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***KontradictioN*** · 08-15-2010, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CheeseMonkeys

I've seen footage of Tate and he looks like a solid receiver. If Tate does produce, I think we have one of the best WR corps in the league and then some potentially great and young TE's. I see it being like this:

1. Moss
2. Welker
3. Edelman
4. Tate
5. Price
6. Aiken

If Tate keeps up his TC production, our 4-Wide sets should be absolutely dominating, given the O-Line gives Brady time to step up and make a throw.

BPF · 08-16-2010, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by I_Bleed_Blue

Maybe this can help.

http://www.hauntyourhome.com/images_...Rubies/728.jpg

Nice story on Simmons: SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners

Inspirational.

Holt connection:

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While Simmons was reaching his goals, he made a decision to attend Hargrave Academy, a college preparatory Christian military boarding school in Chatham, Va. A few weeks before enrolling, a chance encounter with Jacksonville Jaguars' wide receiver Torry Holt, a native of Simmons' home state of North Carolina and former Hargrave attendee, gave him some insight about the military school experience. Simmons took that with him as he entered a year of hard work and discipline.

reamer · 08-16-2010, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BPF

Nice story on Simmons: SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners

Inspirational.

Holt connection:

Very cool story. Nice find!

I hadn't really heard of this kid, so I pulled up some highlights of Oklahoma skill players. Sure enough, #74 stands out at LG: he's very smooth and coordinated, looks comfortable and determined in pass protection, and moves pretty fluidly to the second level. Honestly, he looks like a prototypical Patriots player. I would love for him to beat the odds and make the squad.

Definitely rooting for him.

Sicilian · 08-16-2010, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Deus Irae

1.) Moss

2.) Welker

3.) Tate/Holt

4.) Edelman

5.) Tate/Holt

6.) Price

There's no proven depth on the outside there with Holt gone. The notion that Aiken is a "proven" anything other than 'nonentity' as a WR is amusing, though. It is, in fact, a pair of 3rd round receivers that this team has to count on as WR3: one is in his rookie season, and the other had a lost rookie season due to injury.

I think that Edelman actually has the skillset to run the intermediate routes that would be effective opposite Moss. I would prefer to have Tate win that job (with the added dimension of going deep now and again), leaving Edelman as a backup to Welker or a second "slot" receiver in 4 WR sets, but I think he can fill that other outside role if necessary.

Of course, the fact that Edelman COULD do that doesn't make him proven, so your point still stands.

***HEY BRO! WHAT UP?*** · 08-16-2010, 02:39 PM

That's too bad about Holt, I've always liked him as a player. However, with Edelman possibly making a 2nd year leap, Tate improving and the rookie Price, it was going to be very difficult for Holt to make the team. In addition, I believe Hernandez is going to targeted a lot this season.

On a positive note, it's encouraging to see that the Pats are going to have 3 receivers (Welker, Edelman and Hernandez) that are going to command attention in the middle of the field. This should take a lot of attention off of Moss this season.