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WR question

lugnut : 4/24/2014 12:22 pm
Those with better football acumen, please enlighten me...

What do we REALLY need at WR? A certifiable primary target a la Watkins or Evans -- end-zone/red-zone target, who can run, catch at great height, with huge catch radius, and can score from anywhere -- or will something "less" do?

In working on a couple mocks, I felt like I might just be adding to a clump of similar receivers in Cruz, Randle, Manningham, and Jernigan. It's certainly never a bad idea to add ANY WR talent, but I'm hoping for a little better explanation/differentiation from folks here. Thanks.
The Giants need to give Eli more time  
JohnB : 4/24/2014 12:31 pm : link
A real good OLine will make even an average WR look a whole lot better than they are.

Fix the OLine and everyone looks better.
If your reaching for a "type"  
RAIN : 4/24/2014 12:35 pm : link
at a position like WR, you can get yourself in trouble. See Ramses Barden (a gamble of type that didn't pay off).

If we have the very Fortunate chance between Mike Evans and Odell Beckham Jr.. I think you could then default to a better "fit" for an offense. That is if their grades are similar.

I like Odell Beckham Jr. alot for the Giants. He is fast, can change direction, runs crisp routes, strong after the catch, and is a true hands catcher.. but does HE make sense with Cruz, Jernigan, and Randle in the fold?

Its a great question..though really .. if his grade is THAT much better than anyone else at a need area.. you ignore type. You get a player that can make plays and start over one that can't, put simply.
I think anyone expecting an OL to block all day  
Blue Blood : 4/24/2014 1:05 pm : link
until someone gets open is delusional.. You need playmakers.. and the Giants absolutely need a WR.. if just ONE of them gets hurt... we are screwed..
RAIN  
lugnut : 4/24/2014 1:51 pm : link
You were getting exactly at my point. Bechkam sounds great, but at 5'11"-6'0" is he THAT much different from 6'0"-6'2" Cruz, Randle, Manningham? Don't we really need a 6'5" Mike Evans, and is anything else kind of a waste? (There's more to it than height, but you catch my drift.)
Evans has enormous catch radius  
RH : 4/24/2014 3:56 pm : link
due to his height, long arms, and hands. If he's available at 12 I sure hope he's our pick, but I don't want the Giants trading up for anyone in this draft. If he's gone, another good player is there at 12, not neccessarily a wideout. Maybe we go OT & pick a reciever in the 2nd or 3rd. They will be there. Let's all trust that Reese & co. have things well under control.
They could certainly use another WR in the pipeline  
JonC : 4/24/2014 3:59 pm : link
but that doesn't mean it has to be at pick #12.

Draft into the draft's inherent strengths. If WR is the target at <insert pick>, draft him and coach him up because they could use him. JJ is still proving himself as is Randle, only Cruz is a sure thing.
you need a player who can get separation quickly  
alligatorpie : 4/24/2014 4:28 pm : link
perfectly timed in synch, very reliably and make the catch.

move the chains. quickly developing plays.

you need a receiver who 'gets it' and will know the O from the get go.

this might be a tight end.

expect some of this from the RB.

but a cross the middle, short out, etc, wr as above could be very helpful.
agree with jonc  
alligatorpie : 4/24/2014 4:29 pm : link
it could be any round...round 7...never assume round one is the unspoken parameter of the discussion.
if you read my post and assume that is an early rounder  
alligatorpie : 4/24/2014 4:31 pm : link
note: I did not say 'tall', did not say 'long arms' did not say yards after catch, did not say jump ball or fade route.
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