Height isn't everything and of course there are more 6'-6'2" receivers that are better - There's more of them. A LOT more. Frankly, I would be shocked as hell if taller players automatically performed better. What I was saying was that the same guy, if given the choice between height and vert, would be better off with the height. There are more receivers at the shorter heights, thus a much greater pool, thus a much greater chance of having great players. That isn't the best argument, man.
Those are the guys I want in the late rounds... good players that are injury prone, because if they get healthy - they are high reward at the lowest cost. If they can't stay healthy, eh, they were a 6th/7th round pick anyway. Thats my philosophy.
My philosophy has always been "football players". You know there are athletes and football players. Football players without great measurables tend to drop as scouts get enamored with athletes, making a lot of football players (like Steltz last year) get drafted a lot later than they really should.
well i have that as well... but in terms of finding value in the late rounds, that's who I lean towards - the oft injured. I'm a football player over athlete philosophizer as well... Gholston was the 1st to fool me. Damn that single season sack record at Ohio State.
so where exactly do you go out and find one of these tall diamonds in the rough? thats the thing they dont just grow on trees so stop worrying about a guy being 6'4 the aforementioned were "short" jerry rice is 6'2 steve largent 5'11 michael irvin 6'2 charlie joiner 5'11 art monk and james lofton 6'3 don maynard 6'1 lynn swan 6' those are pulled from the 19 modern day wide receivers in the hall of fame. please please please stop telling me that we need a guy blah blah blah tall. give me a wr who runs proper routes, catches the ball when its thrown to him, knows how to get off the line of scrimmage, isnt a pussy! and puts in effort and work year round to be great.
I would not call 6-1, 6-2 or 6-3 "short". 6'0" and 6'1" is average, not short. Under 6'0" could be considered to be short IMO. The NFL changes. Players are bigger and faster now. How about this list of current top WR's? T Owens......6-3 Roddy White....6-0 R Moss..........6-4 P Burress......6-5 L Fitzgerald...6-5 A Boldin........6-1 Chad Johnson.6-1 R Wayne.......6-0 Andre Johnson..6-3 B Marshall.......6-4 See a trend here? Height does have a significant advantage in today's NFL at the WR postion. Sure, there will always be room for a S Smith and a Welker but having a WR that can go up and box out defenders with height, size and strength is a tremendous weapon to have, especially in the red zone.
This is my favorite hire thus far. Ellard is a borderline HOF WR. He's 5th all time receiving yards with 13,777 yds, 15th all-time in receptions with 814, had 7 1,000 yd seasons and could have had an 8th if it wasn't for the strike in 87. He was 1st team all pro in 1988 and made 3 pro bowls - 2 as a WR.
