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A stud WR in this offense MEANS EVERYTHING ! A guy TB can look to outside the hashes when opposing defenses collapsethe inner part of the hashes like they did Sunday night and always did in prior Big Playoff games because we had nothing on the exterior. NO MORE, tired of it. We need a playmaker outside and another redzone option when Gronk as will happen, goes down again for something else.
Exactly - but you don't necessarily need a "stud" to do that, just someone younger and better than someone like Branch who can also do what you're suggesting. They really need a couple of decent perimeter guys who are in their late 20's instead of early 30's, or they need to draft one. But they need to get a little younger down the depth chart and at least have guys who have some speed and can get separation on the outside.
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I agree. This team needs to be more rounded in terms of depth rather than a stud receiving target to add to the current roster. A stud WR would be nice, but not necessary.
As Bedard pointed out in his column today, Branch was on the field for 47% of the plays and didn't draw any attention from the Ravens' defenders leaving them to double team Welker, Hernandez, and/or Lloyd.
they need more help on D than they do on O..that's for sure
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they need more help on D than they do on O..that's for sure
No question, but it's still an issue. Although I don't think they need to break the bank to solve it and would rather see them spend more on the secondary to stabilize it heading into next year.
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difference was moss was a burner on the outside...gronk can't burn someone on the outside but can out muscle almost anyone on the D
Two different types of players. What Moss did that year help the pats a tremendous amount. Ds were scared of them going deep backing off every other play
Teams had to gameplan for Moss and teams had to gameplan for Gronk. Different reasons. Similar results. Also, Gronk adds an element in the running game that Moss couldn't offer. Moss was a good run blocker for a WR, but that is nothing compared to an elite run blocking TE like Gronk.
Teams had to gameplan for Moss and teams had to gameplan for Gronk. Different reasons. Similar results. Also, Gronk adds an element in the running game that Moss couldn't offer. Moss was a good run blocker for a WR, but that is nothing compared to an elite run blocking TE like Gronk.
If you knew we had ahren and ballard at 100%...would you rather have megatron with brady..or gronk. Factor in injuries, age ect
just curious
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A stud WR in this offense MEANS EVERYTHING ! A guy TB can look to outside the hashes when opposing defenses collapse the inner part of the hashes like they did Sunday night and always did in prior Big Playoff games because we had nothing on the exterior. NO MORE, tired of it. We need a playmaker outside and another redzone option when Gronk as will happen, goes down again for something else.
A stud WR does not mean everything. Last year the offense was good enough to be a minute away from winning the Super Bowl with a hobbled Gronk and no stud WR. They were the third highest scoring offense of all time this year without a stud WR.
You can only dedicate so much money to your receiving corp. Both Gronk and Hernandez got big deals. If Welker stays, he will get a big deal. They can't afford to pay a stud WR on top of that.
A stud WR is nice to have, but not neccessary. Unless Gronk continues to get injured for the playoffs year after year, he is just as effective as most stud WRs.
much of that was on the offensive line. patsfans.com has a problem with correlation and causation. Poor offensive line play will hinder any offense but that wasn't the problem on sunday. Lack of separation, inability to threaten from sideline to sideline as well poor adjustments and execution did. Its come pretty apparent that these "historically great" offenses have been coming up short in the post season and there hasn't been a consistent reason as to why.
The reason why they come up short, is that this offense runs into defenses that MAKE them come up short.
If the Pats defense could have held the Ravens to 12 points on Sunday, we wouldn't be having this discussion, we'd be waiting for the Superbowl.
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If you knew we had ahren and ballard at 100%...would you rather have megatron with brady..or gronk
just curious
The problem with this hypothetical is that is something that would never happen. We will never have this option. Megatron is never going to leave Detriot.
Yes, if Detriot was going to trade Megatron for Gronk straight up I say go for it. Never will happen, but sure. I have said that Gronk is just as much an impact on the offense and requires just as much attention as MOST stud WRs EXCEPT Magatron, Larry Fitzgerald, and maybe a few others.
If you were going to rank all receivers no matter the position (both WRs and TEs), I would put Gronk in the 5-10 range while Megatron would be #1.
No question, but it's still an issue. Although I don't think they need to break the bank to solve it and would rather see them spend more on the secondary to stabilize it heading into next year.
+10000. The current Pats offense with a much better defense would more likely win the Super Bowl than the Pats' offense with the addition of a stud WR and only minor upgrades to the defense.
The problem with this hypothetical is that is something that would never happen. We will never have this option. Megatron is never going to leave Detriot.
Yes, if Detriot was going to trade Megatron for Gronk straight up I say go for it. Never will happen, but sure. I have said that Gronk is just as much an impact on the offense and requires just as much attention as MOST stud WRs EXCEPT Magatron, Larry Fitzgerald, and maybe a few others.
If you were going to rank all receivers no matter the position (both WRs and TEs), I would put Gronk in the 5-10 range while Megatron would be #1.
that's what i am talking about..just say a strait up trade..i would hope people would pick johnson so long as we have other TEs (ballard and ahern)
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