Vontae and Sean Smith both run in the 4.4s
Clemons runs a 4.33
Sheets was 2nd fastest RB at the combine

We have speed in other players. Granted Ginn is faster, but if we can save a roster spot, who cares?

Ginn’s job is to catch balls. Not to be fast or to be shifty. None of that matters if you cannot catch the damn ball. That is why track stars cannot be converted to receivers. We had a 6’-4" guy that ran a 4.20 40 named Todd Lowber. We had to cut him because he cannot catch balls. If Ginn is leading the NFL in dropped passes, and he has lost us definitely 1 game (Indy), and helped lose another game (Saints), then what good is he? These balls hit him in BOTH HANDS and they slip right through.

I have been on Ginn’s side since he was drafted. I argued with other fans that now that Henne is in, we will see what Ginn is made of. Give Ginn a full season with a strong QB and see if he flourishes. At the end of 2009 we can pass judgement on him. I am hesitant to keep making the same arguments. He cannot catch balls in clutch situations.

Last year was by far his best season. He had just the second 1,000 yard rushing season of the past 13 years for Purdue and finished as the 2nd all-time leading rusher behind Mike Alstott. He also broke Alstott’s career touchdowns record by 12 touchdowns. The kid knows how to find the end zone. We didn’t use him much on kickoffs, but he does know his way around special teams. His first career TD was a blocked punt returned for a score. He had at least 10 rushing TD’s in each of his four years and had a school record 16 in his final season when he was much of our offense during a 4-8 year.

Kory is a solid pass catcher too that we didn’t use enough. He had 108 catches for 804 yards and five scores in four years. His numbers, both rushing and receiving, improved every year. He was only the featured back his final year too, as he split carries three ways as a freshman and with Jaycen Taylor in 2006 and 2007.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Nx0BiO6Zc