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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SoonerPack" data-source="post: 554440" data-attributes="member: 9838"><p>I have never understood the apparent disappointment with a "possession receiver."  I hear a lot of people wanting to blow the top off the D and hit the home run every play.  I view receivers and offense as a whole in a much different way.  I love nothing more than a reliable, tough guy that can make all the catches and most importantly, MOVE THE CHAINS!  The game of football is based upon possession.  Therefore by definition is a possession WR not worth his weight in gold?  Don't get me wrong I love the 60 yard bomb as much as the next guy but I am a lover of consistency and knowing what you have.  Look at a guy like Ted Ginn or a guy that is no longer in the league, Ashley Lelie.  You look at their line come games end and they have 60-75 yards...on one catch.  There are so many guys with this blazing speed that have either stone hands, can't run a route to save their lives or can't get off a LOS jam.  Yes, they will pop a "big one" every now and then but 100 out of 100 times I want the guy who is boring as hell, "slow" and can't go deep (other than a double move) yet always make the grab for 11 on 3rd and 9.  I have 3 words that drive D's crazy and win you games, move the chains.  It's just that simple.  Move the friggin chains.  Speed is so overrated and I just don't get it.  Jordy, Jennings, hell Antonio Freeman were not very fast but they do/did one thing every time they stepped on the field.  Produced.  I am in the production business and I would take the guy who shows up every day, works his tail off and makes all the plays needed to win a game over the guy who may get lucky once or twice a week and deliver with a bomb.  Call me old school but as I keep saying there is still a place for consistency and boring, slower wideouts who produce...no matter how boring it may be to some of you.  Also, I would give my pinky and a kidney to be able to run a 4.5 or so and be deemed slow.  When you think about it, it just highlights how special these athletes truly are.     GPG!</p></blockquote><p></p>

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