MNVCGUY
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Seems like anytime a receiver is brought up the first thing people want to know is what time he ran in the 40. I know some of it is sarcastic surrounding guys like Engle but even in regards to Fruechte the talk centers around his supposed 4.38 speed.
I would much rather have a guy that is a step slow at the receiver position assuming he can do these three things.
1. Run Great Routes
2. Understand how to get separation from the DB
3. Catch the Damn Ball Everytime
In the last 15 years the best two receivers to play at the U were Eric Decker and Ron Johnson. Neither one of them would have been called fast by any stretch of the imagination but they were both dominant players on the college level.
In the end I think this is why I am less enamored with DCT and Jones as compared with some on this board. To me they are fast kids playing WR at this point. They are both really young and have plenty of time to become very good receivers but at this point they are still very raw.
I would much rather have a guy that is a step slow at the receiver position assuming he can do these three things.
1. Run Great Routes
2. Understand how to get separation from the DB
3. Catch the Damn Ball Everytime
In the last 15 years the best two receivers to play at the U were Eric Decker and Ron Johnson. Neither one of them would have been called fast by any stretch of the imagination but they were both dominant players on the college level.
In the end I think this is why I am less enamored with DCT and Jones as compared with some on this board. To me they are fast kids playing WR at this point. They are both really young and have plenty of time to become very good receivers but at this point they are still very raw.