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WR Santonio Holmes (Super Bowl XLIII MVP)

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the local news stations were saying some reports had 4.28 for the time. they are hand times so they are really ranges.

he lost weight to drop his time. its that simple he put it all in his time. weight fluctuates by a bit for these guys. hell be able to hold his own as a pro.
 
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I don't think Santonio's size will be an issue. To make it in the NFL as a receiver, you need to have excellent speed OR excellent size. Both aren't really needed, although it obviously helps. Santonio's speed, hands, and route running will make him a very good one.
 
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the top 5 receivers (statistically) in the postseason were all 6' or less. During the regular season, the two best WRs were tiny (moss & smith). holt, galloway, driver & harrison were all in the top ten without any size (only 4 of 10 were of the prototypical NFL size at WR).

size is ridiculously overrated.
 
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jwinslow said:
the top 5 receivers (statistically) in the postseason were all 6' or less. During the regular season, two best WRs were tiny (moss & smith). holt, galloway, driver & harrison were all in the top ten without any size (only 4 of 10 were of the prototypical NFL size at WR).

size is ridiculously overrated.
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Same thing with a middle linebacker.

"Uh oh, he only measured 5'11" at the combine!"

Meanwhile Zack Thomas who is 5'10" at best is one of the best in the league...
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
I keep telling the ladies that...
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HA!

Seriously though, I think size allows a receiver to get away with slower speed. I don't know his 40 times, but I doubt if Michael Irvin was all that fast, but (like him or not) he was very effective. Why, you may ask? Well, it was because he was a big, physical receiver who knew how to get away with bumps and pushes.

Guys with speed, good hands, and crisp routes (moss, smith, and holmes) don't need to get away with push-offs in order to get open.
 
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Yertle said:
HA!

Seriously though, I think size allows a receiver to get away with slower speed. I don't know his 40 times, but I doubt if Michael Irvin was all that fast, but (like him or not) he was very effective. Why, you may ask? Well, it was because he was a big, physical receiver who knew how to get away with bumps and pushes.

Guys with speed, good hands, and crisp routes (moss, smith, and holmes) don't need to get away with push-offs in order to get open.
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I think Irvin ran a 4.6.

For some reason even though countless smaller recievers excell in the NFL, they will always question kids that arent above 6'0.
 
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barlow1802 said:
holmes weighed in 9 pounds less than he did at the combine.. for an already undersized nfl reciever, by that i mena hes not your 6'3 go to guy, is it a plus, minus, or what the hell does it matter?
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Actually, NFL teams are now looking for smaller and quicker recievers. For the last few years, teams have been fielding big physical recievers. But, defenses have adjusted by drafting big physical DB's, so I think a lot of teams are now looking for smaller WR's to burn the big corners.

Did that make any sense?
 
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Bucknut319 said:
Actually, NFL teams are now looking for smaller and quicker recievers. For the last few years, teams have been fielding big physical recievers. But, defenses have adjusted by drafting big physical DB's, so I think a lot of teams are now looking for smaller WR's to burn the big corners.

Did that make any sense?
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Great point. The small, fast are now the thing. It will run in cycles. In a few years teams will want the big receivers again.
 
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Santonio was interviewed today on the Sirius NFL Network. Cris Carter called in as a surprise guest and really had nice things to say about Santonio. He mentioned working out with him last summer and that he worked with him on a couple different things, including how to beat press coverage. He said money wouldn't change Santonio and that he was going to be very successful in the NFL because he's such a great athlete and hard worker. Santonio discussed how much he enjoyed his time in Columbus.

My favorite part of the segment was when the hosts of the show(I'm really not sure who they were) mentioned to Santonio how impressed they were by the fact when talking to the Buckeyes in this year's draft they always mentioned each other's names. Santonio said that was because they all loved each other and cared for one another and all that instilled in them by Coach Tressel. :)
 
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