satz

Julian played outside and in 2 WR set aligned outside alot. On 3 Wr set he was the outside guy , Wes the Slot guy .

Any one have any idea why Branch is resigned to play the outside spot which julian has lined up on the other side of lloyd.

In 2 WR set will branch i think will take snaps from Julian as the outside guy.
in 3 WR set he might be Outside guy again with WES/Julian as the slot guy.

Julian is lossing his outside snap to branch.

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Nehalem

Who said it is Branch over Edelman?

With the Patriots likely to play more 3 WR sets it would seem to be a good idea to have more than 3 WRs who Brady is comfortable with.

JJDChE

Yeah, likely a depth issue. I expect Edelman to keep getting what he's been getting. I doubt Branch eats too much into his snaps. (which probably means BB will bench Edelman altogether).

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BradyManny

It's not Branch over Julian. It's Julian is a slot receiver, and the team maybe wanted to see if he was more. I doubt that he is, since that is not his skillset.

This probably has more to do with the fact that we have no 2nd outside WR in the 3WR set. With Hernandez injured, we'll need to run a 3WR set much more often.

KontradictioN

I would hope that it's Branch over Edelman. Branch is a much better WR as a whole, nevermind as a flanker. The 3 WR set should be Lloyd at split-end, Welker in the slot, and Branch at flanker. Edelman should come in as the other slot after that if we go four or five wide (assuming Gronk is in on both sets). That's where Edelman belongs on this team. As the second slot receiver opposite Welker.

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KontradictioN

The team was lining Edelman up as an outside receiver. In that case, it would be Branch over Edelman. That's assumed. After that, it's Edelman vs. Welker, which Welker *SHOULD* win comfortably.

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BradyManny

Well, true. I just don't even think Edelman should be on the outside from the getgo, so that's where I'm coming from.

Before Hernandez went down, before Hooma proved completely ineffective, and before the line struggled in run blocking, the plan was to not use a 3WR set often, so the team probably thought Edelman was decent enough depth there.

Granted, a lot of people on this board would say I'm underestimating Edelman, but I just don't see the skillset or the production from him when not in the slot.

Sicilian

Part of the reason I think Edelman was receiving a few more snaps than Welker was using him in the 2 TE set was a way to keep Welker fresher throughout the year. He plays a tough position and is on the wrong side of 30, so they make use of Edelman in the formations where it makes sense. Hernandez going down meant leaving Edelman in there even when Welker would normally be on the field.

I think something similar will happen with Branch. While Edelman isn't the ideal guy to have on the outside, there are a few things he can do there (long crossing routes, quick screens, etc), so I expect they'll be giving him a healthy number of Branch's outside reps, as well as some of Welker's slot reps, in an effort to keep both of the older WR's fresh come the end of the year.

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KontradictioN

Because he's more suited and has a better history of playing flanker than Edelman has. Branch should be the WR3 behind Welker and Lloyd (unless Welker is benched for some unfathomable reason again this week).

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