Jets Scout the Senior Bowl
There are reports today from Jake Steinberg of SNY's www.thejetsblog.com that the Jets are extremely interested in Gerell Robinson, a wide receiver out of Arizona State. Steinberg goes as far as calling the Jets, "infatuated." He continued on by saying that there are reports that the Jets were seen talking to CB D'Anton Lynn from Penn State.
Robinson is a projected 4-5 round pick, is 6'4", and 222 pounds. He runs between a 4.5-4.6 40 yard dash. From NFL Mocks, here is a good scouting report on Robinson. I suggest you watch the highlight clips they have of him there.
Robinson is a versatile player with great size who can line up in a variety of different spots for Arizona State. His length allows him to really stretch the field down the seam, and he will be used in the slot sometimes as a result. He is a size mismatch with most every cornerback he faces, and he has a huge wingspan and huge hands. Really nice quickness and works the middle of the field really well. Knows how to get open and shield defenders. Doesn’t always give consistent effort in the running game, and he will drop some easy passes while making incredible catches, an inconsistency that seems to be pretty common in college receivers. Does a pretty good job of catching the ball away from his body, snatching the ball out of the air rather than letting it come into his chest or stomach. Actually is used out of the slot a lot for the Sun Devils, allowing him to get size mismatches with nickel corners and create openings on the outside for some of ASU’s other big receivers. Not overly aggressive after the catch, something you’d like to see out of a 6’4″ 225 pound kid.
Take the jump below to see what I've found on D'Anton Lynn.
Lynn is a projected 7th round pick, is 6'0", and 205 pounds. He runs a 4.53 40 yard dash. He is the son of Anthony Lynn, the Jets' running back coach, who is one of the better coaches we have on the team. Here is some good information on Lynn.
Scouts will want to see improvement from Fletcher and Penn State's D'Anton Lynn. Each struggled to keep up with the North's receivers, showing average change of direction and speed. Fletcher was turned around on several occasions early in practice before the North's quarterbacks and receivers turned their attention to Lynn. The former Nittany Lion was victimized by Cousins and Wilson often as practice wore, perhaps an indication of their comfort with his limited playing speed and awareness after having played against him in the Big Ten. - Rob Rang, NFLDraftScout.com
Scouting the Penn State pass defense: Penn State's all-senior secondary has been solid in its zone coverage this season; the Nittany Lions are fifth in the nation in pass defense. Cornerbacks D'Anton Lynn and Chaz Powell have good size and speed and are rarely beaten. - The Sports Xchange
I'm more interested in Robinson, he could possibly be the deep threat we desperately need. What worries me is that he's used to the slot, a position ably filled by Jeremy Kerley. I'd rather him on the edge, so he would need coaching before he's ready. I suspect Lynn is just a courtesy call for his father and that they're likely not interested. Anyway, what do you all think?
Update: Check out GGNer tinley24's evaluation of Brock Osweiler here to see more footage of Robinson.
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Robinson kid looks really good.
He has great size and speed. Would be excellent as a deep threat for mark and will draw some attention away from holmes. Lynn sounds solid as well.
Let's Make sure we play like the f***in NEW YORK JETS
and not some f***in slapd**k team!
by jets4life24 on Jan 23, 2012 10:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Just saw higlights of him vs Arizona.
He IS A BEAST. Has great elusiveness and he could be our victor cruz.
Let's Make sure we play like the f***in NEW YORK JETS
and not some f***in slapd**k team!
by jets4life24 on Jan 23, 2012 10:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
you can check out my report on Osweiler
there is more footage of Robinson on there
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i want jeffery in green at pick 16
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by bobdolethesnapplelady on Jan 23, 2012 11:14 PM EST up reply actions
Evil though.
4 Wide set, with Kerley and Robinson running slot position
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
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Another Corner though?
I get he’s a project player and a coaches son but I’m not sold yet. I’d rather us look into another position first, but if he is the best of available I guess it could be interesting. With the corners we have I’m looking more at getting a UDFA becoming a 4th corner.
he'd be a 7th rounder possible UDFA, we have a free pick or two from comps.
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
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by Noble_Lance on Jan 23, 2012 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
I see the Jets drafting him with a 7th as a courtesy to the RB Coach
and possibly trying to convert him to safteyt
Rex was pictured talking to Nick Saban after practice today.
Could be sign that he is interested in the 4 Alabama guys who could go in the first round: Dont’a Hightower, Mark Barron, Trent Richardson, and Courtney Upshaw.
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by LiveLoveNYJets on Jan 23, 2012 11:31 PM EST reply actions
Let's get them all.
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by bobdolethesnapplelady on Jan 23, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
We have the Sparano

He can make offers to all the other teams they can’t refuse so we can get them all.
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
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by Noble_Lance on Jan 23, 2012 11:53 PM EST up reply actions
I'm Not Very Impressed
4.5 – 4.6 speed is pretty slow for a WR, and if he’s that slow now, how slow will he be in a couple of years? I don’t really see him as a downfield threat because of the lack of speed, he sounds like a possession receiver to me.
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DISAGREE!
Lack of speed? Example: same time as Terrell Owen’s time, coming out of college! A 4.5 40 is football fast.
