At this point in the draft I'm looking for a sleeper that'll be boom or bust. Vermeil loves this kid, and after reading up on him so do I. He may be on the small side, but he has great speed and is the perfect type of receiver for Vermeils offense.
It's not like Samie has much talent in front of him to beat out, he has the potential to be a boom type player, and if he busts... so what, he was the 43rd player taken in our draft. I'm excited about this pick, can you tell ;)!
Here are some snippets from an article that appeared in the Kansas City Star about the latest Predator:
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http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/2004/04/27/sports/8519648.htm?1c
Parker was a three-time track and field All-American as a sprinter with the Ducks and ran a 4.34 time in the 40-yard dash at the combine. But he's not just about speed; he also mixed in some impressive production as a receiver.
Parker caught 77 passes for 1,088 yards and seven touchdowns with the Ducks last season and turned heads when he caught a school-record 16 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns in Oregon's Sun Bowl loss to Minnesota.
“Samie is one of those guys that lives up to the cliché ‘stretches the field vertically,' ” Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil said. “He can do that. He has a tremendous 40 time. He's still accelerating as he passes through 40 yards. This guy can run.… He can catch the football in a crowd, and he's tough. He's an exciting player.”
Vermeil compared Parker to Az-Zahir Hakim, whom the Rams selected in the fourth round of the 1998 draft from San Diego State. Hakim caught 36 passes for 677 yards and eight touchdowns in his second season during the Rams' march to the Super Bowl in 1999.
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