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Steelers select WR Sammie Coats
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Fits right in with the mid round recievers the Steelers have been drafting under Mike Tomlin. Same size/speed/height ratio -----> production. YPC. YAC. Love this pick.
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Combine Results
Grade
5.6
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4.43 SEC
23 REPS
Top Performer
41.0 INCH
Top Performer
131.0 INCH
Top Performer
6.98 SEC
4.06 SEC
Top Performer
11.81 SEC
Blue Star = Combine Top Performer
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6'1"
Height
33 3/8"
Arm Length
212LBS.
Weight
9 3/8"
Hands
Overview
Finished his career with a yards-per-reception average of 20.9. In 2014, named second-team All-SEC and was a Senior Bowl invitee. Dominated in loss to Alabama with 5 receptions for 206 yards and 2 touchdowns. In 2013, started 12-of-14 games he played in and averaged 54.1 yards per touchdown reception. Played in 11 games in 2012. Redshirted in 2011 after suffering foot injury that required surgery before season started. Led Leroy High School (Ala.) to Class 2A State Championship, earning MVP honors with 5 catches for 60 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Analysis
Strengths Looks the part. Long legs with well-proportioned frame. Outstanding combination of size and speed. Good acceleration off the snap for a receiver with his length. Can take top off defense and open up the underneath. Will beat bold cornerbacks over the top if they wait to turn and run. Forces cornerbacks onto their heels and gets easy, open looks on dig routes. Makes easy in-cut with maximum separation. Ability to win big plays vertically. Saved best performances for big games. Put 206 yards and two touchdowns on Alabama in 2014.
Weaknesses Won't be on quarterback's Christmas card list. Wasn't always on same page with Auburn QB Nick Marshall. Unreliable target. Inexplicable focus drops in all areas of the field. Doesn't play with extended catch radius. Had a drop rate of 19.1 percent. Vertical receiver without vertical feel. Inconsistent play speed. Will gear down too easily on deep routes, turning catchable touchdowns into "overthrows." Suspect ball tracking. Must improve at using body to ward off defenders. Inconsistent with contested catches. Stiff hips and limited route runner. Slow to gather and turn it upfield on catch-and-runs.
Draft Projection Round 3
NFL Comparison Martavis Bryant
Bottom Line Big, fast and raw. Vertical wide receiver with the ability to hit big plays and have dominant games. Coates must be coached to trust his quarterback and run through his deep routes in order to reach his potential. He has early round traits and late-round receiving skills right now, but the upside will be hard to pass on and could pay off in a big way. He will be tethered to the JUGS machine in rookie camp.
Lots to like as long as you don't look past his wrists, although he does catch better than Ike. If he can work hard and fix that he could be something. If not we are missing big time in this draft.
Combine Results
Grade
5.6
?
4.43 SEC
23 REPS
Top Performer
41.0 INCH
Top Performer
131.0 INCH
Top Performer
6.98 SEC
4.06 SEC
Top Performer
11.81 SEC
Blue Star = Combine Top Performer
More Draft
Video
6'1"
Height
33 3/8"
Arm Length
212LBS.
Weight
9 3/8"
Hands
Overview
Finished his career with a yards-per-reception average of 20.9. In 2014, named second-team All-SEC and was a Senior Bowl invitee. Dominated in loss to Alabama with 5 receptions for 206 yards and 2 touchdowns. In 2013, started 12-of-14 games he played in and averaged 54.1 yards per touchdown reception. Played in 11 games in 2012. Redshirted in 2011 after suffering foot injury that required surgery before season started. Led Leroy High School (Ala.) to Class 2A State Championship, earning MVP honors with 5 catches for 60 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Analysis
Strengths Looks the part. Long legs with well-proportioned frame. Outstanding combination of size and speed. Good acceleration off the snap for a receiver with his length. Can take top off defense and open up the underneath. Will beat bold cornerbacks over the top if they wait to turn and run. Forces cornerbacks onto their heels and gets easy, open looks on dig routes. Makes easy in-cut with maximum separation. Ability to win big plays vertically. Saved best performances for big games. Put 206 yards and two touchdowns on Alabama in 2014.
Weaknesses Won't be on quarterback's Christmas card list. Wasn't always on same page with Auburn QB Nick Marshall. Unreliable target. Inexplicable focus drops in all areas of the field. Doesn't play with extended catch radius. Had a drop rate of 19.1 percent. Vertical receiver without vertical feel. Inconsistent play speed. Will gear down too easily on deep routes, turning catchable touchdowns into "overthrows." Suspect ball tracking. Must improve at using body to ward off defenders. Inconsistent with contested catches. Stiff hips and limited route runner. Slow to gather and turn it upfield on catch-and-runs.
Draft Projection Round 3
NFL Comparison Martavis Bryant
Bottom Line Big, fast and raw. Vertical wide receiver with the ability to hit big plays and have dominant games. Coates must be coached to trust his quarterback and run through his deep routes in order to reach his potential. He has early round traits and late-round receiving skills right now, but the upside will be hard to pass on and could pay off in a big way. He will be tethered to the JUGS machine in rookie camp.
