Lets get Bledsoe a speed burner!

[CrazyCowboy]

Terry Glenn is pretty fast there Nors, besides, one can have 4.2 speed and it won't matter if Bledoe is on his back 90% of the time.

Priorities.

How true....so true.....we need lineman folks!

 

[Doomsday101]

...offense is over rated. What is more important is "wiggle" and vision. The ability to avoid defenders and anticipate the location of personnel as the play develops. That's why they spend so much time at the combine checking out the flexibility of the hips of crucial positions like wide receiver, corner, running back and tight end.

Flexibility of your hips allow you to catch short passes turn, plant and bend to avoid tacklers.

Speed is only a factor when you get behind someone or get to the open field. Not alot of NFL plays occur in the open field.

Speed is a crucial component on the defensive side of the ball where making up ground and converging on the ball is important. On that side of the ball the job is easier, where's is the rock, and I have to get to the location as fast as possible. Many times on the defensive side of the ball you don't even have to be at the ball to make the play, all you have to do is get to the point of attack and stirng out the play until help comes. Foot speed can help here.

The best wide receivers this year made a living out of taking short passes and with superior vision and moves made YAC. In Moss' case there was at least two plays I saw in highlights where he weaved his way in and out of traffic for long gains and in one case a TD. Most of it he did not with foot speed until he got to the open field, but rather with good elusive running.

Speed doesn't necessarily equate to success if you don't have the rest of the package. Look at one of our own, Tyson Thompson who couldn't avoid a fat lady in the ice cream aisle if his life depended on it.

It does matter if you do not have a speed WR. Look around the league most teams do have a possession WR but they also have outside speed which forces defense to backup. Teams that lack outside speed becomes easier to defend as defensive backs are not concerned that you will get by them. Speed also helps the underneath throws again because the defense tends to give a bigger cushion.

 

[Doomsday101]

How true....so true.....we need lineman folks!

Yes we do but Dallas is not going to use all draft picks and FA on the offensive line, we get more than 1 pick and have money to be somewhat active in FA so we should be able to address more than just the offensive line.

 

[CactusCowboy]

K E V I N C U R T I S

 

[MapleLeaf]

Guys who can run 4.6 to 4.9 can work just as good as any burner. Terry Glenn has proven to me that running good routes and not losing speed as you go in and out of your route is way more important.

He flat out gets separation the majority of the time. He is dangerous because the defenders have difficulty adjusting to his constant speed. He loses no momentum when he makes his moves. In a footrace many corners can stay with him, but when he changes direction no one can.

His "wiggle" is much more dangerous and I would take that any day over a Thompson or any other burner we have had over the past four years here and we have had alot.

 

[DLCassidy]

I'd like to add another speed guy. I'd also like a Mercedes but my check register says I can't afford it. But maybe I could if my fairy godmother threw some more money in my checking account. My point is it's all about the money and it's all about priorities.

If you're talking about Bledsoe, it would almost have to be a FA for it to matter. Why? Because DB is only going to be here for 1 or 2 more years IMO. And with our needs on OL and LB I can't see us going WR in the draft before the 3rd round. That guy, whoever he is, might be as fast as the wind but if he's a third rounder he's also a project. So he won't be doing much for Drew Bledsoe in the next couple years. If it's a FA, you're talking $. A Reggie Wayne or a TO would be a major plus for our offense but will we have enough money to go after one of them if we need to extend Witten, sign Corey Chavous, Ryan Longwell and LeCharles Bentley? Possibly if we trade Glover and Ellis. But it would also mean using the draft to fill holes at OT and LB. I'd be ok with that.

 

[KingTuna]

I'm talking all world fast guy to send deep and open up a defense more. Either draft or FA?

Any thoughts?

Agreed! We MUST get a LEGIT burner opposite Terry Glenn who demands more than single coverage...Then put Keyshawn in the slot!!!

Could be a LETHAL passing attack with one more speed burner on the field with Glenn!

Price was never in the gameplan...We need a solid starter caliber WR...

 

[ghst187]

Randal Williams!

 

[BARRYRAY]

T.O.T.O.T.O.T.O.T.O.T.O........

 

[Doomsday101]

Randal Williams!

