Man, people will find any and everything to complain about on here.
Tedd Ginn Jr.? That's your argument?! First of all, Ginn was afraid of contact and Gates doesn't shy away from it. Secondly, Ginn had speed but was a long strider, it took time to get up to speed and he was usually bumped at the line, whereas Gates has speed but he's more shifty and seems to get open easier.ted ginn jr. Nuff said.
ted ginn jr. Nuff said.
http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/its-showtime-sun-life-stadium-dolphins-host-carolinaCornerback Vontae Davis also has been impressed with Gates’ track speed, but he has been even more impressed with the rookie’s work ethic. He said it reminds him of himself coming out of college.
Bess spent a lot of time with Gates in the offseason working with him, as Marshall did with Livas and Hartline did with Carter.
“He’s raw and the kid is really gifted,” said Bess, who has emerged as one of the top slot receivers in the league after being undrafted in 2008. “He’s a football guy, too, and you can tell because he gets it. He knows when he has to use his speed, when he has to be smart and sit down and find a zone and I’m excited about his progress.”
I agree with the topic starter, i mentioned this a few days ago. While i would love to have some real speed on our receiving corps, i just havent seen anything impressive from this guy yet. People are overrating this guy based on his fast speed but until he shows some playmaking ability i would not let go of roberto wallace or philip livas because they have impressed and shown they are playmakers. Ted ginn is a great example of not gettin a hard on for speed, show me some playmaking skills gates and il be convinced. Speed is just a bonus. Davone bess doesnt have killer speed but look at hows hes looked himself as one of our main receivers, playmaking ability! Something gates has not shown. Gates is not a lock at all, He has done absolutely nothing to impress sparano. Chad henne overthrew him a little bit in the falcons game yea but how do we know that gates just didnt get to where he needed to be? he didnt have all that much seperation from the dbs on that play at all even though he was infront of them. Like i said, as of now, this guy is highly overrated on this forums and will most likely be cut unless he impresses sparano.
On a forum full of TERRIBLE threads, this has to be top-10 (bad) over the last few months.
Here is who I would keep at WR so far..
Brandon Marshall no brainer All Pro
Devon Bess great slot receiver
Brian Hartline great hands
Clyde Gates real burner
Phillip Livas great returner
The rest will have to battle it out for the sixth WR, which might be need for all Brian Daboll's 3 and 4 WR sets.
spoken like the jets fan you are.ted ginn jr. Nuff said.
spoken like the jets fan you are.
ted ginn jr. Nuff said.