Brissett traded to Colts for WR Phillip Dorsett

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Umm, are we sure that Dorsett is going to be strictly a vertical threat?

His 3-cone drill score was 4th among all WRs in 2015. That's ahead of Amari Cooper (drafted 4th) and Kevin White (drafted 7th):

http://www.nfl.com/combine/top-performers#year=2015&workout=THREE_CONE_DRILL&position=WR

Matt Kelley -- a Patriots fan who runs the highly entertaining RotoUnderWorld YouTube channel had this to say in 2016:


So, even though he's been labeled a "bust" by many, Dorsett is explosive off the line of scrimmage, has decent route-running, (according to James White--his college teammate) is "hard working", is a willing (if not always successful) blocker, and by all reports is coachable with no off-field concerns.

What's scary here is that in the Pats system Cooks and Dorsett can both play the slot and outside on any given formation. The safeties have to respect the speed too. If there's any room in the middle because of that, Gronk/Allen/Name-Your-Pass-Catching-RB can eat up the middle.

That's my uneducated take. Thoughts?
Die-hard Canes fan here. First, White wasn't his college teammate, not sure where that came from. But everything else you wrote is an accurate description of Dorsett, at least from his time at UM. He seems to be getting pigeonholed as a pure speed guy, but he actually ran very solid routes in college. He was a pretty well-rounded, explosive receiver that was hamstrung by mediocre QB play and spectacularly poor coaching.

I can't speak to how he's looked the last two seasons in Indy, but I was very happy to hear this news. If he picks up the Pats' offense (I have no reason to believe he's not capable of doing so), I think he can provide a lot more value than many in this thread might think.
 

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man, how mad is Jimmy Garoppolo right now... "that little shit wasn't as good as I am, so he gets to start NFL games...."
I don't think that Jimmy G will be envious of Brissett after poor Jacoby spends Sunday running for dear life and getting annihilated behind that garbage pile offensive line.
 

nighthob

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Yeah, it's tough for the QB to look good when on nearly half the shotgun snaps the pass rush arrives before the football does.
 

Eddie Jurak

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Dorsett had a nice game yesterday. Seven yard run on an end around, plus 3 catches for 68 years, including a beautiful throw and catch where Brady threaded the needle into coverage and Dorsett made a nice adjustment to the ball.

Then he got hurt, of course (I mean, he's a WR on the Patriots, so what do you expect), but he looks like someone who can contribute if the injury isn't major.
 

nighthob

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This is getting so absurd that I'm beginning to think that they should have just moved Brissett to WR.