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Originally Posted by MahomesMagic:
Modsocks and I had a debate about route running and WR's a few drafts ago.
My recollection was he said it was not important or that there was no way to know who was better than another.
So we made a bet by both picking our sleeper WR after the top guys were gone.
He chose John Metchie.
I chose Khalil Shakir.
Yeah i dont remember that. I don't recall being a strong Metchie proponent. Though im sure i did say something like, most of us can't see route running through YouTube highlights and that route running can be taught so long as the physical ability is there. Because i 100% believe that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ModSocks:
Yeah i dont remember that. I don't recall being a strong Metchie proponent. Though im sure i did say something like, most of us can't see route running through YouTube highlights and that route running can be taught so long as the physical ability is there. Because i 100% believe that.
Yes, that sounds like what you said a few years ago.
While I won't say it is impossible someone just gets better at running routes in the NFL, it is just unlikely.
If you want to see what top end route running looks like, just throw on some Justin Jefferson or Davonte Adams.
Once you see that then contrast that with someone who is poor at it, such as Mecole Hardman. Worthy is harder to do because he isn't poor, but mediocre.
So concentrate on the high end and low end first.
It is why I was critical of the Mecole pick when guys like DK, McLaurin, and Diontae were all still on the board and all obviously much better at it than Mecole.
Most players that are weak or mediocre at route running don't change substantially.
AD Mitchell is already very good but he is not quite a finished product. I think he is very, very close. So I will trust that a guy can make a minor improvement but not bank on a substantial category change:
Originally Posted by ModSocks:
No. I want you to show me clips of Mitchell's amazing route running. And show me why Worthy's route running is no good.
I feel like people are just saying things.
He has no clue how to determine how good a player is at running routes. I have no clue either, but I'm not pretending that I do. I just look at what people that are more knowledgeable than I am and see what they say.
I have looked at close to 10 different people with popular blogs/websites and there isn't one that says Worthy is a bad route runner. It's actually the complete and total opposite. Everything I've read has said that he is an elite route runner and one of the best in the country.
That idiot has no clue what he is talking about. [Reply]
