Running Infante's choice routes where the receivers reacted to the defender and could do it because of the deep trust in Anderson's precision, Collinsworth became the Bengals' first 1,000-yard receiver in the first of four such seasons. Known more for pregame slides and an intense affinity for line play, Collinsworth was one of the better receivers of the 1980s. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Good running ability after catch. His tackling is not flashy, but he breaks down and gets guys on the ground. This draft had become more than a passing fancy with Collinsworth still there at No. Collinsworth earned prep football All-America honors from Parade, Scholastic Coach, Joe Namath Prep and Kickoff magazines. "My only memory of how Cris was built is at the weigh-in at Tampa, which is where the combine was then. He wasn't going to beat many people in a 40 yard sprint, but he got into and out of his cuts at his top speed. [5][6] Cris was successful in multiple sports for the Astronaut War Eagles, and during his senior year in 1976, he won the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 3A 100-yard-dash state championship and was named a high-school All-American quarterback. Checkout the latest stats for Cris Collinsworth. However, he can squat on routes too much and will be challenged deep at the next level. Cris Collinsworth is a former NFL player and is currently a famous Emmy Award winning sportscaster. [24] Collinsworth and Costas paired again during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. He's able to wiggle around into gaps. [24], Collinsworth is on the Board of Selectors of Jefferson Awards for Public Service. Only Mike Brown is alive from that day the Bengals stunned the world and took receivers with the first two picks. Dyami Brown blew past Virginia Techs corners in 2020. Mon-Fri : 9am to 5pm - 603-459-8358 After Hours : 603-921-6158 Worse, he seemed to compound the issue with a set of poorly timed remarks to reporters about what he went through in the NFL interview process at the Combine, airing some comments that probably would have been best kept to himself. 42.2K. Alabama running back Najee Harris could be the choice here if the Steelers opt to go for one of the more powerful offensive linemen in Round 2. You must. Accuracy is the key, and Jones is very accurate. "Lindy was from Florida. One of the biggest decisions that Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni faced in Super Bowl LVII came on a fourth-and-six from the Chiefs' 15-yard-line with the Eagles up 24-21 late in the third quarter. He began his career with the Gators as a run-first quarterback but transitioned to wide receiver as a sophomore and was a First-Team All-SEC selection for three consecutive seasons, also earning All-American honors in 1980 as a senior. 1 WR in the draft. I would also not be surprised if Tennessee drafts Minnesota's Rashod Bateman to replace wide receiver Corey Davis, who signed with the Jets in free agency. The Chargers' history of offensive line issues has been erased in just one offseason. Rousseau did get cut blocked a few too many times, but when you consider he may put on another 20 pounds, you cant help but think about what he might become. [5], His family, including Cris and his younger brother Greg, moved from Ohio to Melbourne, Florida, in 1963, when Cris was four years old. Slater's footwork might not yet be on the same level as David Bakhtiaris, but his ability to stay in front of elite pass-rushers will keep him in the league for a long time. His running skill was inherited by his daughter Ashley who won the Kentucky High School title in the 100 meters race, and ran for Harvard later where she became a team captain. Farley is the higher upside pick, with 4.25-second speed that jumps out on tape. Its time to move on". Better runner than our running backs.". As a sophomore, Collinsworth caught 39 passes for 745 yards and nine touchdowns. The official time for his 40-yard dash at Pro Day was 5.04 seconds, the kind of number that has most draft analysts projecting Polite to fall well out of the first-round projection range they had initially pegged him at. The Florida tight end is a brilliant catcher of the ball and possesses a comical catch radius. Cris Collinsworth is an American Journalist and Sportscaster. Cris spent his entire NFL career with the Bengals. It was announced on April 16, 2009 that Collinsworth would replace John Madden in NBCs Sunday Night Football, leaving the NFL Network. Your email address will not be published. But Riverfront Stadium wasn't exactly some kind of barnyard in that rookie season of 1981. He finished his eight-season career with 417 receptions for 6,698 yards and 36 touchdowns in 107 games. The Michigan product isn't a polished pass rusher, but he will learn a lot in Baltimore. He reads plays so quickly that zone-blocking offensive linemen often cant reach him. My concern is how he'll fare against speed off the edge; he has such