That said, Wednesday’s good news actually is great news.
Wide receiver Sterling Shepard, New York’s second-round pick who figures to have an immediate impact in its pass-happy scheme, apparently looks a lot like star No. 1 receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo can’t tell the difference.
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“I’ll tell you, I was looking at tape the other day and we had a receiver doing some things against us and I told the staff we have to do a better job there against Odell (Beckham, Jr.),” Spagnuolo said, according to SB Nation’s Big Blue View. “And then I looked again and it was not Odell — it was actually Shepard.”
The piece lauds Shepard’s route running ability, which despite below-average size and speed for a receiver allowed him to thrive at Oklahoma, where he produced 3,482 receiving yards and 26 touchdowns.
Iyer last week predicted that Shepard this season will play like a first-round pick rather than the second-rounder he is.
