WR Jalen Nailor looking 'great' early in camp

There was some chatter about him at OTAs earlier this spring/summer too.  Be nice if he was another KJO (Day 3 gem) but with more speed.

I hope that WR room is deep with talent. Just makes JJ that much more potent. 

Rooting for all of em! 

LOL,  Leber was about losing his shit this morning on KFAN talking about training camp reports.... "They are the top 1% of the worlds athletes going up against air and blocking dummies,  they should look amazing"

@"JimmyinSD" said: LOL,  Leber was about losing his shit this morning on KFAN talking about training camp reports.... "They are the top 1% of the worlds athletes going up against air and blocking dummies,  they should look amazing"

I am not surprised, didn't understand why they didn't give him more reps last year, other than JJ the most physically gifted WR on team, another reason why I didn't get the Addison pick, I think KJ will be the #2 and Nailor #3.

Trishton Jackson impressing again. A fringe player for sure, but not a camp body.

UDFA signed with the Rams in 2020 and made it to final cuts. Vikings signed him last season and, once again, made it to final cuts before being released and placed onto the Vikings PS. 

Once you get past Nailor, it's pretty slim pickens. But I think I'd rather have a player like Jackson than Jalen Reagor. 

@"JR44" said: I am not surprised, didn't understand why they didn't give him more reps last year, other than JJ the most physically gifted WR on team, another reason why I didn't get the Addison pick, I think KJ will be the #2 and Nailor #3.

Nailor will get more snaps this year. But I doubt they come at the expense of Addison. I think the real competition will be for WR2 between Addison and KJO. 

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"JR44" said: I am not surprised, didn't understand why they didn't give him more reps last year, other than JJ the most physically gifted WR on team, another reason why I didn't get the Addison pick, I think KJ will be the #2 and Nailor #3.

Hard to get more reps when you're behind Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen and KJO.

Nailor will get more snaps this year. But I doubt they come at the expense of Addison. I think the real competition will be for WR2 between Addison and KJO. 

While I do think Addison is going to do well and will
probably earn WR2/3 snaps, and I do think they’re going to give him a certain
amount of touches no matter what to give him the opportunity to grow into his
potential, I don’t think they’re going to relegate Nailor to 4th WR
if he’s shining and Addison is still taking some time to figure things out.  That said, I wouldn’t be surprised if the 2TE
look really cuts into those WR3/4 snaps. 
I think they’re going to try and get teams back into heavier packages
and out physical teams that keep their nickel out there.

Nailor is going to surprise people.  He has a lot of speed and can take the top off of a defense, strong hands, good build.  He showed more than many WRs drafted ahead of him in the limited time.  Get this kid more time on the field.

I think he will be a great 3# with Jefferson and Addison once KJ leaves after 2023.

@"Skodin" said: Nailor is going to surprise people.  He has a lot of speed and can take the top off of a defense, strong hands, good build.  He showed more than many WRs drafted ahead of him in the limited time.  Get this kid more time on the field.

I think he will be a great 3# with Jefferson and Addison once KJ leaves after 2023.

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"Skodin" said: Nailor is going to surprise people.  He has a lot of speed and can take the top off of a defense, strong hands, good build.  He showed more than many WRs drafted ahead of him in the limited time.  Get this kid more time on the field.

I think he will be a great 3# with Jefferson and Addison once KJ leaves after 2023.

I dont think any of those 3 will fill the role that KJ can fill.  You have to have that thicker type receiver that can take those beatings that come from the underneath throws,  we certainly dont want JJ taking those routes anymore than necessary and I dont think Nailor or Addison have the frame for that job.   We need to have that guy IMO to complement JJ in our receiver room.

@"Wetlander" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"Skodin" said: Nailor is going to surprise people.  He has a lot of speed and can take the top off of a defense, strong hands, good build.  He showed more than many WRs drafted ahead of him in the limited time.  Get this kid more time on the field.

I think he will be a great 3# with Jefferson and Addison once KJ leaves after 2023.

I dont think any of those 3 will fill the role that KJ can fill.  You have to have that thicker type receiver that can take those beatings that come from the underneath throws,  we certainly dont want JJ taking those routes anymore than necessary and I dont think Nailor or Addison have the frame for that job.   We need to have that guy IMO to complement JJ in our receiver room.

That is Hock's job to take the beating on underneath throws.  The Vikings need Addison and Nailor to use their speed and quickness to win on bubble screens/jet sweeps and the intermediate part of the field.

