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You seem to have much more confidence in the rookies (some feel that Thompkins may not even make the team next season, let alone contribute as a starter) than I do, and that doesn't mean that I'm "writing them off" as you say.
If you look at their numbers from the middle of October on to the end of the season in the middle of January (3 months...), you will realize that they were outright pathetic, so it's not terribly unreasonable to think that we shouldn't want to upgrade at ONE of these positions on the outside, even if they improve:
Dobson--18 catches in last 3 months of season
Thomkins--11 catches in last 3 months of season
Boyce--8 catches in last 3 months of season
In other words, it's great to think that they'll improve, or at least 2/3 of them anyway. Dobson and Boyce may have much better 2nd seasons, but some think that it's also a bit unreasonable to have to "depend" on them just the same...
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As far as Dobson and your questioning his drops, by the end of October he had already been on the cusp of double digit drops. According to a certain website that I won't mention, no one dropped more passes than Dobson in the entire NFL through the first 2 months. As a whole, Dobson finished with a 51% catch rate according to footballoutsiders.com.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/10/30/signature-stats-drop-rate/
Aaron Dobson Has Second Highest Drop Rate Amongst All Receivers - Pats Pulpit
First time Ive heard injured players called pathetic.