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Originally Posted by GusFrerotte
One of the two young Wrs will pan out, not sure if both will though. WE have had really crappy luck with drafting WRs since Norv. When the best WR we drafted since 1993 has been Michael Westbrook, you know there is a problem. Rod Gardner would be second best. What is really sad is both of those guys have been our best wideuts outside of Moss since Ellard/Sheppard left.
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Weather or not a receiver is productive or not is usually highly dependent on the QB. Above all teams are always looking for that 1,000+ yard guy that produces no matter who's under center. Right now those guys are very few and far between and include Andre Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, Steve Smith, Brandon Marshall, and Calvin Johnson. Randy Moss used to be in that category but now needs a QB that can feed him the ball.
I think as far as Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly are concerned the best we can hope for is the type of turnaround we saw in the Giants last year as Eli came into his own as a passer. Steve Smith (Giants) got 1,200 yards, Mario Manningham got 822 yards, and Hakeem Nicks got 700+ yards.
I think that now with an elite QB at our disposal, not to mention a coach that will actually play them, that it's not to much to expect one of the two second round picks to hit the 1,000 yard mark. However at the same time we do have two tight ends that are frequently going to be on the field together so our receiving situation is a lot different then the G-men but at the same time the turn around in production is something to keep an eye on.
Personally I would love to have one of those two emerge as a Sydney Rice type where a second round pick just explodes after his team acquires a top tier QB.
Of course in the end all this WR talk is moot. Everyone knows that CB is the most important position in football. Geesh, didn't you guys watch the draft. CB is the new QB.