How a Rookie Receiver Broke the NFL.
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One of the funniest reports of last season was that Matt Stafford couldn’t connect with his younger teammates
He took that to heart 😂
Matthew Stafford is always hated on
I mean it wasn’t a report his wife said it 🤣
He is 36 years old. Go figure
Yeah I'm nearly 36 and I also have trouble connecting to twenty-somethings, totally normal I would say! But that has nothing to do with playing football.
I picked him cause my dog’s name is Pooka. Turns out they BOTH DAWGS
Only tangentially related:
Stafford is the most underrated QB in the league.
Calvin broke the all-time receiving record... with Stafford throwing him the ball.
Kupp broke the all-time season + post-season record... with Stafford throwing him the ball.
Puka broke the rookie receiving record... with Stafford throwing him the ball.
Has a ring, threw a no-look pass in the Super Bowl, consistently makes eye-popping throws, one of the toughest MFers on the field at any given moment, holds the record for most 4th Q comeback wins among active QBs, yet when it's time to talk about the league's best at the position... crickets.
I bet if he did ayahuasca or sounded like a muppet when he talked then people would care.
You've been holding this in and let it ride ha
“That’s my QB 🥲”
Let’s not get to the fact that he’s a UGA goat too. Bros always been a dawg
I think part of Stafford's optics problem is that he's so good, he makes almost everything look routine, so a lot of the time it's hard to notice how crazy the level he operates at. Combine that with the higher turnover rate of his style, and a lot of people just don't know what they're looking at.
Dude is a HoFer and everyone wants to deny it cause he started his career in Detroit on some bad teams
Brett uploading at a reasonable time of day, so I can watch the episode at work at not at 3 am on a dark and stormy night? Unheard of.
Lmfao great
somewhere in the world, its 3am on a dark and stormy night. specifically where i am right now.
Brett: "Let's talk about feet!"
Rex Ryan: 👀👀
I was just about to comment the same thing lol
Nickelodeon too
I’ll never forget snagging Nacua in my draft thanks to Bootleg and EJ gushing about him being elite if healthy
Him and Kyren saved my season last year with all the early injuries
@@TyReckless117 same tho Kyren got hurt too and that almost screwed me. I lost in the championship this year…
Something not talked about much: when Staff first joined the Rams, he and Kupp started doing "breakfast club" where they'd get to the practice facility hours beforehand to go through film while they ate breakfast so they could get on the same page. Puka essentially just asked if he could join them and the rest is history.
Turns out, working hard and spending time/learning with one of the best current QB/WR duos in the game is a recipe for success.
There is that. But as Brett outlined in the video Puka had other things go his way that led him to that roaring success. The chemistry between Puka/Stafford was the absolute best case scenario for two guys who never had live reps together. Puka's high end ability to go from catcher to runner in a short motion was also a big deal on his end. A skillset you don't find often with a guy with terrific hands and good enough burst. He's special enough that he far exceeded expectations even from what Brett thought was a guy who can fill in Robert Woods' role.
@@t4d0W yes, I too watched the video. As someone who has followed the Rams since the Spag days, I can tell you there has never been another WR that joined the breakfast club before Puka. That was always Stafford and Kupp's thing and everyone talked about it after Kupp got the receiving triple crown. Everyone made a big deal during training camp that Puka had been joining them. How exactly do you think Stafford and Puka developed chemistry before taking live reps, as you mentioned? Just throwing against air? It was from all the extra time they spent together reviewing film, making sure they were on the same page when it came to pre and post snap reads. Obviously the points that Brett mentions are valid, no one thing predicts success in the NFL. I'm just pointing out that he missed that point despite his emphasis on the trust Puka and Stafford had between each other. That doesn't come out of nowhere
@@gutlesswarrior I assume Brett didn't mention that specific detail because those who followed his glowing Puka draft breakdown meant they would be following his development in the training camps and before the regular season started. Which is how I sorta caught wind then that Stafford was talking to Puka about the routes he liked to run. I wasn't aware the actual activity itself and the significance of it to certain Rams fans. The other things going for Puka I feel are as huge of a deal especially taking more diverse roles as a the season went along which went further beyond the expectations that he was supposedly capable of.
