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Nobody does think that about Mickens, but great post. If you watch an older NFL game, it was a lot different.theknowledge said:
Bailey playing the slot in today’s soft AF NFL is probably a weapon. He was just too small to play in a league where defenders could actually touch you. Don’t think for a minute that Mickens can hold Mario’s jock strap. Just don’t.chuck said:
Yeah you could hardly tell them apart other than Mickens testing faster. Bailey caught more than he dropped too.longduckdong said:
He is like a faster version of Mario Bailey. (And a bit quicker)EsophagealFeces said:I still don’t know how the fuck he made it in the NFL
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I was being sarcasmic. I dont give a fuck that Bailey couldn't catch on in the NFL. He was one of the best college receivers I've ever watched. Mickens wasn't suited to sniff the ground where Mario's jock strap lay.theknowledge said:
Bailey playing the slot in today’s soft AF NFL is probably a weapon. He was just too small to play in a league where defenders could actually touch you. Don’t think for a minute that Mickens can hold Mario’s jock strap. Just don’t.chuck said:
Yeah you could hardly tell them apart other than Mickens testing faster. Bailey caught more than he dropped too.longduckdong said:
He is like a faster version of Mario Bailey. (And a bit quicker)EsophagealFeces said:I still don’t know how the fuck he made it in the NFL
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And a lot harder to watchRoadDawg55 said:
Nobody does think that about Mickens, but great post. If you watch an older NFL game, it was a lot different.theknowledge said:
Bailey playing the slot in today’s soft AF NFL is probably a weapon. He was just too small to play in a league where defenders could actually touch you. Don’t think for a minute that Mickens can hold Mario’s jock strap. Just don’t.chuck said:
Yeah you could hardly tell them apart other than Mickens testing faster. Bailey caught more than he dropped too.longduckdong said:
He is like a faster version of Mario Bailey. (And a bit quicker)EsophagealFeces said:I still don’t know how the fuck he made it in the NFL
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I'm going to throw in a challenge here. Bailey was one of Washington's best clutch receivers who also played on a great team. But wide receiver isn't a position for which Washington has cranked out a ton of next-level talent. Even "one of" the best college receivers ever watched would only work if you tended to only watch Washington play. I don't think you can seriously put him in that category. He had a knack for getting open and a separate knack for getting behind defenses despite not having elite speed, and he made catches. But there have been an awful lot of freak athletes to play the position.chuck said:
I was being sarcasmic. I dont give a fuck that Bailey couldn't catch on in the NFL. He was one of the best college receivers I've ever watched. Mickens wasn't suited to sniff the ground where Mario's jock strap lay.theknowledge said:
Bailey playing the slot in today’s soft AF NFL is probably a weapon. He was just too small to play in a league where defenders could actually touch you. Don’t think for a minute that Mickens can hold Mario’s jock strap. Just don’t.chuck said:
Yeah you could hardly tell them apart other than Mickens testing faster. Bailey caught more than he dropped too.longduckdong said:
He is like a faster version of Mario Bailey. (And a bit quicker)EsophagealFeces said:I still don’t know how the fuck he made it in the NFL
Love this guy!
