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NLC1054 · 06-10-2011, 01:35 AM

The West Coast Offense is predicated on tall receiver?

The Packers only have one "tall" receiver, Jordy Nelson. He's 6'3. Jennings if 5'11, Driver and James Jones are 6'1.

What about the Philly West Coast offense? DeSean Jackson is 5'10, Jeremy Maclin and Jason Avant are both 6 feet flat.

In Houston, Andre Johnson is 6'3. Jacoby Jones is 6'2", Kevin Walter is 6'3". This is the first instance of an offense consisting mostly of "tall" receivers, but the offense runs through Johnson, who's dominant not because he's tall, but because he's physical, versatile and is a great route runner.

In Minnesota, Sidney Rice is 6'4". Bernard Berrian is 6'1", Percy Harvin is 5'11, as is Greg Camarillo.

People get too hung up on height. Height is overrated. Out of the top ten receivers in terms of yardage, 5 (Roddy White, Reggie Wayne, Greg Jennings, Mike Wallace and Santana Moss) are ALL 6'0" and under.

7 of the top 10 wide receivers in terms of touchdowns scored are 6'0 and under.

Last season tall guys had more success in terms of receptions, but the three "short guys" took the top three spots amongst wide receivers in terms of receptions.

Tall, short, doesn't matter. Especially not in the West Coast Offense. Especially when you consider that the best wide receiver Mike had as a head coach, Rod Smith, was only 6'0", and he's heading for Canton one day.

I'd like to think the front office wasn't just drafting wide receivers because they were tall. That's the trap Vinny fell into; when everyone moaned and groaned and griped about not having tall receivers, Vinny took two of the taller receivers available, Devin Thomas (6'2") and Malcolm Kelly (6'4").

We all know how that turned out.

And yeah, Burress is technically (healthier), but he's been out of football for two friggin' years. I very much doubt running routes in a prison yard comes close to being in football shape and matching up against DBs and learning a new offense.

The ideal in any offense is to have a good mixture of sizes and to make sure guys are versatile enough that you can line them up anywhere on the field to create the optimal match ups. Having tall receivers isn't necessary, no matter what you hear from analyst and fans who don't know any better. Sometimes players are smaller than they appear to be on TV.

If the West Coast Offense needed tall guys, why did we add 5'11" Anthony Armstrong and 5-11" Terrence Austin last and draft 5-10" Aldrick Robinson this season?

06-10-2011, 01:35 AM	#49
NLC1054 Special Teams Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 279	Re: Plaxico out of jail; on the radar of two teams according to Rosenhaus The West Coast Offense is predicated on tall receiver? The Packers only have one "tall" receiver, Jordy Nelson. He's 6'3. Jennings if 5'11, Driver and James Jones are 6'1. What about the Philly West Coast offense? DeSean Jackson is 5'10, Jeremy Maclin and Jason Avant are both 6 feet flat. In Houston, Andre Johnson is 6'3. Jacoby Jones is 6'2", Kevin Walter is 6'3". This is the first instance of an offense consisting mostly of "tall" receivers, but the offense runs through Johnson, who's dominant not because he's tall, but because he's physical, versatile and is a great route runner. In Minnesota, Sidney Rice is 6'4". Bernard Berrian is 6'1", Percy Harvin is 5'11, as is Greg Camarillo. People get too hung up on height. Height is overrated. Out of the top ten receivers in terms of yardage, 5 (Roddy White, Reggie Wayne, Greg Jennings, Mike Wallace and Santana Moss) are ALL 6'0" and under. 7 of the top 10 wide receivers in terms of touchdowns scored are 6'0 and under. Last season tall guys had more success in terms of receptions, but the three "short guys" took the top three spots amongst wide receivers in terms of receptions. Tall, short, doesn't matter. Especially not in the West Coast Offense. Especially when you consider that the best wide receiver Mike had as a head coach, Rod Smith, was only 6'0", and he's heading for Canton one day. I'd like to think the front office wasn't just drafting wide receivers because they were tall. That's the trap Vinny fell into; when everyone moaned and groaned and griped about not having tall receivers, Vinny took two of the taller receivers available, Devin Thomas (6'2") and Malcolm Kelly (6'4"). We all know how that turned out. And yeah, Burress is technically (healthier), but he's been out of football for two friggin' years. I very much doubt running routes in a prison yard comes close to being in football shape and matching up against DBs and learning a new offense. The ideal in any offense is to have a good mixture of sizes and to make sure guys are versatile enough that you can line them up anywhere on the field to create the optimal match ups. Having tall receivers isn't necessary, no matter what you hear from analyst and fans who don't know any better. Sometimes players are smaller than they appear to be on TV. If the West Coast Offense needed tall guys, why did we add 5'11" Anthony Armstrong and 5-11" Terrence Austin last and draft 5-10" Aldrick Robinson this season?