49ers select Jordan Watkins-WR-Ole Miss with the 138th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft | Page 5

Jun 4, 2025 at 5:18 AM

Afrikan
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Love this kid's highlights... but some of those legit deep passes, Purdy can't make.. or at least hasn't shown the ability to on a consistent basis.

Jun 4, 2025 at 6:07 AM

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genus49
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Originally posted by Afrikan:
Love this kid's highlights... but some of those legit deep passes, Purdy can't make.. or at least hasn't shown the ability to on a consistent basis.

I don't know which highlight reel you're watching but whichever it is, can you post it here and then tell me which throws Purdy can't make please?

Thanks.

Jun 4, 2025 at 6:28 AM

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NYniner85
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Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
Love this kid's highlights... but some of those legit deep passes, Purdy can't make.. or at least hasn't shown the ability to on a consistent basis.

I don't know which highlight reel you're watching but whichever it is, can you post it here and then tell me which throws Purdy can't make please?

Thanks.

Imo there wasn't a single throw (that I saw) that Brock couldn't make.

for me, the arm strength critique has more to with those tight window throws, extra hitch/have to reset feet to throw with more velocity, out routes etc vs him throwing a go ball. He's got good touch on those.

Jun 4, 2025 at 6:31 AM

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genus49
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Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
Love this kid's highlights... but some of those legit deep passes, Purdy can't make.. or at least hasn't shown the ability to on a consistent basis.

I don't know which highlight reel you're watching but whichever it is, can you post it here and then tell me which throws Purdy can't make please?

Thanks.

Imo there wasn't a single throw (that I saw) that Brock couldn't make.

for me, the arm strength critique has more to with those tight window throws, extra hitch/have to reset feet to throw with more velocity, out routes etc vs him throwing a go ball. He's got good touch on those.

Right, why I wanted him to show which ones he was referring to.

Dart isn't exactly known for his huge arm and I didn't see anything that wasn't in the range that Brock showed he can definitely hit in the NFL.

Not to mention you don't have to hit them all. If Watkins is legit and can show teams he can get behind their DBs then it will impact the game.

Jun 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM

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NYniner85
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Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
Love this kid's highlights... but some of those legit deep passes, Purdy can't make.. or at least hasn't shown the ability to on a consistent basis.

I don't know which highlight reel you're watching but whichever it is, can you post it here and then tell me which throws Purdy can't make please?

Thanks.

Imo there wasn't a single throw (that I saw) that Brock couldn't make.

for me, the arm strength critique has more to with those tight window throws, extra hitch/have to reset feet to throw with more velocity, out routes etc vs him throwing a go ball. He's got good touch on those.

Right, why I wanted him to show which ones he was referring to.

Dart isn't exactly known for his huge arm and I didn't see anything that wasn't in the range that Brock showed he can definitely hit in the NFL.

Not to mention you don't have to hit them all. If Watkins is legit and can show teams he can get behind their DBs then it will impact the game.

Yeah dart doesn't have some special arm at all. Not sure what kind of jab that was at Brock lol. He can make those type of throws.

Watkins does come off as pretty fluid and might be a better route runner than people might have thought. Be interesting to see if one of our day 3 WRs (Cowing or Watkins) can turn into something.

Jun 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM

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genus49
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Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
Love this kid's highlights... but some of those legit deep passes, Purdy can't make.. or at least hasn't shown the ability to on a consistent basis.

I don't know which highlight reel you're watching but whichever it is, can you post it here and then tell me which throws Purdy can't make please?

Thanks.

Imo there wasn't a single throw (that I saw) that Brock couldn't make.

for me, the arm strength critique has more to with those tight window throws, extra hitch/have to reset feet to throw with more velocity, out routes etc vs him throwing a go ball. He's got good touch on those.

Right, why I wanted him to show which ones he was referring to.

Dart isn't exactly known for his huge arm and I didn't see anything that wasn't in the range that Brock showed he can definitely hit in the NFL.

Not to mention you don't have to hit them all. If Watkins is legit and can show teams he can get behind their DBs then it will impact the game.

Yeah dart doesn't have some special arm at all. Not sure what kind of jab that was at Brock lol. He can make those type of throws.

Watkins does come off as pretty fluid and might be a better route runner than people might have thought. Be interesting to see if one of our day 3 WRs (Cowing or Watkins) can turn into something.

Not gonna lie, thought we overreached like crazy for Watkins and was really hoping Ayomanor would fall to us(sidenote, thought Titans had a great draft and they grabbed some of my favorites) but hoping Watkins makes me look really dumb.

