[News] Breshad Perriman Can Be A No. 1 Receiver, But Has A Way To Go

[OzzieBisciotti]

Perriman has big potential, but they should find another speed guy in the offseason

Perriman has big potential? If so, he would've done a lot better than he did in 2016- stop drinking the purple Kool-Aid

[OzzieBisciotti]

Flacco stares down his receivers worse than a stalker stares his next victim- that's exactly what happened when Pitta bread recently got picked off in the end zone.

[whobilly]

  3 hours ago, whobilly said:

I could accept this mediocre WR if he was drafted in the 5th or 6th round.

He did 1,000 times better than the 7th Overall pick (WR Kevin White) and the 20th overall pick (Nelson Agholor) and much better than pretty much all of the WRs drafted that year.

And scored as many TDs as Wonderboy Stefan Diggs.

You just confirmed what I said. You just compared him with all the other mediocre WR's.

[ellicottraven]

I know this much. If Flacco becomes complacent again this off season and plays it uber cool like TC and preseason games are enough for him to get a feel for his receivers, all hell will break loose. Especially like he's suggested several times before but never gotten to practicing on his own time with receivers to get a head start....

[Militant X 1]

7 hours ago, ellicottraven said:

Just allow me to vent man! What's up with you? Trying to make sense to me at this time of grief?

Too funny!

Edited January 6 by Militant X 1

[dirtybird66]

if he was gonna be anything he would of shown atleast something besides getting open 1 time a game then hitting the showers,he will never be a #1 reciever,their kidding themselves,the SKINS are said to be releasing CARCON or DESHAWN JACKSON,please!

[Zeus]

Number 1 receiver.... enough Harbs... enough

[sizzlingdoom]

Flacco stares down his receivers worse than a stalker stares his next victim- that's exactly what happened when Pitta bread recently got picked off in the end zone.

This just made me lose it. I'm still laughing

[RavensDieHard21]

This was indeed his rookie season. Joe needs to take the time and get his receivers together so that they can gel during camp and preseason so that they can do damage week 1. 

Perriman has all of the physical tools. He has the height, strength and blazing speed. He has hands, but needs to focus. Many of his drops came from focusing upfield before finishing the catch. 

Get his route running improved. Build a rapport with Flacco, use creative plays to get him in space and we will have another weapon in the AFC North.

[sizzlingdoom]

Corey Davis and Mike Williams look like true numbers 1s. Perriman can thrive in the 2nd spot. Though I'm kinda hoping we take Quincy Wilson or Malik Hooker with that first pick

[BigUgly]

Perriman should have been at least as productive as Torrey Smith ( a 2nd round pick) was. Torrey also couldn't run most routes well, but he could run the heck out of fly and go routes and pick up a PI call if he couldn't catch the ball - usually because Joe overthrew it. I wonder if Joe's arm even remembers how to throw deep anymore - he'd probably unintentionally drill an underneath linebacker in the chest the process.

How many such routes did you see called for Perriman this year? I counted none (and am not including the 20 yd. fade route where he only got 1 foot inbounds).

Edited January 6 by BigUgly

[Rav'n Maniac]

He has a lot of potential but, I'd say he has a long way to go to become a #1. He really needs to work hard on his routes, his breaks and learning how to use that big body to shield defenders away. You could often see that he and Joe aren't even close to being on the same page.

[GENE2407]

He's gotta be a reliable #2 or #3 before he becomes a #1. This is the problem with the Ravens...........they lack blue chip talent in so many areas that they just start projecting people to be caviar when they're just a ham sandwich.

[GENE2407]

And for the record, none of this matters if your offensive coordinators and playcalling suck (see Cam Cameron 2012).

[OUravensfan]

44 minutes ago, BigUgly said:

Perriman should have been at least as productive as Torrey Smith ( a 2nd round pick) was. Torrey also couldn't run most routes well, but he could run the heck out of fly and go routes and pick up a PI call if he couldn't catch the ball - usually because Joe overthrew it. I wonder if Joe's arm even remembers how to throw deep anymore - he'd probably unintentionally drill an underneath linebacker in the chest the process.

How many such routes did you see called for Perriman this year? I counted none (and am not including the 20 yd. fade route where he only got 1 foot inbounds).

The one he dropped against Washington I believe, he got wide open and the ball went straight through his hands 

[Ravensfansince03]

I really hope Ryan Mink is wrong. Because I do not think anyone sees anything spectacular in Permian besides speed. He's literally a faster version of Aiken.

