Why Passing on a WR in the first might not be a option

[koolkatluke]

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=9069721

[carpanfan96]

http://espn.go.com/v...clip?id=9069721

Using ESPN and Kiper and McShay again??? lol Really? You actually read or listen to the garbage those two produce?

[koolkatluke]

Using ESPN and Kiper and McShay again??? lol Really? You actually read or listen to the garbage those two produce?

Yeah let's only post scouts that fit your opinion. Not to mention you didn't even list the weaknesses those scouts had on Patterson.

[vanilla B]

Dwayne Jarrett says "Hey".

Dwayne Jarrett set USC receivers back 10 years.

[Rags]

christ some of you guys are going to be on suicide watch if we draft a WR in the first.

[DeeJay]

Gettlemen Magic

[carpanfan96]

Yeah let's only post scouts that fit your opinion. Not to mention you didn't even list the weaknesses those scouts had on Patterson.

No, I don't follow ESPN for anything at all draft scouting related.

One of the ones I posted was just the overall picture and it included weaknesses. I also included the links for both of the quotes I made.

Not my fault that it comes from one of the most trusted sites with the NFL. You know NFL.com with information from NFL paid scouts and the NFL draft advisory board.

The site that calls him one of the most physically gifted WR's of the past few drafts. I also noted that everyone knows his weakness with route running and his mental lapses. Though the route running is a weakness of most college prospects and the mental lapses can't be too often because of his low drop percentage and high catch to thrown to percentage.

All of his weaknesses are correctable because he has a high football IQ, which was also noted in the links I posted.

[BelgianPantherFan]

I'd be ok with either WR or OL at #14. But I do think that OL has more chance to be the BPA at that position.

[jarhead]

Its really hard to determine what holes we need to fill in the first when we have so many of them.i guess we will wait and see what Rivera and Gettlemen think. It does make for interesting conversation.I think Gettlemen would like to take the BPA but I am not sure we are in a position to do so.

[CanadianCat]

1. Get a QB

2. Give him protection

3. Give him weapons

Falcons went the other way

1. Get a QB

2. Give him weapons (Gonzo, Turner, Jones)

3. Give him protection

Just saying there are several ways to do this.

[CanadianCat]

All this being said with "The Don's" back ground I wouldnt be surprised to see us draft a DE.. would get the same reaction as last years Luke pick.

[BigSyke]

^ Yeah but not everyone has a Gm that knows how to pick starting talent in any round.

[panthers55]

Lol if you think NFL scouts sit around in rooms peeing their pants over "bust percentages"

I swear the hurneywashing that this fanbase has so deeply rooted in their minds is just so sad to see

So if scouts and GMs are not worried about the bust potential of wide receivers then why have few been chosen the last couple of years in a pass happy league?? In 2011, 3 wide receivers went in the first round. And again 2 of those 3 were top 10 and rare.

AJ Green- taken 5th- 97 receptions, 1350 yards, 11 TDS

Julio Jones- taken 8th, 79 receptions, 1198 yards 10 TDs

Now the other first rounder who is more akin to what is in this draft.

Jonathan Baldwin-

20 receptions- 325 yards 1 TD.

Last year there were 4. By the way how did those four do??

Blackmon- top 5 pick- 64 catches- 865 yards 5 TDs

Michael Floyd- 13th pick , 45 receptions, 562 yards, 2 TDs

Kendall Wright- 20th pick- 64 receptions, 626 yards, 4 TDs

AJ Jenkins- 30th pick- 0 receptions

Not a thousand yard receiver among them . So if there is a Julio Jones or AJ Green then lets pick them up. Otherwise most of the guys out there are not an upgrade over what we have.

But lets ignore the percentages and lets ignore the facts. Lets get a WR in the draft no matter what. I swear the hurneybashing this fanbase has is so deep rooted they ignore the facts and realities and blame him for everything...............

[DaCityKats]

Again why does a WR have to be elite to be taken in the 1st round? and 3 out of 4 of those rookies would have had more catches then LaFell.1000 yard season for a rookie WR is great, but lets not act like the numbers Wright, Floyd and Blackmon put up where slouches especially when they would had better numbers then our own #2 WR.