Gibbs and Building by the Draft

[SkinsFanSince91]

Originally Posted by dmek25

why is everyone drooling over a tall receiver? does size matter, as long as you catch the ball? and you talk about a young running back. how old is betts? and portis? and betts legs should be very fresh, considering the amount of carries he has had in his short career. we need to draft lineman on both sides of the ball

Big receivers have a wider and taller "catch radius" without having to leap exponentially to snag the ball. Like Fitzgerald, Terrell Owens, and now Calvin Johnson, they are all able to use their frames to shield defenders from making plays on the ball. Ex-basketball players (ex. Gonzalez, Gates, & R. Moss) who play in the NFL use this to "box out" the defender.

We do need at least one outside of Cooley to be a red zone weapon at least.