Keenan Allen's 40 time; 4.71, Luke Kuechly's 40 time; 4.5. Anyone concerned by Allen's speed? (Or lack thereof)

[TheRumGone]

The more concerning thing is that he only had 1...thats right...1 100 yard receiving game this year. Actually he only has 1 100 yard receiving game since 10/13/2011. So that is 15 out of his last 16 games he was held under 100 yards...and runs a 4.7...it is all pretty damn concerning.

I can understand the concern, but the guy had someone on The Golden Calf of Bristol's status or worse throwing to him. That QB he had was absolutely terrible.

[panthers55]

We need a wide receiver that can take the top off the defense. We already have a possession receiver in LaFell. I am with those that say that Allen isn't really much of an upgrade over what we already have. Why did we pick up Ginn for example?? Because he has straight line speed. Why did we hold onto Gettis?? You can't coach speed. Either you have it or you don't. Of course speed isn't everything but you need a receiver who can complement what you already have not duplicate it.

In a vertical offense you have to get down field in a hurry to avoid putting your quarterback in a vulnerable spot. We already have possession guys we need speed guys given that Hixon and Gettis are both coming off ACL injuries and LaFell is a possession guy. Allen doesn't bring that much to the table we don't already have.

So with that said, they will pick him for sure.

[stirs]

Didn't we do 20+ pages on this in the draft section just a week ago?

[CarolinaCoolin]

Didn't we do 20+ pages on this in the draft section just a week ago?

Upset everyone flocked away from your Wilson trolling so quick?

[stirs]

Upset everyone flocked away from your Wilson trolling so quick?

Truth will set you free there Homer

[panthers55]

How many receivers coming off knee injuries do we need??

If we draft Allen that would be 3. Given our great history dealing with knee injuries over the years, why would we do that to ourselves???

[CarolinaCoolin]

Truth will set you free there Homer

The truth are in the numbers which are on cams side. You just like to troll and be contrarian so it makes you feel important. I'll let you in on a little secret though. You aren't important

[panther4life]

According to PFF only 4 receivers had 15 or more receptions of 20 yards or more in the air. The most was 21 with megatron.

1 of those guys was Reggie Wayne and Greg Cossell loves to compare Allen to him.

So really how fuging important is timed speed with no pads or defensive coverage?

[top dawg]

So with that said, they will pick him for sure.

At 14, a slow possession receiver with an injury history would be damn near rage worthy. I would probably look something like this...for real.

[Creep59]

No more players in the draft with injury histories please.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Does anyone learn from the past? Same arguments for Dewayne Jarrett who slipped bc of his 40 and was more productive on the field.

Plenty of HE PLAYS LIKE he runs 4.4 on the field.

dwayne jarrett failed because he racked up DUIs and didn't want to put in the work to make it in the NFL

[carolina-chuck]

I have, Allen isn't fast. He'll make a defender miss on occasion but don't count on Keenan doing that in the NFL. He's a Michael Crabtree.

I'll take a Crabtree anyday of the week

[carolina-chuck]

dwayne jarrett failed because he racked up DUIs and didn't want to put in the work to make it in the NFL

Finally someone who knows why Jarrett is outta the league. It's wasnt his slow 40 that got him out.

[carolina-chuck]

In this case we should take my favorite prospect Tavon or Marquise Goodwin