Picking Kelly over Sweed

Skinny Tee · 05-01-2008, 04:16 PM

Why do you suppose that the Skins chose Kelly over Sweed. Todd McShay had Sweed as the highest rated receiver on his board. They are similar in size but Sweed posted a quicker 40 time and doesn't have the knee injury history.

I like Kelly now that he's a Redskin and also trust the Skins scouts picked the best player for the squad. Sweed was available at our pick so I was wondering what Skins fans thought about the Kelly over Sweed selection.

J. Spanky · 05-01-2008, 04:30 PM

kelly runs better routes and is more proven as far as consistent, year to year, production

DGreene28 · 05-01-2008, 04:34 PM

Sweed has his own injury questions with his wrist.

HOGTIMUS PRIME · 05-01-2008, 04:35 PM

I wasen't a big Sweed guy, knee's aside I think Kelly is the better WR.

EEich · 05-01-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by J. Spanky

kelly runs better routes and is more proven as far as consistent, year to year, production

That's a ludicrous statement:
2006 6 catches for 90 yards and 1 TD
2007 79 catches for 1260 yards and 8 TDs

That's some year to year consistency for ya.

wilsowilso · 05-01-2008, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by EEich

That's a ludicrous statement:
2006 6 catches for 90 yards and 1 TD
2007 79 catches for 1260 yards and 8 TDs

That's some year to year consistency for ya.

You got your stats wrong. Kelly as a true freshman caught 33 passes for 471 yards and two touchdowns. As Sophmore he caught 62 passes for 993 yards and ten touchdowns. This last year he caught 49 balls for 821 yards and nine touchdowns.

I think you put the Devin Thomas stats in there instead of Kelly's.

EEich · 05-02-2008, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by wilsowilso

You got your stats wrong. Kelly as a true freshman caught 33 passes for 471 yards and two touchdowns. As Sophmore he caught 62 passes for 993 yards and ten touchdowns. This last year he caught 49 balls for 821 yards and nine touchdowns.

I think you put the Devin Thomas stats in there instead of Kelly's.

Yup... for some reason I had Thomas on my mind... sorry Spanky.

J. Spanky · 05-02-2008, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by EEich

Yup... for some reason I had Thomas on my mind... sorry Spanky.

don't mention it

wilsowilso · 05-01-2008, 04:37 PM

Kelly has a higher ceiling, but is more of a gamble due to three things. Timmed speed, knee concerns and attitude. Kelly plays faster than he was timed, his knees were cleared by most teams doctors and lastly while he threw a tantrum at his pro day he didn't have a character red flag before that incident so nothing is positive about any of the three negatives.

On tape Kelly was much harder to press and generally keep track of. He is very elusive for a taller receiver.

SmootSmack · 05-01-2008, 04:51 PM

I think the biggest differentiator is Kelly's hands. He probably has the surest hands of any WR drafted. Sweed is the more explosive playmaker, but the Redskins have guys like that. What they need is the move the chains receiver who can consistently catch the ball with bodies draped over him going 9 yards over the middle on a 3rd and 8

TheMalcolmConnection · 05-01-2008, 04:53 PM

I remember reading that Kelly only dropped one ball in his career at OU.

jsarno · 05-02-2008, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

I remember reading that Kelly only dropped one ball in his career at OU.

Is that really true?

Is it possible to find a link on that. That would be amazing.

TheMalcolmConnection · 05-01-2008, 04:55 PM

Even the people who have criticized him are saying he's like a Keyshawn Johnson clone.

We could do a LOT worse than to have another Keyshawn sans the 'tude.

Dirtbag59 · 05-01-2008, 05:10 PM

Sweed never seemed to get involved when Texas played ranked opponents. I mean maybe he would get a touchdown catch, but "maybe he would get" is not what you look for when you try and draft a game breaking reciever. Plus he only averaged 3 or 4 catches a game. Kelly seemed to have a better track record against ranked opponents.

wilsowilso · 05-01-2008, 05:44 PM

Oh yeah and like others have pointed out Kelly has sick hands. Sick!

05-01-2008, 04:16 PM	#1
Skinny Tee The Starter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Redskins Nation Posts: 1,715	Picking Kelly over Sweed Why do you suppose that the Skins chose Kelly over Sweed. Todd McShay had Sweed as the highest rated receiver on his board. They are similar in size but Sweed posted a quicker 40 time and doesn't have the knee injury history. I like Kelly now that he's a Redskin and also trust the Skins scouts picked the best player for the squad. Sweed was available at our pick so I was wondering what Skins fans thought about the Kelly over Sweed selection. __________________ Redskinsly, _________Skinny Tee_________

05-01-2008, 04:30 PM	#2
J. Spanky Special Teams Join Date: May 2007 Location: off the grid Posts: 192	Re: Picking Kelly over Sweed kelly runs better routes and is more proven as far as consistent, year to year, production

05-01-2008, 04:34 PM	#3
DGreene28 Special Teams Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 335	Re: Picking Kelly over Sweed Sweed has his own injury questions with his wrist. __________________ Optimism can make you look stupid, but cynicism always makes you look cynical. - Calum Fisher

05-01-2008, 04:35 PM	#4
HOGTIMUS PRIME Special Teams Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 101	Re: Picking Kelly over Sweed I wasen't a big Sweed guy, knee's aside I think Kelly is the better WR.

05-01-2008, 04:37 PM	#9
wilsowilso Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles Age: 51 Posts: 2,841	Re: Picking Kelly over Sweed Kelly has a higher ceiling, but is more of a gamble due to three things. Timmed speed, knee concerns and attitude. Kelly plays faster than he was timed, his knees were cleared by most teams doctors and lastly while he threw a tantrum at his pro day he didn't have a character red flag before that incident so nothing is positive about any of the three negatives. On tape Kelly was much harder to press and generally keep track of. He is very elusive for a taller receiver.

05-01-2008, 04:51 PM	#10
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Picking Kelly over Sweed I think the biggest differentiator is Kelly's hands. He probably has the surest hands of any WR drafted. Sweed is the more explosive playmaker, but the Redskins have guys like that. What they need is the move the chains receiver who can consistently catch the ball with bodies draped over him going 9 yards over the middle on a 3rd and 8 __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

05-01-2008, 04:53 PM	#11
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 19,233	Re: Picking Kelly over Sweed I remember reading that Kelly only dropped one ball in his career at OU. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

05-01-2008, 04:55 PM	#13
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 19,233	Re: Picking Kelly over Sweed Even the people who have criticized him are saying he's like a Keyshawn Johnson clone. We could do a LOT worse than to have another Keyshawn sans the 'tude. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

05-01-2008, 05:10 PM	#14
Dirtbag59 Naega jeil jal naga Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Atlanta, Georgia From: Silver Spring, Maryland Age: 39 Posts: 14,750	Re: Picking Kelly over Sweed Sweed never seemed to get involved when Texas played ranked opponents. I mean maybe he would get a touchdown catch, but "maybe he would get" is not what you look for when you try and draft a game breaking reciever. Plus he only averaged 3 or 4 catches a game. Kelly seemed to have a better track record against ranked opponents. __________________ "It's nice to be important, but its more important to be nice." - Scooter "I feel like Dirtbag has been slowly and methodically trolling the board for a month or so now." - FRPLG

05-01-2008, 05:44 PM	#15
wilsowilso Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles Age: 51 Posts: 2,841	Re: Picking Kelly over Sweed Oh yeah and like others have pointed out Kelly has sick hands. Sick!

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