He was targeted numerous
I was surprised to hear that
I was surprised to hear that Roy may be a very late pick, or not picked at all. The guy makes plays. Look at what Avant has done. I think that whomever gives him a shot will not be disappointed.
With all respect to Roy,
With all respect to Roy, Avant was a VERY good college WR and known for his hands. In all honesty, I can not think of a single ball Avant ever dropped where I thought "he should have had that". Just amazing hands while at Michigan. Roy has decent height but is very skinny and that only seems to fly if you run a sub 4.5 or so and Roy does not. He also doesn't have the most consistent pair of hands as he'll often drop gimme passes but then haul in something shown above or the NW catch or the ND catch. Roy is a "decent-good" at everything but "great" at nothing type. Should make a team somewhere but if he wasn't drafted at all it wouldn't shock me one bit. Might even take him a few rounds through FA and waivers to latch on somewhere. Avant was much higher regarded than Roundtree coming out and Avant runs about a 4.8 on a good day but had/has hands of glue, thick blocker at WR type, etc.
I agree. I love Roy
I agree. I love Roy Roundtree, but he's no Avant. Avant not only caught absolutely everything, but is a good chunk bigger than Roundtree with just as much speed (maybe more). In fact, Avant has everything NFL teams want in a receiver except elite speed, and Roundtree isn't elite in any category, and pretty average in a few.
Don't get me wrong, I'm pulling for him, but there's really no reason to compare him to Avant because he's well short of that bar.
EDIT: Avant was very underrated in college because he always had 2 of Braylon, Breaston and Manningham to compete with for targets, as well as Chris Perry or Mike Hart running the ball, so instead of being THE guy, he was one great option among a number of great options.
He did have 1000 yards
He did have 1000 yards receiving his senior year, so I would say that he stuck out a little bit.
That is true, but he did not get the hype
I think it is a pretty valid point that he was a very, very good possession receiver which is not going to get the hype of the burners running the fly routes.
Sure gonna miss Roy Roundtree
He was a hard worker and did whatever the coaches asked.
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Michigan Man! I'll sure miss
Michigan Man! I'll sure miss seeing him in Maize n Blue. Hopefully he lands somewhere!
commitment watch?
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there is always a chance
there is always a chance
Notes from the game
I was at the game on that same sideline and when I first saw it, I thought it was overthrown and he caught it out of bounds. It wasn't until they showed the replay on the big screen that I realized what a catch it was. Good job, Roundtree!
I noticed during the game that a lot of the Big Ten players hung out together. James Vandenberg, Robert Marve, and Roy were all standing around chatting with each other throughout the game. I'm glad these seniors all got one more shot to go out there and have fun, many playing in their last game.
Reminiscent of Mario's SB catch.
Really pulling for Tree to make a roster. Figures to be a bit of an uphill battle b/c his 40 time, but his hands, route running, blocking, and just about everything else are so solid one would think plenty of teams could use him. The number of drive-killing drops in the NFL is ridiculous for players at that level. Give me a reliable pair of hands anyday.
Also, Daffy Duck voice.
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I wouldn't call Roundtree's
I wouldn't call Roundtree's hands reliable, he's made some great catches but also had way too many drops on routine throws. In that regard he reminds me of Braylon Edwards, only without size or speed.
Same thoughts
I always compared Roundtree and Braylon because they seem to make a crazy and clutch catch that nobody else would make. However, they both seemed to drop easy passes way too often. I like the comparison between the two. However, the physical abilities are different, obviously. I sure hope that Roy gets a chance at the next level and has a nice career in the NFL. I'll miss watching him play for Michigan
Roundtree reminds me of me
Roundtree reminds me of me except I have no football talent.
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I had slightly faster
I had slightly faster straight line speed than Roy, but my route running ability was atrocious, linemen could run them better than me... so playing at Michigan just wasn't meant to be...
Roy & Greg Mathews are 2 guys
Roy & Greg Mathews are 2 guys that could have been stars with a Henne/Navarre/Brady type Michigan QB. IMO.
roundtree is feisty but has up hill battle in nfl
elite heart and willingness to block
early production in slot dropped off as wr- at least partly system related
average hands and average speed at best
small frame
rarely seperates
pbmd
Looks like Junior made it into one game
and is still with the Chiefs. If that's the bar, then that's probably the ceiling for Roy. Although I could see him as more of a possession-type, third-down guy for a team like the Pats or Packers.
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I hope
He ends up with pats. If anyone could make him a star it's them.
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I'd think he would work
I'd think he would work really well in their culture. Team player, willing to do whatever is asked of him by the coaches, pretty good at finding holes in the zone. Only issue I could see is the Patriot's have a ton of recieving options already between their RBs, WRs, TEs and I don't know if they realy want more players in that area. They seem pretty content with somewhat less coveted players mixed with taking on a couple of great players who have had attitude issues at other stops and forcing them to conform to their culture because they win.
Roy is like Randy Moss, but
Roy is like Randy Moss, but slipperier
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"Clearly first round talent.
"Clearly first round talent. Like a faster Julio Jones." - Fred Jackson
Ray Finally . . .
is catching Purdue passes.
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Great catch by Roy.
Great catch by Roy. Hopefully he winds up on a roster and becomes one of those unheralded types who has a long and successful career.
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Or a superstar
A break up Megatrons record for yards NEXT YEAR!
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It is difficult for me
To imagine Roundtree being a better NFL prospect than Hemmingway.
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Where was that all season
Where was that all season long?
He was targeted numerous times throughout the game. Unfortunately, most of the passes were poorly thrown and uncatchable. I did notice he was making some nice blocks. One of the blocks contributed to a TD run. He also showed some nice quickness and change of direction on one of his returns. Definitely helped himself with his performance in this game.