Niners Likely to Avoid Smurfs
Source: Sacramento BeeDiminutive receivers are in vogue again after Steve Smith and Santana Moss, both well below 6 feet, finished one-two in NFL receiving yardage this past season.
But don't look for the 49ers to add a Smurf to their roster this offseason.
'I believe it's a big man's game,' said Scot McCloughan, the team's director of pro personnel and the one calling the shots in free agency and the draft. 'You have to be able to hold up over a 16-game schedule in this league.'
Which means that despite all sorts of problems in the passing game in 2005, the 49ers probably won't pick a receiver in the first round of April's draft.
Two of the top names at the position are Santonio Holmes and Moss' little brother, Sinorice. Holmes, listed at 5-11, 185 pounds, likely will be the first receiver drafted after leading Ohio State this season with 977 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.
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