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"Skodin" said: Nailor is going to surprise people.  He has a lot of speed and can take the top off of a defense, strong hands, good build.  He showed more than many WRs drafted ahead of him in the limited time.  Get this kid more time on the field.

I think he will be a great 3# with Jefferson and Addison once KJ leaves after 2023.

I dont think any of those 3 will fill the role that KJ can fill.  You have to have that thicker type receiver that can take those beatings that come from the underneath throws,  we certainly dont want JJ taking those routes anymore than necessary and I dont think Nailor or Addison have the frame for that job.   We need to have that guy IMO to complement JJ in our receiver room.

@"medaille" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"Skodin" said: Nailor is going to surprise people.  He has a lot of speed and can take the top off of a defense, strong hands, good build.  He showed more than many WRs drafted ahead of him in the limited time.  Get this kid more time on the field.

I think he will be a great 3# with Jefferson and Addison once KJ leaves after 2023.

I dont think any of those 3 will fill the role that KJ can fill.  You have to have that thicker type receiver that can take those beatings that come from the underneath throws,  we certainly dont want JJ taking those routes anymore than necessary and I dont think Nailor or Addison have the frame for that job.   We need to have that guy IMO to complement JJ in our receiver room.

I think that was true in the old NFL where receivers going
over the middle got blasted, but now anyone can go over the middle.  I think where KJ holds the most advantage
over Addison is run blocking.  When
Addison is on the field, he’s just not going to be able to block hardly anyone.  He’ll just get steamrolled, so your probably
looking at Mattison having to beat an extra guy on runs to his side.  It kind of limits your multiplicity on
offense as he’ll be limited to plays where he helps the running game by running
a route and drawing the defender away from line of scrimmage or going into
motion to get the DB running through the mess in the tackle box.  KJ doesn’t have that limitation and it’s probably
a plus for him.  I think it was
dramatically underutilized last year, but I think KJ could be a drop in
replacement for a lot of the plays that Cooper Kupp ran for the Rams that JJ
isn’t a good fit for.

@"medaille" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"Skodin" said: Nailor is going to surprise people.  He has a lot of speed and can take the top off of a defense, strong hands, good build.  He showed more than many WRs drafted ahead of him in the limited time.  Get this kid more time on the field.

I think he will be a great 3# with Jefferson and Addison once KJ leaves after 2023.

I dont think any of those 3 will fill the role that KJ can fill.  You have to have that thicker type receiver that can take those beatings that come from the underneath throws,  we certainly dont want JJ taking those routes anymore than necessary and I dont think Nailor or Addison have the frame for that job.   We need to have that guy IMO to complement JJ in our receiver room.

I think that was true in the old NFL where receivers going
over the middle got blasted, but now anyone can go over the middle.  I think where KJ holds the most advantage
over Addison is run blocking.  When
Addison is on the field, he’s just not going to be able to block hardly anyone.  He’ll just get steamrolled, so your probably
looking at Mattison having to beat an extra guy on runs to his side.  It kind of limits your multiplicity on
offense as he’ll be limited to plays where he helps the running game by running
a route and drawing the defender away from line of scrimmage or going into
motion to get the DB running through the mess in the tackle box.  KJ doesn’t have that limitation and it’s probably
a plus for him.  I think it was
dramatically underutilized last year, but I think KJ could be a drop in
replacement for a lot of the plays that Cooper Kupp ran for the Rams that JJ
isn’t a good fit for.

I still think the Osborn hype is premature. Great kid, but he's very close to his ceiling. That's why the first round pick on Addison. Not saying he's not a very good WR3, just don't see anything more. 

@"StickyBun" said: I still think the Osborn hype is premature. Great kid, but he's very close to his ceiling. That's why the first round pick on Addison. Not saying he's not a very good WR3, just don't see anything more. 

@"greediron" said:

@"StickyBun" said: I still think the Osborn hype is premature. Great kid, but he's very close to his ceiling. That's why the first round pick on Addison. Not saying he's not a very good WR3, just don't see anything more. 

Yup.  He plays hard, but unlike thielen, he doesn't have that quick twitch.

@"StickyBun" said: I still think the Osborn hype is premature. Great kid, but he's very close to his ceiling. That's why the first round pick on Addison. Not saying he's not a very good WR3, just don't see anything more.