Broncos sign Brandon Lloyd

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Originally Posted by freddyg12

This may sound funny; the only real "ability" Loyd has is speed & athleticism. I mean that not as a compliment, but that he is actually limited otherwise.

No matter how many acrobatic catches he makes, he doesn't catch the ball well inside, and in traffic. Sure he'll make a great catch when he can extend up w/a defender on him, but he doesn't make that many grabs when a db is lurking behind him.

He might've been able to high jump, triple jump, pole vault or run hurdles (don't know if he has that kind of speed though). He's gifted athletically but he's not a football player, doesn't seem to have the drive or the instincts for the game. The fact that he still is playing says something about his natural ability, but I don't think his natural ability is such that he could be a top nfl reciever if he wanted to. I think he could be much better than he is, but he'd never be "great."

As we all know it takes a lot more than natural ability to play the game.

He's never been a good route runner, in fact in that area he's pretty piss poor.

His hands are iffy, and my guess is he's not a student of the game when it comes to watching film.

Ability can get to you the NFL, but after that hard work and dedication to your craft is what seperates the chumps from the quality players.