1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/C...vlrg.widec.jpg

speed kills...
http://www.danwismar.com/uploads/Ginn9.jpg

I had a couple offers (Burt's was VERY good) but didnt want to risk losing the guy #1 on my short list at WR, and youth at WR is a need position for me.

He's somewhat of a reach (lord knows the Dolphins certainly reached to take him so high), but the guy has skills and speed to burn... plus he's from THE Ohio State University... right :cheezy:

;)

Re: 1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

Fastest man on the planet. I just worry about that foot. Supposedly sprained on 1/8/07.

Still in a boot. It's odd. I love Teddy, and hope he tears it up as a slot WR,
I just don't think that a "sprain" should take 5 months to heal.

FYI this happened after returning the opening kickoff in the 2007 National Championship game for a TD.


http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/9664/injury300kh1.jpg http://www.fm99.com/images/WCEvents/ginnFoot.jpg

Re: 1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

Yup the injury is a concern, but the upside is huge... worth stashing on the TS a couple years to see what develops.

Re: 1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

Definitely worth this late a pick, but I'd be more worried about his suspect hands/concentration and non-existant route running ability than that foot.

Re: 1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

By no means am I saying this is a bad pick. Teddy is definately worth holding on to for a few years.

You'll never hear anything bad about him coming from my mouth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TikygJwTs1l

Hmm...Broken link, but the video works on youtube. Sorry.
If interested, go to youtube and search ted ginn alamo bowl.
Only 18 seconds, but I promise it will make any football fan smile.

Re: 1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

I watched that video earlier this morning while :sally: was still on the clock. It was a big piece of evidence that move him to the top of my list. Pretty impressive stuff.

Re: 1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

I wish my brain worked well enough to have thought up a concept like UTube!!!:idiot

Re: 1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

Just make sure you let me in on it too. It's not like I'll be able to retire on a teacher's salary, especially having started ten years later than everyone else.

Re: 1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

I hear you there!!! Salute to a fellow teacher!

Re: 1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

That settles it then. Burt will come up with the great idea and we'll just gravytrain along.:bling

Re: 1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

You're going to be waiting a LOOOOONG time for that gravy train to pull in with :burt: at the helm!

;)

Re: 1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

:agree :dammit





:Sorry

Re: 1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

:GoodPost

His route running and hands are a legitimate concern... but if he can develop in those areas, he could become an elite player. He's a true gamebreaker.

I debated Steve Smith vs Ginn... they're like polar opposites LOL. Both from elite programs, but where Smith runs great routes, and has decent hands, he has suspect speed, lack of breakability, and some concerns going over the middle. Ginn is a gamebreaker, with lazy routes and suspect hands, but his moves are unreal. He can turn a game in a heartbeat.

I went boom/bust for the player with the biggest potential to be elite... but
the concerns are legit.

Re: 1.18 WR Ted Ginn Jr, Miami
 

Added a couple pics of speed-demon Ginn to the initial post. Lets hope he recovers from that sprain!