The other takeaway from the film: My god Stafford has one of the best arms the NFL has ever seen. The ball at 10:20 is absolutely nuts. I know he's been doing it for fifteen years in the NFL now... but holy toledo that's a truly *rare* kind of throw. Over 25 yards down field and with the perfect level of oomph and touch combined to make it that only Puka is able to get his hands on it
really interesting point about the trust Puka has in getting the ball on the correct shoulder. Highlights just how good Stafford still is
Kollman is a damn stud!! Nice work B.
One of the best to ever spin the ball
Stafford might be the most underrated QB ever. I was so happy to see him win a ring a few years ago
I love watching Stafford play. He is a very good QB who sadly just had most of his career on a very subpar roster.
An underrated part of Puka's game is that he is kinda thicc. He's really strong, doesn't go down easy, and doesn't get knocked off his route.
He got that Samoan Strength
In soccer there's a concept of putting information on a pass - the weight, the foot you are passing to, the shape of the pass - it can all tell the person being passed to what the passer expects them to do with it. Sounds like Stafford and Puka have that same concept down to a fine art. The usual insightful video, can't wait for the Vic Fangio one. :)
This is an excellent point!
Polynesians were always known to dominate the trenches and positions on defense but now you got Puka and Tua doing well in their respective positions.
Is polalmalu Polynesian?
@@DedricT96 Yes, he is
@@DedricT96yes
Watched every bootleg video last summer. These guys were 100% telling us Puka would be the league’s next star. Brett’s underselling how right they were ab him
I'm glad you mentioned the qb placing the ball to lead the receiver. I'm sick of people saying a qb made a good throw when the ball makes it to a reciever. It's not. It's when the qb places the ball either to a place only the reciever can get it or leads them in a direction. As a Pat's fan I watched tb12, and then cam and mac and while there was many issues, I put the blame not on Wrs but the qb. These examples, thr ball got to puka in stride, on time, and in the direction they needed to go. If you watch macs tape, the wr had separation, but had to slow down and wait for the ball. And the placement made the Wr stop and try to studder step away from the defender. For all the people saying we should have drafted.....x, y, z,.....puka, etc, it wouldn't work. It works because stafford.
Puka is wearing a ski mask for every OTA practice. This guy is hungry for more.
I been watching the NFL and college football for 45 years now and this analysis is superb and one of the best on a player I’ve listened too
Let’s talk about feet - Brett Kollmann 2024
As a Rams fan, he only played in one preseason game and had like 3 catches and it was all we needed to know
Appreciate the Puka love, Brett
Ngl he was pretty fun to watch last year
@@name-xt5pv that means a lot hearing from a Seahawks fan like yourself
Fuck the 49ers
There is so much more here than merely what we're seeing or what Brett is saying. Everyone pro-Goff still hates McVay for how he handled the Stafford trade.
But this is exactly what Goff still doesn't do. Goff is great at what Ben Johnson schemes. His highlight reel features Goff throwing the ball to places on the field he can't even see. Now is it even possible to _see_ let alone lead the receiver by passing it to their lead or back shoulder?
No. But this wasn't something Goff was particularly good at & still isn't: during play adjustments. That 2-way trust is actually 3-way. McVay wants to give you the info needed for you to figure out what's best, then do it. Goff wants to throw to the pre-planned route. That's where he's at his best. There are a lot of coaches who don't allow their players to do what McVay _wants_ them to do, QB or receiver.
McVay loses his ability to stick to this under pressure sometimes & that's why he hired an assistant. I hope it's a trend that catches on because losing one's play-calling ability in the clutch is *rampant* among NFL coaches.
I loved puka from the jump also. Perfect fit and perfect opportunity early for him. Love the commitment to standing on your hill
I saw Puka catch that sideline TD against the Eagles live in SoFi. Bucket list ✔
I really love the McVay offense with Stafford. When Goff was there I felt they had issues sometimes with the offense which is why they moved on from Goff but I feel McVay has prolly learned about coaching the qb position from Stafford. I have always thought McVay was a good offensive mind but I wondered if he was a good qb coach or had one because even in Jared Goffs first year in Detroit I saw improvement he never showed with the Rams and even tho Goff still isnt on Staffords level, he has proven himself to everyone after LA moved on from him. I feel like McVay's offense has gotten even better since Stafford has been there and even tho its really hard to be a lot better when ur offense is really good because of Staffords skill the wr routes and the offense overall is just so much more detailed even than when Goff was there and I just think it's nice to see someone who already had proven themselves really evolve even further. I really hope he stays after Stafford retires cuz they have some young guys and if he could get the right qb it would make for a lot of fun games to watch.
