No prospect screams "WR1" to me after cursory glance

[Untouchable]

4 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

And now Funchess is 23. 

And went for 63/840/8 

[top dawg]

Just now, *FreeFua* said:

Funchess is caught in between. He isn’t quick/explosive to scare people that way and he doesn’t know how to properly use his size either. 

He’s just an athletic 6’4” 225 pound dude who’ll get by his entire career on athleticism alone. He’s no bully and he’ll forever keep people wondering “what if”.

Funchess has the make up to be a stud and he’s easy to fall in love with as a prospect but he’s just not that guy.

I saw Funchess use his size effectively on several occasions this season, but you keep beating that dead horse. 

[AceBoogie]

33 minutes ago, UNCrules2187 said:

I'm intrigued by Cortland Sutton. He's got a few inches on Ridley and seems like he may be about the same speed as Ridley (projected 40 of 4.51 vs 4.48 for Ridley). But yeah, if neither Ridley nor Sutton are available at 24, I think you gotta grab someone else in round 1 (maybe a DB) or try to trade up to grab one of the two.

Ridley runs a 4.3

[*FreeFua*]

Just now, top dawg said:

I saw Funchess use his size effectively on several occasions this season, but you keep beating that dead horse. 

And you keep watching with this big ol’goggles of yours.

All I’m saying is we need a legit number 1. Banking on Funchess to be THAT guy is a mistake. Funchess is a decent complimentary piece not the piece.

[UNCrules2187]

1 minute ago, AceBoogie said:

Ridley runs a 4.3

Ah ok, I just looked at the numbers of Walter Football so my fault.

[top dawg]

Just now, *FreeFua* said:

And you keep watching with this big ol’goggles of yours.

All I’m saying is we need a legit number 1. Banking on Funchess to be THAT guy is a mistake. Funchess is a decent complimentary piece not the piece.

And I explained to you yesterday about what I thought about most receivers in this league. They are mostly complementary pieces.  "That guy" is hard to come by.  

[top dawg]

Basically,  I guess what I'm saying is that I would seriously look at acquiring two free agents. 

I've already gone on record saying that Moncrief would be my first (realistic) choice.  He may end up the best value out the bunch. I would also choose between Lee,  Wallace and Pryor. 

[AceBoogie]

9 minutes ago, UNCrules2187 said:

Ah ok, I just looked at the numbers of Walter Football so my fault.

Looks like he ran both. 4.3 his sophomore year and 4.4 his junior year 

[MountaineerChemist10]

As long as Hurney is GM, do NOT draft a wide receiver. Develop our current WRs and sign a vet. Hurney has never been good at finding pass catchers in the draft. Remember Colbert, Carter, Jarrett & LaFAIL? All busts. Again, do NOT draft a WR.

[JJman Returns]

Ridley would be a fine pick at 24, but otherwise we shouldn't draft a WR this year. At least not in the first 4 rounds. I really like the WRs available in free agency. I think Cam can work well with multiple good route runners with solid hands. John Brown and Willie Snead are who I'd like to see us bring in. 

[Jon Snow]

4 minutes ago, top dawg said:

Basically,  I guess what I'm saying is that I would seriously look at acquiring two free agents. 

I've already gone on record saying that Moncrief would be my first (realistic) choice.  He may end up the best value out the bunch. I would also choose between Lee,  Wallace and Pryor. 

All of those guys are really the only realistic options given our current situation.  It all comes down to the money game.  You still have to spread it around to build a complete team.  We certainly don't have that at the moment.

[unicar15]

46 minutes ago, UNCrules2187 said:

I'm intrigued by Cortland Sutton. He's got a few inches on Ridley and seems like he may be about the same speed as Ridley (projected 40 of 4.51 vs 4.48 for Ridley). But yeah, if neither Ridley nor Sutton are available at 24, I think you gotta grab someone else in round 1 (maybe a DB) or try to trade up to grab one of the two.

Ridley and Kirk seem more polished to me. Sutton seems like he’s raw. Cam has played with a lot of raw receivers. You know who isn’t raw...he isn’t fast...he isn’t a stud athlete but he’s a great route runner? Greg Olsen...and cam is money when he throws to him. Get him a polished, knowledgeable WR that can create separation and watch him thrive. Maybe that’s a WR in a trade. Maybe it’s a guy we draft but drafting another KB, Funchess isn’t going to help this team. 

[Jon Snow]

1 minute ago, MountaineerChemist10 said:

As long as Hurney is GM, do NOT draft a wide receiver. Develop our current WRs and sign a vet. Hurney has never been good at finding pass catchers in the draft. Remember Colbert, Carter, Jarrett & LaFAIL? All busts. Again, do NOT draft a WR.

I'm hoping at least Norv gets to pick the offensive players in the draft.  I'm almost sure that he will.  P55 thinks Hurney is in full control and making the decisions though so who knows.

[FugAllY'all]

Funchess made a lot of great plays this season. Remember when he took a screen pass 30 yards for a touchdown against the Dolphins? Or went up and caught a touchdown between 2 defenders against the Lions? He also made the two biggest plays to win the game against the Patriots, knocking down what would have a been sure INT and then picking up a crucial first down. He made a ton of other physical catches across the middle and then turned up field for YAC during the season. The shoulder injury really robbed him of the opportunity to reach 1000 yards but his entire body of work this season showed both his reliability in making the routine catches to move the sticks and explosive playmaking ability. I think 1200 yards and 10 touchdowns is his floor next year.