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Steve
SanDiego was throwing mid range passes at 15-18 yard passes instead of 12-15 yard passes under Norv Turner, and that extra step alone puts enough fear in to corners that they lose composure, technique and they did it with guys who weren't always the fastest....

Indeed

So many football people, including many teams, think that "throwing downfield" means heaving bombs and that speed is the most important asset a WR can have.

It ain't true. I am old enough to remember Raymond Berry terrorizing secondaries with slow foot speed and a slight body. And those were the days when DBs could murder WRs on their routes. Ike was the best WR of the GSOT bunch, and he was probably the slowest.

Route-running and hands. Give me that in my WRs and I'll always be content.