When I saw Eric Decker fall on his own after an ugly tackle attempt by San Diego's punter, I remembered when he did the same thing on an offensive play at San Diego in 2012. All I could think was he might be too tall to lean forward when he runs. So when talking about wide receivers, we must consider how high their center of gravity is. I learned during ninth grade science class in males that is the heart, so basketball players would fall forward if they tried to play hockey. We don't see this problem in running backs because they can be short, so their COG is much lower than Eric Decker's. So as I watched replays of Decker avoiding two would-be tacklers, only to fall on his face when he was not touched, I thought it might be possible to have a wide receiver who is too tall.

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