I hesitate to do this knowing how much Ginn is hated, but in the pursuit of truth here goes... again.I don't get the Smith/Moss talk regarding Desean. I have Jackson as WR1 in this class, so don't misinterpret this, but let's get some facts right. Jackson played all of last year at 165 pounds. He worked all summer to beef up and weighed in at 172 this August, but it's believed he probably lost weight through camp and is back under 170. I stood shoulder to shoulder with him this summer at an event in LA. He is probably 5-11 and a half, thus they list him at 6-0. Cal is not a school known for fudging on the program. Jackson is as tall and thinner than Ginn. Jackson's legs are very skinny, but what's worse is that he isn't much for the weight room. Ginn is a weightroom warrior, he has giant traps for his size, his shoulders are blown up and he has defined pecs and lats. The dude is totally ripped. Jackson is obviously lean and strong, but he is not nearly as strong as Ginn anywhere, not in his calves, thighs, butt, back, shoulders arms or neck. Ginn makes him look small. Now to the receiving bit. Ginn has great hands. His OSU coaches said he had the best hands on the team when Holmes and Gonzo were both there. Jackson has good hands, but not like Ginn, who really can snag a bad pass. Ginn made his living not on deep routes as he's been falsely accused, but on hitches, slants and crossing patterns into the teeth of the defense. Just look at his highlights and that is what you see, along with the deep ball, but Ginn goes over the middle fearlessly. Jackson has yet to prove that. Ginn has a sharper portfolio of routes and it is Desean living off of the deep ball last year. Very little of this is opinion, btw. Just the naked facts of who they are, what they weigh, how strong they are, how they play and I'm just setting the record straight.It's like dejavu in a sense. A year ago everyone was comparing Ginn to Moss and Smith and I was correcting it. Desean and Ted are much different body types from those guys but very similar to each other. Ginn being significantly stronger at this point.
for the draft and its not even week 3. I dont know what to tell you about Johnson, I just don't see the wiggle that he'll need to translate to the next level. At best, he's Chris Brown.
for the draft and its not even week 3. I dont know what to tell you about Johnson, I just don't see the wiggle that he'll need to translate to the next level. At best, he's Chris Brown.
2nd, Rice will be a good player for somebody out there but nothing about Kubiak, his Denver pedigree or passing on Reggie Bush suggests to me that the Texans will ever take a RB in the 1st round. At least, not any time soon as they seem to think RB's are luxuries. This is a team constantly quoted as being building for the longterm and even this preseason the GM and others went on record saying they still thought they were a couple of drafts away from being anywhere near where they want to be. With no 2nd round pick in '08, I see them going BPA at a need position. O'line, CB, S and WR (Jacoby Jones addition notwithstanding) are those needs. Depth at all positions is also still a major concern.Something else to consider which will make it hard to mock the Texans is that they have over $30M in dead money that comes off the books next year. They could end up being quite active in the FA market once that cap space is available next offseason.
