07-19-2016, 04:08 PM
(07-19-2016, 01:54 PM)Nately120 Wrote: He said "unstoppable" and when I pointed out that thinking an undrafted WR is going to revolutionize NFL offenses is a bit wacky he started getting a bit defensive.
I'm not hating on the move...I think signing a guy that has great physical charts makes sense and could pay off, but I don't think this is a new idea (Al Davis signed every physical specimen he could), nor do I think it's going to pan out, NOR do I think anyone who is high on this guy is going to be high on him for long. Some other "could be great" guy will appear and the hype will move to him. I'd probably have more respect for the "HOLY CRAP, THIS GUY IS GONNA BE GREAT" hype if we didn't so often see how quickly the old prospects get forgotten when a new one shows up.
Right now we have:
Alford
Kumerow
Core
and Simonise
who all fall into the category of "unknown nobody who could be super great." Sounds good, but we're probably going to be looking at Lafell and Tate winning the jobs and we can just sit around and wonder why Marvin hates giving guys who could be super awesome a shot and why he insists on playing ho-hum vets. That's just on offense, too...I don't recall anyone wondering if Devon Still could make the leap this year, because we've moved on and found new blank slates onto which to project our dreams.
I hope Simonise is great. I hope he runs and jumps and leaves the Steelers' secondary in the dust. I hope he and AJ become the top 2-man WR combo in the league. Personally, I can't just believe he's going to be uncoverable because he's 6'5 BUT I sure as hell hope he is.
You didn't even mention our 2nd rounder here.
Or Alonzo Russell who is a 6'4" leaper himself.
Or Michael Bennett...
I think the odds are one or two of these guys can become a better WR than Tate. Lafell is our #2 right now, Boyd is our Slot receiver etc.
Plus being 6'5" with speed and the ability to go up for the ball is not that common even in the NFL.
I do agree it is a little much to say the word "unstoppable" or that this would revolutionize the NFL, there are other teams with tall WR's.
