Q: In what ways do you feel like you benefitted from going all the way through your senior year as a player and a student-athlete?
A: One, I got my degree…that’s one of the things I’ve always wanted to accomplish since I was a little kid, is graduating from Oklahoma, so I was able to accomplish that. Then I got to mature just as a young man. I got to accomplish those two things. As a player, I got to get bigger and stronger and faster. Coach Smitty does a great job with the weight program and the conditioning, so I just developed.
Some really strange repetition between Reese and Ross Â
Q: Does that worry you at all? Is that anything you guys even think about? Obviously Victor is a smaller guy, Odell plays bigger but under six foot, now a third guy under six foot.
A: You’d like to have all of them 6’5 that run 4.4 and all that, but it’s just not the way it is all the time. I think that there’s a lot of tall receivers in the Hall of Fame that probably never even played in a Super Bowl, if you look at that history. We think he’s plenty tall enough, and we think he’s a terrific young receiver.
Ross:
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Q: Does his height matter to you and how much do you take that into consideration?
A: You like 6’5”, 200 pounds and run a 4.4 and all that, but this guy overcomes his lack of height with his other skills. He’s got a 41-inch vertical. He’s competitive to the ball. His catch radius is bigger – he plays bigger than his actual size. His catch radius is where he can go up and get the ball. So short receivers who play small are our concern. Short receivers who play big are not a concern.
I don't disagree with either of their statements, just found it odd that they used the exact same words, even including "and all that." Maybe some groupthink going on? Or is Ross just parroting his boss? I'm guessing these exact words were used in the war room when the pick was decided.
at all. Not to mention New England and Seattle have
done just fine without the 6'0 plus wide receivers.
It's weird that they used the exact same words. Not disagreeing with the sentiment, just noting that they used the EXACT SAME WORDS. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
at all. Not to mention New England and Seattle have
done just fine without the 6'0 plus wide receivers.
It's weird that they used the exact same words. Not disagreeing with the sentiment, just noting that they used the EXACT SAME WORDS. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
Could just be from spending a lot of time together through work or discussing that exact topic several times. Over the years I've found myself picking up phrases from people I work with or for.
A: One, I got my degree…that’s one of the things I’ve always wanted to accomplish since I was a little kid, is graduating from Oklahoma, so I was able to accomplish that. Then I got to mature just as a young man. I got to accomplish those two things. As a player, I got to get bigger and stronger and faster. Coach Smitty does a great job with the weight program and the conditioning, so I just developed.
A: You’d like to have all of them 6’5 that run 4.4 and all that, but it’s just not the way it is all the time. I think that there’s a lot of tall receivers in the Hall of Fame that probably never even played in a Super Bowl, if you look at that history. We think he’s plenty tall enough, and we think he’s a terrific young receiver.
Ross:
A: You like 6’5”, 200 pounds and run a 4.4 and all that, but this guy overcomes his lack of height with his other skills. He’s got a 41-inch vertical. He’s competitive to the ball. His catch radius is bigger – he plays bigger than his actual size. His catch radius is where he can go up and get the ball. So short receivers who play small are our concern. Short receivers who play big are not a concern.
I don't disagree with either of their statements, just found it odd that they used the exact same words, even including "and all that." Maybe some groupthink going on? Or is Ross just parroting his boss? I'm guessing these exact words were used in the war room when the pick was decided.
done just fine without the 6'0 plus wide receivers.
It's weird that they used the exact same words. Not disagreeing with the sentiment, just noting that they used the EXACT SAME WORDS. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
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Great post! Much better than Cats!
He didn't say Georgia. He said George. He was addressing the questioner. "He played the slot there George..."
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at all. Not to mention New England and Seattle have
done just fine without the 6'0 plus wide receivers.
It's weird that they used the exact same words. Not disagreeing with the sentiment, just noting that they used the EXACT SAME WORDS. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
Could just be from spending a lot of time together through work or discussing that exact topic several times. Over the years I've found myself picking up phrases from people I work with or for.