Honestly Watkins was not a #3 overall pick in terms of talent or measurables.  He is virtually the same size and speed as Blackmon but with not as good ball skills and not as physical.  This is not to say that Sammy has poor ball skills or is a wimp, just JB seemed to man handle people more and went up to snatch the ball out of the air while Sammy caught screens and ran past blown coverages allowing Boyd to chuck a bomb downfield and he run underneath it.  If a WR gets taken top 5 he needs to be a stone cold lock like CJ, Larry Fitzgerald or AJ Green.  Sammy just was not of that caliber in my opinion.

 

With Mack the trump card is small school and lack of real competition.  Also feel like he wasn't a great fit in our scheme as much as some other guys.

 

I admit I was pretty shocked and disappointed by the pick at first but am warming up to the idea more and more.  This is how I felt last draft and when it was over I could see that Dave has a plan and that he is assembling something good here.  Fear not, Blake is not another Blaine.

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