JR4

They even traded up I think. After seeing Chads videos
and stats, I would have thought Steelers would have take the bigger,
heavier but just as fast Jackson.
Some reports seem to indicate Holes will have a hard time with jams at this
level.
It seems Jackson's hands are superb ... I doubt Holmes could be any better.

Not complaining but just wondering. Maybe BB has an angel up there helping
him. He sure seems blessed.

zippo59

The only thing I can think of is the general consensus that Holmes runs better routes.

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Hok

Same reason we took Maroney over Williams. Holmes was rated higher on their board.

zippo59

Clearly, but the question is why was he rated higher on their board?

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Ahriman

The only thing that comes to mind is route running. Holmes is allegedy a superb route runner; whereas C-Jack's routes aren't the crispest. Virtually every other measurable goes to Jackson though.

JJDChE

Impossible to speculate. They just liked him better.

Johnny Z

I guess I'm just stunned to see this on a Pats board. The Pats have won 3 Super Bowls with a lot of tiny WR's on their roster. The Pittsburgh Steelers just won a SB with Cedric Wilson and Randle EL and Hines - 5'11" - Ward.

Getting rid of Pepsico Burden opened the way to the promised land.

Who did they draft? Santanio Holmes and Willie Reid - think they're worried about small WR's beating the jam? Watch some football. Small WR's usually slide through the jam like it's not there.

Tampa Bay had big receivers in 2003. They're history.

St Louis had skinny Bruce and "I'm 6' with my fingers crossed" Holt.

Baltimore's leading SB WR was Brandon Stokley.

When is this big WR insanity going to go away, because it's largely balogna. The first round of the NFL is a garbage bag stuffed full of failed big WR's. Most of them suck.

If Chad Jackson ends up able to escape the jam as well as Santonio Holmes does, it will be because he can make the same athletic moves that Holmes can make. It will have very little to do with his bench press, or his pounds, or his height.

Somebody in NE had better wake up because big WR's, which the Pats have shown a recent bent toward having, have been watching Deion Branch play football from their big WR couches. They've been Watching Troy Brown play football. What happens when Randy Moss and Troy Brown compare rings?

Your flirtations with David Terrell, Donald Hayes, Andre Davis, etc. are disturbing. Forget those losers. Right now, I have my doubts Chad Jackson will be any better than Jabar Gaffney.

kierkegaard

Jabar Gaffney? *shudders*

D-cleater

not a bad post, Steeler fan, but I hope you're wrong about Jackson.

Also, I don't think the Pats look for the bigger reciever at all. Givens was the biggest starter we've had during the run . Tim Dwight, David Patten.... all small guys.

Even going back before that with Terry Glenn (she was short), Shawn Jefferson were both under 6'. not sure who else is worth mentioning, but they were commonly small recievers

zippo59

Size is overrated for WR but it is good to have both because Deion isn't going to outjump anyone for balls.

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