crownontherocks
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He ran a 4.46 at his pro day. Maybe something was bothering him at the combine? He has excellent size at 6'2 and had some very productive years with the Bills with three 1,000+ seasons in a row. At age 28, he's still in his prime. A great buy-low candidate.
I wanted the Patriots to trade for Marshawn Lynch when it was obvious he was available and I don't mind Stevie Johnson the footballer at all. If he comes at a reasonable cost, he would be a helluva addition to the Patriots. Edelman, LaFell, Johnson, Dobson and Amendola gives cause for much optimism.If anyone is wondering why his stats last two years took such a steep decline:
Imagine Welker in his prime with Manuel or Kaepernick. Just a horrible fit. He's not a WR like Boldin that can still produce with mediocre accuracy QBs.
With Brady, he could ascend as high as WR1B to Edelman, leapfrogging Amendola and Lafell. Out of all the realistic WR options for us in FA, only S. and A. Johnson could be a WR1 here, as compared to Hartline, Shorts, Harvin to an extent, etc.
For some reason Stevie has done well against Revis , so that is a check mark in his favor.
Johnson could have a monster season with Brady. He is a very good route runner that works to get open, quickly. The 49ers went out of their way to miss use him. I'm sure that, if someone went back and looked at the tape, he was open a lot more than he was targeted.
Johnson can line up in or out too. He's got that versatility the Patriots look for.
Adding Chandler is a move that strengthens the Patriots serious advantage over the Jets D. Outside of David Harris, they don't really have a Linebacker that can consistently cover a Tight End. If Wright develops, Gronkowski, Chandler and Wright is a nice compliment of skills at the position. Good luck trying to cover Gronk with Revis or Cromartie. We've seen what he does to Cornerbacks.People keep bringing that up, but I doubt that's what any of this is about. All of the other "named" WRs have been costing 6-7m dollars a year, so S.Johnson is just cheaper and makes more sense. Of course there's also a major level of talent dropoff in my opinion, but he can still fill a role here and provide value.
We somehow managed to go up against Revis 2-3 times a year the entire time he was with the Jets with fairly decent results, so I doubt that Belichick is panicking about having to face him. That said, the Jets defense has definitely gotten better.
Adding Chandler is a move that strengthens the Patriots serious advantage over the Jets D. Outside of David Harris, they don't really have a Linebacker that can consistently cover a Tight End. If Wright develops, Gronkowski, Chandler and Wright is a nice compliment of skills at the position. Good luck trying to cover Gronk with Revis or Cromartie. We've seen what he does to Cornerbacks.
Belichick will continue to strengthen the Patriots Offensive Line, give Brady time and negate the moves of the Dolphins, Bills and Jets further demonstrating his strategic prowess. They zig, he zags.
If true and they sign S.Johnson, it wouldn't be looking good at all for the guy in your avatar pic.
Dobson, Tyms, Gibson, Boyce, and Dorsey would all be vying for the last remaining WR5 spot.
Truthfully, I'm not that concerned about the Jets, Bills and Dolphins mainly because of their Quarterback situations. Brady's seen every defense imaginable and I trust Belichick to scheme appropriately. What we do know is all three of the Bills, Jets and Dolphins have taken aim at the Patriots. I wouldn't expect anything less. A better division means a better New England.I'm not really worried about matching up with other teams in the division, although I do feel as though the other three teams have gotten better.
What we need is added depth/competition in the trenches, some CBs, and a running game.