Alford with more catches and yards today

[OttoinGrotto]

Than he had in the previous 3 games this season.

Stepped up in a huge way.

I want him to make my skepticism in him look really stupid.

And we need him to make me look as dumb as possible if Jones is going to miss more games.

 

[shu 49]

I thought he stepped up in the OG way. Tough physical catches. Now as a runner and as big as he is he should run over people in my opinion but 1 thing at a time. Great game for him

 

[Stevenson]

That bad man is a baller. Getting better every week. On his way to the league.

 

[smartman]

He has the stuff to be our number 1. Showed it today and hope he keeps it up. All the tools!

 

[MadNY3]

Than he had in the previous 3 games this season.

Stepped up in a huge way.

I want him to make my skepticism in him look really stupid.

And we need him to make me look as dumb as possible if Jones is going to miss more games.

Hoping he Johnnie Moran’s this season.

(Yes I am using a former player as a verb.)

 

[wiseman3]

You can just tell he's "different" just watching him in person. Huge frame. Dare I say great hands...some of these catches he makes are absolutely ridiculous and its like nothing to him. Just gotta stop with the concentration drops and he's a star

 

[rhcuse]

One trick pony...high points the jump balls well. Does not make the easy look easy, however. Limited.

 

[GoSU96]

One trick pony...high points the jump balls well. Does not make the easy look easy, however. Limited.

Jesus

 

[wiseman3]

Lol. If our one trick pony goes 9 catches for 135 every game, sign me up

 

[721Comstock]

Lol. If our one trick pony goes 9 catches for 135 every game, sign me up

Yeah, that’s a pretty great trick.

Co-sign.

 

[twinight]

Lol. If our one trick pony goes 9 catches for 135 every game, sign me up

If you only have one trick, I find "catching the ball" to be a good one for a wide receiver.

 

[PhatOrange]

He had a great game

 

[GoSU96]

He had a great game

He’s had two very good games in a row. He didn’t play much in the first two.

 

[Dinkyspond]

Maybe this was his coming out party and turns into Jamal Custis, tons of potential, little production and then all of a sudden boom, he figured it out, a huge and effective threat. I think Jamal cashed some NFL checks on the Chiefs practice squad too and might have been active for a good number of games

 

[Franz69]

One trick pony...high points the jump balls well. Does not make the easy look easy, however. Limited.

 

[CuseCrew08]

Is he a poor man's Keon Coleman? He plays like the ball is a toy, immediate possession then takes a hand back off the ball. I was very impressed with some of the catches today. I think he is breaking out.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[JRHEETER]

I have a love hate relationship with Alford

But I would never call him a “one trick pony”

The kid can make the impossible catches but you give him a wide open catch and he’s 50/50 going to catch it

Have to chalk up to nerves on that

 

[Cuse12]

This was his best game as a cuse player and to beat Clemson he needs to match that, maybe at minimum. Sounds crazy but we need another 8+ reception game I think and a big game changing TD of sorts. We don’t have our NFL guy so this puts just so much pressure on Alford to do these performances on elite competition. Huge ask. These upcoming games tell me what kinda dude he is. You want to play in the league? Show it

 

[NineOneSeven]

That bad man is a baller. Getting better every week. On his way to the league.

Needed him to improve and it appears he has. Even more critical with the injuries. However... when was the last time a Syracuse pass catcher caught a pass in the league? Was it actually Mike Williams (RIP..)? Maybe I'm forgetting someone obvious but I don't remember seeing anything recently, even our (relatively) elite wideouts in Dino's tenure. As always, we jump the gun with the league predictions. Kid has great size and is stepping up, that's what matters most right now.

 

[shu 49]

Needed him to improve and it appears he has. Even more critical with the injuries. However... when was the last time a Syracuse pass catcher caught a pass in the league? Was it actually Mike Williams (RIP..)? Maybe I'm forgetting someone obvious but I don't remember seeing anything recently, even our (relatively) elite wideouts in Dino's tenure. As always, we jump the gun with the league predictions. Kid has great size and is stepping up, that's what matters most right now.

They draft on potential. He has it. They can coach his weaknesses but cant teach 6'6"

 

[Chip]

I have a love hate relationship with Alford

But I would never call him a “one trick pony”

The kid can make the impossible catches but you give him a wide open catch and he’s 50/50 going to catch it

Have to chalk up to nerves on that

He’s never going to live down that drop against WMU. It has typecast him like Jon Heder as Napolean Dynamite.

 

[qdawgg]

I think two things happened that didn't always happen last year. He got open, although the catches he made, made it seem like he wasn't. He had NFL catches, scouts love physical catches like he had Saturday. He was also targeted in a way he never has been before. I wonder if in the past not being the main target throughout the game made him lose focus. He was definitely dialed in Saturday.

 

[orangencpolice]

I have a love hate relationship with Alford

But I would never call him a “one trick pony”

The kid can make the impossible catches but you give him a wide open catch and he’s 50/50 going to catch it

Have to chalk up to nerves on that

I haven’t seen him drop an easy one in a while. I think he gave the “dropsies” to Hatcher, however neither dropped any easy ones against Army. It is nerves but you can’t drop the easy ones when you play that position.

 

[Tony DeFranco]

They draft on potential. He has it. They can coach his weaknesses but cant teach 6'6"

He definitely looks the part - with that said - the best receiver in the league is 5-9 at very best