[News] Breshad Perriman Already Making Quick Progress

[RavensBaltimore]

Perriman will be an "up-and-down" PROJECT in the Pre-season so I hope nobody's expecting him to be polished by the start of the league play!

 

MARLON-N-N-N-!!!

The Ravens don't put many projects in the top 15 on their board. I fully expect Perriman to be ahead of Marlon on the depth chart week 1.

[RaRaRavens]

All that talk about his hands, I just don't want another Lee Evans moment in the playoffs.

Amen brother! All the people who are saying "Oh, don't worry, he'll get better with his hands" don't comprehend the consequences one dropped pass might have, or the "Lee Evans moment" as you called it. 

Imagines this: AFC Championship game, Ravens are playing against [insert a team here]. It's been hard fought 4 quarters. 39 seconds left of the game. We're down 4 points, on the opposing 36 yard line. 4th and 7. All wide set, Flacco in a shotgun formation. Ball is snapped. Pressure is coming from the left. Flacco throws towards 27 yard line to Perrimann who, visibly tired and sloppy with his route, is making his cut, defender tightly behind him. Now, how confident did this image make you?

And this is what it comes down to. A player might not make a single drop for whole season. But when he drops that one crucial pass...well, we all know just too damn well what that can mean.

 

Edited July 30, 2015 by RaRaRavens

[RavensBaltimore]

Amen brother! All the people who are saying "Oh, don't worry, he'll get better with his hands" don't comprehend the consequences one dropped pass might have, or the "Lee Evans moment" as you called it. 

Imagines this: AFC Championship game, Ravens are playing against [insert a team here]. It's been hard fought 4 quarters. 39 seconds left of the game. We're down 4 points, on the opposing 36 yard line. 4th and 7. All wide set, Flacco in a shotgun formation. Ball is snapped. Pressure is coming from the left. Flacco throws towards 27 yard line to Perrimann who, visibly tired and sloppy with his route, is making his cut, defender tightly behind him. Now, how confident did this image make you?

And this is what it comes down to. A player might not make a single drop for whole season. But when he drops that one crucial pass...well, we all know just too damn well what that can mean.

 

Perriman hasn't dropped crucial passes. In college, he was money on 3rd down, he didn't have any drops in the last 4 games of the season, and he caught everything when the pressure was on at the combine and pro day. His drops came from a lack of focus, which doesn't happen in critical situations.

 

Everyone drops passes. Randy Moss, Calvin Johnson, Brandon Marshal, and Terrell Owens all had at least one NFL season with a drop rate as high or higher than Perriman had in college last year. Would you not feel comfortable with any of those receivers in the situation you described?

 

Besides not dropping the clutch ones, Perriman also made a lot of tough, contested catches in college. His scouting report said he "makes difficult catches look easy" and he has a "big catch radius". I want a guy like that on the field as much as possible, especially on a critical drive.

[Rasenshuriken84]

Amen brother! All the people who are saying "Oh, don't worry, he'll get better with his hands" don't comprehend the consequences one dropped pass might have, or the "Lee Evans moment" as you called it. 

Imagines this: AFC Championship game, Ravens are playing against [insert a team here]. It's been hard fought 4 quarters. 39 seconds left of the game. We're down 4 points, on the opposing 36 yard line. 4th and 7. All wide set, Flacco in a shotgun formation. Ball is snapped. Pressure is coming from the left. Flacco throws towards 27 yard line to Perrimann who, visibly tired and sloppy with his route, is making his cut, defender tightly behind him. Now, how confident did this image make you?

And this is what it comes down to. A player might not make a single drop for whole season. But when he drops that one crucial pass...well, we all know just too damn well what that can mean.

 

 

well good thing about this is that more than likely in a situation like that we will be going to SSS, who by resume should be able to handle the pressure and make the catch. but only time will tell if this will continue to be a problem with Perriman.

[bryangraham013@gmail.ocm]

if we recall Torrey Smith dropped a touchdown pass in Pittsburgh Flacco came back two plays later in a crucial situation 23seconds left and Torrey came through and the TD pass from Flacco Torrey did dropped passes but he caught a lot a crucial passes in tough situations too. Perriman I think will struggle some early but he will get better as the season goes on and cause he's bigger and faster than Torrey he'll much better. as I said Ozzie got this one right

[bryangraham013@gmail.ocm]

if ozzie did not believe in this kid he would not have drafted him yes Perriman is raw that's why you have a coaching staff the Ravens have a great staff one thing liked about harbaugh he's not threaten by a good coach big reputation (Kubiak)but this kid has a big upside and Flacco will the better for it

[harfordravenfan]

All these little things that coach Engram is having to correct surprise me b/c Breshad's father, Brett, was a WR in the NFL for 10yrs. Were they estranged?

