Steelers, NFL Trending toward Tall ReceiversWhen the Steelers went to the Super Bowl in 2010, none of their top five wide receivers was...Dulac, Gerry
This doesn't mean Smith and the49erswill win theSuper Bowlor that he'll ever be Brees or Brady. But it means he's not the liability so many of us believed he was. For much of the game, Smith was OK, nothing special -- especially with his receivers dropping so many...
"They're a threat," defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman said of tall receivers. "Who can get up that high? Just because I could dunk a basketball didn't mean I could get up that high. It's about the challenge in the red zone, the fade route, the seam route and him just throwing...
Tall wide receivers, however, such as 6-foot-5-inch Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson, make bigger targets and may reach high for passes. SportsRec analyzed 393 NFL Wide Receivers and the average height of an NFL Wide Receiver is 72.6 inches or just more than 6 feet. Tight Ends and Linebacke...
INDIANAPOLIS -- If the Steelers are in the market for a big widereceiver for quarterback Ben...Dulac, Gerry