"NFL analyst doesn't believe N'Keal Harry will be elite or No. 1 receiver." At least that's the title of the latest article by Isaiah Houde of Patriots Wire.
Belichick too Harry uncharacteristically in the first round. The reason given to why Belichick took Harry at the time was that he could not find a trade partner as everyone thought he was trying to fleece the draft and that the Arizona Cardinals were taking Harry with the very next pick in the draft. How true this is, we don't know.
"N’Keal Harry from Arizona State had high expectations based on Belichick’s unprecedented draft choice — expectations he couldn’t live up to. Harry sustained an injury during the preseason that sidelined him for the first nine games, making it difficult to prove himself. He was tossed into a stagnant Patriots offense with a frustrated Tom Brady in the middle of the season and it was enough pressure to make any rookie fold." said Houde
Tom Brady does not like working with Rookie receivers. He does not like mentoring them. He does not like babying them. In a Tom Brady offense, you either come in and know what you're doing or don't bother stepping on the field. If you're a rookie, you better be a natural student of the game. It's no wonder why the Patriots have had so many receiver draft pick busts over the last twenty years.
Harry stats didn't look great but he showed promise versus the Chiefs and had his stats stolen by a blind ref. A certian Patriots Pod caster will tell you "this was part of the NFL rigging the Superbowl, so people could Kiss Patrick Mahomes' ring." I hope it's not true but with Roger the clown, we never know.
On WEEI's Dale & Keefe radio show, Jeremiah said “He went a little bit higher than I had him, but what I thought he could do was be a red-zone guy, he was a big target, a third-down option, It’s not normal to have rookies play well at that position. Last year was not a normal year. We had A.J. Brown, (D.K.) Metcalf and (Terry) McLaurin, all these guys, Deebo Samuel, have great rookie years. It is normal for these guys to take a little bit of time."
The Patriots normally go through rookie contract after rookie contract because their draft picks never seem to pick up the position on the NFL level. While there's hope for Harry's teammate Jakobi Meyers, the Last Patriots receiver to make an impact during their rookie campaign was retired Superbowl star Malcolm Mitchell.
While the jury is still out on Harry, I said durning last season that I thought Harry would be a fine number two, maybe number three but he needed a number one pass catcher to take pressure off of him. I completely see why Houde believes Harry will not be a number one in the NFL. While Harry should flashes that he was good, he never showed flashes that he could be great. He never showed a dominating presence on the field.
Houde finishes with "The Patriots depth chart currently would place Julian Edelman as the No. 1 receiver and likely put Harry right behind. New England has Edelman, Harry, Mohamed Sanu, Damiere Byrd and Jakobi Meyers as guys who would likely make the roster.
Harry is going against unlikely odds right now with an uncertain quarterback situation, but 2020 will be a huge season to prove his worth in the NFL."
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