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Aiken -- not exactly Gaffney and not exactly healthy
Watson -- makes some clutch plays but not many routine receptions
Faulk -- not as great this year as in other seasons
Morris -- not exactly Patrick Pass
Maroney -- not exactly Faulk, but rising fast
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I think that we need to take a chance on someone on the second day of the draft that could be that guy
Edelman -- not exactly Welker
Aiken -- not exactly Gaffney and not exactly healthy
Watson -- makes some clutch plays but not many routine receptions
Faulk -- not as great this year as in other seasons
Morris -- not exactly Patrick Pass
Maroney -- not exactly Faulk, but rising fast
Fair?
I just redid the draft for the Patriots by jumping into my time machine.
... I also took Rey Maualuga with the Cassel pick, and then Jairus Byrd at #40. Besides sticking with SeaBass, Edelman, Pryor, Ingram, etc., I was also able to snare Mike Wallace, Johnny Knox and Austin Collie at WR.
When I got back to December 2009, I was not stunned to see that the 13-0 Patriots are playing so well while the Colts are sub .500.
Our WRs other than Welker, only had 1 catch yesterday and that was the fumble by Moss.
Granted Aiken didnt play but this shows our lack of depth at the WR position. Edelman is going to be a good #4 WR and can be used to mix things up a little bit to keep defenses off balance, like when he got under center for a play a few weeks ago. Stanback isnt really a WR, hes just playing it because we have no choice. Although we havent seen Tate play yet, I still think we need to go out in free agency and grab a #3 receiver. Tate could be our #3 next year, but we still need to go out and get someone.
Moss is slowing also; so we could have an issue with #1 receiver also.
I wouldnt go that far, atleast for next year. Maybe in 2011.
Edelman -- not exactly Welker
Aiken -- not exactly Gaffney and not exactly healthy
Watson -- makes some clutch plays but not many routine receptions
Faulk -- not as great this year as in other seasons
Morris -- not exactly Patrick Pass
Maroney -- not exactly Faulk, but rising fast
Fair?
Maybe they already did. We don't really know what they have in Tate yet. Though i think they still need one more WR, even if Tate pans out.
In that case the best way to address it is get a potential #1 in 2010. It usually takes a year to develop a #1 receiver anyway. I am factoring in Brady's prime playing window also.
As I said recently, the depth of this wide receiving group is just not great. While the early 2000s lacked stars at the position, some of the units were really deep. Branch, Givens, Brown, Patten and even Bethel contributed. In some sense, maybe 4 above average wide receivers is as good as 2 amazing ones. Of course, I'd rather just put 2 amazing receivers with 2 above average ones like in 2007.
The main point is that, you go into a draft and no one has a clue about who the stellar wideouts are going to be. If people knew Collie, Knox and Wallace were going to be this good, they would be taken before the 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds.
Edelman -- not exactly Welker
Aiken -- not exactly Gaffney and not exactly healthy
Watson -- makes some clutch plays but not many routine receptions
Faulk -- not as great this year as in other seasons
Morris -- not exactly Patrick Pass
Maroney -- not exactly Faulk, but rising fast
Fair?