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Well the whole idea behind upgrading Lloyd is to draw some safety help deep, which in theory opens things up underneath for the TEs and underneath WRs. The idea there isn't to find two WRs that replace Welker and Lloyd, but a WR that legitimately changes how defenses defend the Pats' offense by drawing coverage down the field to open things up underneath. The expectation is that adding that one WR will allow the TEs, other WRs, and RBs to have more room to turn smaller plays into bigger plays because there'd basically be one fewer body in the shallow part of the field.OK. . . . so who are those two receivers going to be that are going to combine for 192 catches, 2,200+ yards, and 10 TDs, for less than the Pats would pay for Welker and Lloyd?
Now it's not the course of action that I'd take this offseason, but I don't think it's as terrible as some people are making it out to be, assuming that #1 receiver turns out to be the right guy.