First thing I thought reading the article, also remember reading that his dad's friend (another ex-nfl player) gave perriman tips... you think they would've covered his stance. Nice to see the effort put towards improving, with his speed and size he could be a game changer

[Mystigo_Dragon]

The Ravens don't put many projects in the top 15 on their board. I fully expect Perriman to be ahead of Marlon on the depth chart week 1.

 

And,... that may well be! Neither of us will know until September; but Perriman is still a green, brand-spanking-new rookie no matter how many here believe he's the greatest rookie ever drafted because we drafted him!

 

My comment calling Marlon Brown by name, especially to that neg voter, was my subtle way of saying,

... we have depth!  

 

Edited July 30, 2015 by Mystigo_Dragon

[757RavensFan]

"The aspect of Perriman’s game that critics have harped on most is his hands. Perriman showed solid hands throughout most of Organized Team Activities and minicamp, but he did have one practice with about four drops, which has continued the narrative."

 

Arrrrrgh! I hate hearing about drops. Wide receivers are paid to catch the ball!

 

 

Amen brother! All the people who are saying "Oh, don't worry, he'll get better with his hands" don't comprehend the consequences one dropped pass might have, or the "Lee Evans moment" as you called it. 

Imagines this: AFC Championship game, Ravens are playing against [insert a team here]. It's been hard fought 4 quarters. 39 seconds left of the game. We're down 4 points, on the opposing 36 yard line. 4th and 7. All wide set, Flacco in a shotgun formation. Ball is snapped. Pressure is coming from the left. Flacco throws towards 27 yard line to Perrimann who, visibly tired and sloppy with his route, is making his cut, defender tightly behind him. Now, how confident did this image make you?

And this is what it comes down to. A player might not make a single drop for whole season. But when he drops that one crucial pass...well, we all know just too damn well what that can mean.

 

 

Boldin, who was definitely a fan favorite, dropped which was probably a game winning TD pass vs Pittsburgh in the AFC divisional game a few years ago. It hit him square in the chest.  The best WRs are going to drop a few.  Heck SSS led the team in drops last year.  No one is crucifying him for it.

Edited July 30, 2015 by 757RavensFan

[Tenacious Faulker]

I think its the naysayers on the Perriman pick that are looking for any and all excuses to nitpick and worry over decisions that are far above their comprehension.

 

The drops will be no more of a problem than any other receiver in the league.  The ones that drop the most each year are big names in the league like Steve Smith, Kelvin Benjamin and Roddy White among others.  

 

The article mentioned his improved footwork.  Why can;t we discuss that? Oh, right.  Because it wasn't reported as a fatal flaw by the media who caters to big market teams. 

[cobrajet]

Boldin, who was definitely a fan favorite, dropped which was probably a game winning TD pass vs Pittsburgh in the AFC divisional game a few years ago. It hit him square in the chest.  The best WR are going to drop a few.  Heck SSS lead the team in drops last year.  No one is crucifying him for it.

I fully admit I am quite concerned, but I hope you don't think I am crucifying him (although I wish now I would have said, "don't like"). Our track record with drafting receivers in the first round in the past has not worked out real well. However, I remember when our second round pick, Torrey Smith, was dropping a lot of passes in camp and then he had that breakout game against the Rams. It is something to keep an eye on, because IMHO catching the ball is the most important job of a WR. However, like Mystico Dragon pointed out, I am happy we have depth at WR going into camp, it should be an interesting battle to watch.

Edited July 30, 2015 by cobrajet

[Mystigo_Dragon]

All that talk about his hands, I just don't want another Lee Evans moment in the playoffs.

 

I hear ya, and we must not lose track of the fact, as I mentioned on another post, that Breshad Perriman is still a brand-spanking-new, small school ROOKIE.

 

Does he have tools? YES. Can he become something special? YES!

We will see if he's worth the First Round pick, or if he's another Travis "Clank" Taylor! We just have to be patient!

