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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 771153" data-attributes="member: 12283">That's actually not true. Believe it or not, Ridley is an early entrant. He was just a really old senior in high school. He was 20 by the time he started playing at Alabama. He's only played 3 seasons. So if the argument is that he's had more years of college play/coaching which means he has less upside, I don't see it. I'd also add that route running, while an improvable skill, is not something that's guaranteed to improve. One of the biggest reasons we've seen so many 1st round receivers bust in recent drafts is because they're coming out of programs that don't ask them to run pro style routes and they don't pick it up well or easily at the next level. I don't see many receivers even in the pro's with Ridley's natural talent and skill for running routes and creating separation. I also balk a little bit at the criticism of Ridley's athleticism. On tape, he was really fast and really quick in and out of his breaks. That was his particular type of athleticism and he put it to good use. His testing essentially backed that up. But I agree that there are several options I'd take ahead of him. He's really just a fall back option that I like.</blockquote>

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