super excited about Sweed. I do remember a lot of talk that Desean Jackson would stretch the field if nothing else. Now that we see a) he’s doing a lot more than that in Philly and b) Chris Johnson’s speed changes the dynamics of how teams spy VY, imagine an offense with Fraction Jackson, Chris Johnson, and VY. Throw in the rookie WR near the top of San Fran’s depth chart, Josh Morgan, and you have a ridiculously talented team. It’s not particle physics; get a WR who can separate enough from man coverage to get open, catch, and run crisp routes. Other guys who would already be starters for the Titans: Jordy Nelson, James Hardy, Early Doucet, Earl Bennett (it’s too bad there wasn’t anyone on this site who cared about him), Dexter Jackson, Eddie Royal, Devin Thomas, Davone Bess, and Andre Caldwell—even with the bum toe.

Why does this come across as hindsight when people were screaming for these guys in April?

Sounds about right.

5th wide receiver for the steelers. 1st wide receiver for the titans.

and didn’t want to reach for him

Just shows that FOs were right about not taking WRs in the first round if they felt that no one could contribute immediately. There is a steep learning curve for WRs coming out of college. The dominant college guys rely on their freakish athleticism, and there aren’t but a handful of guys that can be freakishly dominate athletes at the NFL level.

Consequently, they usually spend a year or two acclimating to the NFL, becoming more technique oriented.

If it takes a few years to develop good receivers, you still need to get the guys on your roster, even if they don’t make an immediate impact. But sometimes you can avoid that development time and get lucky. You can’t get lucky if you don’t put the players on your team.

We were all pounding the table and screaming before the draft and in free agency that we needed a #1 WR. Instead, Reinfeldt, Fish and Adams went for a couple of “value” deals. Well, what we saw in the preseason did not justify the approach. If I have to read one more time that Crumpler will be an effective “safety valve” for Young I’m gonna lose my mind; you don’t need a “safety valve” when you have good receivers.

I feel bad for Chris Johnson and Lendale White; they’ll be facing 9-man fronts until someone steps up and starts making plays.

Our problems were obvious, the solution was obvious, and we ended up solving the wrong problem. If someone has a heart problem, it hardly makes sense to give them a liver transplant.