The knocks I've heard are lack of top end speed and he doesn't play

Somebody tell me, what skills is Jordan Leggett missing

Lespaw79 · 2017-04-29T14:32:35.403Z

that is, obviously, making him a lower draft pick? He is a sure handed tight end that I thought NFL scouts would drool over! The man made so many clutch plays for Clemson, that I thought he'd at least be a 2nd or 3rd rounder. Blocking?

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Perhaps my view is biased because I played TE

Apr 29, 2017, 12:28 PM

a long time ago when things were different and more run oriented, but it has always seemed to me that not only can Leggett not block, he also doesn't seem to want to block. He was often late to the point-of-attack and seemed reluctant to stick his nose and forearm on a defender. He seemed to be looking out for cow piles that he might step in rather than looking for someone to block. He rarely was aggressive in his ability to gain and maintain the proper blocking angles and he has a tendency (as do many these days) of playing patty-cake with hand blocks, instead of aggressively driving a defender away from the play to create a hole - a problem with a lot of today's linemen.

I agree with above article on his prospects that claims he rounds off routes, but don't see it as always a flaw because what he's doing is looking for open space. Once he finds it, the ball often finds him because he's such a big target and can usually catch the ball.

I think he was a converted WR, which may explain his lack of blocking fundamentals, but we've had WRs who blocked a lot better than Leggett. That said, his catch in the 'Bama game was a thing of beauty and makes up for everything else.

Our players have plenty of flaws (as do the players of all teams), but our coaches have a way of understanding the flaws and using a player's strengths in combination with other players to best overall advantage.

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Somebody tell me, what skills is Jordan Leggett missing

I am guessing, but perhaps his lack of top end speed and

Re: I am guessing, but perhaps his lack of top end speed and

Re: I am guessing, but perhaps his lack of top end speed and

Honestly,

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Re: Somebody tell me, what skills is Jordan Leggett missing

What do you know of the TEs that have been drafted ahead of him?

Blocking, blocking, blocking

exactly...

Re: The knocks I've heard are lack of top end speed and he doesn't play

He is a below average Blocker which is important for TE***

Slower than the TEs taken before him.***

Perhaps my view is biased because I played TE

Mayock has Leggett #88 in his top 100***

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