You're always wide-open, yeah.' Iriti sees it in the way Roethlisberger eludes the pass rush and finds a receiver on a broken play. Below are the wide receivers that caught the most passes last year along with their Combine weight and 40-yard dash times.Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints, 149 receptions, 212 pounds, 4.57/40-yard dash.Those are some pretty outstanding wide receivers and really, only Jones qualifies as a "Freaky" Combine performer. Obviously it worked out. "It's just that he was destined to be a Super Bowl-winning quarterback. ",As Roethlisberger makes his long-awaited return Monday night against the.Perhaps just as important, he returns with a new perspective, much like he got more than 20 years ago at Findlay.Roethlisberger wasn't a receiver because he lost a quarterback competition.There simply wasn't a competition to lose.Coming off a 7-3 season -- the biggest turnaround in school history following a 1-9 record a year earlier -- coach Cliff Hite thought the best way to keep Findlay trending in the right direction was to maintain stability. On the next, the frustrated defensive back grabbed Roethlisberger's jersey and tackled him, resulting in a flag and a 15-yard penalty. Would better numbers and a bigger college program outweigh the experience he gained from his year as a receiver?Mike Iriti, Roethlisberger's favorite receiver at Findlay, doesn't think so. If you average out that group's weight and 40 time, we get a weight of 206.8 and a speed of 4.57 in the 40-yard dash. So it makes him seem more agile and quick than he actually is. And then, when I made the transition, man, I was wide-open every single play, too.
Not only was that the best time of any wide receiver, but the next closest time was a distant 6.94.Despite Pittman's great size, he had the second-best shuttle time at 4.14 and the fourth best 3-cone. Share this article 100 shares share tweet text email link Curt Popejoy. Angry NFL fans already calling for the Clemson QB.Who is new Broncos' starting quarterback Jeff Driskel?Broncos lose Sutton for year, Lock for 3-5 weeks,Kyler Murray runs wild again, scoring 2 TDs in Cardinals' dominant win,Big Ben nervous heading into 1st game in a year,Mom knows best: Steelers' JuJu Smith-Schuster ready to have fun again.NFL Week 1 takeaways: Concern for Bucs, Niners?Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Roethlisberger had 4,041 yards passing and 54 touchdowns.But what if he had played quarterback for two seasons? Usually these drills showcase smaller players that are built low to the ground. All-time Receiving Leader: Hines Ward 1,000 rec, 12,083 yds, 85 TD If you average out that group's weight and 40 time, we get a weight of 206.8 and a speed of 4.57 in the 40-yard dash. And he also got a few passing stats with trick plays, finishing with 116 passing yards and two touchdown throws. ","He wasn't a speed demon by any means, but he'd catch anything they threw at him, because he's just so dang athletic," said Chris Miller, a longtime radio play-by-play announcer for Findlay. They grew up together in Findlay. He weighed in at 227 pounds and ran a 4.58/40. "I think that Big Ben's greatest growth this season is going to come from watching all of his teammates and seeing the things that they do and don't do well.
Many consider this group as one of the very best draftable wide receiver classes in years and the Combine, for the most part, didn't hurt many player's stock at this position. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Predicting the stats for the Steelers talented WR unit. "The biggest thing with him was he was just always on the same page with the receivers," said Shane Montgomery, Roethlisberger's offensive coordinator at Miami (Ohio). Because as a receiver, you learn to find those holes, you learn to find those things. "So that's a pretty good scheme. Would he have learned certain things or gotten the feel of where defensive backs and linebackers sit?
"One was from Ben to me.