John Ross Fans Rejoice

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(04-14-2017, 10:22 AM)Au165 Wrote: Do you call them "Slow Dez", "Slow Keenan Allen", "Slow Anquan", "Slow Larry", "Slow Kelvin", Slow Chris Carter", "Slow Chad Johnson"? People are so obsessed with 40 times and the reality is all these guys listed had same or slower 40 times than Williams, some much slower.

Speed is relative, but not required to be effective as all the guys above have proven. Williams, Davis, and Ross could all be really good pros but accomplishing it in very different ways.

You're right, it's not all about speed. It's all about separation. You can get separation from elite speed, high pointing the ball with a high vert, crisp route running, excellent footwork, physicality at the LOS, etc.
If Mike Williams is going to succeed in the NFL, he's going to do it by high pointing the ball and using his big frame. He's not a crisp route runner, he doesn't have excellent footwork to juke people, and he doesn't have elite speed to gain separation vertically.
John Ross is going to win with elite speed and elite footwork. He is also elite after the catch. He won't have as easy of a time winning vertically (even though he has a great vert jump), and he doesn't have the size to box out defenders.
Corey Davis is kind of in the middle. He will win with excellent route running. Davis also is elite after the catch.

So the debate really is more of what type of WR will offer the most to the Bengals. I personally think that this team has big targets already and a WR with elite footwork (like Chad Johnson) and elite speed will offer the most to this offense vs the other two.

Finally, people need to quit treating John Ross's medicals like they are so terrible. Williams and Davis both also have medical concerns. Williams suffered a terrible neck injury in 2015. Corey Davis is currently recovering from ankle surgery. John Ross and Mike Williams proved they have recovered from their significant injuries by having very good 2016 seasons in college. If you're worried about John Ross's legs, you should be worried about Williams's neck and Davis's ankle. If you're not concerned with William's neck and Davis's ankle, you shouldn't be worried about Ross's legs.