Jun 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM

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NYniner85
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Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
Love this kid's highlights... but some of those legit deep passes, Purdy can't make.. or at least hasn't shown the ability to on a consistent basis.

I don't know which highlight reel you're watching but whichever it is, can you post it here and then tell me which throws Purdy can't make please?

Thanks.

Imo there wasn't a single throw (that I saw) that Brock couldn't make.

for me, the arm strength critique has more to with those tight window throws, extra hitch/have to reset feet to throw with more velocity, out routes etc vs him throwing a go ball. He's got good touch on those.

Right, why I wanted him to show which ones he was referring to.

Dart isn't exactly known for his huge arm and I didn't see anything that wasn't in the range that Brock showed he can definitely hit in the NFL.

Not to mention you don't have to hit them all. If Watkins is legit and can show teams he can get behind their DBs then it will impact the game.

Yeah dart doesn't have some special arm at all. Not sure what kind of jab that was at Brock lol. He can make those type of throws.

Watkins does come off as pretty fluid and might be a better route runner than people might have thought. Be interesting to see if one of our day 3 WRs (Cowing or Watkins) can turn into something.

Not gonna lie, thought we overreached like crazy for Watkins and was really hoping Ayomanor would fall to us(sidenote, thought Titans had a great draft and they grabbed some of my favorites) but hoping Watkins makes me look really dumb.

Honestly I didn't do a ton of research on WRs this yr. Kinda underwhelming class overall.

I did watch Ayomanor just because we were linked to him. I was not a fan at all. Bad hands and doesn't use his size with contested catches. I like Watkins' skill set more. More than likely neither become anything special.

[ Edited by NYniner85 on Jun 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM ]

Jun 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM

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I didn't realize how thick this dude he is. He's built like a smaller Deebo.

[ Edited by Heroism on Jun 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM ]

Jun 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM

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Originally posted by Afrikan:
Love this kid's highlights... but some of those legit deep passes, Purdy can't make.. or at least hasn't shown the ability to on a consistent basis.

B-Rock Steady Purdy wont make those 60 yard passes, arm ain't strong enough... but if Shanny's smart enough to have him launch those rainbows within 50 yards, he'll be able to do that...

Jun 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM

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genus49
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Originally posted by 9moon:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
Love this kid's highlights... but some of those legit deep passes, Purdy can't make.. or at least hasn't shown the ability to on a consistent basis.

B-Rock Steady Purdy wont make those 60 yard passes, arm ain't strong enough... but if Shanny's smart enough to have him launch those rainbows within 50 yards, he'll be able to do that...

Which ones were 60 yards?

Jun 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM

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NYniner85
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Originally posted by Heroism:
I didn't realize how thick this dude he is. He's built like a smaller Deebo.

Agreed.

Jun 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM

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Chance
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NY, got any links to reporters talking about him in OTAs?

Jun 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM

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Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
Love this kid's highlights... but some of those legit deep passes, Purdy can't make.. or at least hasn't shown the ability to on a consistent basis.

I don't know which highlight reel you're watching but whichever it is, can you post it here and then tell me which throws Purdy can't make please?

Thanks.

Imo there wasn't a single throw (that I saw) that Brock couldn't make.

for me, the arm strength critique has more to with those tight window throws, extra hitch/have to reset feet to throw with more velocity, out routes etc vs him throwing a go ball. He's got good touch on those.

Who do you think has a stronger arm, purdy or Mac? This is based on something I read from a certain writer

[ Edited by Hoovtrain on Jun 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM ]

Jun 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM

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Hoovtrain
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Originally posted by Chance:
NY, got any links to reporters talking about him in OTAs?

I know he's been talked about in the athletic, and if you can stomach it….cohn Sounds promising

Jun 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM

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NYniner85
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Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by 9moon:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
Love this kid's highlights... but some of those legit deep passes, Purdy can't make.. or at least hasn't shown the ability to on a consistent basis.

B-Rock Steady Purdy wont make those 60 yard passes, arm ain't strong enough... but if Shanny's smart enough to have him launch those rainbows within 50 yards, he'll be able to do that...

Which ones were 60 yards?

Who knows lolz. Dart wasn't throwing 60 yard ropes. Handful of those deep balls were broken coverages or Watkins getting a CB to bite on a double move.

Folks have some misunderstanding of arm strength. Yes some QBs can have more "hang time" on deep balls compared to others. They can all throw a ball deep. Arm strength is shown with those tight window throws, out routes, scrambling and not needing to reset their feet to throw a ball on a line etc etc.