UK_Pat37
Rotational Player and Threatening Starter's Job
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I can pretty much promise you that Gaffney will not hit 900 yards this year. And I would be so bold as to suggest that he wouldn't have had 900 yards if he'd been on the Pats roster last year either with the rest of the targets that Brady has. Edelman was roped into playing D and ST, which I think Gaffney would not have been able to pull off.
Established veteran who looks a bit flat and frustrated, vs a young-un showing notable improvement in camp. Reasonable to wonder if the gap--which is real-- might be narrowing enough to be measurable. I think that sounds closer to "competitive" than "hog wild".
BTW, as a reminder: Gaffney was a bust in his first three years with the Texans and was cut by the Eagles in TC his fourth year. He didn't break through until year 5 after BB signed him off the trash heap. Isn't that ironic, given the conversation?
Roped into? Trust me, if he was good enough at receiver, he'd be gettiing reps. He hasn't shown it and has clung to a roster spot because he's one of the league's better punt returners, has ST value and played a bit of defence to an average standard to cover up for injuries. He isn't a poor receiver be ause he got 'roped' into playing other positions.
Way I see it, unless he does anything miraculous this year, he's gone anyway. I'd sooner give someone else a shot myself.
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