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Originally Posted by OldSchool
Adams is a much better verticle receiver, he uses his size and leaping ability much more effectively than I've ever seen Moncrief do it. Adams also routinely catches the ball away from his body, he and Moncrief are polar opposites in that regard.
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Sounds like Jon Baldwin.
I'd rather have someone to compliment Bowe instead of mirror him.
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Strengths
Has a rangy build with good body length and secure hands to palm the ball and make difficult one-handed grabs. Tracks and adjusts to the ball very well downfield. Extends outside his frame and plucks the ball out of the air. Natural hands-catcher. Terrific athlete with good leaping ability and anticipation to properly time jumps and highpoint the ball. Wins jumpballs in the red zone and shows very good hand-eye coordination to take the ball away from defenders. Exceptional production. Has a 39 1/2-inch vertical jump.
Weaknesses
Lacks ideal functional playing strength to consistently beat the jam and can get hung up at the line. Long strider and is not sudden out of his breaks. Production was inflated from a quick-hitting, lateral passing game.
Draft Projection
Round 2
Bottom Line
A rangy, sure-handed possession receiver with starter-caliber, positional traits. Lacks top-end speed and strength. As a 21-year-old, third-year sophomore entering the draft early, is still growing into his body and developing core strength. Comparing favorably to a poor man's Michael Crabtree, Adams possesses very intriguing upside to be groomed.
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That bolded weakness is like Baldwin to a T.
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If Beckham isn't available for the Chiefs at 23 then I wouldn't be too upset with Moncrief. But other than Moncrief being the pick, I dont think I'd want to see the Chiefs pick any other WR at that spot. And if the Chiefs aren't grabbing a WR in the 1st then I keep going back to Jeff Janis. He didn't come from a big school but his 40, bench, cone, and shuttle were all near the top at the combine and his size is good. Think you could turn him into something pretty special and all while drafting him on the 3rd day.