Your right speed but no hands is not going to help but having WR with little or no speed will allow defense to play up close because they will not respect your outside speed.

 

[Doomsday101]

T.O.T.O.T.O.T.O.T.O.T.O........

I would take Toto before I would take that bonehead. Not worth the trouble that he causes.

 

[BigDFan5]

Price was never a speed burner.

We were able to get Glenn behind secondary for many big plays. Oline is a no brainer fix but to add a true speed demon out there could cause safeties to play deeper. Kinda what speed WR's do to our secondary....

I don't scoff at Galloway. I wanted him in FA last year and he had a monster year. Bledsoe to Galloway bombs would be something.

Peerless Price with Bledsoe in 2002 had 94 catches for 1,252 yards. I don't know what you are talking about no speed. I've watched him, he's real fast and a serious YAC guy. His career 14 yards per catch speaks to that.

:laugh2: :flipflop:

 

[Wheat]

Duh, ... from your little picture I am sure you saw what a fast S. Moss did to Dallas.

I think you were fishin'.

Moss runs his routes extremely well. If it was only speed. Then the NFL would be going after sprinters from Track teams. Don't worry about hands and route running! Just go deep!

 

[JackMagist]

I agree with Nors that we need a speed demon at WR and was very disappointed to see Galloway leave here. He really never got an even break in Dallas. And to the Skins fan who said he has to be able to run routes and go up for the ball...well Duh.

However there are two problems with getting a speed receiver here. One is that we have other concerns especially on OL and they are higher priorty. And the other is that Bill Parcells wouldn't know what to do with a speed talent if he had it.

 

[Doomsday101]

Moss runs his routes extremely well. If it was only speed. Then the NFL would be going after sprinters from Track teams. Don't worry about hands and route running! Just go deep!

True you need a guy who is a decent rout runner and have good hands but speed does matter which is why scouts and coaches time these guys. On a team you don't need 4 or 5 guys with outstanding speed but if you have no deep speed at all it makes the defense job way to easy.

 

[Zman5]

I like Peter Warrick.

If he's fully recovered from his chin injury finally, he'd be a real value.

He is not a speed guy. I think his 40 time was in the 4.65 range.

 

[Zman5]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nors
Price was never a speed burner.

We were able to get Glenn behind secondary for many big plays. Oline is a no brainer fix but to add a true speed demon out there could cause safeties to play deeper. Kinda what speed WR's do to our secondary....

I don't scoff at Galloway. I wanted him in FA last year and he had a monster year. Bledsoe to Galloway bombs would be something.




Quote:
Originally Posted by Nors
Peerless Price with Bledsoe in 2002 had 94 catches for 1,252 yards. I don't know what you are talking about no speed. I've watched him, he's real fast and a serious YAC guy. His career 14 yards per catch speaks to that.


:laugh2: :flipflop:

Nors just got

:laugh2:

 

[BigDFan5]

Nors just got

:laugh2:

Thats nothing new

 

[WV Cowboy]

Just to clear things up for certain posters.

Those of us that have mentioned that we would like more speed at WR are not, not indicating that we are looking at speed only, ... disregarding the fact that the speedster may have been a double amputee.

We know he needs to be able to catch a football too.

Plus we realize that our offensive line needs improvement and are not suggesting using the entire draft or all of FA to get a fast WR.

Carry on.

 

[Nors]

Originally Posted by Nors
Price was never a speed burner.

We were able to get Glenn behind secondary for many big plays. Oline is a no brainer fix but to add a true speed demon out there could cause safeties to play deeper. Kinda what speed WR's do to our secondary....

I don't scoff at Galloway. I wanted him in FA last year and he had a monster year. Bledsoe to Galloway bombs would be something.






Quote:
Originally Posted by Nors
Peerless Price with Bledsoe in 2002 had 94 catches for 1,252 yards. I don't know what you are talking about no speed. I've watched him, he's real fast and a serious YAC guy. His career 14 yards per catch speaks to that.

HE'S NOT A SPEED BURNER. Fast yes but for whatever reason Price is no longer what he was 4 years ago and cut by 2 teams running.

Again, we need to get a LEGIT speed threat on the field......