great energy in the running game, but I would just like to see him use that same energy finishing in protection. In the next round at No. Salary: $12.5 Million Per Year. His father played in the NBA for eight years, and if Rashawn's feet are anything to go by, the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. Mar 21, 2022. So, the 49ers go the developmental route with Trey Lance and let Jimmy Garoppolo play one more year. Geoff Hobson. Paul and Mike Brown, along with Infante and second-year head coach Forrest Gregg, were among the chief architects of that '81 Super Bowl team that is regarded as the best pro football team in Cincinnati history. Jaylon Waddle is certainly in play here, but Smith won the Heisman voters and me over with his end-of-season run. University of Notre Dame, Football, Roster, University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame, Thursday night games (and one Saturday-night game), List of Florida Gators football All-Americans, List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members, "Cris Collinsworth wins 15th Emmy, gets animated", "Cris Collinsworth liked using Pro Football Focus, so he bought it", "Abraham Lincoln Collinsworth's Obituary on FloridaToday", "Astronaut High's Cris Collinsworth; Winner Of Multiple Emmy Awards, NFL Pro Bowler", Seven to be inducted into UF Hall of Fame, "Super Bowl XVI - San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals - January 24th, 1982 - Pro-Football-Reference.com", "Collinsworth Finds New Life on Showtime's 'Inside the NFL', "Cris Collinsworth Tapped To Replace Madden", "Why Does Cris Collinsworth Slide in the NFL Booth? At 6-foot-5 and 310 pounds, Barmore is surprisingly nimble. The 6-foot-4 Paye is a freaky athlete who ran a 4.5-second 40-yard dash and a sub-6.5-second three-cone. The fumble would be immediately followed by a 92-yard 49ers touchdown drive, and San Francisco won 2621. Functional football speed is what it is all about. His flexibility and ability to contort his body to make plays is just fun to watch; he also has genuine breakaway speed and will be a nightmare as the single receiver in 31 sets. In 1990, he began what has become a successful broadcasting career as a part of the NBC networks NFL broadcasts. He has great eyes and awareness in zone coverage and makes plays on the ball. [28] Another son, Jac, also attended Notre Dame and was a features reporter for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown before joining his father at NBC, where he is the on-site host for Football Night in America and also hosts NBC's Notre Dame football, NASCAR, and coverage for other big events such as the Indianapolis 500 and Kentucky Derby. In 2009, Collinsworth filled the color-commentator role vacated by John Madden on NBC's Sunday Night Football, with Al Michaels. The upside with Parsons is that he may end up an even better edge player than a linebacker and he is a good linebacker. Collinsworth has been both a studio host and color commentator for NBC, Fox and the NFL Network. Moehrigs passion will fit perfectly in Tampa, and he likely wont be left in as many slot man coverages with the Bucs. Now it wasn't my rookie year. He has much to learn, but sometimes, that's what teams are looking for: guys who can improve. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah could play slot corner or inside linebacker. In Super Bowl XVI, Collinsworth caught 4 passes for 107 yards, but committed a costly fumble when he was hit by San Francisco defensive back Eric Wright. At the same time, the FCS product has so little experience against top competition that this is still a very risky move. [24] In addition to co-hosting Inside the NFL on HBO, he returned to NBC as a studio analyst for that network's Sunday night NFL coverage and did color commentary on the NFL Network. "Memories have been made to conform with what you wish you had done or said," Brown says. The official time for his 40-yard dash at Pro Day was 5.04 seconds, the kind of number that has most draft analysts projecting Polite to fall well out of the first-round projection range they had . So will this one coming up when it starts with Thursday's first round, 40 years to the day the morning newspapers hit the street bannering the news that the Bengals' antiquated offense had taken two receivers in the first two rounds. At Notre Dame, Owusu-Koramoah would play in the slot but often rush off the edge, stealing pitches, blowing up screens and creating big negative plays for offenses. But the 49ers paid so much to get to No. "If I walk in here again," said Infante after they picked Collinsworth, "I'm dreaming. Jaelen Phillips will be a rockstar if he stays healthy. Despite his reputation of having a limited route tree, I think he will prove that it had nothing to do with him. [26], One of the most well-known trademarks of Collinsworth's work in the broadcasting booth was his performance of the "Collinsworth Slide" before each game. . The second-round draft