Why is everyone sleeping on Jarvis Landry??

Jarvis Landry, Outlier

Jarvis Landry doesn't just have a bad SPARQ. He has the 162nd-best SPARQ, which isn't great as it also happens to be the second-worst. Seattle might be interested on taking a chance on a lower-rated guy, but it seems extremely difficult to imagine them picking a player who's 30 SPARQ points below noted outlier Anquan Boldin. It's not just that Landry tested poorly at the combine, it's that he might have a worse SPARQ than any other receiver in the league, and one that's 2 or 3 standard deviations from the lowest-rated Seahawk.

There's been a fair amount of chatter that he was hurt at the combine, and that his test results are not indicative of his ability. His pro day is April 9th, and it'll be vital for him to put up respectable numbers and get to a 100-105 SPARQ. Again, it's not that Seattle doesn't pick guys who are slightly lower, it's that they don't pick guys that are standard deviations below the average.

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ImTheScientist":1xbj8r23 said:

Jarvis Landry, Outlier

Jarvis Landry doesn't just have a bad SPARQ. He has the 162nd-best SPARQ, which isn't great as it also happens to be the second-worst. Seattle might be interested on taking a chance on a lower-rated guy, but it seems extremely difficult to imagine them picking a player who's 30 SPARQ points below noted outlier Anquan Boldin. It's not just that Landry tested poorly at the combine, it's that he might have a worse SPARQ than any other receiver in the league, and one that's 2 or 3 standard deviations from the lowest-rated Seahawk.

There's been a fair amount of chatter that he was hurt at the combine, and that his test results are not indicative of his ability. His pro day is April 9th, and it'll be vital for him to put up respectable numbers and get to a 100-105 SPARQ. Again, it's not that Seattle doesn't pick guys who are slightly lower, it's that they don't pick guys that are standard deviations below the average.

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Yxes1122":2pwegrmm said:

ImTheScientist":2pwegrmm said:

Jarvis Landry, Outlier

Jarvis Landry doesn't just have a bad SPARQ. He has the 162nd-best SPARQ, which isn't great as it also happens to be the second-worst. Seattle might be interested on taking a chance on a lower-rated guy, but it seems extremely difficult to imagine them picking a player who's 30 SPARQ points below noted outlier Anquan Boldin. It's not just that Landry tested poorly at the combine, it's that he might have a worse SPARQ than any other receiver in the league, and one that's 2 or 3 standard deviations from the lowest-rated Seahawk.

There's been a fair amount of chatter that he was hurt at the combine, and that his test results are not indicative of his ability. His pro day is April 9th, and it'll be vital for him to put up respectable numbers and get to a 100-105 SPARQ. Again, it's not that Seattle doesn't pick guys who are slightly lower, it's that they don't pick guys that are standard deviations below the average.

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As much as I think Pete and John value the SPARQ score I think they have proven that they can see past a poor score if the film shows the prospect can play. Landry might have a bad SPARQ and he may have some flaws to the game, but the guy can play and I think of the second tier receivers, I'm most confident about him succeeding at the next level. He wins in tight coverage which, to me, makes his lack of speed somewhat of a moot point.

I don't think Seattle will draft him, just because I think there are more athletic options that fit what Seattle is looking for more than Landry. But I don't think you get to where Seattle is by strictly following a formula and I trust that Pete and John know when to look past poor measurables.

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hawknation2014":3lxk3wn9 said:

I was discussing this in another thread, but Fieldgulls.com compared the average times for all the current Seahawk receivers vs. the 2014 WR draft class: http://www.fieldgulls.com/nfl-draft/201 ... e-receiver



Order of importance of measureables for WRs (highest to least importance, based on their differential z-score from the current draft class):
1. 10-yard split (most significant)
2. 40-yard dash
3. Vertical jump
4. 3-cone
5. Broad jump
6. Short shuttle
7. Bench press (least significant)

When they looked at the best testing times for all 110 receivers in this class, Jarvis Landry ranked 109th in SPARQ score.

Landry's 10-yard split (1.73s) was nearly .2 seconds slower than the average Seahawk receiver, meaning Landry is extremely slow off the line.

Landry's 40-yard dash time (4.77s) was .22 seconds lower than the average Seahawk receiver, with most of that differential accounted for by his unusually slow 10-yard split.

Landry's vertical jump (28.5in) was nearly nine inches less than the average Seahawk receiver.

In the three most significant measurables for Seahawk receivers, Landry is not in the same league. Granted, measurables can only take you so far. Even though Landry has a chance to be a solid player, I don't believe the Seahawks will value him as much as some other teams will because he does not fit the identity of the receiving corps that the front office continues to build.

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VegasSeahawkFan":20c7gd0p said:

Man people are going crazy with all this SPARQ stuff...What was the SPARQ of Durham and Harper?? What was Carpenter's Sparq?? Not every guy drafted in the last several years had an amazing SPARQ?? Most of the guys.........yes, but not all of them.

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BHF":375rwirv said:

VegasSeahawkFan":375rwirv said:

Man people are going crazy with all this SPARQ stuff...What was the SPARQ of Durham and Harper?? What was Carpenter's Sparq?? Not every guy drafted in the last several years had an amazing SPARQ?? Most of the guys.........yes, but not all of them.

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Dunno about Durham, but Harper had the fourth highest SPARQ rating in his WR class.

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Hawkfan77":13883y8u said:

Percy Harvin really skews that little graph you posted

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