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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.Lloyd was excellent tonight. Those sideline catches were remarkable.
I know people wanted him to be a deep threat (he is getting some plays there now), but he is really helping to free up the center of the field by drawing coverage to the outside.
I have always said a deep threat is overrated and an outside receiver is far more necessary. Lloyd is that guy.
Now if Welker and Hernandez could actually catch all the balls coming their way, Lloyd's impact would be even more successful. But Welker and Lloyd drew a lot of one on one coverages because Lloyd demanded attention. Gronk should be able to take advantage of that.
Yes, the GOAT deep threat was amazing. I agree with Rob that most deep threats are overrated, though.Deep threats are overrated? randy moss was amazing.
Deep threats are overrated? randy moss was amazing.
Deep threats are overrated? randy moss was amazing.
You get a HOF deep threat, that is one thing. Only one or two teams have that at any given time. Two or three more may have elite deep threats. I am talking about the rest of the NFL. Otherwise, most deep threats really only get one or two deep plays a game if you are lucky and don't really draw double coverage all the time.
If the Pats could get Larry Fitzgerald or Calvin Johnson, I would kill for that. But do they really need say a Torrey Smith who really can only run deep routes to make this offense significantly better? He could help, but he would be irrelevant for about 60-70% of the game or more.