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Waddle over Smith seems to be trending

Yeah the Waddle pick appears to be gaining momentum everywhere I look.

Chase to Bengals at 5 and Sewell sliding seems to be the trend over last couple of days.
 
Right on cue.

Last week I was saying to expect Waddle to Miami rumors. Simply because I believe he is Detroits target.

I would be shocked if Miami takes Waddle at 6.

Not because talent. But I don't Believe Miami has him rated higher than Smith or Chase.

I would love to see all 4, Chase, Pitts, Smith. WADDLE available at 6.

If we don't trade down, I would be really curious to see who Grier and FLO rate the highest
 
Waddle seems to me like the best fit. We already have 3 big guys in Parker, Williams, Gesicki. We lack speed and burst. Tua is not a contested jump ball thrower, so it seems like the addition of speed and separation would be the best fit. Waddle can play slot or out wide. Chase played maybe only 1/5 of his snaps from the slot, per Path to the Draft, I think I saw that number.
Anyway, ...doesn't mean Miami takes Waddle. But Smith could play either out or slot, but lacks Waddle's speed. So it is very interesting.
 
Our WR room breaks down as follows:

Fuller - 6'0" 184
Parker - 6'3" 211
Williams - 6'5" 218
Foster - 6'2" 194
Hollins - 6'4" 221
Grant - 5'7" 171
Locksley - 6'4"
Hurns - 6'3" 195


Wilson 5'9" 195
Bowden 5'11" 204

Below is Matt Harmon's analysis of Smith and Waddle's route percentage. At first glance, it seems both are adept at going deep (Nine and Post) and were used a lot on the screen. However, Waddle's highest percentage of routes was in the intermediate area (Dig and Out). Conversely, Smith's highest percentage of routes was the slant. Doesn't Grier set up his draft board horizontally (BPA based on need)? Considering who we have already in our WR room, who would benefit Tua more? The best route runner in the class with the surest hands, or someone who probably will have better YAC and can take it to the house on any given play?

For me, this is a tough one. I like them both. I wish we could sign both. However, if I had to choose, I am going with Smith. I think his ability to separate and the consistency of his route running and hands will help Tua, and our offense, the most. OL holding penalties and dropped passes kill drives.

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There has been talk for months that the NFL was not as high on Smith as the fans were. Whether that proves to be true or not? Who knows.

I do think guys like @NBP81 are correct that Smith is almost getting slandered with some of the criticisms (a host on Sirius XM said they had flashbacks to Peter Warrick with Smith), but one fact is that someone of Smith's size (really weight) is rare in the NFL so there is a feeling he is too small.

Doesn't mean he won't be successful (far from it) but people are holding his build against him.

As for Waddle? Ever since the initial trades were announced I've had the sneaky suspicion he may be the guy
 
ChambersWI said:
There has been talk for months that the NFL was not as high on Smith as the fans were. Whether that proves to be true or not? Who knows.

I do think guys like @NBP81 are correct that Smith is almost getting slandered with some of the criticisms (a host on Sirius XM said they had flashbacks to Peter Warrick with Smith), but one fact is that someone of Smith's size (really weight) is rare in the NFL so there is a feeling he is too small.

Doesn't mean he won't be successful (far from it) but people are holding his build against him.

As for Waddle? Ever since the initial trades were announced I've had the sneaky suspicion he may be the guy
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Even if you are a perfect physical specimen going from College to the NFL success is a huge gamble. Why add another gamble on top of that with a severely under weight receiver?
Its hard enough without adding another hill to climb.
How will Smith block in the Pros? You did need to block or at least try to.
 
Wow losing out on Chase and Pitts then drafting waddle at 6 is not going to play well on these boards.

That said, Phillips would be the more disappointing of the two picks.
 
Bopkin02 said:
Waddle seems to me like the best fit. We already have 3 big guys in Parker, Williams, Gesicki. We lack speed and burst. Tua is not a contested jump ball thrower, so it seems like the addition of speed and separation would be the best fit. Waddle can play slot or out wide. Chase played maybe only 1/5 of his snaps from the slot, per Path to the Draft, I think I saw that number.
Anyway, ...doesn't mean Miami takes Waddle. But Smith could play either out or slot, but lacks Waddle's speed. So it is very interesting.
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I think that is a really great point about Tuas skillset..waiting and throwing up jump balls is just not his game.
 
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