I know it was a vanilla scrimmage, but can anyone comment

[dasher]

You stated you want elite speed so the DBs have to back off so we can thrown underneath hitch routes all day to make it easier for the QB. Isn't this the Greg Paulus offense?

I want elite speed for a lot more reasons than that.

 

[rrlbees]

I think it always better to have speed but it's better to be a good football player. I would say that if you look at the team in the last few years the best football players and playmakers have been on defense and in a world of football now when the offenses rule because of rule changes I would hope we get to the point where the best football players and playmakers are actually on offense. Nothing against defense cause its still important but the rules just favor offense and you need to take advantage of that.

If you don't have great hands and run great routes, it doesn't matter how fast you are. It's great to have all 3 but hands and routes trump speed.

 

[dasher]

If you don't have great hands and run great routes, it doesn't matter how fast you are. It's great to have all 3 but hands and routes trump speed.

If you can't get open, it doesn't matter how good a route or how good your hands are.

 

[rrlbees]

If you can't get open, it doesn't matter how good a route or how good your hands are.

That's the disconnect. You don't need elite speed or even great speed to get open. There are many examples of that.

 

[dasher]

That's the disconnect. You don't need elite speed or even great speed to get open. There are many examples of that.

Many. We disagree. The possession type wide out usually gets open because the defense is more concerned about a faster guy on the other side. If the argument is that we can have a lot of success without elite speed, I disagree.