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Re: Austin Collie signed
1) I agree that a player picked up during the season takes a couple of weeks to learn enough to compete.
2) We like to have 4 active receiver, with the #4 getting a few reps. IMHO, we should always have a backup for the #4 on the inactive roster or on the Practice Squad. So I agree that if we would have been considered "prepared" if we had a Practice Squad player who could step in.
3) I wanted to have a veteran on the 53 because of the lack of experience in the three rookies. Belichick decided to count on the rookies. That worked out fine. All three rookies have contributed. Belichick won the trifecta. I am not as much of a gambling man.
4) However, when Amendola was injured, we were down to four receivers, with no backups. except Sims, who apparently was not considered good enough. IMHO, we should have added a receiver after Game One. As was the situation with Mulligan, the player could now be part of the offense, even if only a limited part.
5) My bottom line is that we should generally TRY to be able to deal with 2 injuries. Certainly, if we have one injury, we should pick up someone as an emergency in case of the second injury. So, for me, Belichick's choice of veteran WR should have been on the team for three weeks. We would be expecting Thompkins and Dobson to play. However, we would have a backup if one or both couldn't go.
6) And yes, I understand that we cannot have sufficient backups everywhere, even including the Practice Squad. As I have said, the comparison is LB, where we have 3 starters and a #4 four. The rest get no reps. However, we have a #5, a #6, an inactive #7 and a #8 on the Practice Squad (even if we don't consider Ninkovich as the primary backup as he was last year). Yes, these player play special teams. However, Fletcher is a dependable #5, and White OR Beuharnais would be sufficient #6, if we didn't think that the PS player was up to the task. Of course, we also have our #9 and #10 choices at LB on speed dial.
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SITUATION AFTER GAME ONE
We had ONE WR injury and in Game 2, our 5th receiver was used, He was used more in Game 3 and 4.
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SITUATION AFTER A SECOND WR RECEIVER INJURY
We would use a 6th WR if we had one, if he had been on the team long enough to know the offense.
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SITUATION AFTER A THIRD RECEIVER INJURY
The situation is panic because we don't have adequate backup.
1) I agree that a player picked up during the season takes a couple of weeks to learn enough to compete.
2) We like to have 4 active receiver, with the #4 getting a few reps. IMHO, we should always have a backup for the #4 on the inactive roster or on the Practice Squad. So I agree that if we would have been considered "prepared" if we had a Practice Squad player who could step in.
3) I wanted to have a veteran on the 53 because of the lack of experience in the three rookies. Belichick decided to count on the rookies. That worked out fine. All three rookies have contributed. Belichick won the trifecta. I am not as much of a gambling man.
4) However, when Amendola was injured, we were down to four receivers, with no backups. except Sims, who apparently was not considered good enough. IMHO, we should have added a receiver after Game One. As was the situation with Mulligan, the player could now be part of the offense, even if only a limited part.
5) My bottom line is that we should generally TRY to be able to deal with 2 injuries. Certainly, if we have one injury, we should pick up someone as an emergency in case of the second injury. So, for me, Belichick's choice of veteran WR should have been on the team for three weeks. We would be expecting Thompkins and Dobson to play. However, we would have a backup if one or both couldn't go.
6) And yes, I understand that we cannot have sufficient backups everywhere, even including the Practice Squad. As I have said, the comparison is LB, where we have 3 starters and a #4 four. The rest get no reps. However, we have a #5, a #6, an inactive #7 and a #8 on the Practice Squad (even if we don't consider Ninkovich as the primary backup as he was last year). Yes, these player play special teams. However, Fletcher is a dependable #5, and White OR Beuharnais would be sufficient #6, if we didn't think that the PS player was up to the task. Of course, we also have our #9 and #10 choices at LB on speed dial.
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SITUATION AFTER GAME ONE
We had ONE WR injury and in Game 2, our 5th receiver was used, He was used more in Game 3 and 4.
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SITUATION AFTER A SECOND WR RECEIVER INJURY
We would use a 6th WR if we had one, if he had been on the team long enough to know the offense.
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SITUATION AFTER A THIRD RECEIVER INJURY
The situation is panic because we don't have adequate backup.
