Boyd
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There’s no one better at not catching the ball than Dez.
Boyd too often does his best Dez impression.
Same thing happened with Phillip Payne his senior year. Was dropping everything. But yes has been a huge problem with Boyd. I havent watched all the games and Ive seen him drop at least 5 passes right in his hands.
Makes me wonder how different the ball is coming off a pass from Armani vs that one quarterback Boyd had years of experience playing with...
Dalton Snead
Kurt Palendach
Johnny Stanton
Blake Decker
Jared Lebowitz
Nick Sherry
Huh...
Absolutely not an excuse for the guy, but those guys have all started at QB during the time Boyd has been at UNLV. I might have even missed some. Maybe he doesn't like the speed or the spin or whatever. No secret that if he wants a shot in the league. he'll have to figure it out. A WR at this level *should* be able to make a lot of the easy catches he has dropped.
Dalton Snead
Kurt Palendach
Johnny Stanton
Blake Decker
Jared Lebowitz
Nick Sherry
Huh...
Absolutely not an excuse for the guy, but those guys have all started at QB during the time Boyd has been at UNLV. I might have even missed some. Maybe he doesn't like the speed or the spin or whatever. No secret that if he wants a shot in the league. he'll have to figure it out. A WR at this level *should* be able to make a lot of the easy catches he has dropped.
You can be an incredibly good college receiver and not be an NFL guy. Randy Gatewood was fantastic. Damon Williams was pretty good. I thought Wolf was as good as a receiver as we've had, pure money, Flair... the other guys you've named. Nate Turner....Kinda seems like the M.O. with UNLV wide-outs. All the way back to Ervin Johnson...or Phillip Payne and Ryan Wolfe. ... Just doesn't seem like things pan out....NFL wise.
(Insert 'Lurking' emoji here...)
Ah, Davis. He was recent but his name eluded me. And you are right, that's the HUGE difference... his hands aren't great as it is, but he not going to battle for it. I loved those other guys.
Dropped passes.... YES, but look at the passes Armani throws to Boyd versus the other receivers, if he thows to Boyd at all. Most are not catchable. Something is not quite right!!!
Boyd is at his best when he is not the primary receiver. He doesn't win the battles for 50/50 balls like many of the receivers listed above could. He is not a "possession" type receiver.
He runs pretty good routes and he does have speed. Not the greatest with pushed around by defenders, and I think the scouting report is out on him.
If he is getting the best corner and/or safety help, I think he will struggle. Because of this I'm not sure if he truly is an NFL guy.
He runs pretty good routes and he does have speed. Not the greatest with pushed around by defenders, and I think the scouting report is out on him.
If he is getting the best corner and/or safety help, I think he will struggle. Because of this I'm not sure if he truly is an NFL guy.
I can't even imagine him covered by the Richard Shermans of the league. I hope he gets it figured out though, just based on his ability on routes alone.
Remember, he broke his left arm his junior year and missed the last 2 games of the season. That might be the reason why he had less yards and touchdowns. I agree, let's stay positive and hope he finishes out his collegiate career strong.
Well, After reading this entire thread that piles on Devonte pretty hard, hopefully he comes back and has a great 2nd half of the season and makes us all eat a little crow.
Despite my critique, I still like him.
Despite my critique, I still like him.
I also wish him the best with his aspirations to play in the NFL.
I beleive he has the talent and ability. Defenses are keying on him. He needs to step it up.
I agree. I have high standards for him. He is a great athlete. He can go off at anytime.
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