gronk and hernandez are threats
Yes, you are right...but we obviously need a threat that can open up the underneath and middle routes, where these two guys (and Welker) excel.
There can't be a defense out there that is too worried about any of the 3 actually running more than 20-25 yds down the field, and that is the problem.
I agree entirely with Don Blackmon, and also the author of the article (she's pretty hot IMO, by the way
) who state that we don't necessarily need that elusive "#1" WR that so many posters seem to think (hence all of the fantasy Mike Wallace talk). We simply need a guy who can beat man coverage like Branch couldn't. We need a guy that the secondary is going to respect, a guy that can run all of the route tree AND tend to stretch the field out a little more.
I am confident that we get that guy this yr, and I can't help but think that BB really would be interested in Wayne if he is available.
One of either Wayne, Lloyd, or Colston (a lot more expensive and possibly not even on the market by March 13) would be perfect in my opinion. There are also some others like Meachem on that list that would be a lot more effective than Branch was this yr. I still like Branch on the team, just not as high on the depth chart.