Let me address your so called analyst or whatever the hell you just typed and broke down.
It was my opinion.
First off Brady, is throwing as good as he has in a long time during camp, and is still in his prime.
Brady is Brady. We won't be better than last year because of Brady. We already had him.
Secondly, Wes didn't become who he was UNTIL he came to New England. He wasn't like that with San Diego, nor Miami, and Danny Amendola has the same type of game Wes has but is more accomplished at this point in his career then Wes was coming into New England if you understand what I'm saying, so why couldn't he be better? Especially if you plug the same type of player that's a better version at a young age into the same system.
So out of all the players to have played in the NFL we are singling out the one guy who put up the greatest numbers ever out of someone who had yet to get much opportunity, and that is your expectation of the next guy?
Will you argue when we draft a QB in the 6th round in 3 years that he will be better than Brady because they came from the same place in the draft?
Thirdly, Yes they are extremely talented. Of course, I'm not talking about Calvin Johnson or Elite extremely talented but extremely talented in their own right with their own particular skillset. And you know that.
Then quantify.
There will be roughly 150 WRs talented enough to make NFL rosters.
I would assume 'extremely talented' would mean at least the top 10-15% right?
Are you saying these 3 are among the 15-25 most talented WRs in the NFL?
I think at this point we are pretty confident they are talented enough to belong in the 150 and I'd be shocked at anyone being convinced they have shown anything to put them above the midpoint yet.
Fourth, Julian Edelman does have a special skillset and can do IMO. My definition of special is different from yours. Why does special always have to relate to one of the elite or the word elite?
Special has its own definition. It would imply better than the norm at least, and probably near the top.
Edelman is a JAG. Yes he has strengths, but he is at best a mediocre WR.
The first three games that Julian played in last year he had 327 all-purpose yards and total offense combined, and two touchdowns.
He has 7,50 and 28 receiving yards. 2 rushing yards and 1 TD in the first 3 games last year. What are you talking about?
He also had 4 punt return touchdowns. The following Thanksgiving day, he scored two touchdowns against the Jets, and then a third touchdown for 56 yards in the same game.
We are talking about him as a WR not a punt returner.
He had a TD catch and a fumble recovery TD. He did not have 3.
Although he left the game with an injury shortly after that, he became the first player since the AFL-NFL merger with both a receiving touchdown and return touchdown in CONSECUTIVE games. That following week he left with an injury.. but like I said if he stays healthy then I think we have a special weapon, but that's just me...
What does any of that have to do with you saying he proved he can beat outside coverage?
And last but not least, how could adding a good veteran runningback who is only 30, and has had success as a third down change of pace runningback in this league and the experience spelling guys like LaDainain Tomlinson and Curtis Martin with success.. particularly because of his vision and shiftiness. How could adding that hurt our group, when it's one more person stronger that's not a scrub?
Leon Washington is not a good RB and would be worse than what we put out there last year, hence we would be getting worse at the spot.
Not sure what who played in front of him has to do with him being any good. 30 is ancient for a RB.
If I'm not mistaking we still have Stevan Ridley, who could be even better this year.. Shane Vereen, who could be even better this year, especially with a bigger role, and Brandon Bolden who was hurt but is coming back from injury this year, ALONG with LeGarrette Blount who is a powerful runner and has had some success, being a 1,000 yard rusher in TB before Doug Martin came along....
Ridley is Ridley. It is yet to be seen if Vereen will be an improvement. Everyone else is JAG material.
So I think I answered the question in my own opinion.
As far as the why Woodhead was playing more than Vereen last year, you already know that they weren't too familiar with Vereen last year and was still trying him out in different spots, obviously Danny had seniority and certain plays already designed for him but of course you already knew that so you just answered your own question.....
So you think Bill Belichick takes 2 years to get familiar with a guy he drafted in the second round? And that seniority decides who plays, not ability? OK well I see why everything about the team is perfect to you.
that new dimension these young guys give us should make it alot tougher on the Defense. And early on our Rookie WR's will be unknown, so they will have to adjust to the league as it adjusts to them. Brady seems excited about his new toys I cannot remember him having this much talent on Offense in all the years he's been in the league.