choice. He also carried the ball 18 times for 100 yards. Interior pressure is hard to generate, but Barmore does so consistently. And while he is one of the least impressive catchers of the ball in this class, it appeared his confidence grew as the season went along. He's an easy pick for No. Wilson floats around the pocket like Joe Montana and flicks the ball like an Aaron Rodgers. (Complete Story), The Life And Career Of Corey Dillon (Complete Story), What Happened To Dan "Big Daddy" Wilkinson? The following season Collinsworth led the way in one of the biggest turnarounds in NCAA college football history as Florida finished 8-4. NFL World Is Not Happy With Cris Collinsworth Sunday Night. He looks like a skinny NBA power forward, and he is often playing nose tackle. (Complete Story), The Life And Career Of Ickey Woods (Complete Story), What Happened To Ki-Jana Carter? This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 07:02. He spent 8 years in the NFL, all of them with the Cincinnati Bengals. Checkdowns will become his best friend in the new 17-game season. "He has the intelligence to learn any or all three positions in which we use wide receivers, the kind of guy who I think will be extremely dependable. Cris Collinsworth: Picture of productivity. 1 announce team from 2002-2004 alongside Joe Buck and Troy Aikman before leaving the network. By the time he was 8, Chris became a regular at the Gators' annual summer football camps. In 2009, he took over as the color commentator on Sunday nights when John Madden left the booth and is still in that role today. Very good balance and agility.". Good concentration on streak. Jerry Rice supposedly ran a 4.6 40 which put him in the "slow" category. James Lofton, Cris Collinsworth, Nolan Cromwell, Joe Cribbs, Jimmie Giles Nobody hates being predictable more than Jerry Jones, but Surtain is the safe choice for Dallas. Three-time Pro Bowl Selection. He's the kind of player that, at least at the college level, opposing offensive coordinators had to gameplan around. In his first game, Collinsworth tied a collegiate record with a 99-yard scoring pass to Derrick Gaffney. Gregg for his discipline. Mac Jones and Justin Fields are both likely gone the next two picks, so the Patriots pull the trigger, beating out Chicago and Washington for Pick No. 37, the Bengals took the kid with the watch. He is currently serving as a sportscaster at NBC, Showtime, and the NFL Network since 2009. After college, Collinsworth was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2nd round of the 1981 NFL Draft. Smith's lack of size will create doubt until you watch him play. The taller, longer framed receivers usually carry their pads better and not much speed is lost when their 40 time gets translated to the game field. Does that mean he knows that anybody with a build that would conjure up ungainly comparisons from Don Knotts to Ichabod Crane shouldn't even think about being selected in the first round of any NFL Draft? There is no doubt about the player only the position. I considered USC's Alijah Vera-Tucker here due to his guard-tackle versatility, but I ultimately went with the more powerful player in Leatherwood to block for Henry. With just hours remaining until the start of the 2021 NFL Draft, I take my best pass at Round 1. "He has some wayward motion with his arms. His ball skills and creative contested catches are really special; he knows how to position/stack his body against the defender in very creative ways, and he doesnt foul while doing it. If Infante was livid that he didn't get Collinsworth first, he didn't let the media know it. His running skill was inherited by his daughter Ashley who won the Kentucky High School title in the 100 meters race, and ran for Harvard later where she became a team captain. Free agents Corey Linsley and Matt Feiler will team with Darrisaw to complete the transformation. Despite his flaws, he still carries a very impressive 26% pass-rush win rate. Barmore is a can't-miss pick. I will always think that Kyle Shanahan traded up to get Mac Jones, but the fan base revolted. He returned to the Bengals and played for them through the end of the 1988 season, catching three passes for 40 yards in Super Bowl XXIII, the final game of his career. