Originally posted by OsBoogie:Originally posted by Nastastical:I can't see it with his mediocre combine numbers and low production at UGA. Great route runner and I can see him carving out a long career, but there are a ton of recievers in this draft and Ridley might fall because he doesn't really wow you with anything. His ceiling probably won't excite too many teams over some of the other WR prospects.
I think people are putting too much stock into his time. Just like they think some of these "burners" who had great numbers are better than they are.
Ridley gets open and he catches. The tape is good and teams will appreciate that.
There is far better chance he goes in the 2nd than the 4th IMHO
It's not just his combine, but he also didn't produce much at Georgia, even though that wasn't all his fault. In most years he probably would go in the 2nd-3rd, but this class features a ton of recievers and defensive lineman who could push him down the draft board. That's not a knock against him though.
Sometimes us fans fall in love with prospects who are really sound football players, even if they lack the athletic profile most teams covet. I and many other did this last year with Okoronkwo, but when he started dropping it really shouldn't have shocked us because teams usually prefer rawer athletes with higher ceilings and sometimes the steady technicians with lower ceilings end up dropping.