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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Brownfan80 said:Honestly I think that if we get Deion back into the fold that we're pretty set at WR.
Deion Branch - Brady's #1 target lately. He'll continue this roll once he gets his arse into the gameplan.
Troy Brown - We know who he is and what he cn do. He's still in great shape even as he ages. His durability is a concern, but we know what he can do when he's out on the field.
Reche Caldwell - He's proving himself quickly in camp. If he can stay healthy he looks to be a very productive part of our passing game.
Chad Jackson - Rookie. But has shown very impressive things so far. I think he could come in and contribute right away. He has all the talent, he's just got to keep his head in the game. So far it seems like he's lined up to do just that.
Bam Childress/Stone/whoever - will probably only see the field in injury situations.
I think that's a solid group of WRs when you consider that Ben Watson is a recieving threat, Daniel Graham (when healthy) can catch some balls and make plays, Garrett Mills has potential, and Thomas has been catching everything thrown his way in camp.
Add in Faulk (mainly), Dillon, and Maroney then suddenly we're looking at a great deal of very good options in the passing game.
I'm really not worried as long as Deion plays this season.
mgteich said:Sure as long as the first four are palying well and are 100% healthy we'll be fine.
I would much rather have Dwight or Davis instead of Bambam, wouldn't you?
catching a TD pass late in the fourth quarter while being defended by a Patriot who was out of position and wearing #22.NEM said:Proehl only looks good against the Patriots, in Super Bowls.
Brownfan80 said:I think having four solid options (strictly at WR) before you get to a guy like Bam is a great situation. Look at last season:
2005-
Deion Branch
David Givens
Troy Brown
Tim Dwight/Andre Davis
Bethel Johnson
2006-
Deion Branch
Reche Caldwell
Troy Brown
Chad Jackson
Bam Childress
The math that I'm seeing is that we went from
Givens to Caldwell (early returns at least indicate a wash, which means nothing I'll grant)
Davis/Dwight to Jackson
Johnson to Childress
Honestly I just see an upgrade.
Dwight was mainly Troy's replacement when he was hurt last season.
Davis mainly ran fly routes much like Johnson.
Johnson mainly sat on the bench and did nothing.
I think that Jackson can do everything that Dwight and Davis did combined plus some. (maybe not right away, but by midseason I'm betting the names Andre Davis and Tim Dwight are long forgotten).
Reche for Givens is a good swap in my opinion as I never thought Givens was as good as his production (there's an article somewhere about how good Givens actually is, and it showed that he wasn't nearly good enough for what he got paid by the Titans).
And by the end of the year last season Childress was playing over Johnson anyway.
I'd say that last year we were far more understocked for talent in our WR pool.
If it takes Jackson a while to get rolling, or if Deion holds out for an extended time, or if Brown gets hurt again, or if Reche regresses (or any combo of those)... then I'll start to worry. But on paper I'd say we're either a wash or possibly better off than last season at WR.
Chill. Don't panic. Don't make moves just because things are not going fast enough to your liking. Let situations play outGopats!!! said:I know this may sound stupid, but if Branch is serious about not playing, Atlanta is desperate for a WR with Finneran out.
What depth did we have in 2001? In 2003 (Training camp, not post season)Gopats!!! said:I agree with those that say we do not have depth, which is absolutely crucial to our success. As for what we have, I'll need to wait and see.
Exactly. All this fussing everyone is doing is based on the assumptin that no one will step up. We went through this in 2003. Givens had had an entire rookie season of drops. We were all concerned about WR depth. No one, NO ONE, figured that Givens would turn out as he did. And few were inpressed with patten, either.Gopats!!! said:As for what we have, I'll need to wait and see.
mgteich said:Sure as long as the first four are palying well and are 100% healthy we'll be fine.
I would much rather have Dwight or Davis instead of Bambam, wouldn't you?
spacecrime said:What are we? A forum of Felgers?
captain stone said:Yes, I would; especially Dwight.
Besides Proehl, Kevin Johnson and Az Hakim seem to be the only available WRs with some experience.
Can anybody think of any other WRs in whom you would like to bring for a look-see?
Brownfan80 said:As I mentioned earlier, based on both salary and depth chart position, we didn't trade Davis or Dwight for Bam, we traded BETHEL's roster spot (final WR) for Bam's roster spot (final WR).
I think that in place of Davis/Dwight we're seeing Jackson in their roster spot/pay scale. No? And if that's the case, how can we not say it's an upgrade?