Marqui
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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.I was thinking that at first but I have since decided (see previous post) it's more likely we'll use a WR as a WR not as a TE. That said, LaFell is very versatile and he can run some of the Big Slot routes that Vereen was forced into last year (AH routes, I know Vereen isn't big but we were out of options).With his size and ability to play inside (i have read he is a good blocker) one wonders if he is being looked at as a AH replacement a mod of the move TE concept using LaFell in leiu of a TE.
I like the signing. After going around and around with myself I'm convinced we're going back to more of the 2007 offense. Edelman can play Wes just fine, LaFell can be what Gaffney was (after he largely replaced Stallworth). He can play inside and out, has good reach, good quickness and enough speed. Also his hands aren't that bad, he's had two years well above average in drops (including last year) but he's not consistently high :
http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/players/303885/brandon-lafell/#Dropped%20Passes$GameType=279588574&SeasonMax=9999&SeasonMin=1990
On the 2007 thing, I know Dobson isn't Moss, I'm not saying we'll be as good but we have a lot of WR and only one TE - and he's coming off a torn ACL so I'm confident we'll try to draft a solid backup for Gronk but not try to find the next AH instead playing more 3 WR.
It's a sad commentary on sports media when Reiss bills his little blurb as an in-depth analysis.
The concepts of a #1 or #2 or #3 receiver don't even make sense in a Belichick offense that is constantly shuffling different personnel groups onto the field.
I, too, am tired of watching Brady trying to throw fades in the end zone to midgets like Edelman and Amendola.