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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AmishMafia" data-source="post: 783258" data-attributes="member: 2846"><p>Mostly agree. There are many traits to help a WR catch a pass. Be taller than the DB, be able to jump higher, be faster, be quicker, run better routes, be smarter, be more in tune with the QB to modify your route as coverage dictates, be stronger in contested balls .  . .   etc. Each of these is a tool in the toolbox. A great receiver is one who has multiple traits and can, over time, be more productive by exploiting weaknesses of DBs.  For example, a WR who is fast and runs great routes. If the DB respects the speed, he has to give a cushion. But that allows him to make a great cut and get open for a shorter pass.  You cant teach speed, quickness, height, etc. Guys who have the natural talent have more opportunity of making a reception and thus have a higher ceiling.  You can still have a successful career if you are short and slow, if you make up by being very smart, crisp routes, and great hands. But the more tools in the toolbox the better.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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