I'm not grading the draft yet but there are some positions that might not be visible to the "naked eye" and that is playmaker. Ted might not be the best route runner but he is among the same quality as many of our starting receivers in the league today when they were coming out of college.
When we drafted Chambers, he didn't par with elite receivers in the league. Made those crazy acrobatic catches but was never that kind of playmaker kind of receiver.
After that we have not drafted a ledgit receiver with any talent in particular. We did however but in late rounds which ended up released or never made the team.
Look at our receiver position right now and visually this.
Is our number 1 receiver good enough?
Is our number 2 receiver fast enough?
Is our number 3 receiver the kind of guy that can step up?
1. Chambers has been good for us but he has done little to improve his play in the last couple of seasons. He is not explosive off the line of scrimmage and still has problems with his technique that are mostly mental. His route running is not the best but there is not another attribute that he has to cover for that negative such as explosiveness or playmaking ability or create separation between his opponents.
2. Booker made most of his catches last season by pure playmaking. Sadly he posted as much stats as chambers by catching less balls and having less balls thrown to him. Did he drop crucial passes? No Is he explosive enough? enough to make plays. The question with booker is more of his salary, age and the future with this franchise. As a number 2 receiver he has done pretty well in the last seasons but we are in need of younger talent.
3. Hagan, I'll reserve my judgement until he gets on the field more.
As you can see there is no clear explosive receiver right now that has play making abilities in every phase of their game. While some possess strenghs of their own, none possess an equal amount of ability as Ted Jr. does.
