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A big opinion here on Justin Jefferson. Could he be a Viking soon?
https://twitter.com/CSimmsQB/status/1243932379724632064?s=20
I love Jefferson as well... I'm very torn in that I'm not sure it's a great idea to replace the receiver you just dealt with a first round WR... but if Jefferson is there late first... I think he has ability to be very good from day 1.
The knock on Jefferson is that he is a slot receiver only. When they tried him on the outside his production went down a lot. Thielen is primarily a slot receiver so there's a conflict. I personally would draft him in the first anyway.
Watching his film... I don't see that at all... which doesn't really mean much.
However, like Simms comments... when you have a receiver that runs great routes with great hands... it's hard not to like to like him.
I see a handful of elite WRs and then the next group of a lot of good WRs.
It just depends on your strategy... but if you want an elite WR I think Jefferson will end up one.
I'd also pick a bone with saying Thielen is primarily a slot WR... he certainly played in the slot but he has played a ton outside as well... his skill set isn't limited to slot by any means.
I bet Jefferson didn't have any bad games being that his team won every one of them last season. Still, I am thinking that going off of highlight videos is only going to show the potential of a receiver. I bet the scouts like to especially review game film when one player is matched up with another player who will play on Sundays. Then there's the Senior Bowl practices which is more of that.
According to this profile, his weakness is his route running. Add to that he began to excel after being moved to the slot, so he certainly has his limitations, but he is also good at retrieving contested balls. He certainly has that size and athleticism combination that will have teams salivating. His quarterback was very agile and created plays out of nothing, so again I believe he benefited a lot from being an LSU Tiger.
He is a player who could be complementary to what we have. I mean we don't have a player like him. Tajae Sharpe, Olabisi and Thielen all seem really good at running routes. Like in basketball, wide receivers are often a matter of match ups. A corner may be really good with the loose hips and the quickness to stay with good route runners, but may be lacking with the size, physicality and overall speed to match up with a player like Jefferson and that can be exploited by the coordinator. When I think about that, I do believe the Vikings must be studying him now and considering him with one of their first round picks.
https://www.nfl.com/prospects/justin-jefferson?id=32194a45-4626-9287-c454-479b942cbd26
< Message edited by Bruce Johnson -- 3/29/2020 8:34:47 AM >
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