Archer to play WR

and shorter than the water boy... yep i bet ben asked the front office .. pleaseeeeeeeeeeee draft me a 5 ft 8 173 pound WR.... maybe ben asked for a 6 ft 8 in receiver and they thought he asked for a 68 inch receiver?

HINES

 

unfortunately if a guy 5 ft 8 173 pounds add 10-20 pounds it will slow him down .. its not like a 250 pounder adds 10 pounds . if he adds 20 pounds thats about a 12% weight gain... thats gonna slow a small guy down ( a lot)

HINES

 

says he was 5 ft 10 ... he had to be he played QB at indiana ... dont think he coudl have played QB at 5 ft 7? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwaan_Randle_El

 

becaus4e hes about 7 inches taller than archer and you cant teach tall

HINES

 

And you can't teach speed. Archer is faster, stronger, and has a higher vert then Austin and McCluster and they seem to do just fine.

 

Archer's verticle jump is almost 5 inches higher then AB's meaning he can get to balls that Brown can't.

 

I was using meters to feet converter and 1.78 meters according to this link is 5'8"

https://www.google.ca/#q=meters+to+feet

Bman

 

trindon holiday 5-5
Darren sproles 5-6
jaquizz rogers 5-6
Maurice jones-drew 5-7
Brandon banks 5-7
ray rice 5-8
dexter mccluster 5-8
wes welker 5-8
doug martin 5-9
Brandon boykin 5-9
barry sanders 5-8
Darrell green 5-8
doug flutie 5-9 qb

 

And boom goes the dynomite.

 

Darren sproles, Warrick Dunn, etc... I hope they utilize him everywhere! It's heart with these little guys and it's about time we add in a little wood head/ sproles to the bag O tricks!

 

Sorry Mac overlooked your comparisons before I chimed in. I agree

 

no problem dob. I agree too we need some of this type of shimmy and shake to go with archers speed. if he can play DI football he can play in the NFL. he's a rare commodity. not everybody has this type of weapon and a stable of horses at WR and RB to go with him. and ST's forgedda boud it. he's a weapon at 3 phases of the game and people still bidch.

the main steelers roster has him listed as wr/rb.

 

Not trying ot make a point... just trying to remember... 5... maybe 8?? years ago we had a small guy doing returns... while I cant remember call his name or the team we were playing... I will never forget these two monsters grabbing him and holdong him in the air show until they were able to strip the ball from him. Was that Logan? Such a BS non-call imo.

 

archer is much stronger. heck I worry about blount fumbling too,or the night 3 of our rbs all fumbled and some multiple times or heath or hines, or bell even. fumbles happen but I remember the play. it was on a KO. he still I think plays for the lions.

 

Who will be the third RB, if Archer plays WR?

 

It will still be Archer, although his versatility will probably open the door for another RB to make the squad. Maysonet, LSH, Alexander, Jordan Hall... there are plenty of guys that we could put on the roster. This player will likely be a game day inactive however unless there is an injury at the position.

 

We need to try everything and utilize every means possible for the W.
Big, small, fast, quick, short, tall, whatever...

I like what they've done this off season adding weapons of every sort.
one TD in the right time and place could make or break the season.

 

I hope he is used right, I am scared that
they will not use him right, Can he field PUNTS?

 

He was asked by reporters if he can field punts recently to which he responded "yes"

Bman

 

With any luck, they learn from the past mistakes.

Stefan Logan never saw the field, except on KR and PR.

Chris Rainey was very promising in preseason, but in the regular season teams knew he was going to get the ball thrown to him, and he was covered up before he could go anywhere. Except for the fumblebowl when he was repeatedly ran up the middle, even though this was the weakest area of his game.

I think Archer brings something more than both those guys, but he does need to be utilised in a range of areas to be effective.

 

Thing is, I like the fact that they keep trying to find that "one" and haven't given up as a failed experiment. Luck plays it's role and this one could be the one that sets the league on fire. You never know.

Let's just see what he can do on returns before anything else.