More info on Patterson!

[Cowboynemo]

Looks like the Cleveland Browns at 6 might take him !

[fishbanger]

If he runs in the 4.3s then he may get drafted higher. If we sign Mike Wallace, dont see this draft pick happening although Ireland would love to use Patterson as a big smokescreen.

[ckparrothead]

there is no guy getting more hype than this guy, and nobody has this guy going to any other team. if he were that special, other teams would buy in. so far,not seeing his name atached to any other top 15 team.

but hey, keep pushin cus lord knows we dont have randy mueller and cameron.

You keep saying that, but it is untrue in the most literal sense of the word.

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A lot of you guys need to do a little research. Patterson is ok ...but I'm here to tell you the hot wide out, and let's hope he's there at 12, is Hopkins. Trust me its Hopkins we want. Higher skill set, better hands, more fluid and awesome after the catch.

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Yes I'm sure I only disagree with you because I haven't done enough research. That's definitely the problem.

/sarcasm

[Digital]

I think lots of people are underestimating two things with Cordarrelle Patterson because of his lack of hype during his one major college season. 1) Natural receiver. 2) Quick learner.

When you watch Patterson he body catches, yes, but he does it very very smoothly. You can tell the coaching staff started the process of converting him to a hands snatcher and despite changing his technique on the fly, he does it effortlessly. He concentrates on the catch first and secures the ball before running. He has soft and strong hands--he is not a bobbler, nor a droppsy, nor an alligator-arm, nor a collision fumbler. The kid naturally receives the ball and hangs onto it. Just about the only things I'd say he needs to further develop are becoming fully a hands snatcher, high-pointing the ball, and more practice in traffic, but he has all of those natural skills too. His hips are very good, his cuts are unbelievably powerful and sudden, he creates separation at will and faster than a hiccup. Getting open comes naturally to him, catching the ball comes naturally to him, running after the catch comes naturally to him, arm-fighting comes naturally to him. Nothing throws off his concentration. All of the things a receiver needs to do come naturally to him, including physical contact.

Tennessee routinely gets some of the best WR recruits in the country. It's no coincidence that Justin Hunter and Da'Rick Rogers were there before Patterson arrived or that Patterson chose to go there. They run a demanding pro-style vertical passing game that requires a lot out of their WR's including downfield blocking, creating large amounts of late separation, finding holes in zones and consistently beating single coverage. He had a couple of well publicised times where he ran the wrong route, but essentially he was a rookie, and really did a good job of reading and running his routes. UT threw a lot of different learning opportunities at him, including a full route tree, pitches in the backfield, option pass, crossing routes, deep outs, fades, etc. He learned all that stuff quickly. He humbly downplayed learning all of that and self-effacingly acted like he was just starting to learn it all. Yes, he has an ego ... which one or two good WR's have had in the past as well. But, he'll be the first to sing the praises of his teammates and everyone I've heard speak about Patterson from the UT program--coaches and players--says he works hard and has come a long way in a short period of time. Everything I see says he is dedicated to learning. I'm already convinced of his physical skills, so if he has that drive to improve and is willingly listening and incorporating his coaches teachings ... I'm on board.

If this kid turns into Terrell Owens with a better attitude, I don't think anyone will be surprised. If he had come straight from High School to UT and played only one season as a redshirt freshman, everyone would have known his name and been singing his praises. I think this is the case of people being too scared about him coming from virtually nowhere and being too scared of the Juco stuff. He doesn't appear to have off-field red flags, he appears to be learning well and taking instruction well. He is a phenomenal prospect.