For those saying that Britt is 6'4", he's not. He's 6 foot 2 and a half inches. Granted he has a pretty decent vertical, but he isn't exactly a Plaxico Burress or a Fitzgerald type in terms of height. Heywood-Bey is 6 foot 1 and a half inches (I believe) and he has a better vertical than Britt. If the coaching staff feels that they can work on DHB's route running, I think that DHB would be a better option. Don't get me wrong, I like Britt also.
you're an idiot.. clearly you have no idea what makes a good football team.. speed is not the only thing that makes steve smith the player that he is.. so then you are saying that carolina's "speedy reciever" is close to our "speedy reciever" (which i guess is clowney because none of our other recievers are as fast as smith).. you make no sense what so ever.. dont question my knowledge of football when you're making the post that you are.. just stop it.. really.. you're making yourself look stupid..
The best thing to do is look at OUR roster as it stands and determine whether we need help at WR. Don't use other teams as a comparison, because we don't have those teams players The Vikings can get away with scrub receivers because they have Adrian Peterson and probably the best left side of any O-line in the league. The Panthers have Steve Smith, we don't have anyone who compares. The Ravens have a monster defense to take pressure off of their offense. We don't have any of that. Based on the current state of our team, we need help at WR. Our WRs were average last year and we have downgraded at the position this offseason. I look forward to watching the reactions from those who don't see this now during the season when the run is getting stuffed because no one fears our passing game.
this works both ways... A first round QB is useless without anyone to throw to... it doesnt exactly matter which piece comes first, both are important to the overall success of the franchise. Besides for all we know we have the exact type of QB Rex is looking for, in either Ratliff or Clemens.
Well, which position is more important to the overall success of a football team, QB or WR? Are Cotchery, Keller, Leon, Stuckey, and Clowney (who I am predicting to have a monster year) not adequate targets? Probably not for Clemens or Ratliff, neither of which could hit a bus stuck in traffic. But for a guy like Sanchez, the aforementioned recieving corps would be just fine.
um, Cotchery is the only one who is proven to be an adequate target. the other four have a combined total of 189 career receptions. Cotchery only has 260. and by the way leon is the only one on your list that had a single catch before this season. As far as unproven goes, that is what we have for a recieving corps. So adequate? How should we know? Should we let them prove whether they are or arent? I certainly believe so. Should we do the same with our QB's too? I believe we should. Career receptions according to NFL.com Stuckey 32 Keller 48 Clowney 1 Leon Washington 108 (47 in 2008)
On the outside, we have Cotchery as our possesion guy and Clowney as our burner to stretch the field (something that is negated by having a QB with no arm). Stuckey is a prototypical slot guy. Keller is a proven stud of a TE. Defenses know they have to respect Leon's ability to release on a route out of the backfield. What more could a QB ask for?
hey where did i say that they couldnt be that? just that they are unproven, and i backed it up with stats, the rest of my post goes on to say we should let them play and prove what their worth is. If people agree we should allow that to happen with our WR, we should do it with our QB's too. Also clowney has 1 career grab, and two preseason bombs which hit him perfectly in stride, that he walked into the endzone with. Yeah I am excited to see what Clowney can do, but i just don't happen to think he is the number 2 reciever for this team. i see him more as being a spot guy with blazing speed who can come in and make a big play on occasion, but isnt consistent enough to be a starter.
I sort of see what you're saying, but the fact is that an unproven WR is a hell of a lot less of a liability on the field than an unproven QB.
