Originally posted by genus49:
There is a middle ground between what Oakland is doing with the whole speed thing and what this front office was doing with the whole "size" thing.
I really wish whoever is calling the shots come draft time picks the best players...regardless of their 40 time or how tall they are and how much they weigh.
There is an abundance of terrific players who don't fit the so called "prototypical numbers"
If we all remember Jerry Rice wasn't a 4.3 guy either. Wes Welker is one of the toughest SOB's out there and he's a shrimp.
If a guy can play...draft him. If anything those guys try harder because they're always an underdog and always being told they can't do this and that, meanwhile athletic freaks like Vernon Gholston or Lavar Arrington are highly disappointing.
Our front office preaches size but they don't get it. Morgan is 5'11". Crabtree is 6'1" 215 lbs. Guys like Vincent Jackson are 6'5" 240 lbs. with speed. There are much bigger WR's. We aren't that big.
