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Why the excitement over Bess and not Foster?

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Are you watching the same videos as me? Can anyone honestly watch a video of Foster and Bess and not be more excited over Foster?

Foster Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOfVreEXJM4

Bess Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTnzk7kNpR0

I just can't understand why so many of you are so high on Bess and much fewer of you on Foster. Please let me know why. Between the two, who is more likely to succeed in the NFL and why?

I have been looking for more information from rookie camp- all I've heard is Foster did well the first day. From the second day I have not heard anything except he lined up against Billingsby (sp?).
 
No one knows how these guys are going to play yet. We'll see them in action in preseason and take it from there. If either one has play making ability, they'll have a chance to make the team.
 
samikit13 said:
No one knows how these guys are going to play yet. We'll see them in action in preseason and take it from there. If either one has play making ability, they'll have a chance to make the team.
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Agreed. Also as the above poster said the level of competition Foster faced was perhaps not as good as Bess. Having said that, I can't think of a more exciting video than the one I saw on Foster. How fun would it be to line Foster up at quarterback? Not a serious suggestion, but man I would love to see it.
 
both wrs will make the team unless we sign another vet reciever
 
I think they both make the team One as a Special Team player and one as a Slot WR
 
we dont have any other options lol... i cant wait til lcamp to see if all this hype surrounding these two players is really legit
 
A few problems with Foster from my perspective. He's small, far smaller than Bess. He played in a system very similar to the WV Spread/Option, so he's really raw from a pro perspective. He's a slash type player, a very athletic jack of all trades, not a specialist like Bess.

I guess that as a receiver I just think Bess has more experience and upside, although there's no question that Foster was a great college player.
 
Foster is 5'7 and 160 lbs. The odds are way against him. I'd love to see him make it. But, he's going to be a hard target to find in the passing game because of his height, and with his weight, he's going to take a real beating. Seriously, at 5'7, it actually negates some of his speed. His lack of height gives the DB an advantage on deep balls, meaning he has to really burn them badly to truly be open.
 
For me it has to do with Foster's suspect hands. He is also making a bigger jump to the NFL and has greater odds against him. I hope he makes the PS but I think it is very unlikely that he makes much of a contribution to this year's team.
 
From the video, Foster looks tiny, slot WR for him for sure. I would like to see the highlights when he got lit up - I'm guessing he goes down really easy. Bess looked like he likes contact and that one-handed catch was awesome. Also, even though Foster broke it long in most of those, you saw plenty of guys catching up to him. The pros are much faster and he won't get through those holes as fast. He would have to turn into a Welker to make it - not sure he has the size to live through those types of hits. Not sure Bess has the size either but he is bigger and stronger than Foster.
 
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