K. Wright

[MHS831]

DO not laugh, but Kendall Wright will be the best WR in this draft. OK St WRs usually underperform. Alshon is dropping and has separation anxiety, as does Sanu. Of course, much depends on the team drafting the player, but if we get Wright and Jax gets Blackmon, Wright will be way more productive.

Wright is Steve Smith, just a little bigger. Catches balls over both shoulders deep, over the middle. A fiery leader. At #9, if you thought the next Steve Smith was there, would you pull the trigger. I would, if a better player at a bigger need is not on the board.

Yes, we have other needs, but Wright could be the biggest game changer in the draft.

And about DeCastro--he would be a great pick too. When Cam gets people in his face, he leans to his back foot. When he does that, his throws lose zip, they tend to be high, and it messes up timing (See the success of Brees in New Orleans AFTER Nicks and Evans took over). Hangman and Wharton were rather soft in pass protection.

[MHS831]

Kendall Wright in the 1st?

lol.

We could probably get him with our 2nd round pick anyway.

Wright in the second round? You need to be careful before you lol. He will be gone by #26 at the latest.

[jungleking]

Why? Because David Gettis is still on the roster. What, are we stockpiling deep threats to run the Air Raid with Cam next year?

[jungleking]

DO not laugh, but Kendall Wright will be the best WR in this draft. OK St WRs usually underperform. Alshon is dropping and has separation anxiety, as does Sanu. Of course, much depends on the team drafting the player, but if we get Wright and Jax gets Blackmon, Wright will be way more productive.

Wright is Steve Smith, just a little bigger. Catches balls over both shoulders deep, over the middle. A fiery leader. At #9, if you thought the next Steve Smith was there, would you pull the trigger. I would, if a better player at a bigger need is not on the board.

Yes, we have other needs, but Wright could be the biggest game changer in the draft.

And about DeCastro--he would be a great pick too. When Cam gets people in his face, he leans to his back foot. When he does that, his throws lose zip, they tend to be high, and it messes up timing (See the success of Brees in New Orleans AFTER Nicks and Evans took over). Hangman and Wharton were rather soft in pass protection.

No. Stop doing that. Not every undersized receiver is Steve Smith. He's fast, but not overly quick, which puts him more in the family of Mike Wallace than Steve Smith. If he were Smith, he'd be stronger, quicker, and tougher.

He's going to be good--very good, I think. But he's not Smith.

[MHS831]

No. Stop doing that. Not every undersized receiver is Steve Smith. He's fast, but not overly quick, which puts him more in the family of Mike Wallace than Steve Smith. If he were Smith, he'd be stronger, quicker, and tougher.

He's going to be good--very good, I think. But he's not Smith.

Where did I say every undersized WR is Steve Smith? This guy has been compared to Steve Smith repeatedly by scouts. Don't put others down to support your own opinion. That is sorta like being a dick, and we don't want that.

http://rosterwatch.com/?p=1764

I spent 30 seconds finding this, and I can find several more--but I got the Steve Smith comparisons from reading scouts' tweets.

and this:

"Area scouts and sources" tell SI's Tony Pauline that "a lot of teams" have Baylor's Kendall Wright rated as the No. 1 wide receiver in the 2012 NFL draft.

Pauline reports that "several teams," including one NFC playoff club, have Wright rated higher than Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon. Blackmon is a favorite of media draftniks, but he is likely to run in the 4.5s at 6-foot-1 and has a checkered off-field history. Wright is three inches smaller, but will likely time in the low-4.3s and has drawn comparisons to Carolina's Steve Smith for his combo of vertical skills and physicality in traffic. With the Senior Bowl just over a week away, Wright may be a sleeper to be drafted in the top ten.

Of course, I have seen the other comparisons too, and I welcome other opinions and see the points. Try opening your mind before your mouth (comments) and you might actually learn something.

"Don't do that. not every WR is Steve Smith" What a dh.

[Mage]

Wright in the second round? You need to be careful before you lol. He will be gone by #26 at the latest.

