When a ball is thrown on target to Landers, it can look effortless. His ability to quickly pivot translates to his body control in the air. While he isn’t a body contortionist, he does what is necessary.
Sticking to the fundamentals as a big target is great. Understanding that his body can overpower most defenders once he’s in the air is something he seems to understand. The knock on Landers is that he doesn’t get airborne enough.
Landers doesn’t seem all that comfortable getting vertical. That’s certainly an area to improve. A 6-5 receiver, however, will always be a quarterback’s best friend.
While his potential is there as a freakish athlete, Pittman will want more. Receivers are required to be excellent blockers for the run game. Once the technique is mastered, his frame could be overwhelming.
It isn’t expected that he will start at this moment in time. There are a lot of unknowns at wide receiver that will be worked out by fall. There is no doubt that Landers will find playing time when healthy.
He’s just too athletic and capable to miss time on the outside. Not being projected as a slot guy just opens more doors. All the fan base can do is sit back and watch things unfold.