Oh, make no mistake - he would be drafted, and fairly high at that (4th round is my guess). Not because of his accomplishments, but based almost entirely on his body style & potential to be a top notch receiver. The NFL doesn't care about speed very much. You think Brazell is getting drafted?
For one, he (Brazell) had very little playing time. What I'm saying is that you can have a "slower" kind of reciever like Michael Clayton who has sticky, fly-paper hands, or you can have a reciever that gets scared when he feels he's about to get hit, drops the easy passes, and is also considered "slower." With a couple hits in the NFL, he'd turn into a Todd Pinkston. Speed may not be the number one factor, obviosuly, in selecting a reciever, but it plays a role in the process. Do you think that Minnesota would have drafted Troy Williamson number one if they thought he was slow? He's a project. The greatness that makes Moss and T.O. good is their toughness and speed. For T.O., it's more strength, I would suppose. There are a few more high draftees in: Dante Stallworth, Eddie Kennison (not so much a speedster anymore), Chad Johnson, Matt Jones, Steve Smith, All the Rams recievers, Santana Moss, etc. Then again, you have recievers like Chris Chambers, Reggie Wayne, Heinz Ward, Eric Moulds, and Marvin Harrison. These guys are proven possesion recievers. I don't see Bowe as proven yet. These player stick their neck out and will go over the middle, over and over again. There is no way Bowe would do that successfully time and time again, but maybe I missed it. I think he has potential, but he's not "good" yet. I sure would like to see Josh Reed step it up...
that statement is so wrong I won't even comment. As far as Bowe going at least the 5th round Im not sure where you got that info. All I know is his technique is horrible and he doesnt know how to use his size to gain advantage over smaller dbs. Plus he's always out of position on top of it. i wouldnt draft him at all and im not so sure anyone else is chomping at the bit either.
I would say it's wrong in general. But I was referring to blazing speed as a necessity. I think blazing speed is a nice bonus & sometimes what a team needs, but far from a necessity for all receivers. A basic amount of speed is basically required for any position in the NFL (different depending upon position, of course), but I was talking about speed that is above average for even an NFL WR.
Its wrong on just about every possible level. speed is the very first thing above all others especially for skill positions. Hell, get a linebacker with great instincts, size and an awesome pedigree yet too slow and you have a nice Arena League player. its not a bonus, its a requirement.
I edited my post to be about above-average speed. A certain amount of speed is certainly a requirement, but blazing speed isn't.
Bowe has neither Blazing nor above-average speed. A very decent, average reciever. For me, if my teams, the Chiefs or Saints, were to select him, I'd see it as a wasted draft pick. Oh yeah, Devery Henderson's (2nd round pick) slow, right?
Yeah, I look for him to step it up this next year, as well as Josh Reed, a slower guy who can catch (I think he still can).
well if they are set on giving JP Losman another year, you can go ahead and forget that. He is probably the worst quarterback in the league, maybe even including backups. This is the same clown out of tulane claiming he should be chosen ahead of Eli and Roethlisberger. i surely thought he could be an average qb but he continually makes the wrong reads and averages about 2 yards a pass if i had to guess. 10 cent head with a 20 cent arm. nice combo. nothing worse than a complete stiff who talks like he's the second coming.