Lots to like as long as you don't look past his wrists, although he does catch better than Ike. If he can work hard and fix that he could be something. If not we are missing big time in this draft.
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Sammie Coates, receiver for the Auburn Tigers, has been universally reported as ripping Senior Bowl Week up. His draft projections have been teetering between the first two rounds throughout this past football season. But with all the buzz he’s creating in the Senior Bowl practices, the scouting world is calling him a 1st-round pick now.
Going to Senior Bowl Week, Coats was known for the most part as just a deep threat by the scouting world. So he went to Senior Bowl Week with the mission of proving otherwise. And so far, so good as things like that are what Senior Bowl Week is for.
Turn the page for a scouting report on him.
Going to Senior Bowl Week, Coats was known for the most part as just a deep threat by the scouting world. So he went to Senior Bowl Week with the mission of proving otherwise. And so far, so good as things like that are what Senior Bowl Week is for.
Turn the page for a scouting report on him.
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He never played with Ben Roethlisberger before so watch out, he'll learn.. I like the pick and think he will add to an already pretty damn good receiving corp. I'm not a Maxx Williams fan and glad he went to the Ravens. Seems to be their type of ******* player anyway. I'm hoping for Jesse James TE tomorrow.
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Love the pick.
1. Lindys's draft book compares him to Damaryous Thomas.
2. Big specimen who is good at run blocking.
3. Has that deceptive speed where he blows past guys.
4. Will have time to grow as #4 and have AB to work with.
5. Graduated early and honored for working with children with cancer.
1. Lindys's draft book compares him to Damaryous Thomas.
2. Big specimen who is good at run blocking.
3. Has that deceptive speed where he blows past guys.
4. Will have time to grow as #4 and have AB to work with.
5. Graduated early and honored for working with children with cancer.
I think it is accurate to say he is a round 1 talent....... he will need to work on those drops...... but I love his potential....
I'd like to see the Steelers go for Petty or Hundley on Saturday.
It's time to move on from L. Jones and try to bring along another QB.
It's time to move on from L. Jones and try to bring along another QB.
Great Sparq, but bad hands. Can't get past his 19% drop ratio. That's Sweed bad! I really hope he can be coached out of it. Nothing sadder than a WR who can't catch.
i was thinking more of a S and a TE
Steelers could go with two QBs IMO, if someone gets hurt you almost have to bring in someone anyways....
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Agreed! You can't justify drafting a stud qb at this point, and any guy you bring in the last day is going to likely be a Neil O'Donnell at best, or more likely just an arm for camp. No point in half stepping. When you reach the point where Ben has 2-3 years left, you start looking for a stud.
This year is do or die for Jones. If he doesn't push Gradkowski for the number 2 spot this year, you move on.
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I think it's safe to say we're a throwing football team.
Expect 4k yards and north of 550 attempts for the duration of Ben's career.
Expect 4k yards and north of 550 attempts for the duration of Ben's career.
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'At 6'1 and 212 pounds, Coates is a big-bodied receiver who will prove a tough cover in the NFL. At the NFL Combine in February, Coates showed his tantalizing physical talent. He ran a 4.43-second 40-yard dash before posting the top marks at his position on the bench press with 23 reps of 225 pounds, a 41-inch vertical jump, a 131-inch broad jump and a 4.06-second 20-yard shuttle.
So what are the drawbacks with Coates? His hands are made of granite. Coates often finds himself open and then inexplicably drops the football, leaving fans to groan.'
The range of outcomes on Coates is wide. A dominant physical talent with poor ball skills, Coates dropped 8-of-75 targets in 2014 and has a floor in the Cordarrelle Patterson-Stephen Hill range. Working in Coates' favor is a relentless work ethic and ability to outrun coverage. The 22-year-old is a boom-or-bust prospec
http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/cfb/133364/sammie-coates
Tie him to the jugs machine
So what are the drawbacks with Coates? His hands are made of granite. Coates often finds himself open and then inexplicably drops the football, leaving fans to groan.'
The range of outcomes on Coates is wide. A dominant physical talent with poor ball skills, Coates dropped 8-of-75 targets in 2014 and has a floor in the Cordarrelle Patterson-Stephen Hill range. Working in Coates' favor is a relentless work ethic and ability to outrun coverage. The 22-year-old is a boom-or-bust prospec
http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/cfb/133364/sammie-coates
Tie him to the jugs machine
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Steelers wide receivers coach Richard Mann talks about Third Round pick
Richard Mann: I thought it was a great selection. From what I saw on tape, I think we got a guy that needs some work but is a great athlete. He has good speed and can take the top off of the coverage. He’s a guy who can track the ball down field very well. He has some problems straight ahead catching a football but that’s why we have drills. With a chance to coach him up, we feel like we can make that better. The thing that you can’t coach up is his athleticism. He’s a guy that is a short 6-1, 212, I think is his weight. His vertical jump was like 41 inches, and he probably jumped 10 or 11 feet on the broad jump. That shows his athleticism and explosion that he has. He will block and he will dig out safeties. We have a concept we call insert, which means that is part of the running game, he will be good at that. We’ve seen him do it on tape. What you see is what you get. He has good size. I think football and especially when you play receiver, that strong side receiver, has to have some girth on him. We feel like he can play Z.
