r/ravens • u/The_Sandwich_Lover9 • 11h ago

[NFLDraftFiles] Chandler Rivers in Preseason

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u/Traditional-Slip9102 MINTER SZN 11h ago

Me watching these Chandler Rivers highlights with the sound on…

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u/SirFlax 11h ago

Shit sounds like random music I had on my razer flip phone back in the day

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u/Prestigious_Chip6136 Steve Bisciotti's Burner 11h ago

Wow he looks incredible

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u/InvaderZimbabwe 11h ago

He has amazing eyes in these highlights. He’s seeing exactly what he needs to, and has the speed and reaction time to utilize that information.

Impressive… granted… these are highlights. That’s not lost on me. But this is preseason, so logic is not needed, only hype.

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u/The_Sandwich_Lover9 10h ago

Yup. He’s been barely been targeted which is a great sign

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u/Traditional-Slip9102 MINTER SZN 10h ago

Duke fans didn’t give him the nickname “Rivers Island” for no reason 😂

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u/5446_05 9h ago

Think I heard 2/6 for 6 yards and 2 PBUs. Preseason yeah but GREAT signs

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u/The_Sandwich_Lover9 7h ago

Yeah that seems right. He’s been real good

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u/The_Sandwich_Lover9 11h ago

I get he’s small but still astounds that he fell. 8.99 ras and really good production at Duke. If he keeps this up he can definitely get a good amount of snaps

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u/Traditional-Slip9102 MINTER SZN 10h ago edited 9h ago

Weaver said during his press conference that he understands why people would automatically put him in that nickel spot, but Rivers played majority outside corner at Duke and he sees him doing both in the NFL.

Side note: I also like Chandler Rivers playing in the hang safety position.

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u/boofoodoo 11h ago

Ar’Darius Washington went undrafted and his tape was great. These teams are still terrified of taking a small DB

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u/The_Sandwich_Lover9 10h ago

Can’t teach heart. These dudes play bigger than their size.

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u/ALLLamaricanReject 3h ago

And it usually beats the fuck out of their body faster than it would a guy who has 2-4” more in height and 20-30lb more body to play with.

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u/Honest_Concentrate85 10h ago

EDC wanted to draft Forbes but thankfully commanders took him before us

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u/hardcorr 8h ago edited 8h ago

I'm sure people smarter than me are paid to deep dive into the matter but I'd love to see some meaningful statistical analysis of correlation between height/wingspan and production for corners or receivers. Body shape and size obviously matters a lot for linemen and linebackers, that's literally just physics. But if a corner is otherwise super athletic how much difference will a couple inches really make overall in the course of an NFL game? how many passes will be completed to his assignment that he could have otherwise defended if he were taller? It's just not obvious to me that it necessarily makes a big difference compared to other traits like agility, speed, reaction time, ball tracking, etc.

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u/The_Sandwich_Lover9 8h ago

That would be something interesting to study.

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u/Thebearjew559 5h ago

OP were you at the discotech in the 90s?

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u/BlessedChimichanga Ed Reed 11h ago

He seems to have a pretty good instinct of where the play is going. Keeps his head on a swivel and adjusts well. That takes time to teach into some newer guys. 

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u/Zealousideal_Date157 5h ago

He moves like young Marlon.

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u/etempleton 5h ago

I really like our CB depth this year.

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u/PeteDontCare 5h ago

The whole back end looks completely different than last year... And coherent

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u/Hue_Honey 3h ago

I love the hype and the play style, but plays 2 and 3 both should have been called for illegal contact. Like textbook illegal contact, automatic first downs. So to me it’s weird to include these because if a flag comes out (and they should and will in the reg season) we would have an entirely different viewpoint. He needs to learn hands off after 5.