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Originally Posted by Stevecsd2
Yes, there is more to being a wide receiver than speed. I think of AJ Brown formerly of the Titans, now at Philadelphia. He could run through linebackers, safeties and cornerbacks. There were times when it took 3 defensive players to take him down. There is also how well you run your routes and can you fake out the defensive back. We'll see how good he when he gets in a real game.
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I think the biggest high speed flop was Renaldo "Skeets" Nehemiah.
He should have been nicknamed "stone hands" or "butter fingers", the guy could not catch a cold running around naked in a blizzard. For people who are not track fans he was once the world record holder in the 50 and 100 meter
hurdles. He was pre combine, played for the 49ers in the early 80's. He would drop screen passes, he wasn't much of a route runner and could not start and stop very well either. He averaged about 250 yards a year receiving and
when the 49ers drafted Jerry Rice, Skeets was cut and went back to running track. If they kept the dropped pass statistic, Skeets would be the all time leader in highest dropped percentage.
