(S4) - Weekend PT #2 - Old School Football

[JohnWachter]

John Wachter plays a style of football that has always been, and will continue to be, effective. In earlier eras the ball traveled through the air significantly less and players were much less athletic on average. Wachter has a pretty average build as far as today's players go, but has great strength to get his job done. It's safe to assume that in an earlier era, where players were smaller and not as strong, he'd be even more effective, perhaps revolutionizing the game along the way. Having strong hands and an ability to power through tackles would make a short pass game more effective, which would be beneficial since there weren't many accurate QBs with strong enough arms to run today's style offense back in the day.

As far as the future goes, it's hard to imagine his style of play fading in popularity. Fast, deep threat receivers are important to keeping a defense honest, but at the end of the day you'll always want a sure option for moving the chains. Wachter isn't a burner, but he'll convert your third downs and come down with the 50/50 balls more often than not. He doesn't have freakish level size or speed, but he has dependable hands and the will to stay on his feet and keep the ball moving. If there was such a thing as a bell-cow receiver, Wachter would be that. His style is effective now, would be effective in the past, and will continue to be vitle in the future.