That's a good point about DThomas, DI. He had 760 yds over 2 seasons and 21 games to start his career, not that much better than the 550 in 16 games for Dobson. IF his feet are healthy, and he can participate in all the off season team activities, there is every reason to think that Dobson could compete for targets with the other WR's.
You see DI, I have a problem with the use of the term "you can't count on him". We all use it, but what does it mean. Look at last season's team. Before the season, could anyone say we could "count on" Lafell, Hightower, Stork, Connolly, Wendell, Chung, Collins, etc. If you had, you would have been laughed at and rightfully so. Did anyone think that before the playoffs, Danny Amendola would be one of the most productive receivers in the entire playoffs
Of course logic dictates that we can't "COUNT ON" Dobson next season, but that doesn't mean he won't produce. Every season you need to have at LEAST a half dozen or more guys who you didn't count on, come through for you, if you are gong to have a successful season. It's just the nature of the game. Next season it could be Dobson or Tyms, Buchannan, or Easly. TWilson, or Ryan, or maybe all of them or none of them. Hell, before last season, you couldn't even count on Gronk.
I find so many pe0ple casually dismiss players all the time, and so many times these players end up becoming indispensable. You just don't know, so "absolute" statements of evaluation should probably be softened in their stridency