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<blockquote data-quote="BCJacket" data-source="post: 157773" data-attributes="member: 2332"><p>Personally, I'd say Calvin Johnson is our ideal WR... but point taken. </p><p></p><p>I think "B. Good hands" is what separated Smelter from all the other WRs over the past 6 years. In his case "H" is "athletic instincts" since he brought a center fielder's catching mentality to the game. Outside of those two, I think he gave ground on the other factors (speed, leaping, route running) to other WRs Tech has had, e.g. Stephen Hill. In the Tevin era, iirc, plenty of WRs would get wide open only to drop a ball my grandma could catch. Smelter rarely had drops on wide open receptions and he'd often haul it in if he wasn't 100% open.</p><p></p><p>I say B and H are vital, less so the others. The scheme will help create situations for passes downfield, but the WRs have to catch the ball when it comes to them. Heck, that's what makes Calvin Johnson so great, he was rarely open (double covered) and rarely had easy catches (because, Reggie Ball), but he just caught the effing ball. I think it's that skill, as diplayed in "the catch" that has some people excited about Brad Stewart, even though on speed and size he gives ground to guys like Howell and Philpott.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BCJacket, post: 157773, member: 2332"] Personally, I'd say Calvin Johnson is our ideal WR... but point taken. I think "B. Good hands" is what separated Smelter from all the other WRs over the past 6 years. In his case "H" is "athletic instincts" since he brought a center fielder's catching mentality to the game. Outside of those two, I think he gave ground on the other factors (speed, leaping, route running) to other WRs Tech has had, e.g. Stephen Hill. In the Tevin era, iirc, plenty of WRs would get wide open only to drop a ball my grandma could catch. Smelter rarely had drops on wide open receptions and he'd often haul it in if he wasn't 100% open. I say B and H are vital, less so the others. The scheme will help create situations for passes downfield, but the WRs have to catch the ball when it comes to them. Heck, that's what makes Calvin Johnson so great, he was rarely open (double covered) and rarely had easy catches (because, Reggie Ball), but he just caught the effing ball. I think it's that skill, as diplayed in "the catch" that has some people excited about Brad Stewart, even though on speed and size he gives ground to guys like Howell and Philpott. [/QUOTE]
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