Daily Keon Coleman propaganda: Rookie WR makes highlight reel touchdown catch, again
Another practice, another Keon Coleman highlight reel. It's becoming routine. Every day, Coleman is impressing in camp, which is fantastic news for the Buffalo Bills and Bills Mafia alike. Keon Coleman continues to impress in training camp The pads are on, and Coleman just keeps catching passes. Today's daily dose of Coleman propaganda showcases two contested […]
Another practice, another Keon Coleman highlight reel.
It's becoming routine. Every day, Coleman is impressing in camp, which is fantastic news for the Buffalo Bills and Bills Mafia alike.
Keon Coleman continues to impress in training camp
The pads are on, and Coleman just keeps catching passes. Today's daily dose of Coleman propaganda showcases two contested catches.
The first of which is a beautiful catch on the sideline of the end zone on an out-breaking route. Josh Allen reared back and ripped one into tight coverage by 2022 first-round cornerback Kaiir Elam. Coleman was able to keep his concentration, catch it cleanly, get both feet in, and control his body to the ground.
Second in the same highlight clip shows Coleman using his frame and plucking one over the head of Elam, again in coverage. This one was special – Elam did a great job getting his hands in to punch the ball away from Coleman, and managed to dislodge it. Coleman, maintaining his focus, got his hands back on it and quickly secured it before going to the ground. That's a tough, tough catch made by the rookie for yet another touchdown.
Coleman continues to stand out as he secures his rapport with Allen
With every catch and every touchdown, especially those in contested situations, Coleman will continue to earn the trust of Allen in tough situations. We know Coleman has the size at 6'4" 215 lbs, but being able to win the battles against NFL defensive backs is a massive box that Coleman is checking as camp goes on.
Allen specifically wanted Coleman in the pre-draft process, so much so that Coleman said at his introductory press conference that Allen texted him "you're the guy I want."
In an appearance on Eric Wood's "Centered on Buffalo" podcast, Allen detailed what made Coleman stand out to him in the pre-draft process.
"I think if you looked at him not just when he was getting targets, but when he wasn’t getting targeted, when he was running clear out routes, when he was going and blocking and actually taking it personal,” Allen said. “The way that our roster was built at the time, we had some smaller guys. I’m not sure we had the big guy other than Mack [Hollins] to go up and catch a fade or win on a slant. We’re going to ask him to do different things that we would ask Khalil Shakir to do, or Curtis Samuel, for that matter."
“But again, just the dog, the tenacity that he had at Florida State and at Michigan State, I think that his Michigan State film was pretty dang good, too. His ability to adjust mid-air and catch some of these back shoulders, obviously a basketball background. I was very excited that Beane trusted me and trusted his instincts there and gave us that type of weapon, because he’s definitely a pretty special athlete. Can’t wait to see how we can utilize him to the best of his abilities and help our team win football games.”
So far, so good.
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