Webb at receiver? I love it

Joe Webb has been fascinating to me since he has come to the Vikings organization in 2010. Joe was taken at 199 in the 6^th round out of the University of Alabama Birmingham.

Is he quarterback or wide receiver material? He played quarterback at UAB but was drafted by to be a receiver but Coach Childress wanted him as a quarterback back then.

In the 2013 off season the Vikings signed free agent Matt Cassel in what I believed to be the end of the quarterback days for Joe.

The Vikings found a quarterback last off season whose name was McLeod Bethel- Thompson. He made the team but did not play. His arm is unbelievable and seems to be cannon like. The only problem is lack of game experience. The Vikings evidently thought so much of him they kept him and released veteran Sage Rosenfels. I remember the shock when that happened last summer.

On Sunday I was reading and came upon a story that has the Vikings moving Webb from quarterback to wide receiver. I love and embrace this idea whole heartedly.

I would love to see Ponder, Cassel and Bethel-Thompson as the three quarterbacks on the roster. I will have of course to wait and see how Bethel-Thompson does in camp this summer.

The athletic ability cannot be disputed of Joe Webb. There are 2 YouTube Videos on Joe that will blow your mind or it at least did mine.

There is one from winter of 2010 showing Joe jumping 7 blocking dummies in Atlanta. There is also one from March of 2012 where he does a 54 inch standing box jump. You have to see these youtube videos to believe.

Joe was not invited to the 2010 Combine in Indianapolis. He had his pro day at his college of UAB.

The numbers he put out were as follows: 42.5 inch vertical jump along with an 11 foot 5 ½ inch standing long jump, and shuttle time of 3.91. These numbers all beat the times of guys in his position at the combine.

Webb also did 21 reps of 225 pounds which again was better than any receiver at the combine.

Joe is 6’3” and weighed in at 226 on his pro day. He ran two 40 yard dashes coming in at 4.45 and 4.43 which would have put him 5^th fastest at the combine in the receivers group. The size of this man and to run this quick is incredible.

He has so many assets to aid him in becoming the receiver I hope he can. I have met him and shook his hand and I can tell you the man’s hands are huge which will make the ability to catch a lot easier.

The speed, strength and jumping ability should give Vikings fans something to be excited about as well.

I wish Joe so much good luck in this new adventure. He is just too talented to sit on the bench.

One side note: 20 more Sundays until football and 147 days left as well!!!!!!!!

Thanks for reading

Purplestick

Sources: UABSports.com

NFL.com

Joe Webb Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia