Broussard : Size Does Matter

by silencecs on May 23, 2008 11:36 AM EDT

Let me start by saying I like Broussard, his speed is real (unlike Matt Jones'), he can catch, and he's competitive. The Jags had to keep him on the roster last year because his quickness wouldn't have been overlooked and he'd have been picked up off waivers. However, that most likely won't be the case this year. He showed his lack of size was an issue last season by going out and getting injured late in the year and finishing on IR. According to the Jags' coaches, he was easily rerouted on press coverage and hasn't learned enough techniques to make up for his lack of size in the NFL.

John Broussard can't block... Period... He has been able to mitigate this problem's affect on his play time with his deep speed. His speed has forced one more defensive player to stay out of the "box" and account for him deep. In a run-first team, if you can't do something to help the run game, you're toast, and luckily for him, his speed made up for his inability to block.

In Jacksonville, blocking is sacred, nay, it is downright holy. Contrarily, to not love blocking with every bit of your heart is near blasphemy in Duval County!

Del Rio wants physical play on both sides of the ball, that's his mentality and it's been instilled in the players. Broussard's physically unable to do that. He can't go over the middle, he can't block, and his tiny frame makes him injury prone. He may clear waivers if cut this season and he'd end up on the practice squad.

There's a great article on Broussard I've linked to below.

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/052308/jag_281999560.shtml

-Collin

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Any other recievers in the league his size?

I wonder if there has ever been a reciever, present or past, that weighed close to John’s size. If there is, or was, could somebody please provide the name and how successful they were? This might provide us with more information as to how well Broussard can adapt to his lack of size. One thing is for certain, he isn’t ever going to be able to block anyone with his current frame.

by keef on May 23, 2008 12:45 PM EDT reply actions

good take, chris

i wonder if he even has the abililty to gain weight. with my frame, i’ve tried and tried to gain weight, and it just doesn’t happen. he may be the same. from the photo on jacksonville.com, he seems to have some skinny-ass legs.

by abeaugh on May 24, 2008 1:05 AM EDT reply actions

err

collin, i mean.

by abeaugh on May 24, 2008 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Well

This may suprise you, but we have someone like that on the team. Dennis Northcutt is actually lighter than Broussard by about 5 lbs with about 1.5 inches in height differnce. You know how well he’s done. He didn’t seem to have a problem staying healthy. Funny thing is a lot of times when a light person gets hurt it’s always because of his size. People need to realize that isn’t always true. Bigger people get hurt too. As far as I’m concerned everyone is succeptable to ankle injuries, a la Stroud.

by Ewdtrey on May 30, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions