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Eh idk about that, Edelman is a pretty damn good outside wide out. If a guy like Dobson develops to the outside then they could move him inside when they go 3 wide outs.
I think LaFell and Edelman complement either other perfectly. Not sure there's a wide out in the league who gets open as fast as Edelman. He's sooooo valuable because even when Brady has no time to throw he can get it to Edelman.I respect that opinion and mostly agree with it. The only place I differ is that I think an outside weapon should be a "Go up and get it" type of guy.
Wonder if it is just a salary issue. If we call him a slot we can pay him less.
The CBA makes no such distinction. The difference between "slot" and "wide" is perceptual.
On the other side is Wes Welker, the model for slot receivers in today's NFL. No receiver in NFL history has more receptions over a six-year span than Welker. Yet, the Denver Broncos will only pay him $12 million over the next two seasons. Welker is five years older than Wallace, but that alone doesn't account for the $48 million difference in contract value. Rather, it's the perception that slot receivers aren't valuable enough to warrant large investments."
Honestly I was going to post that verbatim. White guys are scrappy even when they're tremendous athletes like Julian. Opposite is said of black guys. No nuance, no analysis.Because he's short and white?
My point stands that the CBA makes no distinction between slot WRs and "regular" WRs. How teams perceive the relative values of WRs are up to them.