Real World

I love the Pats. I think they could easily be a Superbowl team. However, they do have holes. Will Rodney H make it back? Are they getting old at LB? Will the kicking game kill them? Are their cornerbacks good enough.....

That being said, the hole that scares me the most is at WR. There is no way we can go into a season, or at least play an entire season, with the current core of Wide Outs. All of our WR's are old, small, and/or frail. They have histories of missing games due to injury, are holding out and may not play, or are so inexperienced they belong on a rebuilding team.

My question is, who is, or will be available for us at WR? Is anyone of note going to be cut?

Available now:

Az-Akim
Kevin Johnson

Potential camp casualty:

Charles Rogers
David Patten

Anyone got some 411?

__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


"The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him."
Leo Tolstoy, 1897

smg93

While it would be great to have a better crop of WR's on the team, it certainly isn't a death sentence to have what we have now. With our mix of TE's and RB's this year, I don't think that having WR's as "role" players instead of as stars of the offense (like Dallas with TO and Glenn) necessarily makes the Pats impotent offensively.

We'll just have to utilize other weapons better. In the salary cap age, it isn't about having the best players at every part of the game. It would be great if this was the late 80's and early 90's and we could assemble a team like the 49ers had with Montana, Rice, etc. In the salary cap era, it's so much more about accentuating your strengths and minimizing weaknesses. Every team has a weakness in some area. Ours happens to be at WR this year and that will only hurt us if we ask our WR's to be the primary chain movers.

Instead of doing that, attack with our strengths in TE and RB. That will open up the passing lanes to or WR's and make it much easier for them to contribute to the offense. I'm confident that we'll be fine with the make up of our team this year even if Deion intends to hold out till week 10.

DaBruinz

Add Marc Boerigter to the list of Free Agent WRs as he was just cut by Green Bay.

pats1

Hakim or Johnson or Rogers won't bring anything more to the table besides having a "big name" than what Bam or Kight have brought so far.

Bam has easily been the best Pats' WR blocker in the preseason. He's one tough mofo.

Believe me, once Chad Jackson gets back out there and can't start showing off what got him drafted, you'll feel more comfortable with the WR situation.

There's not a shortage of pass catchers.

pats1

Who was signed by the Colts today...

BelichickFan

I'd like to take a shot at Rogers, even better I would try to trade Branch to Detroit for Mike Williams and their #2 pick - Branch and Roy Williams could be a sick pair in Martz' offense in a dome.

dhamz

In short - a bunch of JAGs will be available.

Now could some of those JAGs be better than our JAGS competing for the 5th WR spot (4th if you think Branch won't be back)? Maybe. Is there a difference maker - nope.

SeanBruschi54

Sean Morey will likely be cut. I have always liked him but i dont see it happening again.

mgteich

I'd bring back Morey. He'd help the special teams.

So, our awesome starters would be Caldwell and Childress, with Troy in the slot. Jackson won't be ready without at least a couple of weeks of practice, and even then we must ask how long will it take for him to make up for the loss of Training Camp.

ClosingTime

I would be surprised if the Steelers cut Sean Morey, but he is a WR in title only and is just a special teams ace.
The Odd man out in Pitt. could likely be Quincy Morgan, who I actually like a lot. He does drop some but he is a pretty solid player.
I'd rather the Steelers cut Morey and keep Morgan but I just don't see it happening as they will probably keep their special teams captain rather than Morgan who by midseason would likely be their 6th WR.