It's always hard to say whether a player would catch on in different eras. But I think the main thing with Bailey was he was too small and too slow for the NFL. I do wonder why he couldn't catch on as a slot / possession guy like an Edelman. There's more use of that player today, and maybe that would have been his lane. -
Mickens is just faster and probably quicker. Bailey was a better receiver hands down.backthepack said:
And a lot harder to watchRoadDawg55 said:
Nobody does think that about Mickens, but great post. If you watch an older NFL game, it was a lot different.theknowledge said:
Bailey playing the slot in today’s soft AF NFL is probably a weapon. He was just too small to play in a league where defenders could actually touch you. Don’t think for a minute that Mickens can hold Mario’s jock strap. Just don’t.chuck said:
Yeah you could hardly tell them apart other than Mickens testing faster. Bailey caught more than he dropped too.longduckdong said:
He is like a faster version of Mario Bailey. (And a bit quicker)EsophagealFeces said:I still don’t know how the fuck he made it in the NFL
Love this guy! -
I figured it went without saying that i was making the statement about his place in history from a UW fan's perspective with all biases implied.creepycoug said:
I'm going to throw in a challenge here. Bailey was one of Washington's best clutch receivers who also played on a great team. But wide receiver isn't a position for which Washington has cranked out a ton of next-level talent. Even "one of" the best college receivers ever watched would only work if you tended to only watch Washington play. I don't think you can seriously put him in that category. He had a knack for getting open and a separate knack for getting behind defenses despite not having elite speed, and he made catches. But there have been an awful lot of freak athletes to play the position.chuck said:
I was being sarcasmic. I dont give a fuck that Bailey couldn't catch on in the NFL. He was one of the best college receivers I've ever watched. Mickens wasn't suited to sniff the ground where Mario's jock strap lay.theknowledge said:
Bailey playing the slot in today’s soft AF NFL is probably a weapon. He was just too small to play in a league where defenders could actually touch you. Don’t think for a minute that Mickens can hold Mario’s jock strap. Just don’t.chuck said:
Yeah you could hardly tell them apart other than Mickens testing faster. Bailey caught more than he dropped too.longduckdong said:
He is like a faster version of Mario Bailey. (And a bit quicker)EsophagealFeces said:I still don’t know how the fuck he made it in the NFL
Love this guy!
It's always hard to say whether a player would catch on in different eras. But I think the main thing with Bailey was he was too small and too slow for the NFL. I do wonder why he couldn't catch on as a slot / possession guy like an Edelman. There's more use of that player today, and maybe that would have been his lane.
But...Mario put up similar numbers to the WR who won the Heisman in 91. He put up big numbers playing for a conservative HC and an OC known as the round mound of the ground.
All I would say is that he was as good and productive as was possible to be on the team he played on, with a conservative HC and OC nicknamed "the round mound of the ground". That puts him among the best college receivers I've watched. It's not an objective opinion, but it's not a completely unsupportable one either. At least it wouldn't be for someone with better debating skills than I have.
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No it wasn’t. Guys use to kill each other and 15 yarders won’t thrown for breathing on the QB.backthepack said:
And a lot harder to watchRoadDawg55 said:
Nobody does think that about Mickens, but great post. If you watch an older NFL game, it was a lot different.theknowledge said:
Bailey playing the slot in today’s soft AF NFL is probably a weapon. He was just too small to play in a league where defenders could actually touch you. Don’t think for a minute that Mickens can hold Mario’s jock strap. Just don’t.chuck said:
Yeah you could hardly tell them apart other than Mickens testing faster. Bailey caught more than he dropped too.longduckdong said:
He is like a faster version of Mario Bailey. (And a bit quicker)EsophagealFeces said:I still don’t know how the fuck he made it in the NFL
Love this guy! -
Yep. And they didn’t stop for commercials every 15 seconds to review the play and kill the momentum.dirtysouwfdawg said:
No it wasn’t. Guys use to kill each other and 15 yarders won’t thrown for breathing on the QB.backthepack said:
And a lot harder to watchRoadDawg55 said:
Nobody does think that about Mickens, but great post. If you watch an older NFL game, it was a lot different.theknowledge said:
Bailey playing the slot in today’s soft AF NFL is probably a weapon. He was just too small to play in a league where defenders could actually touch you. Don’t think for a minute that Mickens can hold Mario’s jock strap. Just don’t.chuck said:
Yeah you could hardly tell them apart other than Mickens testing faster. Bailey caught more than he dropped too.longduckdong said:
He is like a faster version of Mario Bailey. (And a bit quicker)EsophagealFeces said:I still don’t know how the fuck he made it in the NFL
Love this guy!
