Blackmon is elite if he can stay on the field. had he ran a tick faster in the 40 or had another inch or two people would be drooling. His vertical and pterodactyl like wingspan at 34" gives him a better catch radius than Plaxico Burress had at 6'5". not to mention that he has unreal hands and wicked body control to make last second adjustments and box out defenders. His style of play will make him maintain that level of play for a longer span of time since it wont matter if he loses a step. If he can solve his substance abuse problems he's a difference maker. 

 

as far as Mack vs. Watkins. Its a coinflip. both are needs but I think the need at pass rusher / linebacker is greater considering our LEO's in Babin and Clemons are past 30 and theres no guarantee Branch will develop as a lot of his sacks came on stunts and working inside against a Guard, if he can learn to bend the edge better he could be a 10 sack guy, especially with an elite talent like Mack across from him. What worries me about mack is that he seems like aaron curry, so totally safe that he's not you know, hes good at everything but doesnt have that one area that I can say wow he cant be stopped with a skill like that. Yet every time I doubt him I pop in the Ohio State tape and watch him dominate like Demarcus Ware did at Troy....... but then I watch the Orange Bowl and see Watkins dominate that same team on the same level.  You can't go wrong with either of them, but considering the depth of this WR class, the shallow pool of pass rushers and defense as a whole in this draft and the bigger need at LB and pass rusher, Mack makes sense. Blackmon will be back eventually (even though its just a luxury and "not a sure thing" hes too competitive to not get clean and get back on the field). Mack can play LEO, or Strong Side Linebacker and just dominate that edge. I see other WR's in this draft that while not Watkins level, can give enough value to justify Mack > Watkins.

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