Lol this dropped I was finding a way to watch a bootleg version of your video about Mitch Trubisky making rookie mistakes on the Vimeo😅😅
Greatest WR rookie season of all time. Very Impressed. I wonder how he will do now since players are gonna start game planning to stop him. Wanna see how Puka really does in man coverage.
Edit: I Kno we have examples on film but like that Steelers game was different because he got Joey Porter Jr on a few plays but was mostly targeting the other weak secondary
Can’t really do that bc Cooper Kupp is still there too
@@maddrone7814 y not
jamar chase better
I lowkey think puca is quite the overrated receiver
Ppl keep saying he broke the rookie receiver record, but if u look into his game the vast majority of his routes actually consist of plays that allow for easy catches, just some simple slants as exemplified in this vid (i think brett gives puka too much credit for puka "reading" the defense during those shallow sits) and deep down runs where he's sort of open from the beginning of those plays
(If u don't believe me and are willing to look thru every play of his every game last season, pls pls do. I don't want to be a hater but I gotta say I'm genuinely confused as to how ppl actually think he's even top 15)
Homie - teams were scheming for him after Week 8. It’s not like they didn’t see what we all saw.
And I’m not even a Rams fan. Dude is just legit.
Hearing that good study and chemistry can make a bona fide NFL WR in Week 1 of his pro career, makes me feel a lot better about the potential for Keon Coleman
he feels very prime James Jones-y. No single elite tool but him and his QB being on the same page at this level make every pretty good tool pop
Super video.
It's just crazy how much you learn over and over again in football.
Your video really helped me to understand things better.
Thank you very much and greetings from a Rams fan from Germany
Man, I got to see this kid in person, on the Blue, at Boise State, his last season. I saw that he was a legit NFL dood.
I’ve missed on some other prospects that I hyped, but this kid was better than advertised.
So happy to see him succeed. Great kid. Hell of a football player.
Still mad the Bears didn’t draft him. So dumb.
Thank you Brett I needed this
i’ve been waiting for this one and it did NOT disappoint🙏🏻
Great video as always. Was waiting on this one. Puka was so much fun to watch as a Rams fan last year, so excited for year 2. Another thing that makes Puka special that is an underrated trait for WRs is his strength. Not only for YAC, but for beating jams and press. He was running right through guys at the end of the year
Informative and enriching. Thank you.
Puka is the one player I'll ride the coat tail of for as long as he played. He graded so well for me and I drafted him in every single dynasty rookie draft. I even traded up in the third to draft him before a known Rams fan could. I took him late 2nd in one league. I have it pinned on twitter where I begged Matt Harmon to grade him because he scored so well for me. Puka was in the 99th percentile of Yards Per route run against Power 5 opponents in college. For those who know, that's absolutely insane. BYU used him everywhere but unfortunately they were a bad team and he dealt with a lot of injuries. I wish him a long career and I'm sure within the fantasy community he will always be considered one of, if not the biggest outlier to ever come into the league. It's awesome that you made a video on him and I hope he's the one to break the dreaded KollmanKurse.
You calling Isaac Guerendo to the niners in your pre draft vids was a great call.
Puka plays like Kelce against Zone. He finds the opening and sits in it perfectly
Great video Brett, really enjoyed the content. Now could you PLEASE bid on Xavier Legette on Sleeper?
Just discovered your channel. Love your content so far. Subscribed. You know your stuff.
Great video Brett! But when are Bootleg videos gonna start releasing?? I'm so excited for the team breakdown videos.
In June :)
Love the video, would love more o line content!
The veteran signal caller Stafford really allows his receivers to shine. Great work!
