Cory said:
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I watched every game of his college career. He doesn't drop many passes so I'm not sure who started that rumor(and it is a rumor) his hands are not a weakness. Where are you reading about his hands anyway? Bush averaged 2.6 ypc his first 11 games. He wasn't NFL ready as a RB. The big knock on him was hitting the hole fast enough.
Ginn's route running does need work for sure. I would rather have Jarrett, too. But to say Ginn's hands are a weakness just is not true. OSU didn't put Ginn at WR because they were "loaded" at DB its because he was such a playmaker with his speed. In fact at the time OSU was extremely young at DB with sophomore Ashton Youboty starting in place of Dustin Fox who was injured for quite a while and EJ Underwood whom was so bad was benched later in the year for Youboty when Fox came back(underwood was later kicked off the team). We were actually paper thin at DB that season and Ginn could have certainly helped since our WR corps had Santonio Holmes, Roy Hall, Tony Gonzo, Bam Childress and big name freshmen Devon Lyons, Devon Jordan(Justin Zwicks teammate in high school).
Say what you will about Reggie Bush but his impact has done a lot for the Saints and it's been more than just touching the ball. His ability to return kicks, punts, and play two positions has really opened things up for the Saints.
None the less this is about Ginn... (I'm trying to be a good mod and staying on topic :rotflmao
Dating back to High School his hands were suspect even though with his speed is was just about untouchable when he did get the ball. Freshman year he struggled a bit. Sophomore year he struggled a bit. This is why like I stated he was recruited as an athlete instead of a receiver. A lot of people thought he'd be a CB instead of a WR but he does have a great work ethic and worked at it enough to improve. His speed is what makes him a deadly weapon on offense and that's why Ohio State moved him. He could be a playmaker on offense and a bigger factor that way. If he didn't have great speed he may not of been moved from offense from defense. That's speculation but Ohio State really felt he would be a game changer on offense and they were right.
As for his Speed. It’s great, fantastic, all you want. Olympic is pushing it. He won’t break a 4.2 in the 40.
This year was by far his best year and his stock has rose because of it. Since the ND game he really came on and at least created talks like this.
I really don't like to look at all the Draft sites since I like to analyze the players when I have my time but here are some reports...
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=10413
Re watch the game if you have it on tape. I noticed though a lot of his drops are screens. I think he takes off to quick. That can easily be fixed.
http://www.footballsfuture.com/2007/prospects/ted_ginn.html
inconsistent hands mentioned again.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bonus/2006-12-28-osu-ginn-cover_x.htm
Just a nice article on him. States pretty much everything I said. Defensive player turned offensive player.
Really making me work.. :lol:
Need any more?
I'm not saying he's a bad player. I'm just saying his weaknesses are his route running and his hands. If GB takes him I wouldn't go crazy. I'd be a bit surprise since Ted Thompson likes to draft football players instead of athletes and he's said as much before. Hence AJ Hawk over Vernon Davis. His upside is definitely worth the risk for any team however like I’ve said before it depends on what Green Bay’s options are. I like Marshawn Lynch, Dwayne Jarrett, Laron Landry, and Reggie Nelson ahead of him. Though 3 of those guys are likely gone when we pick. Wouldn’t shock me to see Ginn go to Buffalo or San Francisco either ahead of us.