Quote:I read this thread and I understand the back and forth between the Marquis Lee supporters and the detractors of Lee.

 

But can I just mention one thing:  How fast/quick one is does not make one a superior athlete from another player that may not be as fast or quick.

 

Also...  How quickly one accelerates does not make one a better athlete from someone that doesn't accelerate as quick.

 

I think Lee may be the most "talented" receiver in terms of overall speed.  I'll concede his all around speed to any one that wants to argue that point.

 

I'm a child of the 80's so I remember Chicago's Willie Gault.  That dude was a burner.  He was a world class runner.  He actually competed in Olympic trials in terms of running.  100 yard dash.  200 yard dash.  400 yard dash.  Will Gualt was world class.  

 

The 85 bears used Willie to stretch the D and used him on special teams.  There were several games I remember Gault burned the CB on a fly route.  The dude was a burner.  But he wasn't an "athlete" in terms of what it means to play football.

 

Yeah, being very fast or speedy is important in football.  But to be an "Athlete" means you have world class hand/eye reflex.  It means you have world class toughness.  It means you understand mental fortitude.  It means you are a bit crazier than normal humans--- You will go further than other will physically.  

 

Lee is fast.  He's quick.  He's able to accelerate beyond most players.  He's a sprinter.  

 

But just because one has a talent in terms of speed does not make him a better "Athlete" from someone that may be slower but has more brains, heart, and fortitude to plow through pain...

 

Lee isn't the best athlete on this team.  He's not even in the top 5 "Most Athletic Jaguars".  What Lee will hopefully be is the fastest Jaguar.  And that is a great thing, we need a Willie Gault.  But just because someone is fast doesn't make them a better athlete than someone like Poz, or DRob, or Yeldon, or Telvin, or Hurns, or heck anyone that actually plays football.  Lee is a runner.  

 

Runner's aren't athletes.  They're just runners.