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Why so lukewarm? Nearly 700 yards on an awful team, solid vet, looking to him as, what, a 4th option who could bring something to the table that others receivers don't have?
No guarantees, but that feels a lot better than a 50% shot to me.
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An extension for Collins does require a healthy raise. I wouldn't want him to sniff free agency. You
vastly over-rate DA. You're describing Edelman. Not Amendola.
50/50 he makes the team. Let's not get too excited folks.
Because he's not a 2 and he doesn't replace Amendola he will battle Dobson. He's a good outside receiver with questionable hands, not an interior receiver with great hands.
Nate seems like a good fit [different type of receiver] and a good receiver. Just hope he has some tread on those tires.
Apart from the idea that one should always temper expectations (and maybe that's all you're saying) why temper them for Bennett? I can see nothing but upside there.I agree that we should temper expectations. I'd apply that to Hogan and Bennett, as well as to Washington, for that matter.
However, I don't think any of them (and this refers mostly to Washington in terms of a direct comparison) are cooked to the degree that we've seen with guys like Holt and Jenkins.
Apart from the idea that one should always temper expectations (and maybe that's all you're saying) why temper them for Bennett? I can see nothing but upside there.
Although full disclosure, I was excited about Scott Chandler.
Bennett's history is all about "buyer beware". His years in Dallas were disastrous, he let his weight get up to 295 in the offseason of his one NYG season, he got suspended by the Bears for an attack on a teammate, the Bears spent 2 seasons trying to get rid of him before NE finally bit on a trade, and he hasn't yet learned the fine art of shutting the hell up.
There's no question that he's a physical specimen, but that hasn't generally translated onto the field in a way you might expect. Yes, he's had a 90 catch season, but that was on a 5-11 team, so it didn't translate to wins or points (23rd in NFL scoring, despite BM tallying 61 catches, MF racking up 102, and AJ getting 85 on top of Bennett's 90).
My recommendation for Bennett, in terms of impact, can probably best be summed up like this:
Hope for domination
Expect mediocrity/acceptability/quality
Prepare for disappointment
Have an exit plan for disaster
I like the trade, given the available alternatives, but I look at it while accepting that his history demonstrates that he could fall anywhere on the above spectrum.
If the offensive line can improve under Scar, if Cooper pans out, if Washington is at least as good for NE as he was last year for Houston, if Lewis comes back fully healthy, and assuming Bennett pans out as we all expect, this offense is going to be downright scary. Washington can threaten outside and make the opponent defend the back end of the field, but Edelman, Gronk, Bennett and Lewis can all beat one-on-one matchups with relative ease. Yikes.