Quote:Many players have the physical tools and the ability to be elite.

In fact, looking at his measurables, his timed results at the combine and pro day don't indicate Blackmon is elite.

 

I would say Blackmon is elite with the ball in his hands, yes....

 

He doesn't have elite hands, elite speed, elite size... and his production certainly indicates that he's nowhere close to elite.

 

I repeat - I don't want to sound like a basher of him.  I'm actually a big fan when he plays.  But we've been putting him up into the "elite" conversation with a far too small sample size of him actually producing.

Combine performance doesn't measure what a player can do on the field when the lights are on. You're more than welcome to lean on that if you feel it supports your argument. There are a lot of great at receivers who didn't wow the world in their shorts.


Jerry Rice ran a 4.71 40.


Jimmy Smith ran a 4.47 40 yard dash.


Justin Blackmon ran a 4.46.


If speed makes a player elite, the 4.37 Matt Jones ran at the combine means Canton is working on his bust soon, right?

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