First of all, please don't say we should have taken Quinn at #9. I had to scoop my jaw off the floor when we passed on him, too.
This thread is about the guy that is on our team.
We saw a receiver in his first year, in limited action, catch almost everything that was thrown to him. He also excelled on S/T without a lot of great blocking.
This is why we #19 won't let us down.
1) HEALTH - It may be safe to say that Ginn wasn't 100% all year, and we forget that he is going to be 100% by next season.
2) PACE - It is a FACT that receivers take longer than most positions to adjust to the game's speed. Only position I rank above is QB, and below is CB. When he was on the field, did you see him struggle?
3) SAFETY DANCE - Watch Ginn in motion, and you have an instant struggle if he catches up to the timing of this game as well as we hope and he has shown so far.
4) LINE - We had a decent run blocking team last year, and we are only getting better. Is it fair to say that Satele, like every other pro athlete, will be better than last year? You tell me. Smiley was a good signing, too. We know we will draft a starter on the line, so why wouldn't we be better with Satele + Carey + Smiley + ?
5) WILFORD / RECEIVER SIZE - Wilford never had a guy as fast / quick as Ginn opposite him in Jacksonville. Reggie Williams. Matt Jones. Big guys that are fast. They are not the same type of receiver as Ginn. The zone between the linebackers and safeties is going to be threatened ... Even more so when we draft a ...
6) TIGHT END - Expect us to draft a tight end that is just a plain, hard working, blue collar type TE in Rounds 1 - 3. The history is in the team's management structure.
7) MOTION - With Ginn always on the field as a receiver, expect us to open up the running game more, too.
8) CONFIDENCE - I think our staff has, with either voice or actions, told Ted he is the guy. He is going to be a focus of this offense, and it will invigorate him.
9) RUNNING GAME - Expect Ronnie and Ricky to run well. Come on guys. Ricky had a fluke injury. He is in too good of shape not to do ok. Say he'll be gone? Booker may be okay too with some better blocking.
10) QUARTERBACK - John Beck will only get better, and he and Ginn practice together. They have talked about it. They will get better timing, and Beck will throw the ball to him a lot.
We have seen what he can do in space, we have seen that he can catch -- why wouldn't he be a great receiver?
JB
This thread is about the guy that is on our team.
We saw a receiver in his first year, in limited action, catch almost everything that was thrown to him. He also excelled on S/T without a lot of great blocking.
This is why we #19 won't let us down.
1) HEALTH - It may be safe to say that Ginn wasn't 100% all year, and we forget that he is going to be 100% by next season.
2) PACE - It is a FACT that receivers take longer than most positions to adjust to the game's speed. Only position I rank above is QB, and below is CB. When he was on the field, did you see him struggle?
3) SAFETY DANCE - Watch Ginn in motion, and you have an instant struggle if he catches up to the timing of this game as well as we hope and he has shown so far.
4) LINE - We had a decent run blocking team last year, and we are only getting better. Is it fair to say that Satele, like every other pro athlete, will be better than last year? You tell me. Smiley was a good signing, too. We know we will draft a starter on the line, so why wouldn't we be better with Satele + Carey + Smiley + ?
5) WILFORD / RECEIVER SIZE - Wilford never had a guy as fast / quick as Ginn opposite him in Jacksonville. Reggie Williams. Matt Jones. Big guys that are fast. They are not the same type of receiver as Ginn. The zone between the linebackers and safeties is going to be threatened ... Even more so when we draft a ...
6) TIGHT END - Expect us to draft a tight end that is just a plain, hard working, blue collar type TE in Rounds 1 - 3. The history is in the team's management structure.
7) MOTION - With Ginn always on the field as a receiver, expect us to open up the running game more, too.
8) CONFIDENCE - I think our staff has, with either voice or actions, told Ted he is the guy. He is going to be a focus of this offense, and it will invigorate him.
9) RUNNING GAME - Expect Ronnie and Ricky to run well. Come on guys. Ricky had a fluke injury. He is in too good of shape not to do ok. Say he'll be gone? Booker may be okay too with some better blocking.
10) QUARTERBACK - John Beck will only get better, and he and Ginn practice together. They have talked about it. They will get better timing, and Beck will throw the ball to him a lot.
We have seen what he can do in space, we have seen that he can catch -- why wouldn't he be a great receiver?
JB