You know, when it comes right down to it, sometimes football really isn't that difficult. I mean, yeah there's schemes, reads, audibles, check downs and other subtle aspects about the game that may go unnoticed by the average fan, but one thing that every fan can agree on: if you're the quarterback: you throw it to your receivers or running backs. If you're a running back, you gain positive yardage and don't fumble the ball. If you're a receiver... YOU CATCH THE BALL. NO EXCUSES.
I don't care if you make the occasional game-breaking special teams play. If you're out on the field on 4th down with the game on the line and your quarterback hits you right in the hands, YOU CATCH THE FOOTBALL or you don't deserve to be on the field. The rest of your teammates are working too hard helping that very play get developed to see it ruined because you're a professional pass catcher and you fail miserably at doing your job. Your teammates deserve better, and maybe most importantly, your essentially rookie starting QB needs every opportunity for his teammates to help him out.
Furthermore, yes players make mistakes. They're not perfect. In fact, they're very flawed human beings (save for Tim Tebow, of course). What separates players is their reputation. Ted Ginn's reputation as a receiver is... well, I can't even say he's mediocre. Terrell Owens is notorious for dropping passes, but he's also one of the best receivers in the league (despite the fact that he's in the wasteland that is Buffalo. Braylon Edwards drops passes, but he put on display right in front of our very eyes during his first game with the Jets why he was worth the risk for Gang Green.
Ted Ginn doesn't have the luxuries of an elite WR. He doesn't yet have lee-way with the fans (or hopefully the coaching staff). I hate say this, but if I was Henning (or Sparano), he would not be a regular WR. He would be the occasional deep ball threat or even decoy and would be strictly a KR (which I think is the only position where he has a shot to hold down a roster spot.
What does that leave us with at WR? We essentially have Devon Bess, who I think is a great option in the slot and is great on short to intermediate routes and can do some things after the catch. Greg Camarillo (who is a poor man's Wes Welker, and I mean that in a complimentary fashion). Both of these guys consistently catch ball, but both are far from stretching the field. So, where do we go from here? No way in hell we go after T.O. after he inevitably leaves Buffalo after this year, and I can't really see any other big-time WR being available through free agency.
I'm willing to drive from Stillwater to Miami to bring Dez Bryant here. Anyone want to chip in for gas money?
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