Comments on: Titans call Taylor Thompson an “uncanny” receiver

By: flipola

flipola — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:05:10 +0000

Craig Stevens, not Craig Stewart.

By: stavreafavre

stavreafavre — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:01:17 +0000

“Canny” is good. Strangely enough, “uncanny” is also usually good. Annoying.

By: jkaflagg

jkaflagg — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:35:04 +0000

Tight end conversions are so much more difficult than simply the ability to run and catch…… Aside from learning how to block effectively ( assuming they want him as a true TE and not just a flex or H – back type), one of the biggest stumbling blocks is learning how to get away from grasping, grabbing linebackers at the line of scrimmage……great hands and speed don’t help much if you can’t release and get into the pattern. It will be interesting to see if this kid will make it……

By: nukaten

nukaten — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:57:28 +0000

Looks like he was the intended receiver of an intercepted pass

By: thraiderskin

thraiderskin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:47:41 +0000

I don’t know how this will work out, but the way people have been reaching for not just positions, but athletes, It seems more than apparent that drafting is a 90% crap shoot. Each team has their favorites, which probably spawns from their own unique way of evaluating talent, but I bet it counts little more than 10%. This dude played DE, he is NOW making a transition to TE and the Titans actually used a pick on him? Look at Poe, he screams Haynesworth, shows up for the possible pay check, but not for actual games, still drafted in the first round. The whole thing just seems like a joke… good luck to these guys, but my opinion on how the draft works has been shatterred for the future.

By: kbritt18

kbritt18 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:09:02 +0000

At least he can double as a reserve DE since we didn’t really concentrate on getting one in the draft.

By: fm31970

fm31970 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:56:50 +0000

Maybe this pick will finally light a fire under Cook’s rearend. Time to fulfill the potential we’ve been waiting three years for.

By: agelardi

agelardi — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:38:49 +0000

So, can he or can’t he?