He is amazing on a go route, but afraid to catch over the middle. I liked him while he was here.

He struggled with inconsistent hands in Denver. He would make a spectacular catch deep, then drop a perfectly placed ball. I don’t think he was ever able to run good routes or gain separation (unless he plain outran the coverage on a go route).

Hmmm. I’m starting to think I am re-writing Darius Heyward-bey’s scouting report here…

He was a primadona about not being designated the #1 WR in Denver even though he hadn’t earned it, but He may have grown up since then.

Overall, if you guys got him cheap he may be worth it because he is a deep threat, but I would hope they don’t invest much in him

From what I remember of him in Denver he’s

got a really good skillset

got a “me-first” attitude

The way he’s traveled from team to team, makes me wonder if he has any staying power.

He’s got great legs. He’s had attitude issues everywhere he’s gone up until now. Let’s fact it – when the Raiders don’t like your attitude, that’s a problem.

I always thought he had a ton of potential, but he never really performed consistantly to be a reliable threat.

Has a case of “Stone Hands” from time to time…

Also grew “Dino Arms” on passes over the middle…

I always thought he might get his act together after he left the Broncos, but so far it hasn’t turned out that way.

Like others have said, he doesn’t play the middle very well. That being said, I said all of the same things when he went to the Raiders, and he scored on us.

fast,decent hands but scared to take a hit…and kind of selfish?

your poll is kind of “off” – you can’t resurrect a career that never happened

You would be much better off if he reinvented his career.

He catches at much less than a normal rate, in fact has one of the worst years in history:
06 – 41%
07 – 38%
08 – 24% [tied for worst in last 15 years with at least 25 targets]

It always seemed to me he would make the big circus catch (and he made some big, impressive, clutch catches), but he’d miss the ones that move the chains. With that and the apparent attitude, I don’t think many missed him here. He had/has skills, just needed to improve the mental side of things.

I also recall his college coach (June Jones) raving about what a great kid he was, so perhaps he’s come around. No hard feelings here if he plays 14 decent games for you.

but he will probably be a chameleon for going however the team goes. If you struggle, he will struggle equally. He isn’t the kind of guy who can create on his own.

As to his attitude problems, i don’t think he will be the first player to suffer the oakland nausea and come out the other side scathed, but a better person for having seen it. It could be the light that helps him solve hsi personal problems with entitlement issues.

But I lost track of him at the end of his oakland stint, so I don’t necessarily know if he has changed or not….

Nobody was able to come within his fingertips of catching a deep ball only to fall over and tumble a bit like Ashley Lelie.

He used to come to my recreation center though and seemed nice.

Go route was all Lelie brought to the table; however, his physical limitations are not the real problem. Plenty of speed guys with spotty hands and a lack of will to go over the middle have been productive NFL receivers.

His problem is that he apparently lacks ANY will to compete. I don’t remember him EVER winning a jump ball or contested catch on the field and he absolutely flipped out when we brought in Walker who was coming off reconstructive knee surgery. Basically, he refused to report to camp and compete for a starting position with a gimpy Walker and a 36 year old Rod Smith!

That lack of competitive desire more than anything would seem to be why he can’t stick with even the most underachieving, receiver needy teams.