Jedi-Falcon Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 White emerges in AtlantaWhile rookie sensation Matt Ryan has received kudos for his brilliant performance in his first season, league observers are hailing the emergence of wide receiver Roddy White as one of the keys to the Falcons' success. White, the team's first-round pick in the 2005 draft, has been outstanding this season, and his rapid development over the past two seasons has drawn rave reviews from league officials."He is a really good player," said an AFC personnel director."His speed is impressive, and he has learned how to separate from coverage. Although he still drops the easy one occasionally, he has become an impact player in their offense."After becoming the first Falcon to top the 1,000-yard receiving mark since 1999 a season ago, White has taken his game to an all-pro level in his fourth season. White currently ranks second in the league in receiving yards (566), and his 35 receptions are seventh in the league. With three 100-yard receiving days in the team's first six games, White is on track to surpass his career highs in receptions (83) and receiving yards (1,202) that were established a season ago.In looking back at White's surprising 2007 season, it should be noted that he played with three different quarterbacks (Joey Harrington, Chris Redman and Bryon Leftwich) while posting the third most receiving yards in the NFC. Thus, it's no surprise that the speedster has been productive with a rookie Matt Ryan at the helm. Although they didn't get off to a great start, the duo has been on fire since White's breakout game against the Chiefs (five receptions for 119 yards and one touchdown) and that performance ignited a sizzling four-game stretch where White hauled in 29 receptions for 453 yards and three touchdowns."He has been impressive," said an AFC personnel executive. "We knew that he had the talent and speed to be big-time player in this league, but this year he is simply becoming more reliable."With his game rounding into form, White has set his sights on moving into the ranks of the elite, and his postgame comments after the Falcons' win over the Packers reflect his burning desire to be considered among the best:"I feel like I can be an elite receiver in this league, and that is something I want to show every week," White told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Though it may be a bit premature to move White into the ranks of the game's elite, it is not too early to single the speedster out as one of the league's top young receiving prospects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossFALCON™ Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 good article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpjumper Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 good article.and oh so true too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1MoGin Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 No doubt. Ryan + White will = one of the best combinations in the NFL for years to come. Sad we never had a 1000 yard receiver with our last QB. Just goes to show, good QB's do make WR's better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrtyBirdGirl Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 HD and White could be kind of like the next Wayne and Harrison hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwaG FactorY EnT Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Hopefully he will be a falcon for a long timeRyan to White - The next great QB Receiver tandem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativefalcon Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 good read thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ki46dinah Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 thanks for the read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighurt Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 White and Robinson will be a great tandem for years to come. I am not giving up on Laurent, he is only in his 2nd year, he has shown flashes just like White. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tek34 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 White and Robinson will be a great tandem for years to come. I am not giving up on Laurent, he is only in his 2nd year, he has shown flashes just like White.I think that Hi Definition will be a better receiver, he has made some excellent catches thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Great read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I think that Hi Definition will be a better receiver, he has made some excellent catches thus far.Did you see some of those catches Robinson made against the Bucs? The only problem he has had is staying on the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjlaf Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 White is lookin good....nothin but kudos from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tek34 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Did you see some of those catches Robinson made against the Bucs? The only problem he has had is staying on the field.He makes some great catches, but I think HD will be better.Another thing about HD is that he grew up near Atlanta, it was his dream to play for the Falcons, he won't let that dream so and will play with tons of heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi-Falcon Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 White reminds me of Larry Fitzgerald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi-Falcon Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 He makes some great catches, but I think HD will be better.Another thing about HD is that he grew up near Atlanta, it was his dream to play for the Falcons, he won't let that dream so and will play with tons of heart.I think HD is going to be really good, but not better than White. HD doesn't have White's speed or power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi-Falcon Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 And think when we get Laurent Robinson back healthy. This WR corps will be among the best in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjlaf Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I'm with you on that one Jedi....when we get all our receivers back,healthy, and on the same page this will be one of the more solid receiving cores in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ki46dinah Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 White reminds me of Larry Fitzgerald.Fitz is slightly better in run blocking, adjusting, and route running...but White has superior speed and moves. I can see the playing similarities...they are both smooth on the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikibar Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Extension for Roddy now please. Jenks/Robinson/others aren't nearly as dire to re-sign. Keep Roddy on this team for long term please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossFALCON™ Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 roddy wont be going anywhere. dont worry guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi-Falcon Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 Amazing what a change in QB can do for a WR. Vick put Roddy and Jenkins behind a year in their development. Actually, Vick put this entire Offense behind, O-line included, in it's development. You can't play sand-lot football at the QB position, no matter how athletic you are. It works for a while then teams catch up, and when Defenses figure out how to stop you the Offense is screwed. That's pretty much what happened here. It didn't matter what sort of Offense we tried to run, Defenses found out pretty quickly that if you stop Vick you stop the Falcons. And that's what they did.Now is different. We have a real, functioning Offense - all 11 players contributing equally. This feels really good to have an actual football team on the Offensive side of the ball now. And we are reaping the rewards of it already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RI Falcon Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 good read, thank you. white is going to be the marvin harrison to our peyton manning (matt ryan) as long as we secure him long term next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi-Falcon Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 Ryan is more like Tom Brady than Peyton Manning. Manning gets rattled to easily under pressure and gets happy feet. When Manning has a bad day of that he throws 5 INTS. When Brady has a bad day he just doesn't throw more than 1 or 2 TDs.I'll take a Brady-type over a Manning-type any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Amazing what a change in QB can do for a WR. Vick put Roddy and Jenkins behind a year in their development. Actually, Vick put this entire Offense behind, O-line included, in it's development. You can't play sand-lot football at the QB position, no matter how athletic you are. It works for a while then teams catch up, and when Defenses figure out how to stop you the Offense is screwed. That's pretty much what happened here. It didn't matter what sort of Offense we tried to run, Defenses found out pretty quickly that if you stop Vick you stop the Falcons. And that's what they did.Now is different. We have a real, functioning Offense - all 11 players contributing equally. This feels really good to have an actual football team on the Offensive side of the ball now. And we are reaping the rewards of it already.Where is that Brett Favre guy at when you need him. He is gonna be all over you because you said something bad about Vick. He has done attacked me twice and called me a troll for pointing out truth's about Vick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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