Chase Claypool

[RunNGun]

Is it just me or does Chase make Juju look pedestrian?

Expendable is a better word for it IMO. If Juju doesn't get a 1,000 yards this season then maybe they can afford to pay him?

[86WARD]

Back to the thread . . .

Claypool is going to be a nightmare. Is he there yet? No. Several of those touchdowns were well-designed plays where he had to show average NFL receiver ability. But when he had to show more? he did. I'm excited about this kids future.

Here's the other thing I like. When you think about the vertical ability of both Claypool and Washington, you can't help but salivate. End zone? throw the ball away? Yeah, maybe. But Ben can also throw it just low enough that those two can try to get a hand on it.
Watch the vertical for both athletes. When was the last time we had this?
(watch starting at :36)



start at :32

Claypool best play was the catch they turned around and called incomplete. It was incomplete but if that DBs leg is an inch different, he maybe toe taps that before hitting his elbow.

As for Washington...he’s just another guy...he falls in the category with Eli Rogers, Markus Wheaton, Charles Johnson, Courtney Hawkins...he’s got the tools but he’s got to step it up...

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

Is it just me or does Chase make Juju look pedestrian?

I think its the fact that Claypool is more "twitchy" of an athlete than JuJu. Kid has a 40" vertical compared to JuJu 32" vertical and couple that basketball background of lateral movement with long strides and he probably covers more ground getting off the line of scrimmage than JuJu.

The comparisons with JuJu were always Hines Ward...a guy with a 4.54 40-yard dash time that is stocky, with great hands and likes physical play. I still think that is his best comparison. Ward wasnt going to run away from many people, but gets his yards in and out of the breaks and tough catches in traffic. As Claypool continues to grow in the offense, a duo of Claypool and JuJu is very similar to one of Hines Ward and Plaxico Burress.

[86WARD]

I’d take a Ward/Burress duo any day.

[fansince'76]

I know it's very early yet, but I think Claypool's already shown more than Plexiglass ever did - at the very least in the brains department, anyway.

[polamalubeast]

I know it's very early yet, but I think Claypool's already shown more than Plexiglass ever did - at the very least in the brains department, anyway.

[fansince'76]

Exactly - as compared to this:

On the fourth and final touchdown by Chase Claypool, Roethlisberger said he changed the play at the line of scrimmage to exploit the Eagles' defensive play call, made evident by the group’s pre-snap alignment.

...Adding insult to injury after the Eagles lost, 38-29, to the Steelers at Heinz Field, Roethlisberger said the players on the field had never practiced the play he ended up calling.

“I think the coolest part about the whole thing is we’ve never run the play I called with that formation or that group on the field," Roethlisberger said. “So Chase had never been in that spot before.”

Which rookie would you rather have?

[Born2Steel]

I recommend listening to Claypool's interview with Pat McAfee from today. I just found out that his nickname is 'Mapletron'.

[Butch]

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http://https://twitter.com/ChaseClay...993545216?s=20

[HollywoodSteel]

I recommend listening to Claypool's interview with Pat McAfee from today. I just found out that his nickname is 'Mapletron'.

Yeah, I’ve been hearing that nickname since preseason. I’ve even seen that Claypool has Mapletron merchandise already.

Good for him. The kid deserves the hype. Just as long as he doesn’t lose sight of priorities like another WR we once had. Lol

[Butch]

Tried to post a Twitter from Chase but it didn't work

[Craic]

I’d take a Ward/Burress duo any day.

Absolutely (as long as the Burress part of the duo doesn't spike the ball in the middle of the field when it's still live)

EDIT: Well, that's what I get for not reading through the thread first. PB beat me to it.

[JimHarbaugh'ssoakedtissue]

Claypool is going to be better then Burress and never seen Burress take over a game like that and he's a rookie without a preseason.

[Fire Goodell]

Claypool is going to be better then Burress and never seen Burress take over a game like that and he's a rookie without a preseason.

He had some dong receptions cause they matched him up against a linebacker

[BlackAndGold]

FWIW, Claypool's jerseys are selling fast. Fans are seeing a future star.


I sure hope DJ can start staying healthy, he and Claypool can be one of the best duos in the league.

