Hart Lee Dykes was a surprise name on that list. I had completely forgotten that he had a successful rookie season with almost 800 yds. What a shame he was gone so quickly with injuries.
Terry Glenn was clearly the best rookie WR the Pats have ever had, and if he had had the right mindset, he might have been an all time great. He was good enough that was almost a lock for 1000 yds if he could get on the field for 14 or more games. We was that good physically that he had 2 thousand yd seasons at the END of his career in Dallas. Boy he was good, but boy he was nuts.
Dobson was clearly a player who had a bad case of "arrested development". It is very ironic that when he came to the Pats his greatest attribute in college was his hands. I think in the end this was a textbook case of the wrong system for the player. He might have had a career if he'd gone to a team with an offense like the Ravens. I believe all the post snap reads in the Pats offense, played with mind and eventually effected his hands. The failure by NE was not anticipating this, since they normally do a good job a identifying players who can fit into their unique program.
Mitchell has a good chance, IMO, to break that 600 yd barrier and become the best rookie WR in the BB era. It won't get much mention nationally, because there is nothing in that number that stands out. But within the Pats system, 600+ yds would be pretty spectacular. IIRC, David Givens didn't crack 100 in his rookie year.
