Could Devin Street Breakout In 2015?

[NeonDeion21]

According to Todd Archer, Dallas reportedly “loved the way he could attack and track the ball in the air.” And after watching Street again in college, the preseason and his limited number of snaps in the NFL, the Cowboys were right on that assessment. In London, Street showed this ability on a play early in the first quarter:



This play resulted in a very questionable pass interference on Street, but you can see that his head and eyes are tracking the ball every after he makes his initial move off the line of scrimmage. While it’s important for a receiver to track the ball, a receiver doesn’t want to give away the arrival of the ball until the last moment. In the second shot, the ball is just out of the picture and Street is now raising his arms up to snatch the ball. Bringing his arms up any sooner would’ve allowed the defensive back to get his arms in the way to deflect the pass.

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[Galian Beast]

I thought he did a terrible job catching the ball with the limited opportunities he got last year.

Hope we can see something from him in preseason, but his involvement in the offense is going to be limited unless he ends up supplanting Williams.

 

[mattjames2010]

It's really weird that he's listed as 6'3/6'4, but he in no way looks that big on the field.

 

[EMMITTnROY]

Pecking order for Cowboys receptions:
1. Dez
2. Witten
3. RBs
4. Beasley
5. Williams
6. Street if he beats out Farmer and Goodley for the WR4 spot.

I'm gonna go with no.

 

[MrMom]

Sturm's profile on him last year gives me hope. Plus Broaddus always talks about Dooley's appreciation for the work he puts in at practice.

He is also very strong at winning balls that need to be won. I like his ability to go up in traffic and come down with a ball, and the best part about his game as a slot receiver is also his ability to go deep a ton. To call him a slot is deceiving, because with Beasley that means that they are only going to run him on routes less than 10 yards. Street is not this at all. He is running deep routes more than short at Pitt, with deep outs, go's, and post routes that start inside the numbers, as well as your normal allotment of slants, outs, and hooks that we get from the inside receivers traditionally.

In 2014, it is difficult to figure out what the Cowboys plan on being their ideal personnel grouping, but we know that "11 personnel" will always be the 3rd down/2-minute warning look, and they use that more than any other grouping. Talk "12 personnel" all you want, but on 3rd and 10 against nickel or dime, you are never going to prefer tight ends to receivers who can stress secondaries and isolate weak links.

Street will no doubt be brought along slowly, but when it comes to picks that you can't believe you had a chance to grab in the 5th Round, Street absolutely looks like a kid to be high on. And as a human, it sure seems like everyone who knows him speaks very highly of the type of guy he is and how his teammates regard him as a leader of men.

I always target a player or two that I am particularly optimistic about heading into camp, and I really think this is my guy in 2014 and a player we will be hearing from for several years to come. Now it is up to him to prove he belongs.

http://sturminator.blogspot.com/2014/05/draft-profile-rd-5-pick-146-devin.html

 

[xvendettax914]

If the Offense runs the way it did last year, then it will depend what your definition of "breakout" is, There are only so many balls to go around as is.

 

[erod]

One football.

Therein lies his problem.

 

[Bullflop]

While it's probably a good thing Dooley is offering him encouragement despite his tough outings in games, he'd better find a way to get separation if he wants a successful career. I think he lacks suddenness and explosion. Eventually, he'll be required to produce the separation he's missing before he ends up missing from the team.

 

[conner01]

If he really wants to be any significant part of offense then he needs to contribute on special teams
If he could do so of the things Harris did then it's easier to get him on the field

 

[bodi]

where's my magic eight ball ?

 

[ConstantReboot]

If he has a breakout season then that means we abandoned the run and all hope is lost. Maybe it would be wise for him not having a breakout season.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Barring injury, and everyone has an average year production-wise, Street will be lucky to get 15 targets. He'll get the scraps left behind by Harris.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

According to Broaddus...WR Coach Dooley loves Street.

