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09-02-2012, 03:06 PM
One of the understated players this pre-season had to be Giant draft choice Adrien Robinson (4th round, 127th overall). Here's a recap.
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According to Wikipedia, his high school team Warren HIgh School (Indiana) won the state championship all four seasons.
He played college ball for the Cincinnati Bearcats from 2008-2011, where he was somewhat the forgotten man in terms of getting the ball thrown his way. In 36 games over four seasons, he had only 29 receptions for 434 yards, a 15.0 yard average per catch.
Full college stats (http://stats.washingtonpost.com/cfb/players.asp?id=151662)
Robinson missed the OTA's, as he had to finish up with College, so he came to camp behind the curve.
New York Giants TE Coach Mike Pope Sees Huge Room For Improvement in Adrien Robinson
"Robinson has really been disadvantaged because number one, his class didn’t graduate until so late in June. He missed almost all of our spring work except for the mini-camp and that set him back quite a bit. Like a lot of players who are coming out at this position now he played in that college offense that is so wide open he wasn’t even in a three-point stance. He didn’t even line up beside the tackle and he didn’t conjunct blocks with the line at all because their offense was just so wide open." Pope said.
From Giants101 Article here (http://www.giants101.com/2012/08/09/new-york-giants-te-coach-mike-pope-sees-huge-room-for-improvement-in-adrien-robinson/)
Draft pick to be schooled by Giants TE coach
Robinson’s production was so meager, he wasn’t invited to the NFL Scouting Combine but blew the Giants away at his Pro Day, measuring 6-foot-4 and 264 pounds, and running 4.51 and 4.58 in the 40-yard dash.
Schwartz typical mediocre story here... (http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/pope_glory_fQ4BzDkNrPC5rML6XuXiGM#ixzz1tdBg6vs4)
Jerry Reese had called him the JPP of Tight Ends when he was drafted in the 4th Round this year
New York Giants TE Coach Mike Pope Sees Huge Room For Improvement in Adrien Robinson (http://www.giants101.com/2012/08/09/new-york-giants-te-coach-mike-pope-sees-huge-room-for-improvement-in-adrien-robinson/)
Adrien Robinson Press Conference, 04.28.12
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Q: Do you think you can make a difference in the NFL as a pass catcher?
A: Yes, sir, I think I can. I think I have pretty good hands. My senior year I didn’t have any drops the whole season. So I think I’ll do pretty well.
Q: How much better have you gotten at blocking?
A: I think I’ve gotten 10 strides better because I had Coach Johnson. He coached at Georgia for seven or eight years. He had Watson and Pope and those guys come down to Georgia. He’s been coaching over 20 years. He taught me a lot about footwork and angles and leverage and understanding where to be on the football field. I think I improved a lot as far as my blocking goes.
Q: Did Mike Pope echo the same things you’ve been hearing about technique?
A: Yes, he did. It was funny because a big thing that Coach Johnson told me about was leverage and that was kind of the same thing that he tells his guys. So we kind of clicked on that part of it and we ended up just talking.
Read entire interview here (http://www.bigblueview.com/2012/4/29/2986139/adrien-robinson-press-conference-new-york-giants-2012-nfl-draft)
Giant director of scouting Marc Ross Press Conference, 04.28.12
Q: We want to know about the JPP of tight ends.
A: This guy, Adrien [Robinson], he’s a physical specimen. He’s tall. The guy’s 6’4", 6’5", almost 270 pounds, ran a 4.5. He’s just learning how to play football. We think he has tremendous upside and the kid plays hard for being a former basketball player. He plays hard. He just didn’t get a lot of chances. We think the sky’s the limit for him.
Q: When did he catch your eye?
A: Our area scout, Steve Devine, he did a great job going in there and digging him out. He lives in Columbus. That’s his area. So he’s at Cincinnati a lot. He dug him out, brought him to our attention. Our other area scouts did him – Ryan Jones and Chris Pettit – and then of course we started getting on him once we started hearing the enthusiasm about him in the meetings, our first set of meetings about the draft guys.