 

[757RavensFan]

I fully admit I am quite concerned, but I hope you don't think I am crucifying him (although I wish now I would have said, "don't like"). Our track record with drafting receivers in the first round in the past has not worked out real well. However, I remember when our second round pick, Torrey Smith, was dropping a lot of passes in camp and then he had that breakout game against the Rams. It is something to keep an eye on, because IMHO catching the ball is the most important job of a WR. However, like Mystico Dragon pointed out, I am happy we have depth at WR going into camp, it should be an interesting battle to watch.

 

If we were able to get to the AFC divisional game and almost win AFTER ALL of the drop passes we witnessed last season, I don't think you should be concerned. 

[RavensBaltimore]

It is something to keep an eye on, because IMHO catching the ball is the most important job of a WR.

Getting open and dropping a pass is better than not getting open and forcing your qb to take a sack or throw into coverage and get picked. Also, even though Perriman dropped some easy ones in college, he caught a lot of tough ones that most receivers wouldn't have caught, and he got open consistently. A guy who does that is going to be a much better player than someone who doesn't drop passes, but doesn't make tough catches and struggles to get open. Even if you catch 100% of your passes when you're open, if you can't get open or make contested catches, you are going to be worthless. Steve Smith had a ton of drops last year. Who was our best receiver?

 

In the few games our offense was really bad last year, teams got away with blitzing us because our receivers couldn't get open against single coverage. That kills an offense. Overall, Flacco led the league by far in lost yds due to drops(according to PFF), but we still had the best offense in the history of the franchise. Drop hurt the offense, but they can be overcome. You can't overcome the inability to get open or make plays.

 

All this is probably a moot point anyway, because Perriman has already started to clean up his focus drops issue. Like I said in another post, he caught everything in his final 4 games, caught everything at the combine and pro day, and other than one practice, he caught everything in OTAs.

[Mystigo_Dragon]

It's just football. Changing his stance? I'm not buying any of that.

 

Does sound lame doesn't it!

[TXRavensFan]

Does sound lame doesn't it!

 

Not in the least. If you watch the presser or read the transcripts, you'll note that in college, Perriman didn't think the stance was really important because he didn't see a lot of press man coverage, so he was able to get a free release from the line of scrimmage. However, since being drafted he's been seeing it in practice all the time, so he has to work on his release. Having a balanced stance means that he can get more power off the line to fight through the initial jam of the db. If the receiver is unbalanced, the db can jam him hard and re-route him much more easily. It's one of those little things that fans don't put much thought into, but can have a big effect on the field.

[RavenManiac#7]

I think you'll do just fine with it too, Breshad. I'm with you, young man. I believe in you. I think you're going to be an NFL caliber #1 receiver by year three at the Very latest. You were fortunate to be drafted by the Ravens, a team that just so happens to have an Excellent QB who will be throwing passes your way. All you have to do is use your abundance of God given talents, and find a way to stay focused on Every play that you're on that field, and things are going to just fall right into place. I really think we got the real deal this time, fellow Ravens fans. Give this guy some time, and support, and I think he will be the receiver who helps Ozzie get that "can't draft a receiver" moniker off his back. I believe we're going to hear a lot of "Flacco to Perriman" calls in the next few years. I have no problem going out on a limb for this guy and predicting success for him. Gotta believe, people!

[cobrajet]

If we were able to get to the AFC divisional game and almost win AFTER ALL of the drop passes we witnessed last season, I don't think you should be concerned. 

I agree it is early yet and way too soon to even think about hitting the panic button, even if he does not win a starting job this season. I can't wait to see him in the preseason, he should be fun to watch with that amazing speed.

[Mystigo_Dragon]

Not in the least. If you watch the presser or read the transcripts, you'll note that in college, Perriman didn't think the stance was really important because he didn't see a lot of press man coverage, so he was able to get a free release from the line of scrimmage. However, since being drafted he's been seeing it in practice all the time, so he has to work on his release. Having a balanced stance means that he can get more power off the line to fight through the initial jam of the db. If the receiver is unbalanced, the db can jam him hard and re-route him much more easily. It's one of those little things that fans don't put much thought into, but can have a big effect on the field.

 

I'm not knocking the statement but everybody jumped on the guy who said it was far-fetched! Perriman's small school,... no telling what they didn't coach him up on!