Great video Brett
I love you channel and im alongside you with being a lifetime Ram fan since I was around 11 years old when I started watching football the NFL. I INSTANTLY became a rams fan because I liked their Helmet design itself, the two big horns on both sides of the helmet and no design is as simply beautiful as is for the LA Rams. Much love bruh and I like your channel and that your a ram fan as well brother. I do believe Puka Nakua and Cooper Kupp are the best dynamic duo wolide outs in the NFL. Those guys together can simply dominate any defense in the NFL in which they already have, both of them set great numbers for themselves and Mathew Stafford just makes them that much more dangerous.
Best rookies in recent memory are Puka, Lattimore, Sauce, and Daron Payne.
Stroud, Cam Newton...
jamarr chase
Stroud and Chase yes, don’t really remember Newton but I do remember RG3
@RinseRepeatEat newton's first three-four years in the league he truly was SUPERMAN. 2011-2015 was a wild good time for watching offensive evolution. But then injuries piled up(car crash. And TJ watt being the embodiment of destruction) and was never the same. Much like RGIII after the knee(which was more preventable than Newton's injury imo)
Puka vs Chase is a really interesting argument and would love a further breakdown of how they're so different yet both got the record done.
@@morsumbra9692 That period of Cam was special. No one can deny. Even if you don't like who he plays for... Beast is beast.
Tremendous work, sir Kollmann
Love this style of video, seems like we’re just at a bar together talking football. Cheers!
Another sensational video, Brett
For every Kizer and Hackenberg, there's a Nacua. Take your victory lap Brett. Especially since this video came out while it's still light outside.
6:27 is probably what Tom Brady meant by QB’s needing to lead their WR’s, Staffords throw here is insane.
one of the greatest injustices of all time is that he happened to have the greatest rookie wr season of all time the same year C.J. Stroud had one of the greatest rookie qb seasons. bro couldn't even get oroy
shades of herbert and jefferson during the covid year
Cal state Fullerton represent!!! Graduating this week from CSUF. Great video!
Congrats!
As a Ravens fan, that pass by Stafford and the catch by Puka in the 4th was probably the most impressive play I saw all season.
Amazing video Bro
thank brett, now puca will have 200 yards and 15 catches next season
@1:26 The power of Joseph Smith is the answer to your question, about the BYU graduate.
Absolutely love the transition at 0:55 :))
All respect to Puka's work ethic and ability, but another thing he had going for him early last season was Cooper Kupp being out. It sounds harsh, but that's how the NFL works: one guy's problem is another guy's opportunity. If you look at a chart of their receptions and yards in games they both played in, it tended to be either one or the other having a big day, rarely both. Great situation for the Rams, assuming they both are healthy.
NONE of what Puka did last year shocked me. I posted it on the Rams training camp videos on their RUclips page, stating to watch out for Puka, I predicted he'd be great and I knew why the second I laid eyes on him. He's got the intangibles that you can't teach, he was a great WR in high school and college but when he came to the NFL, he SHUT HIS MOUTH and listened.
He has a dart throwing ace as a QB, though the most discounted and disrespected QB in the league, he's still top 5 in MY book. He had has a triple crown winning WR who IMMEDIATELY took him under his wing because it was clear to Cooper that Puka WANTED to learn...most guys aren't showing up to learn, they come in to put up a front. Puka is grateful for his chance and he was rewarded for it.
Holy shit Brett I need that 2010’s niners vid asap! I miss all those guys
Thanks to you being crazy high on him last year I picked him up in round 20 of my start up dynasty league last year and won the chip!
I remember I was on this guy early and bet on him/ picked him up in leagues right before week 1. Man did he ball our way more than I thought he’s a great player. He literally is a woods clone
Love the part that you added that you were onto Puka before even training camp
Seeing this reminds me of a bigger version of TY Hilton as a colts fan. Amazing at reading coverage but could still just route you up or go up and get em too
Puka is special, he looked a first round and has broken records I never even seen any first round rookie done before. I think he’s going to be special for a long time.
great editing.
The fact that this team got possibly the best rookie receiving season ever AND a running back who would’ve been about on par with CMC this year statistically if not for missing a month with injury in consecutive 5th rounds is insane lol
I love a brett kollman receiver video
Having a GOAT QB, helps. Edleman talked about running routes for Stafford the first time being magical, like an instant understanding.