Full transcript here (http://www.bigblueview.com/2012/4/29/2986123/marc-ross-new-york-giants-2012-nfl-draft-press-conference-04-28-12)
http://media.nj.com/giants_impact/photo/11397932-large.jpg
According to Wikipedia, his high school team Warren HIgh School (Indiana) won the state championship all four seasons.
He played college ball for the Cincinnati Bearcats from 2008-2011, where he was somewhat the forgotten man in terms of getting the ball thrown his way. In 36 games over four seasons, he had only 29 receptions for 434 yards, a 15.0 yard average per catch.
Full college stats (http://stats.washingtonpost.com/cfb/players.asp?id=151662)
Robinson missed the OTA's, as he had to finish up with College, so he came to camp behind the curve.
New York Giants TE Coach Mike Pope Sees Huge Room For Improvement in Adrien Robinson
"Robinson has really been disadvantaged because number one, his class didn’t graduate until so late in June. He missed almost all of our spring work except for the mini-camp and that set him back quite a bit. Like a lot of players who are coming out at this position now he played in that college offense that is so wide open he wasn’t even in a three-point stance. He didn’t even line up beside the tackle and he didn’t conjunct blocks with the line at all because their offense was just so wide open." Pope said.
From Giants101 Article here (http://www.giants101.com/2012/08/09/new-york-giants-te-coach-mike-pope-sees-huge-room-for-improvement-in-adrien-robinson/)
Draft pick to be schooled by Giants TE coach
Robinson’s production was so meager, he wasn’t invited to the NFL Scouting Combine but blew the Giants away at his Pro Day, measuring 6-foot-4 and 264 pounds, and running 4.51 and 4.58 in the 40-yard dash.
Schwartz typical mediocre story here... (http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/pope_glory_fQ4BzDkNrPC5rML6XuXiGM#ixzz1tdBg6vs4)
Jerry Reese had called him the JPP of Tight Ends when he was drafted in the 4th Round this year
New York Giants TE Coach Mike Pope Sees Huge Room For Improvement in Adrien Robinson (http://www.giants101.com/2012/08/09/new-york-giants-te-coach-mike-pope-sees-huge-room-for-improvement-in-adrien-robinson/)
Adrien Robinson Press Conference, 04.28.12
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1088237/95631869.jpg
Q: Do you think you can make a difference in the NFL as a pass catcher?
A: Yes, sir, I think I can. I think I have pretty good hands. My senior year I didn’t have any drops the whole season. So I think I’ll do pretty well.
Q: How much better have you gotten at blocking?
A: I think I’ve gotten 10 strides better because I had Coach Johnson. He coached at Georgia for seven or eight years. He had Watson and Pope and those guys come down to Georgia. He’s been coaching over 20 years. He taught me a lot about footwork and angles and leverage and understanding where to be on the football field. I think I improved a lot as far as my blocking goes.
Q: Did Mike Pope echo the same things you’ve been hearing about technique?
A: Yes, he did. It was funny because a big thing that Coach Johnson told me about was leverage and that was kind of the same thing that he tells his guys. So we kind of clicked on that part of it and we ended up just talking.
Read entire interview here (http://www.bigblueview.com/2012/4/29/2986139/adrien-robinson-press-conference-new-york-giants-2012-nfl-draft)
Giant director of scouting Marc Ross Press Conference, 04.28.12
Q: We want to know about the JPP of tight ends.
A: This guy, Adrien [Robinson], he’s a physical specimen. He’s tall. The guy’s 6’4", 6’5", almost 270 pounds, ran a 4.5. He’s just learning how to play football. We think he has tremendous upside and the kid plays hard for being a former basketball player. He plays hard. He just didn’t get a lot of chances. We think the sky’s the limit for him.
Q: When did he catch your eye?
A: Our area scout, Steve Devine, he did a great job going in there and digging him out. He lives in Columbus. That’s his area. So he’s at Cincinnati a lot. He dug him out, brought him to our attention. Our other area scouts did him – Ryan Jones and Chris Pettit – and then of course we started getting on him once we started hearing the enthusiasm about him in the meetings, our first set of meetings about the draft guys.
Full transcript here (http://www.bigblueview.com/2012/4/29/2986123/marc-ross-new-york-giants-2012-nfl-draft-press-conference-04-28-12)