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This kid looked good - quick feet, goes over the middle, good hands...and Ben seems to like throwing to him
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The first thing you think when you see him in his uniform and pads is that he bears a striking resemblance, stature-wise, to Brown. That’s no surpirse, as their measurables are nearly identical. The way he stands ready at the line of scrimmage is reminiscent of Brown, too. The way he runs effortless routes is all Brown. The way he catches everything he’s supposed to catch? Yup, that’s very Brown-esque, too.
That’s not to say he’s the second coming of the best receiver in the NFL for the last three years. He shows enough negative traits for you to know after a few minutes of watching that they are, indeed, not the same person.
He doesn’t get separation nearly as well as Brown does. To be fair, Brown has exactly zero close competitors in that skill. But what Brown excels at is using a combination of quick feet and subtle handwork to create a bubble of separation around him at all times. He also can accelerate from cruising speed to full-afterburner in a heartbeat, and does an impeccable job of timing that move exactly right. Rogers has yet to learn that skill.
Rogers also still shows hesitation on some routes. Brown has total command of the route tree and the Steelers’ playbook. Rogers is still learning both. But he’s shown enough of a grasp of each of them to make the coaches and quarterbacks call his number regularly when he’s on the field.
As far as negatives go, that’s just about it. Nothing else really stands out as a detriment in Rogers’ game. While he may have a long way to go to be outstandingly good at any given skill, he’s also a long way from outstandingly bad at anything, too. High praise for a former undrafted free agent, indeed.
And those positives? Oh, the positives. Quick feet, effortless cuts, uses his body well to box out defenders when needed, makes guys miss in the open field, can get small when he has to do so. Antonio Brown, Eli Rogers. Take your pick, it describes them both. I hate to gush so much about a guy who has yet to make a professional roster, but it’s hard not to when you watch the kid on film.
http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.co...-profiles-steelers-household-names-eli-rogers
The first thing you think when you see him in his uniform and pads is that he bears a striking resemblance, stature-wise, to Brown. That’s no surpirse, as their measurables are nearly identical. The way he stands ready at the line of scrimmage is reminiscent of Brown, too. The way he runs effortless routes is all Brown. The way he catches everything he’s supposed to catch? Yup, that’s very Brown-esque, too.
That’s not to say he’s the second coming of the best receiver in the NFL for the last three years. He shows enough negative traits for you to know after a few minutes of watching that they are, indeed, not the same person.
He doesn’t get separation nearly as well as Brown does. To be fair, Brown has exactly zero close competitors in that skill. But what Brown excels at is using a combination of quick feet and subtle handwork to create a bubble of separation around him at all times. He also can accelerate from cruising speed to full-afterburner in a heartbeat, and does an impeccable job of timing that move exactly right. Rogers has yet to learn that skill.
Rogers also still shows hesitation on some routes. Brown has total command of the route tree and the Steelers’ playbook. Rogers is still learning both. But he’s shown enough of a grasp of each of them to make the coaches and quarterbacks call his number regularly when he’s on the field.
As far as negatives go, that’s just about it. Nothing else really stands out as a detriment in Rogers’ game. While he may have a long way to go to be outstandingly good at any given skill, he’s also a long way from outstandingly bad at anything, too. High praise for a former undrafted free agent, indeed.
And those positives? Oh, the positives. Quick feet, effortless cuts, uses his body well to box out defenders when needed, makes guys miss in the open field, can get small when he has to do so. Antonio Brown, Eli Rogers. Take your pick, it describes them both. I hate to gush so much about a guy who has yet to make a professional roster, but it’s hard not to when you watch the kid on film.
http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.co...-profiles-steelers-household-names-eli-rogers
