Romo 2 Austin;3278013 said:
We need a KR/PR
In the 2nd round Shipley is a bargain, I wouldn't take him in the 1st though
He will be a better bargain in the 4th and he will be available then.
He looks to be several inches shorter than Colt McCoy and Colt is listed at 6'-2". I seriously doubt Colt is a full 6'-2".
I think looking at what school a player attended does matter. I just would never use that as the sole reason to draft or not draft the player.
You can see a ton of difference in Jordan Shipley and Roy Williams even though both went to the same school and had the same head coach and offensive coordinator. Roy had so much natural talent that he did not have to work that hard in college. Shipley had to overcome a few major injuries during college, so he had to learn a good work ethic right from the beginning. He would probably be a different player had he not been injured. Even though Gregg Davis was the OC for both guys they really played in different systems because of the different QBs they had at the time.
It is not like the Steve Spurrier Florida Gator receivers. They were all the same size and ran the exact same system and all of their QBs were the similar. If you changed names and numbers on the uniforms, you would not know which guy was playing and what year under Spurrier it was. You can see differences between Roy and Jordan. Both good and bad.
I would not mind at all if Dallas picked Shipley up in the 4th round. I don't see him making an immediate impact, but he could develop well to replace Crayton in the slot and as a returner in a year or two. Crayton is 30 years old.
