What about the old veteran WRs we did pass on, huh?

[Fox007]

WR is our #1 priority this off season but it wouldn't have been if easy to see picks were made instead of some random Gs from shitty schools.

[Mr. Scot]

So it's foolish to talk about 2014 WR prospects, then? Really?

2014 draft prospects? No.

2013 draft prospects... :unsure:

[top dawg]

2014 draft prospects? No.

2013 draft prospects... :unsure:

I agree. To use your favorite term, it's just "silly".

 

 

I'll give someone a few weeks weeks to whine and pine, but this is hardly the first week that Allen has shown what he's made of. We didn't pick him, we're not getting him. Let's discuss the guys that we can get.

[teeray]

Steve Smith is ranked 127th, Brandon Lafell is ranked 137th, and Ted Ginn is ranked 142nd in dropped pass % in the NFL.

 

We don't have an unusual problem with drops.  We have had some at crucial times, but we have caught the ball really well.

 

We have had some trouble getting open, and we have had trouble giving Cam time, two things an improved O-Line would help with.

 

www.sportingcharts.com/nfl//stats/drops/2013

[DaCityKats]

 

We have had some trouble getting open, and we have had trouble giving Cam time, two things an improved O-Line would help with.

 

 

yes they can be but the first one can also be helped by getting a better group of WRs in here. this team has to improve the depth at that position as well as the OL. this team has tried to strike lighting twice by bringing in later round WRs thinking they will get another Smith.

[Jackofalltrades]

Cam is the second most sacked QB in the league since he arrived, only Big Ben has more.

[Jackofalltrades]

ATL has great skill position players, how's that working out for them?

[General_Purr]

Yo we have a o line next year

 

our draft pic and Amili on IR

We are good on O line. We need WEAAAAPONS dude look at other teams. WEAPONS. we will never compete at that level without them.

[Keep Steve]

I'm going to fuging kill one of you if I see another thread about WR's today.

That thread you made about the Saints loss being acceptable and a good thing..... I hope you realize that sentiment was very popular in other threads, but you chose to make one.

[top dawg]

ATL has great skill position players, how's that working out for them?

 

Come on, man. ATL went "all in" and risked their future by paying a king's ransom for one guy. Many NFL types realized that they could end up in hot water for lack of quality depth.  

 

Isn't it ironic that when the Falcons lost Julio Jones---their beastly WR---everyone knew that it was pretty much curtains for their season? But let's not try and act like Julio and Roddy aren't arguably the best WR tandem in football, and last year it showed.

 

Our FO has not bankrupted our future, and in fact has acquired decent depth on the D-line, at LB, and RB. If our defensive backfield continues to develop, and make some leaps, we just may have quality depth there as well. Even DA may be a better back-up QB than most. So I would argue that overall, we have better depth than the Falcons right now. Why wouldn't we continue to add the missing pieces, especially at WR, which can be the difference between being a perennial contender and a pretender?

 

Give me a valid reason as to why we shouldn't try to acquire a couple of WRs in this draft right now, since you seem to be arguing so  vociferously against it? 

[top dawg]

Getting back on point, in light of our big, tall QB---all things being equal---I prefer a big, tall WR, but they don't grow on trees. That being said, I would still give Watkins or Lee their due diligence. Just like the ins and outs of the business side of football, I really haven't paid too much attention to draft prospects until late in the game. I couldn't (and can't) do anything about it anyway, so why even care? I guess the older that you get, you have to find more interests to spice things up. That being said, I know that most of the prospects won't be vetted out until after the Combine, Pro Days, and especially individual tem workouts, but at this moment I really am keenly interested in Brandon Coleman, Jaelen Strong, Donte Moncrief (thanks to someone repeatedly mentioning him ), Kevin Benjamin, and Jordan Matthews.

 

Mike Evans will probably be gone, but he looks a little "soft" to me anyway (meaning not physical or aggressive enough). Moncrief appears to have some swag (for what it's worth). I like Jaelen Strong's mix of size and speed, plus the kid seems to have a story behind him (his dad dying when he was young, and starting off in JC for academic reasons). He looks like a fairly smooth route runner with good hands. Benjamin looks a little raw, but with tons of potential, and Jordan Matthews looks the most pro-ready to me, though he may not be the speediest WR of the draft. But, like I said these are just general first impressions which may not mean a thing. I could change opinions whichever way the wind is blowing depending on what happens in the off-season. 

 

Feel free to express an opinion.

[Sloth]

A shiny first round RT giving Cam an extra second won't matter if his primary targets are still Smith (aging and shouldn't be a #1) and LaFell (perpetually covered and the antithesis of clutch). Ginn making it on the field here is less about a redemption story and more of a judgement on our WR group.

 

Atlanta was a missed call away from playing in the SB the last time they had their two WRs healthy, by the way. Not that we have anyone close to Julio's level, but as average as they are take away Smith and LaFell for the year and we're not sniffing .500.

[carolina-chuck]

Im not a Brandin Cooks fan. Too small.

[top dawg]

ATL has great skill position players, how's that working out for them?

 

 

Come on, man. ATL went "all in" and risked their future by paying a king's ransom for one guy. Many NFL types realized that they could end up in hot water for lack of quality depth.  

 

Isn't it ironic that when the Falcons lost Julio Jones---their beastly WR---everyone knew that it was pretty much curtains for their season? But let's not try and act like Julio and Roddy aren't arguably the best WR tandem in football, and last year it showed.

 

Our FO has not bankrupted our future, and in fact has acquired decent depth on the D-line, at LB, and RB. If our defensive backfield continues to develop, and make some leaps, we just may have quality depth there as well. Even DA may be a better back-up QB than most. So I would argue that overall, we have better depth than the Falcons right now. Why wouldn't we continue to add the missing pieces, especially at WR, which can be the difference between being a perennial contender and a pretender?

 

Give me a valid reason as to why we shouldn't try to acquire a couple of WRs in this draft right now, since you seem to be arguing so  vociferously against it? 

 

Also, don't forget about Tavarres King and Marvin Mcnutt. I could argue that even our WR depth is better than ATL's from some perspective. We just have to acquire at least one receiver who needs to be staring at some time (preferably early) next year that is a legitimate threat on every down. 

 

It is my contention that we have the depth, we just don't have the starting caliber, big-play playmakers in front of that depth (if you understand what I'm saying).