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I like the pick but the analysts - Mort, Jaws, Cris Carter - all slammed the pick. I don't know why. He is a little small and lacks elite speed, and he isn't a blocker at all. Plus, he's not very bright (6 Wonderlic score) and lied about failing a drug test at the combine. I think the kid has a ton of talent. You don't put up those numbers in the Big 10 without speed, an ability to separate, or route-running ability. They make it sound like Manningham can't do anything except go deep. Well, he's beating somebody. He makes people miss, and I think you put him in a system like ours where he will be surrounded by some high-character players who work hard like Toomer and Burress (yes, the Burress who plays for the Giants, not the guy who played at Pittsburgh). I think that will allow him to come into the year without the pressure of having to be a team's #1 and I think you can get him stronger and help him with the maturity and character issues. Kids are young, they do dumb things, and you can help with that as an organization.
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