Says it tells a good deal that he even got on the field as much as he did (even if that was limited) when you consider how much we run the ball and also Dez, Twill, Beasley and Witten being the focus of the passing game.

Said something like if Street had the same chances that Twill had as a rookie, fans would see how good he could be.

Of course that Is Broaddus just swaying what Dooley tells him.

I don't know if Dooley likes every WR he has (kind of like how Gruden always gushes about QBs).

 

[xwalker]

According to Todd Archer, Dallas reportedly “loved the way he could attack and track the ball in the air.” And after watching Street again in college, the preseason and his limited number of snaps in the NFL, the Cowboys were right on that assessment. In London, Street showed this ability on a play early in the first quarter:



This play resulted in a very questionable pass interference on Street, but you can see that his head and eyes are tracking the ball every after he makes his initial move off the line of scrimmage. While it’s important for a receiver to track the ball, a receiver doesn’t want to give away the arrival of the ball until the last moment. In the second shot, the ball is just out of the picture and Street is now raising his arms up to snatch the ball. Bringing his arms up any sooner would’ve allowed the defensive back to get his arms in the way to deflect the pass.

Read the rest at: http://all22breakdown.com/?p=3037

He played a lot more snaps than the average 5th round pick so I would call that a successful season. IIRC, he played 10 to 15 snaps in many games but it was not obvious because the ball didn't come to him.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Depends on what you think "breakout" means. 25 receptions? 50 receptions? One thing to keep in mind is how many times will he get throw the ball? Someone buried on the food chain is only going to get so many chances and I think it's un likely he will have a breakout season in my books.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I think it's more of the year that Escobar could break out. I just don't think Street is going to get a ton of opportunities because we have a really good trio of receivers ahead of him.





YR

 

[xwalker]

It's really weird that he's listed as 6'3/6'4, but he in no way looks that big on the field.

6'2-7/8"

 

[Yakuza Rich]

He played a lot more snaps than the average 5th round pick so I would call that a successful season. IIRC, he played 10 to 15 snaps in many games but it was not obvious because the ball didn't come to him.

I think they liked his blocking because they put him in packages that were normally reserved for Harris. Usually a lot of 12 personnel, show run and if the defense was creeping up on the run, we could potentially get Dez in 1-on-1 or the Z-receiver in 1-on-1. Problem was that Harris can't beat anybody and is really there just for blocking and WR screens. I don't think Street will be the vicious type of blocker that Harris was, but he can still be a very effective blocker, if not a better blocker than Harris and they can continue to use 12 personnel and make it difficult for defenses to stop because now you have the Z-receiver making plays in man coverage.




YR

 

[Crown Royal]

I think they liked his blocking because they put him in packages that were normally reserved for Harris. Usually a lot of 12 personnel, show run and if the defense was creeping up on the run, we could potentially get Dez in 1-on-1 or the Z-receiver in 1-on-1. Problem was that Harris can't beat anybody and is really there just for blocking and WR screens. I don't think Street will be the vicious type of blocker that Harris was, but he can still be a very effective blocker, if not a better blocker than Harris and they can continue to use 12 personnel and make it difficult for defenses to stop because now you have the Z-receiver making plays in man coverage.




YR

That's good. Harris was a fantastic run blocker, we need that from our WRs.

 

[xwalker]

I think they liked his blocking because they put him in packages that were normally reserved for Harris. Usually a lot of 12 personnel, show run and if the defense was creeping up on the run, we could potentially get Dez in 1-on-1 or the Z-receiver in 1-on-1. Problem was that Harris can't beat anybody and is really there just for blocking and WR screens. I don't think Street will be the vicious type of blocker that Harris was, but he can still be a very effective blocker, if not a better blocker than Harris and they can continue to use 12 personnel and make it difficult for defenses to stop because now you have the Z-receiver making plays in man coverage.




YR

One of the quotes that I heard from Dooley implied that Street would be an upgrade to Harris (at WR). I think he was responding to a question about losing Harris in free agency.