WR's than run 4.5 or slower

[BigSyke]

chris carter also ran slower. dude if you go look up the fastest combine performances...you see a bunch no names.

[CRA]

Jerry Rice.

Checkmate. Yahtzee. Bingo. #winning

[TheRumGone]

One thing is certain kb will always be compared to lee on this board

[Panthro]

Good

And cam should be compared to gabbert

[MV%doe]

4% body fat at any weight is almost dangerous. @ 240 and 6'5", there isnt many people made like that. just like gross and many other OLmen are mainly big frame guys that hold a good weight of 230 LBs. its ultra rare to find a "fit" 300 LBs man, most are 230 LBs that eat/roids to get 3 bills. 

 

 

sooooo benjamin is moving to LT in short.  :jc:

[MichaelNewtonII]

It says he has 4% body fat. I'm guessing that's an old pic OR he has big abdominals.

Nobody has 4% body fat and is that big

[MichaelNewtonII]

Actually nobody at all should have 4% body fat. That's just a complete lie

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[FootballMaestro]

 

6'5" 240lbs ^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

Cam Knows

 

Cam's more like 6'5" (and change), 260lbs. 

 

Cam hasn't been in the 240's probably since college, regardless at what he's been listed in the Pro's. 

[greghardy'sAK-47]

not worried about speed with benjamin.  he's gotta learn to catch the football better with those big paws.  unfortunately it seems guys with bad hands tend to stay with bad hands.  

[Vagrant]

I'm not saying that he's going to be a bad WR, I have no idea, but the fact that he "takes a while to get up to speed" is by no means a comforting thing to say regarding a poor 40 time. I would rather he be explosive off the line and just slow at top speed than a guy who needs 15 yards to get started. I personally think the speed issue is mitigated by him having such long arms and the ability to go up and get balls that corners can't reach, but you can't apologize away a poor 40 time. It's just one measurement but it does tell you *something* ... you just have to be able to know what it tells you. And the truth is that his 40 time wasn't even really bad it was just ....what you'd expect from a player his size and nothing freakish. But the sad truth is that if he had been able to cut two tenths off his 40 time he would have never been available for us.

 

There are no players drafted outside the Top 15 picks of the draft that don't have at least ONE considerable obstacle to overcome. That's not an insult that's just plain reality. We shouldn't apologize it away and pretend it doesn't exist. For Kelvin it's going to be proving that he's fast enough to play WR being his size and not a TE lined up wide sans the blocking skill of a TE.

 

 

[IGSaint]

One thing is certain kb will always be compared to lee on this board

 

Well I think it's right considering we had the choice to choose either one. I believe KB is the better choice over lee though. He just has to prove it on the field.

[d-dave]

If only Gettleman had drafted ALL the WRs and signed and traded for all the WRs, then this place might be happy!

 

Fact is, KB is going to be a specific tool for the offense.  He's not ready to be an all purpose WR.  We signed two vets who would fill in several roles (Cotchery and Avant) in our offense themselves.  We have Underwood as a deep outside threat.  For 2014, KB is going to used primarily in situations that play to his strengths, like jump balls, sideline routes, red zone stuff.  We'll have to see if he has the plant and foot speed to hit a 5 yard slant hard (and catch the ball in traffic).

 

I see KB's big high light plays on modified TE routes like posts and seams where he can work deep, out jump/muscle smaller DBs with some broken tackles for big plays.  We have other guys who can do the other routes.  If one of our UDFAs work out, or McNutt/King/Pilares can contribute, awesome.  

 

I do see the point in not having a bunch of rookie WRs out there.  We'll just have to see how well it works this season.  If after the 2015 season, we're not making progress and developing a good young core, then Gettleman will be out.  Simple as that.

[Navy_football]

If this has turned into a Marquise Lee over Kelvin Benjamin thread, then I'll say this:

 

How many Lee-like receivers are there in the NFL? 

 

How many Benjamin-like receivers are there in the NFL?

 

Why be content with average/a little above average, when you could have exceptional/extraordinary? Damn an average, I swing for the fences.

[Navy_football]

Barring a right guard, a redzone threat at wide out was the offense's biggest need last year. How many times did they stall in the redzone because Cam didn't have someone he could just toss it up for a jump ball in one-on-one?

 

Most teams stacked the box, and even blitzed, and dared Cam to make a play to a receiver. I think KB will make any DB pay in cover 0 in the redzone. Pass interference or TD on the jump ball. I'd take either. Cam/Tolbert can punch it in from the one. I would literally throw three fades in a row to KB with 8 or 9 in the box and man to man on the outside.