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I'll allow it.chuck said:
I figured it went without saying that i was making the statement about his place in history from a UW fan's perspective with all biases implied.creepycoug said:
I'm going to throw in a challenge here. Bailey was one of Washington's best clutch receivers who also played on a great team. But wide receiver isn't a position for which Washington has cranked out a ton of next-level talent. Even "one of" the best college receivers ever watched would only work if you tended to only watch Washington play. I don't think you can seriously put him in that category. He had a knack for getting open and a separate knack for getting behind defenses despite not having elite speed, and he made catches. But there have been an awful lot of freak athletes to play the position.chuck said:
I was being sarcasmic. I dont give a fuck that Bailey couldn't catch on in the NFL. He was one of the best college receivers I've ever watched. Mickens wasn't suited to sniff the ground where Mario's jock strap lay.theknowledge said:
Bailey playing the slot in today’s soft AF NFL is probably a weapon. He was just too small to play in a league where defenders could actually touch you. Don’t think for a minute that Mickens can hold Mario’s jock strap. Just don’t.chuck said:
Yeah you could hardly tell them apart other than Mickens testing faster. Bailey caught more than he dropped too.longduckdong said:
He is like a faster version of Mario Bailey. (And a bit quicker)EsophagealFeces said:I still don’t know how the fuck he made it in the NFL
Love this guy!
It's always hard to say whether a player would catch on in different eras. But I think the main thing with Bailey was he was too small and too slow for the NFL. I do wonder why he couldn't catch on as a slot / possession guy like an Edelman. There's more use of that player today, and maybe that would have been his lane.
But...Mario put up similar numbers to the WR who won the Heisman in 91. He put up big numbers playing for a conservative HC and an OC known as the round mound of the ground.
All I would say is that he was as good and productive as was possible to be on the team he played on, with a conservative HC and OC nicknamed "the round mound of the ground". That puts him among the best college receivers I've watched. It's not an objective opinion, but it's not a completely unsupportable one either. At least it wouldn't be for someone with better debating skills than I have. -
Thanks. I just noticed that I had some editing errors so it's no small relief that it passed muster with the judge.creepycoug said:
I'll allow it.chuck said:
I figured it went without saying that i was making the statement about his place in history from a UW fan's perspective with all biases implied.creepycoug said:
I'm going to throw in a challenge here. Bailey was one of Washington's best clutch receivers who also played on a great team. But wide receiver isn't a position for which Washington has cranked out a ton of next-level talent. Even "one of" the best college receivers ever watched would only work if you tended to only watch Washington play. I don't think you can seriously put him in that category. He had a knack for getting open and a separate knack for getting behind defenses despite not having elite speed, and he made catches. But there have been an awful lot of freak athletes to play the position.chuck said:
I was being sarcasmic. I dont give a fuck that Bailey couldn't catch on in the NFL. He was one of the best college receivers I've ever watched. Mickens wasn't suited to sniff the ground where Mario's jock strap lay.theknowledge said:
Bailey playing the slot in today’s soft AF NFL is probably a weapon. He was just too small to play in a league where defenders could actually touch you. Don’t think for a minute that Mickens can hold Mario’s jock strap. Just don’t.chuck said:
Yeah you could hardly tell them apart other than Mickens testing faster. Bailey caught more than he dropped too.longduckdong said:
He is like a faster version of Mario Bailey. (And a bit quicker)EsophagealFeces said:I still don’t know how the fuck he made it in the NFL
Love this guy!
It's always hard to say whether a player would catch on in different eras. But I think the main thing with Bailey was he was too small and too slow for the NFL. I do wonder why he couldn't catch on as a slot / possession guy like an Edelman. There's more use of that player today, and maybe that would have been his lane.
But...Mario put up similar numbers to the WR who won the Heisman in 91. He put up big numbers playing for a conservative HC and an OC known as the round mound of the ground.
All I would say is that he was as good and productive as was possible to be on the team he played on, with a conservative HC and OC nicknamed "the round mound of the ground". That puts him among the best college receivers I've watched. It's not an objective opinion, but it's not a completely unsupportable one either. At least it wouldn't be for someone with better debating skills than I have.
