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He had the build and gifts to be a great route runner but he never put in the work. He never mastered the routes, and in the NFL if you're not executing there it's very hard to get separation. And he wasn't worth much even as a deep threat because he couldn't track the ball and with his micro catch radius that's a bad mix.
IMO the dude was a bad egg. If the game mattered to him he would have developed into one of the better route runners in the league. But he just sat on his speed and it wasn't enough at this level. Also and lastly I don't know this for sure but I think he was a dumb player. Took him forever to learn what the Rams were doing under Fisher's grade school offense.
I don't know a thing about Tutu. But I think the stuff that held Tavon back probably won't apply to him. McVay does a good job screening the eligible types for football awareness and love of the game. So betting against him is probably a bad bet IMO.
I don't think he COULD. I don't think it;s a case of he could have done it if he wanted to. I don't think he could do it. Not everyone has the spatial awareness and sense that allows them to run routes, just as not everyone can shoot a basketball.
Yeah with Tavon like a lot of other supremely gifted athletes they rely on their natural ability because they are just so much better than the people around them. Tavons elusiveness was unreal in college along with his change of direction and flat out speed. When coming to the NFL he was around people like him with similar qualities and he wasn't able to adjust as well as in college. He was no slouch as everyone may think of his career but definitely not the hype of being picked 8th overall. He never blossomed into that big threat receiver but I think it was more do to a lack of recognizing coverages and route concepts and adjustments. He seemed like a hard worker to me when I saw him at training camp at UCI.