Playing him at the Z position.
Z usually is the slot. You move him over and he becomes the slot. He can play inside, he’s got the body to do it. We’ve seen him tracking the ball down the field. That’s what we’ve seen him do consistently on the tape that we look at. He’s had some drops, but they all drop it. We’ve just got to work with him a little bit and make sure that we give him confidence and that we drill him up. When you look at him, he does not have bad body language if you understand what I’m saying, which means that you’re not afraid so we feel like we can minimize the drops as much as we can. We will put him in spots that he can excel. We won’t put him in spots that he won’t do well.
Are the drops he made in college a matter of technique or focus?
To be honest with you, I probably looked at four games. What I will tell you is I saw they didn’t play him every down. A lot of the personnel groupings, he wasn’t in there. What happens is he disappears. He’s back in there. He disappears, he’s back in there. A lot of times in my opinion, players have a tendency to lose concentration simply because they weren’t involved and then you bring them back in the heat of battle. That’s not an excuse for him. That’s what I saw. I’ve been around a lot of players. If you’re not using them, they lose focus. I think that might have been some of it. I don’t know that. I’m trying to find an excuse for him because he does have good hands. He just drops balls, so it might be that concentration drops off. Or a lot of people have trouble catching the ball underneath. To play inside takes savvy. Some guys are just not inside receivers, but the thing is I’ve never seen any bad body language. So he’s not afraid and that’s a good thing.
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Richard Mann: I thought it was a great selection. From what I saw on tape, I think we got a guy that needs some work but is a great athlete. He has good speed and can take the top off of the coverage. He’s a guy who can track the ball down field very well. He has some problems straight ahead catching a football but that’s why we have drills. With a chance to coach him up, we feel like we can make that better. The thing that you can’t coach up is his athleticism. He’s a guy that is a short 6-1, 212, I think is his weight. His vertical jump was like 41 inches, and he probably jumped 10 or 11 feet on the broad jump. That shows his athleticism and explosion that he has. He will block and he will dig out safeties. We have a concept we call insert, which means that is part of the running game, he will be good at that. We’ve seen him do it on tape. What you see is what you get. He has good size. I think football and especially when you play receiver, that strong side receiver, has to have some girth on him. We feel like he can play Z.
Playing him at the Z position.
Z usually is the slot. You move him over and he becomes the slot. He can play inside, he’s got the body to do it. We’ve seen him tracking the ball down the field. That’s what we’ve seen him do consistently on the tape that we look at. He’s had some drops, but they all drop it. We’ve just got to work with him a little bit and make sure that we give him confidence and that we drill him up. When you look at him, he does not have bad body language if you understand what I’m saying, which means that you’re not afraid so we feel like we can minimize the drops as much as we can. We will put him in spots that he can excel. We won’t put him in spots that he won’t do well.
Are the drops he made in college a matter of technique or focus?
To be honest with you, I probably looked at four games. What I will tell you is I saw they didn’t play him every down. A lot of the personnel groupings, he wasn’t in there. What happens is he disappears. He’s back in there. He disappears, he’s back in there. A lot of times in my opinion, players have a tendency to lose concentration simply because they weren’t involved and then you bring them back in the heat of battle. That’s not an excuse for him. That’s what I saw. I’ve been around a lot of players. If you’re not using them, they lose focus. I think that might have been some of it. I don’t know that. I’m trying to find an excuse for him because he does have good hands. He just drops balls, so it might be that concentration drops off. Or a lot of people have trouble catching the ball underneath. To play inside takes savvy. Some guys are just not inside receivers, but the thing is I’ve never seen any bad body language. So he’s not afraid and that’s a good thing.
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With all the picks they have today - what is it, five, six? - they can fit one in somewhere.
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First the picks - SEC ;-)
I think we have bigger needs early but he looks OK. However, 20% drops and he'll be out of here real quick. He better fix that problem and it's a big one.
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So in the second round we picked a CB who is probably too short, and in the third round we picked a receiver with bad ball skills. Feels like a normal Steeler draft.
Last year all I heard was that Kelvin Benjamin and M. Bryant had ****** hands - how did that work out? This guy can catch the football - his tape shows him making some pretty tough catches in traffic. He'll be fine with some work and catching, plus playing with an actual QB.
I think the guy will learn to catch better, he is already catching 81% of the passes so that is a good thing. He might just need to work on his mechanics or even get corrective lenses, stranger things have happened.
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That's just frightening! Having Heyward Bey who drops 1 out of every 7 passes is bad enough now we grab a kick who drops one out of every 5 passes thrown his way?
UGH!
WHY WHY!! WHY!!! Did they not grab another CB or S in the 3rd round! It's not like our secondary is complete now!
Love the passion dude, but give me a break. This guy has the physical attributes of a Round 1 WR. You don't get to question Tombert when it comes to drafting WRs, everything else is fair game. Hayward-Bey is a special teams gunner on a vet minimum contract who may not even make the roster - he doesn't matter at all so complaining about him is just being a vagina, nothing else.