Maybe, but that still doesn't make him worth the 8-9 pick. Floyd is a better prospect than he is so if we're going to take a receiver, it'd be him anyway. But I'm sure there will be better players on the board.

[DaCityKats]

Wright is a monster, never missed a game during college.had at least 2 catches in every game he appeared in.

[jungleking]

Where did I say every undersized WR is Steve Smith? This guy has been compared to Steve Smith repeatedly by scouts. Don't put others down to support your own opinion. That is sorta like being a dick, and we don't want that.

http://rosterwatch.com/?p=1764

I spent 30 seconds finding this, and I can find several more--but I got the Steve Smith comparisons from reading scouts' tweets.

and this:

"Area scouts and sources" tell SI's Tony Pauline that "a lot of teams" have Baylor's Kendall Wright rated as the No. 1 wide receiver in the 2012 NFL draft.

Pauline reports that "several teams," including one NFC playoff club, have Wright rated higher than Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon. Blackmon is a favorite of media draftniks, but he is likely to run in the 4.5s at 6-foot-1 and has a checkered off-field history. Wright is three inches smaller, but will likely time in the low-4.3s and has drawn comparisons to Carolina's Steve Smith for his combo of vertical skills and physicality in traffic. With the Senior Bowl just over a week away, Wright may be a sleeper to be drafted in the top ten.

Of course, I have seen the other comparisons too, and I welcome other opinions and see the points. Try opening your mind before your mouth (comments) and you might actually learn something.

"Don't do that. not every WR is Steve Smith" What a dh.

Excuse me if my response was a little bit more aggressive than I meant, but it's a running trend on a lot of draft sites and around here that gets annoying fast. Too many small receivers to count have been compared to Smith, and often for the wrong reasons. So yes, all apologies for taking out my issues with a class of people on a single individual.

[jungleking]

Maybe, but that still doesn't make him worth the 8-9 pick. Floyd is a better prospect than he is so if we're going to take a receiver, it'd be him anyway. But I'm sure there will be better players on the board.

I don't think of Floyd as a better prospect. Character issues, bad foot speed. I think that Wright is the best or second-best receiver in the class, and if LaFell and Gettis weren't on the roster I think he'd be a good pick in the top ten.

[DaCityKats]

How do you know we don't already have that.

and what WR has shown any type of flashes of being a #1 WR on this team?

[jungleking]

and what WR has shown any type of flashes of being a #1 WR on this team?

Perhaps this is a stupid question, but does Carolina really need a traditional #1 receiver? Brady gets along fine without one, as do Brees and Rodgers. If Cam is going to get on that level, won't he find his own weapons?

[DaCityKats]

Perhaps this is a stupid question, but does Carolina really need a traditional #1 receiver? Brady gets along fine without one, as do Brees and Rodgers. If Cam is going to get on that level, won't he find his own weapons?

you dont consider Welker, Colston, and Jennings as #1 WRs? #1 WR dont have to line up on the outside all the time.

[jungleking]

you dont consider Welker, Colston, and Jennings as #1 WRs? #1 WR dont have to line up on the outside all the time.

Welker was never a #1 before Brady.

Colston has missed a ton of time and New Orleans hasn't really missed a beat.

I'll give you Jennings. But I feel like spending another high pick on another offensive weapon--two first rounders in the backfield, traded a third for Olsen, used a second on LaFell--won't yield much return, mostly because he's still going to be surrounded by all of those guys.

[DaCityKats]

Welker was never a #1 before Brady.

Colston has missed a ton of time and New Orleans hasn't really missed a beat.

I'll give you Jennings. But I feel like spending another high pick on another offensive weapon--two first rounders in the backfield, traded a third for Olsen, used a second on LaFell--won't yield much return, mostly because he's still going to be surrounded by all of those guys.

Welker has grown into a number 1.

Colston is still his number 1 target, injuries or not.

No, i think the dside needs to be addressed but if the FO believes there is a sure fire WR there i have no problems with them taking him.