cnuball21
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'Don't think you're understanding what is being said. One of the 1st things I said was a pure speed receiver with no other receiving ability is not worth a 1st rounder. The quality speed receivers with actual skill do not drop past the 2nd round. Speed receivers aren't necessarily there to put up massive numbers. They just need to be good enough to prove they're legit threats on the field and then the impact will come in pre-snap. Just being able to run fast doesn't make you a good receiver, that is obvious. Teams won't fear a terrible speed receiver that can't catch a deep ball. How many DBs **** their pants when Randy Moss (4.25 guy btw) was going deep on em? How many DCoords see they're facing Moss and gameplan pre-snap around not getting destroyed by a Moss deep ball?
Yes it is about balance. Michael Irvin put up the numbers as the primary target, but having a speed guy on the opposite side helped open the field up for him to do work. Amari (or Gallup) can benefit similar to how Irvin did. Zeke as well.
I don't think you understand the scope of the speed if you're making random claims like "that's only about .07 seconds faster". It's more like an extra yard of separation on a Go route. That is a big deal.
You can't just plug in a trash receiver with speed into the roster. They barely get any playtime because there's no trust. Cowboys have been trying to plug this role in with UDFAs and it is an absolute waste of time.
It's about building a team that compliments each other. 1st rounder should lean more towards BPA than it does need. There's a decent chance that BPA at 17 or in a trade down scenario will be a speed WR. Dak has shown an improved deep ball to make use of the skillset as well.
Main Argument is ---> Having 1 Michael Irvin and 1 quality speed receiver on the opposite side is better than having 2 Michael Irvins. (Or 2 Dez Bryants)
I'd much rather have 2 Michael Irvins, 2 Deandre Hopkins, 2 Michael Thomas', etc... than have 1 one them and a speed WR on the other side.