Sunday, March 27, 2011

Production or WIP

Would you rather have a number 3 WR get on the field and produce right away or have a work-in-process? The link below from the NFL network crew got me thinking.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/09000d5d81eeea1c/Which-receivers-will-be-draft-day-steals?module=HP_headlines

Production
We need a WR that can step in and be a vertical threat. If we have a guy that is so fast that a safety has to constantly be on him, it is going to do a lot of good. You have to double team Megatron, no ifs ands or buts about it. Burleson is a slot receiver, not a number 2. Burleson would kill a nickel CB. Oh yeah, Best out of the backfield with a LB on him. A wheel route with him would be tough for a LB. Oh yeah again, Pettigrew, Scheffler, and Heller are pretty darn good TEs. When you got LBs, CBs, and safeties worried about pass coverage and they have to cheat with their alignment, should, really open up the running game. Stefan Logan is definitely a X factor back. A guy that can get on the field right away would immensely impact this offense.

WIP
With a WIP you may have to carry an extra WR to get production. Maybe you just throw a WR out there like we did this past year that did nothing. Do you take a big risk reward guy and at what round do you take him. We know how Derrick Williams has been nothing but a disappointment. A guy that had everything we are currently looking for coming out of college and that hasn't worked out. These speedy receivers in my opinion it seems like a very small percentage of them work out. Do we really throw away another pick in the first 4 rounds on a speedy receiver. Now 5-7th I really don't mind the risk reward pick there. Hopefully we see some of the WIPs like Jason Fox in the next couple of years. The WIP Willie Young worked well. Andrew Fluellen was another good later round pick. For the reason of getting guys that actually work out. I believe in that later rounds you draft the best possible player. Now the word possible is the key word int there. Not every player fits in your scheme and it includes potential. I don't think we reach for a speedy WIP WR unless he is the best possible player available, maybe as early as round 3.

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