He also doesn’t seem to outrun anybody or get much separation despite his vaunted speed. Maybe he just doesn’t know the fundamentals of running a route. But the inconsistent hands are a significant issue for him.

That is your opinion.

It isnt the opinion of NFL scouts, who I will trust more
 
Its amazing how many times you are wrong.


QUOTE="President Stache, post: 2083021, member: 27950"]I do. The guy is a good receiver. Pro scouts rate him around the 9th best receiving prospect[/QUOTE]
 
Yeah, again. That is your opinion.

I watched him 4 years, and seen very few drops. Again, he came to Pitt extremely raw. He had some issues. He was our best wr last year, and youd have to say again this year
 
Well, hate making you look bad but...

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=128389&draftyear=2018&genpos=WR


OK, I shouldnt lie, I actually enjoy making you look bad


But as I said, I looked up four places real quick earlier. One place had a top 10, Weah wasn't in it. Another place had a top 12, Weah wasn't in it. A third place had him the 24th best receiver and a fourth place had him 26th. So out of the five one of them thinks he is a top ten receiver.

The proof will be when teams actually draft. And I can't imagine any team will be dumb enough to make Weah a top ten receiver pick. But hey, there are teams like the Browns in the league, so you never know. It only takes one.
 
Feel free to provide facts that disprove me.

All the data is on my side of the argument so far. Just negative ninnies saying 'he sucks', isnt data.


What "data" is on your side of the argument? Do you have the actual number of passes that he dropped in his career? I'd bet not, but if you do let's see it. Anyone who has watched him play and understands what they are seeing knows that he drops a lot of passes. I guess that excludes you.
 
What "data" is on your side of the argument? Do you have the actual number of passes that he dropped in his career? I'd bet not, but if you do let's see it. Anyone who has watched him play and understands what they are seeing knows that he drops a lot of passes. I guess that excludes you.

No... I said he doesnt drop passes like you said. my data of him being the best receiver on Pitt's team, and one of the better receivers in the country I already put down.

His 1500 yards and 14 TDs are proof of that
 
No... I said he doesnt drop passes like you said. my data of him being the best receiver on Pitt's team, and one of the better receivers in the country I already put down.

His 1500 yards and 14 TDs are proof of that


I never said he wasn't Pitt's best receiver. He clearly was last season, and he probably is this year as well. You understand that even if that's true it still doesn't mean that he doesn't drop too many passes, right?

If you don't think he drops a lot of passes you either aren't watching, aren't paying attention, or have no idea what a receiver who doesn't drop a lot of passes looks like. Which would be odd for a fan of the team that Larry Fitzgerald played for.
 
I never said he wasn't Pitt's best receiver. He clearly was last season, and he probably is this year as well. You understand that even if that's true it still doesn't mean that he doesn't drop too many passes, right?

If you don't think he drops a lot of passes you either aren't watching, aren't paying attention, or have no idea what a receiver who doesn't drop a lot of passes looks like. Which would be odd for a fan of the team that Larry Fitzgerald played for.

You are ridiculous.

The guy went from totally raw to the best receiver on the team and by any standard, a potential draft selection.

Just admit you are wrong. It is a stupid argument, I am done.talking about. He is a good receiver
 
You are ridiculous.

The guy went from totally raw to the best receiver on the team and by any standard, a potential draft selection.

Just admit you are wrong. It is a stupid argument, I am done.talking about. He is a good receiver


If you want me to say that I am wrong when I am not just to make you feel better about yourself then you are going to be disappointed.

I really didn't think that you wouldn't be able to understand that it could be true that Weah is Pitt's best receiver AND that he drops too many passes. I guess I was wrong. Apparently that is too difficult a concept for you to understand/
 
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