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Do We Need a Taller WR to Step Up Along with Beckham/Landry or Not?
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:02 pm
Will we be able to have a strong passing game with all smaller guys? Or, is it a must that Wright step up and be productive. I have confidence in Mett, but I am a little concerned about our WR without that big, go-to receiver that we have had in the past. Who fills those shoes?
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Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:05 pm to AlaTiger
There are only 2 candidates. Wright and A. Williams. It is not a requirement. I think many people feel that we need a taller receiver because we have been lucky enough to always have one tall above average receiver. Clayton, then Bowe, then Lafell, then Randle. Before those guys, most of our top receivers were under 6'1".
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:05 pm to AlaTiger
nb4 Blue should switch to receiver.
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:06 pm to Springlake Tiger
Wright, who i don't think of as a big target even though he sort of is.
And Dural.
Honestly I don't think it matters.
And Dural.
Honestly I don't think it matters.
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:07 pm to AlaTiger
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but I am a little concerned about our WR without that big, go-to receiver that we have had in the past.
Josh Reed says hi.
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:07 pm to AlaTiger
Would be nice to have a big target WR but a TE may be able to suffice in the redzone.
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:09 pm to Springlake Tiger
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Clayton, then Bowe, then Lafell, then Randle. Before those guys, most of our top receivers were under 6'1".
Terrance Toliver says hi.
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:13 pm to AlaTiger
We were one of the best redzone teams in the entire country last year and it wasn't due to having a big body receiver.
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:17 pm to AlaTiger
ppl put too much stock in WR height sometimes. Early was just as good at going up as snagging passes as Bowe and Buster, and he was a few inches shorter.
and there's this guy ...
(on the way down btw)
and there's this guy ...
(on the way down btw)
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:17 pm to AlaTiger
Our main tall WR didn't use his size very often, so it may not matter. Guys like OBJ used whatever size they had more.
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:19 pm to c on z
Armand Williams is like 6'4 but I don't know if he'll see much time
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:19 pm to Springlake Tiger
no
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:21 pm to ATLTiger
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ppl put too much stock in WR height sometimes.
Truth.
Last 3 Bilitnikoff Award winners were all 6'1" or under. Golden Tate was like 5'10".
The best returning receiver in the NCAA (Woods) is 6'1".
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:22 pm to oilattorney4lsu
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Clayton, then Bowe, then Lafell, then Randle. Before those guys, most of our top receivers were under 6'1".
Terrance Toliver says hi
Key word is top. Toliver didn't exactly set the world on fire.
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:26 pm to AlaTiger
i don't see what all the fuss is about.. this isn't NCAA 2012 people.. you don't need a 6'5 or 6'6 receiver to throw a jump ball to in the end zone.. other routes will be utilized and the wideouts LSU has will be used towards their strengths... i think that needing a tall receiver is over-rated
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:28 pm to AlaTiger
Considering Mett's natural ball flight is downward, having shorter WRs isn't really a bad thing.
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:28 pm to bagNdrag
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bagNdrag
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nb4 Blue should switch to receiver
do you think that this is actually funny? i mean really, did you think that posting the whole NB4xxxxxx think makes you cooler?? that shite's played out man
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:29 pm to doorknob
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i think that needing a tall receiver is over-rated
I agree, the receivers we do have will be able to get separation and catch the football. Those attributes come into play on every pass compared to the few jump balls that height helps you with.
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:30 pm to doorknob
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do you think that this is actually funny? i mean really, did you think that posting the whole NB4xxxxxx think makes you cooler?? that shite's played out man
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:32 pm to LsuTool
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no
^This. For several of the reasons listed in other posts.
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