Picking Kelly over Sweed

[Daseal]

Kelly's body oozes stick em' I'm pretty sure. The dude doesnt drop balls, something that cant be said of sweed.

[Stuck in TX]

yeah Sweed liked to drop balls and not only that but the Redskins spent alot of time with Kelly and I feel that they knew they were going after him from day one. We have good scouts and for some reason, Sweed didnt bait our scouts. I am excited about Kelly's hands and I think he will be good.

[NYCskinfan82]

a repeat of what most post said Kelly's hands are the best

[Bubba305-ST21-]

is kelly gonna be number 86 when he was introduced? or number 12 which it says on the official site? just curious bc thomas is number 11 on the site but when introduced he was 85

[hooskins]

On Redskins Radio, they said worked out Kelly alot. They actually brought out Campbell and made him throw to Kelly, which is apparently rare for workouts. Campbell and Zorn liked his ability to catch the fade in the endzone and were not concerned about his speed.

[marius]

Originally Posted by hooskins

On Redskins Radio, they said worked out Kelly alot. They actually brought out Campbell and made him throw to Kelly, which is apparently rare for workouts. Campbell and Zorn liked his ability to catch the fade in the endzone and were not concerned about his speed.

I understand that Campbell was very impressed with Kelly after throwing to him so this likely played a big role in the decision - it also bodes very well for their partnership in future seasons.

Campbell must be feeling pretty pleased with the moves made in the draft as he has a hell of a lot a toys to play with now. He has got to be excited at playing in this offense.

[SmootSmack]

Compares To: LARRY FITZGERALD-Arizona...Like Fitzgerald, Kelly takes advantage of his size and strength to break arm tackles rather than trying to get fancy with moves when trying to separate. Both have some of the best natural hands in the game, as Kelly was charted with only one dropped pass in the last two years.

NFL Events: Draft Player Profiles - Malcolm Kelly

[marius]

SmootSmack, you beat me to that by about 30 seconds. You internet ninja!

[marius]

Here is an interesting comparison I found while looking for the Kelly 1 dropped pass info:

Rookie Battles: Malcolm Kelly Vs Limas Sweed

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Compares To: LARRY FITZGERALD-Arizona...Like Fitzgerald, Kelly takes advantage of his size and strength to break arm tackles rather than trying to get fancy with moves when trying to separate. Both have some of the best natural hands in the game, as Kelly was charted with only one dropped pass in the last two years.

NFL Events: Draft Player Profiles - Malcolm Kelly

That is awesome!!!!
A nice big WR (6'4") and he actually catches the ball. We totally need that in Washington.

[12thMan]

I'm totally happy with the draft. Man it would nice to see one of the newbies crack the starting line-up.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

I'm totally happy with the draft. Man it would nice to see one of the newbies crack the starting line-up.

I have no doubt that one of those two wr's will...and will be vital to our success.

[GTripp0012]

I think Malcolm Kelly can be a very valuable player for us for a long time and DEFINATELY seems to be a good value pick at 51. Problem is that his speed issues do prevent him from having the potential to develop into a top of the line receiver.

Still, I'm happy we have him.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I think Malcolm Kelly can be a very valuable player for us for a long time and DEFINATELY seems to be a good value pick at 51. Problem is that his speed issues do prevent him from having the potential to develop into a top of the line receiver.

Still, I'm happy we have him.

WR's with "seemingly speed issues" always find a way to succeed. Keyshawn Johnson was not very speedy, but he worked on his route running and his hands. Kelly already has good hands. With proper footwork / route running, he'll be successful. You don't have to pass every DB to be a successful WR.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by jsarno

WR's with "seemingly speed issues" always find a way to succeed. Keyshawn Johnson was not very speedy, but he worked on his route running and his hands. Kelly already has good hands. With proper footwork / route running, he'll be successful. You don't have to pass every DB to be a successful WR.

Yeah, but the point was no one is going to confuse Keyshawn Johnson for Steve Smith/Terrell Owens/Randy Moss/Chad Johnson/Torry Holt.

That's the kind of player Malcolm Kelly can never be. A very good player is something he can be.