[Ravensfansince03]

We have no tough receivers at all. If this team really moves forward with Permian as our best receiver,, then I will be persuaded that Ozzie Newsome needs to retire

[Ravensfansince03]

If these coaches agree with Mink, and think that Perriman deserves the #1 spot.... then we are in deep trouble. I speak for a lot of people when I say that the fans who pay money for this team, will be watching what this team does this offseason with a very close eye.👀. They better get this team back on track FAST, especially the defense.

[whobilly]

I really hope Ryan Mink is wrong. Because I do not think anyone sees anything spectacular in Permian besides speed. He's literally a faster version of Aiken.

If he was a 5th or 6th round pick I could accept his mediocre talent.

[Orange_Peanut]

11 hours ago, TheConquerorWorm said:

If you watch his college tape, he runs good routes. With most speed WRs, they use their speed to separate from DBs in college and that's usually enough. He has to learn the deception and nuances of the position at the NFL level. Antonio Brown had the same problem and it wasn't until his 4th year that he became an elite WR

The problem with his route running is because he is so fast CBs can easily detect if he's running long or not. When he does run a long route, the safety will automatically help making it a contested catch. He needs to copy Julio and be able to run multiple releases for just one route (which will take time to learn). All the battles are won at the line of scrimmage. If he can lose a CB early in the route, there's no way a safety will catch him.

[RavensDieHard21]

6 hours ago, sizzlingdoom said:

Corey Davis and Mike Williams look like true numbers 1s. Perriman can thrive in the 2nd spot. Though I'm kinda hoping we take Quincy Wilson or Malik Hooker with that first pick

Williams is the only one worthy of our first pick I think. But he is the top WR in the draft so I doubt he escapes the top 10. He is a poor man's Julio Jones.

After that though, I have a laundry list of players that are better than Davis or Ross, such as Wilson, Jones, Williams, Thomas, Adams, Hooker, etc. 

[Drinkmore Beer]

What is so hard about running a slant or a comeback? He's not in a wheelchair.

[TheRavengers]

1 hour ago, Ravensfansince03 said:

We have no tough receivers at all. If this team really moves forward with Permian as our best receiver,, then I will be persuaded that Ozzie Newsome needs to retire

He was a first round draft pick, and just coming off essentially his rookie season. He needs at least this next season to develop. Either he will evolve or he won't, but it's not gonna happen overnight.

[PurpleRainBlackVeins]

True number 1's just have that "it' thing. And I'm sorry, I just don't see it with Perriman. He's nothing close to AB or Odell, even Julio. A good number 2 is what I see, and he still has a long way to go to even be that.

[BiggMack91]

he is a true slot WR nothing more he can't be a #1 WR in this league because he lacks the playmaking skill and can't get off the line without giving up his route ultimately horrible first round pick ozzie needs to retire

[ibleedpurpleandblack]

He also needs to learn how to get separation in both man coverage and finding soft spots in zone coverage; he needs to learn when to sit in the zone and when to keep running through.

[ibleedpurpleandblack]

5 minutes ago, BiggMack91 said:

he is a true slot WR nothing more he can't be a #1 WR in this league because he lacks the playmaking skill and can't get off the line without giving up his route ultimately horrible first round pick ozzie needs to retire

Pretty harsh for what was basically his rookie year.  After one season you're ready to write the guy off.  That's pretty foolish!!

[ibleedpurpleandblack]

1 hour ago, Drinkmore Beer said:

What is so hard about running a slant or a comeback? He's not in a wheelchair.

obviously if it were easy you would be out there running slants and comebacks...

[ibleedpurpleandblack]

2 hours ago, Orange_Peanut said:

The problem with his route running is because he is so fast CBs can easily detect if he's running long or not. When he does run a long route, the safety will automatically help making it a contested catch. He needs to copy Julio and be able to run multiple releases for just one route (which will take time to learn). All the battles are won at the line of scrimmage. If he can lose a CB early in the route, there's no way a safety will catch him.

Receivers can only realistically run routes that the OL gives them time to.   You cannot reasonably expect any of our receivers to run double move or hitch routes when our OL was only giving Flacco 2 seconds.   They run a 40yard dash for a reason - when your OC calls plays that are 30-40 yards it takes at least 4 seconds to develop; Flacco was never afforded a lot of time in the pocket this season. 

[robbie29]

Personally, I had grave reservations about Perriman when the Ravens drafted him. The only thing I kept hearing was how fast he was, over and over again- and that was it. I would be far more satisfied if the Ravens drafted a WR who is well known for having great hands and great route-running ability. Perriman hasn't shown that he has either of those. He's just really, really fast. But what good is blazing speed if you can't get any separation or consistently catch passes?