Great work, per usual.
Also - god damn your rent payment must be my yearly salary. Great views.
You get the like just for the Eagle Rare. I wish I could find a bottle in stock. Haven’t had it in like a year now.
That condo is also a dream home for me man. Super jealous.
Thats a nice bottle of Eagle Rare you got there Brett 🥃🔥
Brett not even mentioning the eagle rare is such a sick flex
Browns really tried to run cover 2 invert and Puka just ran right through the middle of it on that post route 🤣
My man DON'T MISS
We've had Record Breaking rookies recievers since Jefferson and thats was only 4 years ago since then Chase and Puka came in and made the records much harder to break for rookies
I ain’t big on the Strafford hype but I think something can be said about how many receivers break records with him
I don’t understand how yall can still try to discredit staffords greatness
@@laramstake3742old narratives never die. dude made one of the greatest throws in NFL history to clinch a super bowl and somehow still gets called a stat padder/overhyped
Not to mention he’s been the QB behind 2 of the greatest WR seasons ever, as well as the greatest rookie WR season ever
@@dannychx9234 exactly
Is it because he played for the Detroit LOINS for a huge chunk of his career? There are many QBs who play a huge part of their career that aren't chasing SBs or sadly playoffs but with the right season/personnel, they practically get to show out. Also keep him in mind he was shackled for a few years with OC Lombardi. So he had those seasons where his own OC sabotages how he wants the pass game to work. Hell the Lions never had a QB problem with Stafford around until they couldn't improve on other areas of the roster. And ultimately going through shitbags for coaches and staff.
@@dannychx9234 I personally thought Stafford played pretty bad in the Super Bowl. I’m convinced without that last drive the media would’ve ripped him apart for his performance. He also led the league in picks that year.
Brett isn't uploading on the last of the month? What is this strange phenomenon? What a banger vid, Brett!
Rams offense is looking so fun. That Corum pick made me absolutely giddy when it popped up
Just started a new Dynasty league with some boys from twitter and I got Puka at the end of the second round. Soooooo jacked for that pick I think he is gonna be a legend
Excellent choice with the Eagle Rare 🥃
Autumn thank you for yet another master piece
- David 🤓
I went to cal state Fullerton as well. Go titans ☝️
You should ask for rondé barber tape, this man was 3'10 55lbs and managed to to have the most consecutive starts ever by a DB and the most recorded tackles by a DB
This has me hyped to see what Rome Odunze does in his first year.
Highlights the best dbs in Cleveland but shows Mike ford the worst part of the secondary by a gazillion miles lol, otherwise sick vid Bret keep it up
Love the Pukkake that he sprayed across the league last year
Only fifteen minutes of nerding out on nuances of the game? NO! We want more! 😄
I can say with absolute certainty that I definitely picked Puka in the 6th round of my fantasy draft because I know ball and not because he went to my high school
I did a dynasty league inaugural draft last year just before the season started and got Nacua in the 19th round lol. So fuckin glad I did, he was a big reason I came outta nowhere and finished 2nd overall 😁
He’s got a bit of Wes Welker’s game in him .. he keeps developing his route running no doubt he’ll be a nightmare for opposing defenses within the NFC West.. this coming from a cards fan
Tusks Up!
Good 08 Steelers tape please drop dat AND tht Navarro bowman tape too
You better do one about Dell!
Puka is a BEAST love to have him as a Rams fan
I am so glad I lost week one in fantasy, because I was #1 on the waiver wire to get this guy.
I was so sad when LA didnt keep Woods after I had just gotten his jersey that season. 😭 Puka popping up and being perfect was more than enough to make up for it. 😅
12:26 I’m so mad I didn’t grab Puka in everything league. I remember you talking about him but in my money league I thought he’d be a FA and a Rams fan snagged him.
Agree. The best trait of a wr in mcvay's system is iq
Gotta thank the bootleg football podcast for talking about puka Nacua.
Took him in the 16th round and he helped me get my first league win.
So thanks for that Brett.
And also ej.
Puka was a massive part of my fantasy team I was lucky and picked him up week 2 and held on all season
Dude, finally some rams content. Fuck yes