Glad to see my man Sammy can spot the obvious. Way to go #29! Ofcourse he is 100% correct, but I dont think this is breaking news or anything.
There’s still somewhat of a backlash against having faster players around here thanks to the 2007 draft.
If I knew, I would tell you. But we went into that draft with Randy Mueller hyping up the need for speed on offense, and we came away with “gems” like Lorenzo Booker. So I’m guessing some people equated the philosophy to terrible drafting, especially when Parcells’ “big and mean (but not really)” philosophy came along.
I tried to tell ya', but don't take my word for it, though, here's former West Virgina QB Pat White... Guest Poster, Pat White Huh?
I'm looking for big things from Gates. I'd still be fine if we had Ted Ginn. It's a nice dimension for the offense.
I will say that the deep shots were few and far between. As well, they were not called schematically at opportune moments in my humble opinion. Also, I forgot the Bills existed.
I like where it says in his blog that at 6'0" 192 lbs he is will be a physical receiver along with that speed. This is by far going to be what I will be watching this year. I'm excited for this year whenever it gets started!!
I'm very excited for gates. At the very least he can pull coverage and hopefully open up underneath routes for bess and marshall. And hopefully he can catch a few balls too
He is, after all, the most fastest man in the World. Playing ten yards off the line of scrimmage is considered press coverage. Insurance companies refuse to insure his treadmill. any takers?...
He was once chased by a cheetah and PETA sued him for causing the animal to become clinically depressed.
"Speed Kills" isn't just a common phrase, but was actually used against Gates in the court of law when he beat a cornerback so bad he was charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
Good thing Madison still believes in Sean Smith...... "He can make plays if he takes the cheese" Take the cheddar Sean. These corners are going to be better next season against speed..... Starts up front. Pod is onto a situational pass rusher. Agree.
I disagree .Even as a decoy he would have helped stretch the field thus opening up more space for Marshall and Bess.
Speed is an important variable in a receiver's abilities in the league, but two of the greatest receivers I can think of right off the top of my head weren't speed demons, and that was our own "Marks Brothers", Duper and Clayton. Yes they were blessed with having some guy named Marino throwing the ball to them, but what made them so incredible was the precision of the routes they ran. With Al Davis ranting over the years about speed, speed, speed...and it seems that's become a trend that coaches are looking for, precise route running has appeared to take a backseat to speed. I don't know...maybe it's because I'm a simpleton, but it seems to me that if a receiver isn't where he's supposed to be when the QB launches the ball, it doesn't matter how fast he is, it's going to be incomplete.