Originally posted by bhall43
Vincent Jackson 18.6 YPC on 59 receptions last season.
Jennings would be a stretch at just over 16 YPC...but he had 80 catches tho. Still would be a huge stretch to include him in on a pure deep threat.
Andre Johnson is not a deep threat. Rarely do you see him doing fly routes. As he shouldnt be. He is big and has great hands and gets most of his stuff over the middle of the field in traffic.
You obviously don't understand what a pure deep threat is. If Andre Johnson is a deep threat...than so is every other WR in the game of football...as are half the TE's. There arent really many better built for the deep ball than Berrian. It is what got him paid the big $.
Well we can easily play the QB card for AJ as well, if you want to with Berrian. AJ has never had a good QB that could throw it deep well. Schaub cant do it, Sage couldnt, Carr was the best he had for the deep ball but he was on his back the whole time. AJ is pretty much forced to the shorter stuff with Houston. Give him a guy with a cannon and a Oline, you have a deep threat. Your making it sound like AJ is slow, which he isnt.
I understand what a deep threat is. I think a deep threat does more than just run in a straight line fast. A deep threat is a WR that can run the deep route at any given time, keeping the D honest about playing up too much. Moss, AJ, Jennings, Smith, Calvin Johnson, Chad Johnson are all guys that present a deep threat on any given play. Teams respect their deep speed, as well as their overall ability.
But just to drop this discussion, fine, Berrian is a track star. He can run in a straight line pretty fast.
Vincent Jackson 18.6 YPC on 59 receptions last season.
Jennings would be a stretch at just over 16 YPC...but he had 80 catches tho. Still would be a huge stretch to include him in on a pure deep threat.
Andre Johnson is not a deep threat. Rarely do you see him doing fly routes. As he shouldnt be. He is big and has great hands and gets most of his stuff over the middle of the field in traffic.
You obviously don't understand what a pure deep threat is. If Andre Johnson is a deep threat...than so is every other WR in the game of football...as are half the TE's. There arent really many better built for the deep ball than Berrian. It is what got him paid the big $.
Well we can easily play the QB card for AJ as well, if you want to with Berrian. AJ has never had a good QB that could throw it deep well. Schaub cant do it, Sage couldnt, Carr was the best he had for the deep ball but he was on his back the whole time. AJ is pretty much forced to the shorter stuff with Houston. Give him a guy with a cannon and a Oline, you have a deep threat. Your making it sound like AJ is slow, which he isnt.
I understand what a deep threat is. I think a deep threat does more than just run in a straight line fast. A deep threat is a WR that can run the deep route at any given time, keeping the D honest about playing up too much. Moss, AJ, Jennings, Smith, Calvin Johnson, Chad Johnson are all guys that present a deep threat on any given play. Teams respect their deep speed, as well as their overall ability.
But just to drop this discussion, fine, Berrian is a track star. He can run in a straight line pretty fast.
