Moncrief doesn't have near the hands or catching ability of those two though. He seems to be more of a body catcher.

So then I guess we should be worried about Beckham because he's straight disappeared in games before.

That's coachable, though. If he can be coached to attack the ball at the highest point with two hands, he is going to be one of the best receivers in the league.

What's with being so emotional about it?

I don't know if it is. Seems more of an instinctual thing. Kind of like with Bowe.

This directed at me?

It's not emotion. It's a discussion.

No offense meant to you or anyone else who posts or makes mocks, we gotta have SOMETHING to talk about during these football doldrums... but I'm just flat SICK of seeing them at this point, lets get the real one underway pronto.

Honestly, I'd rather have Cooks or Beckham over Mike Evans.

Depends.

You would want to know why he disappeared. Was he just not getting balls his way? Was he not getting open?

In this type of offense, I agree.

However puttin Evans opposite say Megatron? Sign me up

Goodell took your request under consideration and decided to delay the draft a full 2 weeks later.

Moncrief's small baby hands are cause for concern. Michael Crabtree has a similar hand size and was plagued with drops in his first couple seasons..

Maybe trade down into the 2nd, get an extra 3rd, take Moncrief?

No, running a 4.40 40 at 6' 2 1/2", 221 lbs., with a 40" vertical is the gift.

Teaching a guy to use his hands a bit better is repetition. Like a golf swing, it's just how he learned. That's correctable.

I do agree that Beckham has some of the finest hands I've ever seen at that level. Highpoints the ball as well as anyone and his catch radius with those arms is amazing.

However, the combination of size to speed to vertical that Moncrief has is ridiculous. And it's not Baldwin size/speed/vertical. Moncrief's version is usable and translates to the football field.

The guy knows when to shorten or lengthen his stride to maximize the speed he needs. Absolutely jets off the line where guys like Baldwin and our current receiver Hemingway need a little bit of runway to get up to speed. (It's like an F-16 versus a C-130 getting to 350 mph. Both can get there, but one just does it a hell of a lot faster.)

Also, the one thing is that with an accurate QB like Alex Smith, the highpointing issue isn't as much of an issue versus getting off the line, getting into your breaks and hitting your spot. A less accurate QB needs a guy like Beckham to be able to go get the ball and make sure that it's in his hands. (Think Stafford versus Smith.) Smith and Reid's offense needs a guy to be at a spot and the ability to separate once the ball and the receiver are together. It's what held back this offense initially and what the potential was when we saw Avery actually hold onto a ball.

I love Beckham, but I'm convinced he won't be there at #23 at this point. The next guy I'd take is Moncrief, and I do like Moncrief's ability to break free and turn upfield. I don't think that there is a guy in this draft that is more capable in that regard than Moncrief other than Watkins.

Putting Cooks opposite Megatron?

The idea is you stretch out the capabilities of the other team's defensive backfield depth. Different types of players that have different skill sets will generate those mismatches more efficiently.

I just can't get past how Evans played with a crackhead QB who runs around for 7 or 8 seconds before getting rid of the ball.