Rex Burkhead...

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(08-08-2015, 04:32 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: The slot has definitely evolved.

Housh was a slower ball possession slot guy, which is what we were originally looking for with Sanu.

However, I believe most teams in the NFL prefer the quick burst speed slot receiver as they can do so much more with the revamped defensive rules in pass coverage.

There used to be a place for the bigger slot guys when defenders could manhandle receivers more... but since that is not as it used to be the quick guys are the way to go.

Both kinds of slot guys have their uses I guess, and some of the quick burst guys can be fragile.

Good point, but even Rex pointed out recently that not many of the "smaller" slot guys are 215lbs.  He is built like a tank but has great short area quickness.  He was one of those guys that didn't have the fastest 40 time, but could seemingly always get open and get great YAC at Nebraska.  He had the fastest short shuttle in his entire draft class, and he was also the fastest in his class from 0-10 yards.

I was surprised when I read that while playing Welker on the scout team last season, the Bengals were surprised as to how difficult a time the defense was having in covering him.  It was almost like they hadn't read their own scouting report???

I could see Rex being a real boost to the offense in the slot and he could rotate in that position with Sanu.