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Not Infante. He can catch the ball in his hands. Was Cris Collinsworth Any Good as an NFL Player? Collinsworth played in 107 games, catching 417 passes for 6,698 yards and 36 touchdowns. Fans have been ripping Collinsworth for his description of the play. The more tape I watched, the more I was convinced that Phillips was the best defender in this class. He is a hammer on the edge and can play in a 4-3 or 3-4. Collinsworth's strength coach at Florida told Wood that the kid was muscular enough to have been named to an All-American strength team. Can he play the same when he isnt perfectly protected like at BYU? What a tough SOB Collinsworth was, He'd get killed over the middle and get right back up. Pro Bowl & Super Bowl Born in Ohio in 1959, Cris Collinsworth moved with his family to Florida at the age of four and later attended Astronaut High School in Titusville, where his father was the basketball coach and later the principal. He gave no indications that he was going into, or coming out of a cut. A series of head injuries forced him to retire from football early in his college career, but after his return, nobody was better rushing the quarterback in the second half of the 2020 season. Cris Collinsworth when he was honored as one of the First 50 Bengals. He was named a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1978, 1979 and 1980, and was named both a first-team All-American and a first-team Academic All-America in 1980. The pivotal moment comes when you are already running, make that move on the DB, and THEN burst into the extra gear. I dont believe the Niners traded up with Trey Lance in mind. And Lindy was right. They have not been close to either since Muoz retired, so they hope Sewell is their next HOF tackle and that Joe Burrow can survive long enough to go to the ceremony. 2023 Maverick Multimedia, Inc. 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Meanwhile, earlier in the game when Mahomes threw a pass straight to the ground for an incompletion, Collinsworth said . He is a very comfortable catcher of the ball and has good top-of-the-route moves, similar to Keenan Allen. However, as a student at the University of Florida he switched to wide receiver and made the College Football All-America Team as a senior. San Francisco already fields the most creative offense in the NFL, and Lance may add that final piece that proves too much to stop. By using BiJog.com you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. [15] He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1991, and as part of a recognition of 100 years of Florida football in 2006, The Gainesville Sun recognized him as the No. But in a nice harbinger, Collinsworth does remember that night going on the radio with Bob Trumpy on the WLW show Collinsworth would inherit before the decade was out. He shoots gaps quickly and seems to always be a step ahead on his reads. Later in the 2020 season, Moehrig started making more and more plays. But, the first 10 yards for a receiver are not relevant. Ohio State put a tight end outside him and just beat him up. Feb 11, 2022 at 06:24 AM. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that from December on Verser was No. He is nearly impossible to cover inside on option routes. The start is not relevant. His daughter Katie was a Manager of Marketing and Education Projects at GolfNow. Cris not only had the speed and touch on the football field, he also had the brains. It's a rare sight to see a quarterback escape Ojulari in space. Teams played way off him after that, creating some easy throws underneath for his quarterback. His double-moves are frightening, given his speed, and few receivers run them more often. The backs that are trying to chip him can't really get a clean hit on him.". Collinsworth played in his second Super Bowl during his final season in 1988. My mock draft features one trade, as I have the New England Patriots moving up for Ohio State's Justin Fields, while thefirst two picks rank first and second on PFF's draft board. You had to think your way through it.It ended up being a nice fit. Or does that mean he knows that in that first round everyone is going to miss out on one of the toughest and most productive wide receivers in the 1980s NFL? But football certainly wasnt the only sport in which Collinsworth excelled as he also played baseball, was a four-year letterman in basketball, and also won a state championship in track. Most of the pressures Leatherwood gave up at Alabama were to speed rushers, but with his strength, he may never allow a pressure if bumped inside to guard. Austin was also a football player and team captain for Notre Dame. [5] They moved to nearby Titusville in 1972, where his brother and he attended Astronaut High School, while their father was the principal. But dont let his thin frame fool you: He will show some pop against linemen trying to pull and kick him out. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a2dac10f868e873 "You get an idea what those two boys are going to be doing," Paul Brown said, pointing to Gregg and Infante in the doorway of the news conference room. He is powerful and quick inside, as well. 7. His diving catch and collision against Missouri showed his toughness. He received a Sports Emmy Award in April 1998 as Outstanding Studio Analyst and his second in 1999. Cris Collinsworth. Brown is my choice to surprise this year in the same way Justin Jefferson did in 2020. When drafting at the end of the first round, you can pick physical freaks and hope to coach them in ways they may have missed during the coronavirus-impacted season. 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