February 21
Jaguars Have a Huge Decision to Make
The Jacksonville Jaguars were burned in free agency last year, which makes it most likely that their one glaring weakness, the wide receiver position, will be addressed in the draft. With it being revealed that wide receiver Michael Crabtree has a stress fracture in its foot will the Jaguars take him?
According to ESPN’s Scout Inc. Crabtree is the highest rated overall prospect of the 2009 National Football League draft going into the combine.
The question will be come April are the Jaguars that desperate to get a talented wide receiver that they will take Crabtree even with the stress fracture?
If the Jaguars value Crabtree that much they will have to stay in their spot at number eight to get him, becuase the San Francisco 49ers are at 10 and have a need for a wide receiver with their top receiver being the aging Issac Bruce.
Many people make a big deal of the 40 yard dash time at the Combine. However, the key to a good wide receiver is the actual running of the route.
The reason is that wide receivers will tip their hand a little too early in their body language. That was pointed out to Buffalo Bills wide receiver Lee Evans when he was a rookie being mentored by cornerback Troy Vincent, which he then told the media.
A good example of this is fellow Bills wide receiver Josh Reed. Reed has become a huge part of the Bills offense, because of his precise route running.
The fact is that it is not the skills themselves that make a player, but it is how the player uses those skills on the field.
