The Official draft Marcus Monk thread.

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Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

I buy into having a balanced attack. At least one big, physical receiver is a necessary weapon, particularly in the Red Zone. It doesn't matter if we have 4 receivers that run sub-4.5s inside the 20. Their speed is completely negated down there because there is no where to stretch the field.

Maybe you miss understand what i'm saying. I'm not against 'big' receivers.
But, being 'big' is nothing without speed. At any level of football, especially the NFL speed is essential.

Every team wants a big receiver who is also fast but the reality is that there aren't that many.

Inside the 20 vertical speed is most certainly a weapon. The Post, Skinny Post, Post-Corner, Flag, Go, Out and Up, Seam-Go, Slant are some 'speed' routes ran inside the 20)
-In the Seattle game Randle El scored on a Slant from inside the 10, and Hacket scored on a Seam-Go inside the 20

In the Red Zone speed is still an essential factor in gaining separation from the defender to get open. (separation is not just vertical, but horizontal also)

*Also you don't have to pass to score in the Red Zone. If we must throw to a 'big' receiver we can always split Cooley out wide.

I think people forget the majority of productive receivers in the NFL are under 6'2 and they still seem to score inside the 20 and even inside the 10 (oh my!) and on the goalline.

Bengals- T.J. Housh- 6'1 199
Chad Johnson- 6'1 192
Colts- Gonzalez, A - 6'0 193
Harrison, M - 6'0 185
Wayne, R - 6'0 198
Pats- Welker, W - 5'9 185
Steeler-Ward,H - 6'0 205

This list is just some of the AFC teams. Should I continue?

Extra note: those 'West Coast Offense' teams Green Bay, Seattle, Tampa Bay all their receivers are short dudes