That article is an epic fail in that it vastly oversimplifies the WR position.
The 49ers drafted Jerry Rice in the 1st round for a reason, because it made their team better.
The Pats did exactly what the writer would have advocated - they traded down and took another postion, a guy named Trevor Matich, a center.
So they passed up the best value at the position, just because he was a WR, and ended up passing on one of the greatest NFL talents of all time. A dumb move then, and it would be a dumb move now.
And how is 600+ yards receiving even close to an epic fail for a rookie WR? Receivers generally take 3 years to develop before hitting their prime. They are not going to all be Julio Jones and AJ Green. Those guys are exceptions to the rule.
Check out Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker's rookie numbers. They would both be considered 'epic fail' by CHFF's 'writer'. And yet they produced over 1,000 yards of offense each in 2012. The 1st year for a WR is just the beginning. It would be 'epic fail' to apply that writer's logic to evaluating the position.