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WR's: Forget physical attributes & QB's - it's all about AGRESSION!
The more the Chris Chambers debate rolls on the more apparent it becomes to me what is lacking in his game more than anything - Agression. The list of players in this league with impressive physical attributes, amazing verts, and incredible forty times goes on and on. H*ll, I think the NFL market is oversaturated with it to the point where we forget what truly makes an NFL player great. You've got to want it. Is it just a random occurrence that the top flight No.1 WR's in the game are all, by nature, extremely aggressive? In years past it's always been T.O. and Moss...........We've seen Hines Ward in years past, Joe Horn in years past, Tori Holt in years past.........the Sterling Sharp's, the Michael Irvin's........hell even Keyshawn Johnson at one point.........this year you're seeing Chad Johnson in his prime, Steve Smith breaking out and again both are extremely agressive players. You can tell by how they look on the field and by the comments in the media that they absolutely will not let anybody stop them.
Aggression shows in not only their personas, but as well as how they play. We got to watch Steve Smith upfront and personal earlier this season as he absolutely scorched our secondary. Albeit we have a weak secondary, putting up a shade under 200 yards and a handful of TD's is still quite a feat, yet he's continued to have absolutely monster games consistently since then.
Some may say well look over at Marvin Harrison - true, the man isn't outspoken, but the man is most definately aggressive out on the field. When was the last time you saw Marvin's efforts questioned? Never, that's because every pass thrown Marvin's way, Marvin's making the best effort he can to catch it - whether underthrown, overthrown, a little too far to the left, a little too far to the right. And that goes for all the previously mentioned recievers as well. Their aggressiveness consistently puts them in positions to make plays on the ball because they don't give a rats arse whether or not the ball was a tight, perfect spiral - they simply WANT the friggin' ball more than the next man, more than that backpeddling DB trying to cover him.
It's no coincidence that your best wideouts in the game are the most aggressive. It's in my personal opinion that that very aggression is the key to success in the National Football League as a wide reciever and it's something we've never seen in CC since his tenure with the Dolphins began. The man is no doubt acrobatic, athletic, and physically gifted.........there's no taking away from that........ but he's simply a passive reciever, which I think hurts his game. And can you teach aggressiveness to CC? I'm not convinced you can.
The more the Chris Chambers debate rolls on the more apparent it becomes to me what is lacking in his game more than anything - Agression. The list of players in this league with impressive physical attributes, amazing verts, and incredible forty times goes on and on. H*ll, I think the NFL market is oversaturated with it to the point where we forget what truly makes an NFL player great. You've got to want it. Is it just a random occurrence that the top flight No.1 WR's in the game are all, by nature, extremely aggressive? In years past it's always been T.O. and Moss...........We've seen Hines Ward in years past, Joe Horn in years past, Tori Holt in years past.........the Sterling Sharp's, the Michael Irvin's........hell even Keyshawn Johnson at one point.........this year you're seeing Chad Johnson in his prime, Steve Smith breaking out and again both are extremely agressive players. You can tell by how they look on the field and by the comments in the media that they absolutely will not let anybody stop them.
Aggression shows in not only their personas, but as well as how they play. We got to watch Steve Smith upfront and personal earlier this season as he absolutely scorched our secondary. Albeit we have a weak secondary, putting up a shade under 200 yards and a handful of TD's is still quite a feat, yet he's continued to have absolutely monster games consistently since then.
Some may say well look over at Marvin Harrison - true, the man isn't outspoken, but the man is most definately aggressive out on the field. When was the last time you saw Marvin's efforts questioned? Never, that's because every pass thrown Marvin's way, Marvin's making the best effort he can to catch it - whether underthrown, overthrown, a little too far to the left, a little too far to the right. And that goes for all the previously mentioned recievers as well. Their aggressiveness consistently puts them in positions to make plays on the ball because they don't give a rats arse whether or not the ball was a tight, perfect spiral - they simply WANT the friggin' ball more than the next man, more than that backpeddling DB trying to cover him.
It's no coincidence that your best wideouts in the game are the most aggressive. It's in my personal opinion that that very aggression is the key to success in the National Football League as a wide reciever and it's something we've never seen in CC since his tenure with the Dolphins began. The man is no doubt acrobatic, athletic, and physically gifted.........there's no taking away from that........ but he's simply a passive reciever, which I think hurts his game. And can you teach aggressiveness to CC? I'm not convinced you can.
