philafan4o8 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I think we all had high expectations for both 5th round and 6 round WRs for whatever reason lol. This team can barely draft good WRs in the 1st and 2nd round. I still hope Reagor is a stud like I think he can be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglegenius Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Yes Hightower has stunk it up but give him a chance. Once he settles in he might surprise you. Agholor didn't want to play here. He was accustomed to the sunny weather and homer fan base of USC and longed to get back to the left coast. Now that he's in sunny Vegas he'll thrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxeaglesfanxx Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 It’s too soon to tell I think but he’s certainly heading that way. He’s dropped at least 3 big passes so far this year, maybe more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 The drops are becoming a real issue so he's got to get working on that. He's a rookie though and a late round pick so there is hope that he can learn from this. He's certainly getting every opportunity to turn things around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathByEagle Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Hightower can not catch with his hands, he is a body catcher. That was my issue with him when we drafted him. If you look at all his drops, hes tring to catch with his hands. The one catch he finally caught.........body catch. He still needs a TON of work till he should be on the field. Watkins is better hands catcher but his route running is very poor. At this point, you con;t have a choice but to play them with how decimated we are at wr and now even TE. We are just going to have to deal with the growing pains with this guys. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 2 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said: The drops are becoming a real issue so he's got to get working on that. He's a rookie though and a late round pick so there is hope that he can learn from this. He's certainly getting every opportunity to turn things around. Some receivers work out the drops in time ... other don't. Obviously no one knows which path Hightower will take, but the play time should only help to expedite his development. If the struggles cause him to lose confidence and they only get worse then he isn't wired to play at this level and at least we only blew a 5th rd pick on him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 1 minute ago, time2rock said: Some receivers work out the drops in time ... other don't. Obviously no one knows which path Hightower will take, but the play time should only help to expedite his development. If the struggles cause him to lose confidence and they only get worse then he isn't wired to play at this level and at least we only blew a 5th rd pick on him. Absolutely. He needs more time and more snaps so the team can assess whether it is something he will be able to work out or not. I personally think it is something he will sort but that's just a pure guess. What I do like about him is that he is putting himself in positions to make plays. If he can sort the drops then there is potential there because he could have had a few more catches and a couple of TDs too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawkinsOwnage03 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJWolverEagle11 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 10/18/2020 at 10:36 PM, Jenkins27 said: Seeing Jimmy Smith gives me painful memories of that wretched 2011 Draft. 🤮🤮 Thought he was gonna be our pick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vman1968 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Howie loves guys who drop easy passes. It’s his thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierdaddy Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 10/19/2020 at 12:34 AM, kentwo said: Wasn't the knock on him coming into the NFL that he's not a natural catcher? If I recall, all three of the WRs weren't seen as having the best hands in the draft class. Hightower's draft report: "With that said, inconsistent ability to track the football and finish are concerning although he has some impressive grabs on tape." "His hands are inconsistent, and he doesn't have the frame to consistently come down with 50-50 balls. " Watkins's: "He has good length and flashes the ability to snatch the ball of the air, but his hands are inconsistent." "Ball awareness is poor within his route; often late to adjust or can't locate the pass." "Doesn't love catching in traffic and won't sell out for passes." good assessment -- the other thing I've noticed with him is that due to his slight frame DBs can knock him off his route very easily. I was at the Pittsburgh game and isolated watching him quite a bit and this happened to him more times than not, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, hoosierdaddy said: good assessment -- the other thing I've noticed with him is that due to his slight frame DBs can knock him off his route very easily. I was at the Pittsburgh game and isolated watching him quite a bit and this happened to him more times than not, unfortunately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierdaddy Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, brkmsn said: yep -- he runs nice routes when he's untouched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 41 minutes ago, NJWolverEagle11 said: Seeing Jimmy Smith gives me painful memories of that wretched 2011 Draft. 🤮🤮 Thought he was gonna be our pick Thank God for Kelce ... the rest of that draft (other than perhaps Lewis) was historically bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 24 minutes ago, hoosierdaddy said: yep -- he runs nice routes when he's untouched If you have anything supporting your assessment, I'd like to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBhunter58 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 5th round pick, different story. But that doesnt mean I dont want to see a little bit of quez out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EazyEaglez Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Not for nothing, but the fact this kid keeps getting opportunities, but JJAW can’t beat him out on the depth chart tells you how bad JJAW really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJWolverEagle11 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 3 hours ago, time2rock said: Thank God for Kelce ... the rest of that draft (other than perhaps Lewis) was historically bad. Lewis wasn't ish till he left and I looked up that draft to confirm my memory that Smith went after our pick and I was wondering if we got anyone good till I was reminded of Kelce. The sad part is that isn't our only pitiful draft but I think that one takes the cake, at least in my memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBhunter58 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, NJWolverEagle11 said: Lewis wasn't ish till he left and I looked up that draft to confirm my memory that Smith went after our pick and I was wondering if we got anyone good till I was reminded of Kelce. The sad part is that isn't our only pitiful draft but I think that one takes the cake, at least in my memory looking back at that draft as a whole boy was it a stinker league wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJWolverEagle11 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 39 minutes ago, QBhunter58 said: looking back at that draft as a whole boy was it a stinker league wide. Top of that draft might be the one of the best in recent memory. Cam, Von, Julio, AJ, JJ, P. Peterson... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBhunter58 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, NJWolverEagle11 said: Top of that draft might be the one of the best in recent memory. Cam, Von, Julio, AJ, JJ, P. Peterson... True, the first round is pretty bonkers, and you have some true gamers later on like Houston and Sherman, but looking at rounds 2-7 its is pretty rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJWolverEagle11 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 2 hours ago, QBhunter58 said: True, the first round is pretty bonkers, and you have some true gamers later on like Houston and Sherman, but looking at rounds 2-7 its is pretty rough. I wouldn't even say the whole first rd. I questioned even at the time picks like Jake Locker and Christian Ponder lol But to your point scrolling thru the names there were only a handful of later rd guys I recognized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Eagle Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Hightower is 4th at best behind Reagor, Fulgham, and Ward when healthy. Aggy was drafted to be a starter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 10 minutes ago, eaglesflyers#1 said: Hightower is 4th at best behind Reagor, Fulgham, and Ward when healthy. Aggy was drafted to be a starter. Really fair point there. And as a #4 I think he's fine. He has made mistakes and he's had drops but he's also made some plays this year. I think that's encouraging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 17 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 The EMB was kept alive for this ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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