I've said that he was an inferior QB for years. I don't like his throwing motion and I think he takes pressure poorly. Preseason play means little. A few years ago we saw the Patriots Kevin Oconnel light up the presreason and now he's some jag on the jets. When I say "what I've seen thus far" Im refering to his college career and his mechanics.
Bess is good. It's only been three games and if you compare him to the best slot reciever in the NFL over his career I think he's good but not great...yet. Several teams have guys that do what Bess does. I'm not putting him in Welker land just yet.
Just my opinion.
Body did you really watch Colt play a lot in college? I saw pretty much every snap he took at UH. There were some concerns about a side-arm delivery, but handling pressure was not a problem. He is accurate and very cool under pressure. Arguably the best attribute a QB can have is accuracy. No doubt in my mind he can play in the NFL. Whether he actually gets a shot is another story.
You still in denial about Bess?
Did you hear Gruden call him the best slot in the NFL on Monday night? I don't know if I'd go that far, but Bess is better than "good." He had 54 catches as a rookie FA, which was second most in NFL history behind Chrebet. He had 76 last year.
But I'm not really concerned about whether he is considered the best slot in the NFL, mentioned in the same breath with Welker, etc. What's important to me is I saw an NFL caliber player at UH, thought he should have been drafted, knew he could play in the NFL, and he is now one of the better WRs in the NFL, as an undrafted FA. Very happy for him. He was the hardest working player on the team at UH. Great story.
Here is what Welker has to say about Bess:
Wes Welker Sees A Lot Of Himself In Dolphins’ Davone BessBy David Sabia
Football News Now Staff Writer
October 6, 2010
Wes Welker sung the praises of the Dolphins young breakout receiver Davone Bess following the Patriots’ 41-14 beatdown of Miami on Monday night, saying the 25-year-old remind him a lot of, well, himself.
According to the Boston Herald’s Ian Rapoport, Welker said that Bess style of play reminds him a lot of his own approach to the slot receiver position. Rapoport added that he believes Bess is a potential “Miles Austin-in-waiting,” referencing the Dallas Cowboys wideout who made himself a household name with 1,320 yards and 11 TDs last year.
Bess and Welker have many uncanny similarities. Both players entered the NFL as undrafted free agents with Miami: Welker out of Texas Tech in 2004 and Bess out of Hawaii in 2008. Both exhibit breakneck speed and spark their team with tough-as-nails playmaking abilities. Judging from Bess’ progression, it looks like he can soon add another similarity to the list in joining Welker as one of the top wide receivers in the NFL.
Despite enduring a walloping from the Patriots in Week 4, Bess led the team with 9 receptions for 93 yards and added a first quarter TD in which he beat the New England secondary to the sideline and dove into the endzone. His 26 receptions and 242 yards are second only to Brandon Marshall in Miami’s receiving corp.
“Davone made some big plays [on Monday]; he ran with the ball after the catch, made some hard catches,” Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano said after the loss. “He’s a guy that for us has been a real consistent guy. You know exactly what you’re going to get out of him at the game, and that’s comforting.”
Quarterback Chad Henne echoed Sparano’s sentiments, adding that he feels himself developing a solid connection with Bess.
“Davone’s doing a really good job in the slot even though they tried to double-cover him a couple times, he has a knack of finding a way to get open,” Henne said. “He’s becoming quarterback friendly. If he keeps getting open, we’re going to keep giving him the ball.”
Bess’ potential as one of the premiere slot receivers in the NFL rises further as Welker himself will likely abandon the position. The Patriots traded Randy Moss to Minnesota on Wednesday morning, meaning Welker will become New England’s No.1 receiver, the first time he’s held that title in his six-year career.
http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/wes-welker-sees-a-lot-of-himself-in-dolphins-davone-bess/