UNIT REVIEW: Wide Receiver

[MaineMan]

Originally Posted by midgar8784

He is 6' 199 he would be a giants among our wideouts.

Wallace is 1/4" taller than Lloyd and a couple lbs heavier than Edelman.

[midgar8784]

Originally Posted by MaineMan

Wallace is 1/4" taller than Lloyd and a couple lbs heavier than Edelman.

and a hell of a lot faster. I need to see Edelman have more than 20 catches a year before I start calling him a wideout. Our receivers last year were Lloyd at 6', Branch at 5'9 and Welker at 5'9 if he is standing on a pile of clothes, so that is what I was going by.

[MaineMan]

Originally Posted by midgar8784

and a hell of a lot faster. I need to see Edelman have more than 20 catches a year before I start calling him a wideout. Our receivers last year were Lloyd at 6', Branch at 5'9 and Welker at 5'9 if he is standing on a pile of clothes, so that is what I was going by.

So, your claim was that Wallace (at 6003) would be a "giant" compared to the Pats current WRs (no mention of speed).

And now you don't want to "count" two of those Pats' current WRs for your own arbitrary reasons, cutting your comparison down to 5091 Branch and 5086 Welker.

Yes, Wallace would be a "giant" compared to them.

Anyone ever tell you that you argue like a politician?

[midgar8784]

Originally Posted by MaineMan

So, your claim was that Wallace (at 6003) would be a "giant" compared to the Pats current WRs (no mention of speed).

And now you don't want to "count" two of those Pats' current WRs for your own arbitrary reasons, cutting your comparison down to 5091 Branch and 5086 Welker.

Yes, Wallace would be a "giant" compared to them.

Anyone ever tell you that you argue like a politician?

As I said I do not consider edelman a wide receiver, which I said in my statement. If 2 of our 3 wideouts were 5'8 then my point is that. I said this in regards to saying wallace was a shorter fast wideout that we like...I mean if you want to use career high 21 catch edelman as a wideout, then we really do have serious issues at that position.

[chevss454]

Originally Posted by chevss454

Here's pretty much what I'm thinking regarding the WRs in the draft that could interest the Pats. I haven't included Cordarelle Patterson or Justin Hunter simply b/c they are raw route runners although they have all the athletic ability you could want. Patterson has drawn Randy Moss comparisons but he's as raw as it gets.

I could pick 2 of these guys, 1 6'1" or more and 1 6'1" or less from this group and be very happy.

1st, 2nd or 3rd rnd. Keenan Allen 6'3" 210, Cordarelle Patterson 6'3" 205, Robert Woods 6'1", 190, Tavon Austin 5'9" 175, Terrance Williams 6'2", 201, DeAndre Hopkins 6'1", 200, Quinton Patton, 6', 202 lb, Marcus Wheaton, 5'11" 185, DaRick Rogers, 6'2" 206, Ryan Swope, 6', 204.

4th, 5th or 6th rnd. Chris Harper, 6'1", 228, Marcus Davis, 6'3" 230, Ace Sanders, 5'8", 176, Josh Boyce, 5'11", 203, Aaron Dobson, 6'3" 203, Stedman Bailey, 5'10" 195, Marquise Goodwin, 5'9" 180.

7th or UDFA. Aaron Mellette, 6'3" 216, Denard Robinson, 5'11" 195, Emory Blake, 6'1" 200, Chad Bumphis, 5'10", 202, Russell Shepard, 6' 195,

There are plenty more from the 4th rnd on I could have added but this isn't meant to be an all-inclusive list as much as it is to simply point out the depth of this draft at the WR position.

I've changed my mind on both Patterson and Hunter after watching a lot more film on both players. They are back in it for me with Patterson in the 1st round and Hunter as a 2nd to 4th round player. Hunter improved tremendously in the 2nd half of the year no doubt due to his ACL surgery the year before. I'm also adding Keenan Allen to my list of 1st round possibilities. I had thought he would go far too soon but in recent mocks he's been slipping due to his lingering knee injury. Plus, if the mocks are anywhere close to accurate, they are pointing to big runs on DL and OL in the 1st round which may allow a great player to drop to us unexpectedly.