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Talent Watch: Pinstripe Bowl

As a Mets fan, this is one of my favorite bowl games. This is because Yankee stadium gets torn up. This year's Pinstripe Bowl featured Rutgers and Iowa State. Iowa State doesn't have much note worthy talent on their side, but Rutgers has one of the better WR prospects coming out this year. This may not sound like a good measuring stick for Mohamed Sanu, but this Iowa State secondary, pretty much shut down Justin Blackmon of Oklahoma State.

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Mohamed Sanu WR: Sanu's nickname is Spiderman, because he seems to climb impossible heights to make inhuman catches. The ball also sticks to his hands, like it's stuck to a web. In the Pinstripe Bowl, Rutgers didn't really send Sanu deep all that much. When they did, they didn't air it out to him, to see if he could come down with it. What they did to successfully, was use him effectively in short, to intermediate passes. Sanu found holes in the coverage very easily, and can gain separation from man coverage. Mohamed does need to work on keeping the ball closer to his body. He did almost give up a costly fumble. He ended the game with 6 receptions for 62 yards. His stats for the year are: 1206 receiving yards, 7 receiving TDs, and 115 receptions. The GGM Round Prediction: 2-3

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I hope he lands in the 3rd he'd be nice to get there and a good steal.

And the home of the .... JETS!!!
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by Noble_Lance on Jan 3, 2012 10:28 AM EST reply actions  

I would take him in the 2nd

He’s the 4th or 5th best WR in the draft. I doubt he makes it out of the 2nd.

Get busy winning or get busy losing.

by GangGreenMag on Jan 3, 2012 10:30 AM EST up reply actions  

Is a burner? Can he take off down field?

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by Noble_Lance on Jan 3, 2012 10:36 AM EST up reply actions  

Let me put it this way

given his height and ability can be an Edwards for the team?

Also looked him up, it will be really nice to bring him in, a hometown guy born and raised in Jersey college in Jersey then NFL in Jersey.

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Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
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by Noble_Lance on Jan 3, 2012 10:42 AM EST up reply actions  

He reminds me of Braylon with height and speed, but has much better hands.

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by GangGreenMag on Jan 3, 2012 10:53 AM EST up reply actions  

sold take him in the 2nd.

And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald

by Noble_Lance on Jan 3, 2012 11:14 AM EST up reply actions  

Shut down Blackman??????

Blackman had 10 catches for 99 yds and a touchdown. against Iowa state. That game was the day after the tragic plane crash that took the lives of some Okstate coaches. They slept walked through that game and played with heavy hearts…… I would not consider 10 catches for 99 yards and a TD shutting him down,…… under any other circumstances OSU and Blackmon, would have lit them up, Iowa state is not that talented this year.

by Chrebetfan on Jan 3, 2012 11:55 AM EST reply actions  

haha, that's the last time I take the word of the announcers

They kept praising how Iowa State’s D shut down Blackmon and their offense. Sorry for the mixup.

Get busy winning or get busy losing.

by GangGreenMag on Jan 3, 2012 12:54 PM EST up reply actions  

I love Sanu and he would be a steal in the second round

I wrote about this in another fanpost, but he was basically their entire offense this year. He broke Larry Fitzgerald’s big east single season record for receptions. He can run any route effectively- short, intermediate, and deep. He can line up in the slot or on the outside. He returns punts for them and plays wildcat qb. He’s got great hands, good speed, good size, and would fit very nicely into our offense. He thrived this year despite spotty qb play (sound familiar).

He is pretty similar to Kenny Britt (also from Rutgers) although he’s an inch shorter and doesn’t have multiple arrests on his resume to push him down in the draft. Our pick might be high enough to grab him in the second round since this draft is pretty loaded at WR.

A couple things though: he still has one year of eligibility left, so he could return to college for his senior season. Also, the patriots have 2 late first round picks (their own and the Saints) and a glaring need at WR, so that kind of worries me. His performance in the combine could push him up to late first round status or push him down to late second round/early third depending on how well he does in all the measurables.

by Joe-P on Jan 3, 2012 12:22 PM EST reply actions  

Kelechi Osemele, plays LT for Iowa State, but he's projected to guard in the NFL.

He’s 6-5 345, but ISU trusts him at LT, he could be a RT prospect too. Projected 2nd-3rd rounder and looked pretty good against a good Rutgers DL.

I don’t need to rehash Sanu, I think he’s another Anquan Boldin with a little more speed.

Also, not relevant to this year, but Rutgers WR Brandon Coleman is someone to watch for in the future, 6-6 with some speed, had an 86 yard TD that game, had 550 yards and 6 TDs on the year while barely playing, and averaged 32 yards a catch.

by J-Nasty on Jan 3, 2012 2:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

a steal in the 3rd

sanu is a pure possession receiver. not a burner but runs amazing routes and has great hands. he is rutgers’ best offensive player by a longshot, and even with teams preparing to stop him, he still had 115 receptions. he’s seriously always open, which is a testament to his route running. anquan boldin is a perfect example. if he falls to the 3rd, he’s a steal.

he’s also a year older than all other juniors declaring for the NFL this year. he will turn 23 in august (his advanced age caused him to have to sit out his senior season of high school football).

great highlights of circus catches:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONBbN0H7Tc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-wTVQnc3CM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T1NER_y9jM

by xxdxpxx on Jan 3, 2012 6:59 PM EST reply actions  

I really think the Jets should keep Plax

because at the moment I truly feel he is our only quality redzone target but if we draft him I would be perfectly okay with seeing plax go

by ncquake24 on Jan 3, 2012 7:46 PM EST reply actions  

I watched Toon closely. I think he will go in middle rounds. Not the athlete or receiver Al was

by Chrebetfan on Jan 4, 2012 1:56 PM EST reply actions  

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