Ted Ginn Jr: Texans' chance to take playmaker

April 9, 2007

Dallas Clark: Top Receiver in Playoffs

Len Pasquarelli
March 31, 2007

Sometimes you've got to be lucky. Sometimes you've got to be good. And sometimes, as Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy explained earlier this week, you've got to be lucky enough to have good team doctors in order to win a Super Bowl title. "You never know, really, but do you think we win the Super Bowl without him [Dallas Clark]?" Probably not.

In the Colts' four postseason victories, he became the go-to receiver for Peyton Manning, catching 21 passes for 317 yards. The yardage was the most of any receiver in the playoffs. Without diligent teams physicians, there is a pretty good chance Clark would have watched the playoffs from the sidelines, and another team would have represented the AFC in Super Bowl XLI.

Big hands catch on - Ted Ginn Jr.

NFL Columnist: Rick Gosselin

NFL likes to size up prospects

04:06 AM CDT on Sunday, April 1, 2007

Big hands catch on

Wide receivers come in all sizes. Pro Bowler Steve Smith is 5-9, and Georgia Tech's Calvin Johnson, the top receiver in the 2007 draft, goes 6-5, 239 pounds. But hand size is critical at this position.

Bigger hands translate to more reliable hands on draft day. Nine-inch hands are good, 10-inch hands are better. Johnson has hands that measure 9¾. Ted Ginn Jr. of Ohio State is six inches shorter (5-11) than Johnson but has bigger hands. They measure 10 inches across.