Pachyderm_Wave
Hartselle Tigers (15-0) 5-A State Champ
I think most of us would all like the "total package" at WR....big, tall, fast, explosive, physical, runs crisp routes, excellent hands, etc., etc...
My point is....most of the time you're going to have to choose between a guy that possesses half these traits and missing the other half.....there's a difference between TALENT and SKILL...
Ideally, you want to choose the guy that possesses the "talent" traits that you cant coach....and coach him up on the "skill" traits.....that CAN be coached.....if those TALENT traits are rare....
However, if those TALENT traits are average/above average...you're better off going with the guy that more polished in the SKILL traits...
I prefer to ignore "track" speed...RARELY does it ever translate into pads....what you see on film is what translates into pads...
You basically re-enforced what I already mentioned...which is that the best WR's in the NFL that are both big and explosive with dependable hands....have their bulk distributed evenly in the lower body....it's not all up top.....and it's interesting you brought up Carl Lewis....
True Story - In the early 80's I had to attend high school for 2 years in Bay City, Texas....ran track, played football, and baseball....while I was there I ran track with the fastest human being I've ever seen...
He was my height (about 6'0")...but this guy probably only weighed 170 pounds soaking wet....very cut and very muscular...but very, very little bulk in the lower body...
This guy's name was Joe DeLoach....he beat Carl Lewis in the 200m for the gold medal in the '88 Olympics....setting a world record at the time of 19.75s...
He always wanted to play football but he knew his calling was between the stripes....not between the sidelines....some people never realize it...
I actually like Benn....he fits the profile of the type of WR that Miami needs....but he also fits the profile of one of the guys that will struggle to catch the ball consistently....he does now at times....
Personally, I prefer a guy that's more elusive and creative with the ball in his hands if I'm going to use a 1st round pick on him.....I might go ahead and choose Benn if I were picking late in the 1st round...
But if I'm picking in the middle of the 1st....I'm targeting other players...
My point is....most of the time you're going to have to choose between a guy that possesses half these traits and missing the other half.....there's a difference between TALENT and SKILL...
Ideally, you want to choose the guy that possesses the "talent" traits that you cant coach....and coach him up on the "skill" traits.....that CAN be coached.....if those TALENT traits are rare....
However, if those TALENT traits are average/above average...you're better off going with the guy that more polished in the SKILL traits...
I prefer to ignore "track" speed...RARELY does it ever translate into pads....what you see on film is what translates into pads...
You basically re-enforced what I already mentioned...which is that the best WR's in the NFL that are both big and explosive with dependable hands....have their bulk distributed evenly in the lower body....it's not all up top.....and it's interesting you brought up Carl Lewis....
True Story - In the early 80's I had to attend high school for 2 years in Bay City, Texas....ran track, played football, and baseball....while I was there I ran track with the fastest human being I've ever seen...
He was my height (about 6'0")...but this guy probably only weighed 170 pounds soaking wet....very cut and very muscular...but very, very little bulk in the lower body...
This guy's name was Joe DeLoach....he beat Carl Lewis in the 200m for the gold medal in the '88 Olympics....setting a world record at the time of 19.75s...
He always wanted to play football but he knew his calling was between the stripes....not between the sidelines....some people never realize it...
I actually like Benn....he fits the profile of the type of WR that Miami needs....but he also fits the profile of one of the guys that will struggle to catch the ball consistently....he does now at times....
Personally, I prefer a guy that's more elusive and creative with the ball in his hands if I'm going to use a 1st round pick on him.....I might go ahead and choose Benn if I were picking late in the 1st round...
But if I'm picking in the middle of the 1st....I'm targeting other players...