Originally posted by TheRickestRick:
Originally posted by Kolohe:
Originally posted by evil:
Originally posted by Scottie15:
Been saying this for awhile by NY keeps saying I have a fetish for big receivers. They just bring more to the table when the stakes are high.
Julian Edelman
Santonio Holmes
Hines Ward
Deion Branch
All are SB MVP's, meaning they played when the stakes were highest, they showed up and showed out. None are big receivers and not a single big receiver has won a SB MVP in the last 20 years.
Good receivers regardless of size > Big receivers.
True, but it's not a bad thing either to have big receivers, Pittsburgh and New England both have been trying to acquire them. From Plaxico Burress to JuJu Smith-Schuster and Randy Moss (16-0 with NE) to Mohamed Sanu. Besides, the 49ers have those shorter-quicker receivers in Emmanuel Sanders and Deebo Samuels.
Lets be honest, New England nor Pittsburg could give 2 sh*ts about WR height.. they only care if they can do their job and will be where they need to be. Randel El, A. Brown, Sanders, Troy Brown, Deion Branch, Edelman, Amendola, Dorsett and Cooks. Recently they have actually struck out more often than not going chasing taller WR's, which happens to allot of teams. They tried to be a SizeQueen and learned their lesson. Unless a tall WR falls in their laps they just go with who they consider to be the best for their scheme, size is an afterthought. Most of the taller wide receivers dont last long on either of those teams.
Wouldnt even include Moss or Gordon to be perfectly honest. The niners traded up with New England and gave them an extra 4th which they used to get Moss. They basically deferred their 1st round pick that year to jump 20+ spots in the next years 1st round and got Moss for that 4th, a future HOF'er that was discontent cause he didnt want to waste his career losing with the sh*t show that was the Lane Kiffin raiders. F*cking steal if Ive ever seen one. Gordon... he's a flier like Brown, you either adhere to the Brady/Belicheck way or GTFO.
Right, I know Shanahan puts a lot of stock into speed and route running as well as pass catching. It's not like I just want some slow-tall receiver that just wins on jump balls. Of course what I'm also looking for is route running, consistent hands as well as speed, but let's not act like tall receivers in the league are against the religion in the NFL, they do play a role and that's all I'm looking to add.
People act like Shanahan HASN'T worked with tall and big receivers either, wherever he's gone he's made it work. I also get the sense that Shanahan was thinking the same this off season when Shawn Poindexter Jordan Matthews, Jalen Hurd and tried to trade for Mohammed Sanu. I mean with all injuries happening to the 9ers receivers lately, why not try and add a receiver with size that can withstand and take on NFL hits on a consistent basis.
