TheFlyingWedge
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.for the first half of 2015, we hadWhen's the last time this team deliberately rolled with just 4 WRs?
for the first half of 2015, we had
Edelman, DA, Dobson and Harper
LaFell was on PUP.
I think that Edelman, Hogan, DA, Martin(or Washington) with Harper on the PS is at least as strong.
I agree that we might carry a developmental draftee in addition to the above.
That was still a 5WR team, though. I think the 2012 season is the most recent to go with 4WRs as the actual plan.
That was still a 5WR team, though. I think the 2012 season is the most recent to go with 4WRs as the actual plan.
I'm sure that a BB team with just 4 WRs would have WRs on the P.S.. I just think that, given what's already on the 'roster'
Edelman
Amendola
Hogan
Washington
Martin
The stiffs
this team going with just 4 WRs will probably say more about the plans for the TE position than about the WRs (unless Washington just absolutely craps out).
Nonsense. If LaFell was ready for preseason and for the season, it is very u unlikely that Harper would have been on the 53. There is NO reason to believe that the PLAN wasn't for 4, with Harper on the PS, which COULD happen again.
Now your waffling.
We have two TE's capable of being top receivers. Our 3rd TE will likely be good enough to be the 4th or 5th target on the field.
In any case, if Washington and Martin both are too good to cut, then we'll have 5.
Yup, and that's why my train of thought is that...
If they view Bennett as a 'Hernandez' substitute, we might see 4 WRs, and if they view the Gronk/Bennett/Harbor as what they were going for with Graham/Watson/Thomas, we might see 4 WRs, but if they aren't looking at the TEs like that, I have to think that they're going to go with 5WRs, especially given the injury histories of Gronk, Edelman and Amendola.
Do you think that the 2015 plan was for 5 WR's including Harper? Or was harper just a placeholder until LaFell was healthy?I'm not waffling at all. You must have missed the following post:
I want 5 in the backfield.
QB-2 (Brady/Grap)
RB/FB-5 (2nd rd pick, Lewis, Blount, Develin, Bolden)
WR-5 (Jules, Hogan, DA, Martin, 4thrd pick)
TE-3 (Gronk, Bennett, Williams (backup OT)
OL- 9 (Solder, Vollmer, Stork, Shaq, Cooper, Waddle, Andrews, Cannon, pick)
total:24
DT-5 (Brown, Pot Roast, Branch, Jones, 4nd rounder)
DE/OLB-6 (Nink, Sheard, Long, Flowers, Geneo, 2nd rounder)
ILB-3 (Collins, Shea, 3rd rounder)
OLB-2 (High, 3nd rounder)
S-6 (DMC, Chung, Harmon, Ebner, Richards, Slater)
CB-5 (Malcolm, Ryan, Roberts, Coleman, All-Pro UFA in the waiting,)
total:27
K-1
P-1
LS-1
Total:3
Grand total: 53
I want 5 in the backfield as well, but it's hard not to notice the fact that you have neither Brown nor White in your projection. I'd have to think that one of them will make it, unless we somehow secure a new 3rd down back who can actually manage to run the ball.
Agree except if I recall Brady was very bummed out by the Develin injury and said he was a big part of the team.I still think that Develin was a result of their inability to find a true #2 TE to replace The Murderer, and as much as I like Develin as a player I think that they will have to choose between running a 2TE offense and running a traditional fullback/RB offense. Given that they were able to get a big time #2 TE in Bennett and added Harbor with a signing bonus that indicates he will be staying I think it's safe to say they will be a two TE dominant offense and barring injury Develin will be difficult to keep.
I still think that Develin was a result of their inability to find a true #2 TE to replace The Murderer, and as much as I like Develin as a player I think that they will have to choose between running a 2TE offense and running a traditional fullback/RB offense. Given that they were able to get a big time #2 TE in Bennett and added Harbor with a signing bonus that indicates he will be staying I think it's safe to say they will be a two TE dominant offense and barring injury Develin will be difficult to keep.
Agree except if I recall Brady was very bummed out by the Develin injury and said he was a big part of the team.
How long will they cast out Bradys favs?
How long will they cast out Bradys favs?
My concern is if we are going to move primarily to that offense we need to find another capable tight end in case of injury and limit gronks and Bennets reps.
Harbor may be the man or maybe Derby who nobody seems to be talking about.
However the fact we are looking at tight ends who aren't slated to drop lower than the third tells me we may shock and go Tightend early.
However I would love to see Derby take the next step and do his best Eifert impersonation.
When you add in guys like Bolden and/or Devlin, it's hard for me not to assume 5 running backs.
Blount
Lewis
One of Brown/White
One of Bolden/Devlin
New draft pick
I'm not even including the possibility of guys like Gaffney or a 2nd draft choice.