Before my friend Kevin Weakley got me thinking about Georgia Bulldog wide receiver Chris Conley's performance at the NFL Combine, I probably would have said "Star Wars" if pressed for one word or phrase to describe this most impressive young man. Conley is bright, articulate, and extremely talented -- a young man as famous for his directorial skills and devotion to the Star Wars movie series as for his achievements on the football field. Another word that comes to mind when thinking about how best to describe Chris Conley is underappreciated. During his four years in Athens, the "worst" play I can remember Conley making was a pass he actually caught -- the last second, deflected pass from Aaron Murray in the 2012 a few yards short of the goal line. It was hardly Conley's fault -- a wide receiver's natural instinct is to catch any ball thrown in his direction. I know this, because I was once a slow, very short receiver. But I had good hands. Based on personal experience, I believe it's very safe to say in the same situation, I would have caught the ball, too. Only a human brain that could process information as fast as a computer would have been able to analyze that situation and determine the best option was to knock down the ball instead of catching it. Because I'm not ready to declare Chris Conley to be superhuman, I'm not ready to say he should have known better than to catch that pass. It would have been one of the few he dropped over his career that I can remember, because Chris Conley was known for being reliable. Our "speed burner" receivers … [Read more...]