When I was recapping the bowl game AZ State was in...
Robinson was my favorite player there. I am so happy that the Jets scout guys saw the same thing I did. The kid is a baller. His team had no chance of winning, and pretty much gave up, but not Robinson. He kept fighting for everything he could get. Out of all the bad locker room guys on that team,Robinson is the one shining talent with amazing character. This is the kind of player our team, and our receiving corp needs.
Get busy winning or get busy losing.
I love the "be our Victor Cruz", BS......
We have to have our “Eli Manning” first…..otherwise an untapped talent is just a “Jeremy Kerely”.
Not sure how anyone can possibly believe that Sanchez is good enough to put a solid season together with Holmes, Kerl and this dude.
He could barely do it with 2010 corp.
by Doug Jolly on Jan 24, 2012 6:55 AM EST via mobile reply actions
now that schotty is gone... we'll see.
Let's Make sure we play like the f***in NEW YORK JETS
and not some f***in slapd**k team!
Rec'd for Robinson
Love this guy. I’ve been a proponent of getting a big receiver to play the slot for a while now, and this guy is prototypical. Sanchez’s like of height and accuracy makes this almost imperative. It would be good to have a receiver that he can easily spot over the middle that has a huge catch radius.
Robinson’s length makes him very difficult to match-up up with, especially so with the fact that he extends his arms to catch the ball with his hands and doesn’t allow it to come all the way into his torso. DBs will not only have to fight through his big frame, but they then will have a tougher time making a play on the ball because his reach is likely to be another decisive advantage for him. He also has freakishly quick feet for a guy his size. He’s so smoth into and out of his breaks that he’s virtually impossible to cover over the middle. The only way to handle him is to double him.
I don’t like his lack of physicality though. He plays kinda soft it seems. He’s a quick twitched, fluid athlete, but he’s doesn’t play with the aggression you’d like to see from a guy with that size. But he seems to have plenty of room to pack on muscle in his upper body which should help with that.
I think Kerley would be just fine, even better than fine, on the outside. Robinson would be dynamite in the slot. I would be very excited if we got this guy.
All in
I am game for us to pick this kid up, i still think we should try to bring back braylon too though and let plax go, picking this kid up late in the draft would allow us to focus on the spots on D we NEED to fill. Specifically OLB and S. in that order imo.
Another great option for middle-late rounds...
…to go with Streeter and Quick.
That allows us to go double- (or triple) down on pass rushers/ LBs and nab a safety in the first four rounds.
sounds like another Patrick Turner
We need speed !!!!!
Patrick Turner with Kerley’s quickness maybe. Turner on his best day couldn’t get into and out of his breaks like this kid.
by Crackback on Jan 24, 2012 10:13 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Thank you Bob.I have been waiting for posts like these.
This is one of my favorite times of the offseason. When little things start to trickle out about team interest for the draft.
I like this kid alot. Great size. Seems worth the asking price in the mid rounds but I don’t like his timid nature.
You have to be aggressive in the redzone and have a bit of a nasty streak in the running game to fit in here. But it can be coached to an extent. Thats my only question.
Alright I have a few questions and comments after watching this kid a little more.
My first question was why the kid plays soo much slot. Easy answer is that the kid is a huge mismatch and the team likes him there. But I noticed some funny qwirks when he starts to get a little attention and presnap pressure. The closer a defender gets to him pre-snap the more timid he gets. He shows bad form out of his inital break when he’s lined up outside and when man up.
He doens’t like to be touched at all when beginning his route. Match that with the fact that he shows a timid nature in the run game and I get really confused.
He shows no problem competing for the ball and doesn’t shy away from contact after the catch but hates contact and close quarters stuff at the snap.
I don’t think Arizona state played him at the slot so much just because of scheme. I think he HAS to play the slot to be effective where corners will give him 5-12 yards of a head start to get into his route. I changed my mind. I don’t think that can be coached out of him. And if that’s the case does he fit with this team already having Kerley?
This kid is not a vertical threat WR. He’s almost exclusively a slot guy. The Jets can’t draft him and think they are sticking him on the outside. That would be a huge mistake.
No problem. Jake Steinberg has been great about mentioning who the Jets are being linked to at the Senior Bowl so I’ll certainly highlight whatever I think is the most likely or would be awesome.
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by bobdolethesnapplelady on Jan 24, 2012 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
I love this robinson kid kid
and Dez Bryant’s 40 was 4.52, it doesn’t always have to be sub 4.5.
I go to ASU
I have seen Robinson (G-Rob) play. He is a good receiver. He can catch the ball. He is famous for cathcing the ball and then dropping to the ground though if he thinks there are people around him. he does not really fight for extra yardage or try and turn up field and dash for the TD. 4.5 40 time is alright, but there are faster guys out there who have the same build, if not bigger, and who will fight for the extra yards and TD. This is coming from a little white guy who runs a 4.36 40 yard dash. you will see me playing for ASU this next year.
bring BRAYLON back!
Braylon left the Jets because he thought he would get more playing time with the 49ers, we all saw how that worked. Lets give him another shot bc he was awesome with us! Get him healthy in the off season and bring him back ready to roll!

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