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Daseal · 12-17-2008, 08:46 AM

We all knew Devin Thomas would be slow to develop. He was a one year wonder more or less at Michigan State, but has all the physical tools to become a very productive player.

Malcolm Kelly is a very good receiver that could probably produce some numbers right away, however when you're injured it's tough to get on the field. WR is one of the hardest positions to learn as a rookie, and missing any time makes it that much tougher.

The Fred Davis pick was a bit questionable, and could have definitely gone another way. However, once (if) he picks up the system he could be a great asset to this team. Even without him we've been running double TE sets with Yoder fairly often.

Listen, receivers have to be given time to develop. They have a lot of responsibilities on the field. They have to learn all of the routes, the verbage, their hot routes, how to read defenses to know when to run hot routes, work with the QB for timing and rhythm, etc.

The draft is a crap shoot. Right now, it looks as if Horton should have been a 1st round pick. Basing production off of a rookie year is crazy.

Everyone here was raving about Vinny this offseason. We didn't go after those high priced free agents, we traded down for more picks, we got arguably the consensus #1 WR, The #1 TE, and the #3 WR on the board. It isn't like Vinny pulled some obscure name out of a hat.

It sucks that our team is struggling, but we just switched to a new system, give Zorn time to get his guys in the door, and maybe we can ship out some of the older guys and turn towards a youth movement. The oldest average age team in the NFL is only getting older.

12-17-2008, 08:46 AM	#64
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 8,341	Re: Cerrato Vaguely Explains Draft Strategy (with Questionable Evidence) We all knew Devin Thomas would be slow to develop. He was a one year wonder more or less at Michigan State, but has all the physical tools to become a very productive player. Malcolm Kelly is a very good receiver that could probably produce some numbers right away, however when you're injured it's tough to get on the field. WR is one of the hardest positions to learn as a rookie, and missing any time makes it that much tougher. The Fred Davis pick was a bit questionable, and could have definitely gone another way. However, once (if) he picks up the system he could be a great asset to this team. Even without him we've been running double TE sets with Yoder fairly often. Listen, receivers have to be given time to develop. They have a lot of responsibilities on the field. They have to learn all of the routes, the verbage, their hot routes, how to read defenses to know when to run hot routes, work with the QB for timing and rhythm, etc. The draft is a crap shoot. Right now, it looks as if Horton should have been a 1st round pick. Basing production off of a rookie year is crazy. Everyone here was raving about Vinny this offseason. We didn't go after those high priced free agents, we traded down for more picks, we got arguably the consensus #1 WR, The #1 TE, and the #3 WR on the board. It isn't like Vinny pulled some obscure name out of a hat. It sucks that our team is struggling, but we just switched to a new system, give Zorn time to get his guys in the door, and maybe we can ship out some of the older guys and turn towards a youth movement. The oldest average age team in the NFL is only getting older. __________________ Best. Player. Available.