cleveland.com reader Big thinks a great returner has three main qualities - and that combination can be difficult to find.
View full sizeWith Ted Ginn Jr. at Ohio State and now Josh Cribbs with the Browns, Ohio football fans have been spoiled when it comes to the return game.In response to the story Ohio State has yet to find another returner like Ted Ginn Jr.: Hey, Doug!, cleveland.com reader Big thinks finding a great returner is harder than it might seem. This reader writes,
"There are a lot of 'speed guys' every year in college and the pros who do nothing special and even find themselves on the bench. It seems that watching the great returners like Cribbs and others, there are three main components. After speed they also have great field vision and use that to make good initial decisions about running lanes. The third thing is an inherent understanding of angles. The best returners seem to see the angles they can exploit then use their speed to exploit them. Guys who can't either get blown up or slow down to figure it out and get caught. It's rare to have all three gifts There are not many great returners, but there are lots of guys with 4.4 speed."
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