Patrick Crayton = A young Hines Ward

[jobberone]

I don't see a problem with saying he reminds us a little of Tony Hill or XXX. We aren't saying he's even that good much less as good as Irvin or Pearson. It's just the way he looks and runs. He is a very smooth and fluid athlete.

Nobody is annointing him anything yet except I will say he is now our number three WR. But thank goodness we have him as there currently is no one I trust behind them.

Look for Merritt to get more playing time. I think Rector may get more shots at PR.

 

[Chief]

He reminds me more of Drew Pearson. Smooth, not fast, good routes, with a knack for making the important plays. For instance 3rd and 7th's.

When I was watching last night, I thought of Drew Pearson, too.

He has the body of a young Tony Hill, but there's something about the way he plants his feet and snatches the ball that reminds me of Drew. Plus, the smoothness factor.

 

[Chief]

I'm tired of seeing who Crayton reminds everyone of.

That's because you're too young to remember Drew, Tony, etc.

:laugh2:

Let us old guys try to relive the glory through this kid.

 

[jobberone]

That's because you're too young to remember Drew, Tony, etc.

:laugh2:

Let us old guys try to relive the glory through this kid.

He does use his hands like Pearson. Would be nice to package Hill's speed and smoothness with Pearson's hands and ability to just get the ball somehow. I could live with that. And yes we old guys are always looking for the next Hill, Pearson, Lilly, White....

Crayton looks better than good. All he needs to do is keep it up for the next 8-12 years.

 

[Kilyin]

Nice looking sig you have there. :

Cept he spelled 'you're' wrong. I don't usually nitpick spelling, but in something like a sig....

 

[CowboysFan02]

Cept he spelled 'you're' wrong. I don't usually nitpick spelling, but in something like a sig....

I know I couldn't put in the ' as for what ever reason the font I used doesnt have a ' in you're. But I fixed that with a * instead but had forgotten to upload it till you reminded me.

Oh and thanks, I thought I needed a small break from the paper background one I had before. That and it used to much badwidth and Imageshack stopped my hotlink.

 

[Tripod]

Comparisons aside (and I still say a young Keyshawn), one thing's for sure, QM's stock
dropped like it was 1929 last night.

 

[CactusCowboy]

"Actually Patrick Crayton reminds me of a stockier version of....keyshawn johnson."

I love the guy also, be he is not larger than Johnson.

 

[Idgit]

I know I couldn't put in the ' as for what ever reason the font I used doesnt have a ' in you're. But I fixed that with a * instead but had forgotten to upload it till you reminded me.

Oh and thanks, I thought I needed a small break from the paper background one I had before. That and it used to much badwidth and Imageshack stopped my hotlink.

CBO2, it is a nice sig, btw.

 

[Crown Royal]

I know I couldn't put in the ' as for what ever reason the font I used doesnt have a ' in you're. But I fixed that with a * instead but had forgotten to upload it till you reminded me.

Oh and thanks, I thought I needed a small break from the paper background one I had before. That and it used to much badwidth and Imageshack stopped my hotlink.

I was commenting on the fact that it looks, um, familiar.

 

[parchy]

So much for clamoring about taking a receiver in the first round.

There's no way you can say that with Keyshawn and Glenn both stepping out the door in the next couple of years the WR position isn't going to be horribly weak pretty soon. The Cowboys still need to draft a wide out high in next years' draft... hell, the regular season hasn't even started yet.

 

[doomsday_II]

ANALYSIS
Positives: Has a well-developed frame, with good upper body muscle tone, long legs and knotted calves … Natural hands catcher who will compete for the ball in traffic and displays the juking moves and hip snap needed to make the initial tackler miss … Has good field vision and uses his blocks well to gain extra yardage on returns … Has an explosive burst through the seams and keeps pressure on the defensive backs with his open-field acceleration … Has a sharp burst coming out of his breaks … Has soft hands and a good feel for the crease … Adjusts smoothly to the ball in flight and shows good body control and balance … Willing blocker who will not hesitate to face up as a cut blocker.

Negatives: Still learning how to vary his speed so he doesn't overrun on his routes … Tends to bring the ball into his body rather than extending for it in the short areas … Gets a little undisciplined in his route running and must show more crispness in his patterns … Has the explosive leg drive to escape contact upfield, but sometimes will try to overpower the defender rather than elude the opponent.

Seems he has drastically improved on the negatives