[steel striker]

I think Claypool is way ahead of Burris when Burris was a rookie and, I can't wait too see what he does next. I also loved his post after the game 7/11 is always open! lol

[86WARD]

[tube517]

[Butch]

I think Claypool is way ahead of Burris when Burris was a rookie and, I can't wait too see what he does next. I also loved his post after the game 7/11 is always open! lol

I like the one where he photoshopped his head on shady Brady holding up 4 fingers. Tried to post it but it didn't work. Maybe someone here knows the pic and can post it

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I think Claypool is way ahead of Burris when Burris was a rookie and, I can't wait too see what he does next. I also loved his post after the game 7/11 is always open! lol

I like the one where he photoshopped his head on shady Brady holding up 4 fingers. Tried to post it but it didn't work. Maybe someone here knows the pic and can post it

[polamalubeast]

Much different offense now that the Killer B's era

[tube517]

I like the one where he photoshopped his head on shady Brady holding up 4 fingers. Tried to post it but it didn't work. Maybe someone here knows the pic and can post it

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I like the one where he photoshopped his head on shady Brady holding up 4 fingers. Tried to post it but it didn't work. Maybe someone here knows the pic and can post it

http://www.steelersuniverse.com/foru...l=1#post742187

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I think its the fact that Claypool is more "twitchy" of an athlete than JuJu. Kid has a 40" vertical compared to JuJu 32" vertical and couple that basketball background of lateral movement with long strides and he probably covers more ground getting off the line of scrimmage than JuJu.

The comparisons with JuJu were always Hines Ward...a guy with a 4.54 40-yard dash time that is stocky, with great hands and likes physical play. I still think that is his best comparison. Ward wasnt going to run away from many people, but gets his yards in and out of the breaks and tough catches in traffic. As Claypool continues to grow in the offense, a duo of Claypool and JuJu is very similar to one of Hines Ward and Plaxico Burress.

I didn't even know his basketball background.

My 76ers could use Chase at PG lol

[pczach]

http://www.steelersuniverse.com/foru...l=1#post742187

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I didn't even know his basketball background.

My 76ers could use Chase at PG lol

They needed to keep Jimmy Buckets! That dude is money.

I love when I see wide receivers that were good basketball players. I remember when Allen Robinson came out, I posted a video of some of his high school basketball highlights. You can learn a lot about a WR by watching them play basketball.

[ETL]

I live in Chicago and the sports radio folks here are complaining why they drafted Kmet when they could have had Claypool.

it seems that the Steelers have a knack of finding receivers in later rounds. Burress and Santonio Holmes were first rounders and solid pros. This cannot be said for many first round WRs. For example Jax drafted Blackmon and Reggie Williams in the first round very high and both were duds.

but the Steelers also found gems like Hines Ward, Mike Wallace, Emmanuel Sanders, Antonio Brown, Martavis Bryant Juju, Diontae and now Claypool. It’s like a WR factory.

the list of Browns star WRs that they drafted are .... <crickets>

[Fire Goodell]

I live in Chicago and the sports radio folks here are complaining why they drafted Kmet when they could have had Claypool.

it seems that the Steelers have a knack of finding receivers in later rounds. Burress and Santonio Holmes were first rounders and solid pros. This cannot be said for many first round WRs. For example Jax drafted Blackmon and Reggie Williams in the first round very high and both were duds.

but the Steelers also found gems like Hines Ward, Mike Wallace, Emmanuel Sanders, Antonio Brown, Martavis Bryant Juju, Diontae and now Claypool. It’s like a WR factory.

the list of Browns star WRs that they drafted are .... <crickets>

Wheaton also was pretty good until his hand got busted. His 2nd and 3rd seasons were pretty much on par with Emmanuel Sanders' final 2 years in Pittsburgh

[86WARD]

At what point did the WR factory start? Probably Plaxico in 2000? I think Troy Edwards was ‘99?

[tube517]

At what point did the WR factory start? Probably Plaxico in 2000? I think Troy Edwards was ‘99?

1994-95 had a good quartet of: Yancey Thigpen, Charles Johnson, Ernie Mills and Andre Hastings. All went on to other teams.

[ETL]

At what point did the WR factory start? Probably Plaxico in 2000? I think Troy Edwards was ‘99?

I think 98 with Hines. The Steelers panicked and drafted Edwards in 99 (although they had Hines on the roster already). I think that was a big lesson in the pitfalls of drafting for need for the Steelers

[86WARD]

[86WARD]

1994-95 had a good quartet of: Yancey Thigpen, Charles Johnson, Ernie Mills and Andre Hastings. All went on to other teams.

They did. But wasn’t CJ considered a let down? Maybe it was 1994 then? They’ve always had some good ones, but when did the factory aspect start? Louis Lipps? Or maybe 1993 with Andre Hastings?

[polamalubeast]

No surprise!