This will not happen. no TE is going to catch many balls in our base 3 WR set as we always will have wes in the slot running routes and TE staying in to block. we just do not play 2 TE enough to release a TE in passing routes often.
watson played 76% of the offensive snaps 3 rd after moss and wes so i do not understand why he is a bust if he is playing so much. He drops balls but then again they never throw to him or get him to a running routes for games. He asked to block and block and once is a few games gets a throw .No wr/te is suddenly going to do something he is given a chance to do often.
Watson has improved in a major area, blocking. His skills have diminished in receiving. He leads the league in tipped passes intercepted and drops combined. He does NOT run good routes contrary to some (see Coach DaBruinz our official NFL expert and PatsFans.com Simon Cowell persona). He does not fight for a ball but worse than that, he does not come back to the QB when they are in trouble. This is a problem with many receivers so it is not just Watson.
Gonzales is an elite NFL player. The same members here who said the Pats do not need or should get Randy Moss are the same crowd saying "no thanks" to Gonzales. Admit you did!
Yes he is older. I would see if two more years would work. The Chiefs throw to him in double coverage all the time anyway and he still has 96 receptions.
He wants a ring. This is not happening for a few more years in K.C. Pioli or not.
This year our number 3 receiver had mixed reviews (mostly Gaffney). With Gonzales you could still run a two tight end attack, keep Welker and Moss on the field and flex out Gonzales. On third down I will ask you all a question. who would you want to throw the ball to a critical third down, Gaffney or Gonzales? Tony can actually block if you need him to.
You have to ask yourselves this.
How much more dangerous would the Pats be with Tony Gonzales?
A third for Gonzales? Seems cheap money to me. We get an extra third from Samuel this year anyway a few spots higher. Samuel for Gonzales at least makes last years gaff of letting Samuel go more palatable on paper anyway.
I would like to see more trades in the NFL. I can see this scenario (and please Simon DaBruinz et.al, this is just for fun) Maroney (I see a bust here) and Cassel going with Pioli and McDaniel for a swap of first rounders (BB will drop down and pick up more choices, perhaps around 10 in round one because it worked last year and get an added second rounder) plus the Chiefs second rounder which is a top fifty pick, Gonzales and LJ. Worse case scenario because the CAP on LJ is large, swap LJ to the Broncos or Eagles for another top fifty pick. The Chiefs won't swap within their division. Or....LJ would be a great compliment to Westbrook and the bigger back that the Eagles could use.
Then we should resign Jordan and we could be decent at RB without the "oft injured" Maroney.
Summary:
Pats get-Gonzales, LJ, the Chiefs number two in the top fifty, move up the board in a round one swap of picks, drop back down in a second trade (10ish?)and get another number two for that move. Then swap LJ because his CAP is too high within the Pats RB rotation for the Broncos or Eagles second rounder (as example).
The total at the end of the draft day= a top ten first rounder and two added second rounders to go with ours and the Chargers second round picks (1+4 on day one of the draft or..... a top ten number one in day one and 12.5% of the 2009 NFL second round picks) +Gonzales.
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Cassel+Maroney.....Anybody buy into this?
Gonzales helps protect Brady, not because of his blocking, but you can single cover Watson but somebody extra must account for Tony G. thus more coverage needed.
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