Which WR is going to step up?

ciarannh — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:09:58 -0000

With Deion Branch certain to miss at least four games and Hackett leaving for Carolina, we seem really weak at wideout. With Burleson and Engram the only experienced WRs left on the roster of a team that likes 4 wideout spreads, we're bound to see a lot of Ben Obamanu, Jordan Kent, Courtney Taylor and possibly Logan Payne. I was initially really bothered that we didn't take a WR like Steve Johnson with the sixth or seventh pick, focusing on a problem LS position instead. However, if Mike Holmgren thinks that the aforementioned young talent can make the step up then who am I to argue! That being said, who does everyone think is most likely to make an impact this year? Obamanu seems the obvious choice, as he's seen the most snaps. However, if Kent has developed into a solid route runner and consistent ball catcher, his mixture of size and blazing speed could be a huge asset.

Poll

Who's going to make the biggest impact?

Ben Obamanu

34 votes

Jordan Kent

24 votes

Courtney Taylor

54 votes

Logan Payne

17 votes

129 votes | Poll has closed

Would we have drafted Mendenhall?

ciarannh — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:59:17 -0000

Holmgen and Ruskell have both announced since the draft that Lo-Jack was the man they wanted in the first, and the fact that we didn't look at running backs in the rest of the draft would suggest that Jones, Mo-Mo and T.J have their full confidence. However Mendenhall wasn't supposed to have dropped so far, and has a tremendous combination of size and speed. Do you think if the Steelers had passed on him we would have pulled the trigger?

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Mendenhall at 25?

Yes

25 votes

No

32 votes

57 votes | Poll has closed

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