Henry Ruggs is Much More Than Speed

[Sriracha]

Ross' problem is mostly injury though.

I honestly see a lot of similarities between Ross and Ruggs; which isn't a bad thing. I believe Ross would be a solid WR2 if he could stay healthy; and while Ross is faster than Ruggs (and was far more productive in college) I do think Ruggs has better hands.

I definitely like Ruggs, but I personally don't agree that he (or Ross for that matter) has "massive upside" and very strongly believe that Reagor is the WR people high on Ruggs hope he is. Reagor look a lot like Steve Smith with his dynamism, physicality, and ability to rip the ball out of the sky even as a shorter receiver.

I think what makes Ruggs have massive upside is that if he refines his routes and releases more, then it's going to be difficult to stop him. Speed means nothing if you can't win off the LOS. If he can get his releases to be more consistent, then the natural talent takes over.

People see the speed and think that's all he is, but he's much further along in his development than you think.

Oh, I agree that he's an above average route runner. I'm not calling him raw by any means; But I think he's limited in his open field elusiveness and ability to win at the catch point. His YAC is mostly a product of running really fast, eg. if you can't catch him he blows by you for 50+ yard TDs.. but the players in the NFL are a lot faster than college.. while he'll still get these long TDs, it won't be as easy at the next level.

I see him being a productive player in the NFL, but reliant on big plays to get his fantasy production.

[Jigga94]

I just hope he falls to my pick at 9 honestly. If he's not there, that means someone solid should have fallen

[Ice]

If Ruggs ran a 4.4 he'd likely have gone around the Reagor Jefferson range, so not a huge drop imo.

If you mean that he messed up his combine like Reagor, sure.

If you mean that he'd still be picked in the 1st round if he actually was .2 of a second slower on the 40; no freaking way would he still be a first round pick.

IF IF IF

Okay now we have 6 in 3 posts!


COME ON MAN...............

[AussieMate]

If Ruggs ran a 4.4 he'd likely have gone around the Reagor Jefferson range, so not a huge drop imo.

If you mean that he messed up his combine like Reagor, sure.

If you mean that he'd still be picked in the 1st round if he actually was .2 of a second slower on the 40; no freaking way would he still be a first round pick.

IF IF IF

Okay now we have 6 in 3 posts!


COME ON MAN...............

Didn't you hear? This is forum, just about everything people say is speculation and their opinion, you're in for a rough time IF you want to go through every thread and do this.

[Cult of Dionysus]

I drafted him at 1.07 in my Superflex before Jeudy and Lamb.

Not only does he have crazy speed, he also has huge hands. And he is stepping into the WR1 on his team, while Jeudy and Lamb are WR2 or worse.

[kadun2]

I drafted him at 1.07 in my Superflex before Jeudy and Lamb.

Not only does he have crazy speed, he also has huge hands. And he is stepping into the WR1 on his team, while Jeudy and Lamb are WR2 or worse.

How do you feel about Ruggs vs Edwards for WR1, looking into the future ?

[zoster80]

Looks like a serious injury...hate to see that.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espn.c ... atform=amp

[MEuRaH]

Looks like a serious injury...hate to see that.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espn.c ... atform=amp

A Raiders source said the team was "told [Ruggs] will be fine."

I think it's fine.

[Jigga94]

Looks like a serious injury...hate to see that.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espn.c ... atform=amp

Don't do that to me hours after I drafted him

[zoster80]

Looks like a serious injury...hate to see that.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espn.c ... atform=amp

A Raiders source said the team was "told [Ruggs] will be fine."

I think it's fine.

The article has more info, but I had seen a tweet that he was pinned between a trailer and a truck and that the puncture was an inch from the femoral artery. That seems serious. Looks like they are playing it down now.

[FantasyFreak]

Looks like a serious injury...hate to see that.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espn.c ... atform=amp

A Raiders source said the team was "told [Ruggs] will be fine."

I think it's fine.

The article has more info, but I had seen a tweet that he was pinned between a trailer and a truck and that the puncture was an inch from the femoral artery. That seems serious. Looks like they are playing it down now.

If he misses time, we can start to worry, no reason for them to lie. Seems he got lucky and should be fine. That tweet you are quoting doesn't seem to have any credibility to it. Rapsheet says he's fine, so going with that until told otherwise.

[Csl312]

The femoral artery is really superficial so being close to it isn't hard. If it was an inch away it also missed any big nerves. That just means to me that he may have died if it were an inch over, but it wasn't and it's probably a pretty minor injury. He will in all likelihood be just fine in a week or two.

[FantasyFreak]

The femoral artery is really superficial so being close to it isn't hard. If it was an inch away it also missed any big nerves. That just means to me that he may have died if it were an inch over, but it wasn't and it's probably a pretty minor injury. He will in all likelihood be just fine in a week or two.

Just made a trade for him, so maybe a little worry about it for some, but not me.

[FiremanEd]

Heard this made him only a 4.33 guy. How does this impact his outlook?

[Jigga94]

Heard this made him only a 4.33 guy. How does this impact his outlook?

A 4.33 on crutches is impressive