Straight line speed is over rated from what i have seen in college he is more like a givens type. He is does not cut or change directions like even tate.
Cousin,
Here is what I am saying. Tate was the #2 WR on the Team as far as where he was positioned. He had some drops as so did Welker and Hernandez. I am willing to bet anything you want that TB looks for Welker or Hernandez before Tate in any critical situation. As Holt says emphatically, the Pats need one WR and perhaps two. You and I also do not have that added information if Tate was running bad or incorrect routes as to why he was not targeted more. If you notice Holt commented on Price first (not that it is a prime indicator) and his comments on Tate were luke warm at best. He was there and saw.
He indicated the Pats need a experienced wide receiver so I read "yuck" on what we have right now. I think Tate brings more to the table as far as a #4 or #5 guy than say a Kelly Washington or Aiken but that is all. He is Bethel and in fact, I think Bethel was a better return guy when you consider a whole season. He is a great little #4th or 5th guy but I would rather have Edelman get more reps because he can do more even though he had drops too.
By the way, in only 8 games this year at SD, ST player Kelley Washington had 13 receptions to Tates 24, and he was their #5 WR.
What I do not understand here is that at UNC Tate was noted for his return skills and records, not as a receiver. Yet we try to convince ourselves he is the next Stanley Morgan with his speed, or even a Gaffney worse case.
My thoughts on him are tainted I must admit. Anyone who smokes marahoochie right before the most important job interview in your life (combine), is just plain stupid (don't give me this "he's just a kid" crap. You or I would not have been that dumb). You have to be smart to play for BB and he got another chance. Perhaps it is not translating between the meeting room to the field.
The WR class of this years Draft is very weak after Green and Jones. So BB is off the hook if he is trying to get a WR on any of our first picks. This to me dictates an experienced WR or Price and Edleman have to move in to Tom and Gisele's house for the summer.
It is not my first choice but I think a sixth to the Bengals for Chad Johnson makes this Team better in 2011. I think he becomes a good soldier, he loves to play the game, he would be our tallest WR, he runs precise routes and had 67 catches as maybe the 2nd or third read for Palmer in a dysfunctional Bengals offensive team. As we all know now, Welker can be amusing as well and BB made him pay (example for Chad?). Picture this: The fourth down play with the Jets-Branch is covered by Revis-TB throws even though Tate was open-By the way Branch drops what was a very difficult catch-Was there another read?-By the way.....Tate was open-In 2011 TB throws that ball to Chad. Who would disagree?
The Draft class other than some of our needs like DE,OLB and O Line, is weak this year. We have nine picks plus comp(Watson?). Drafting all those guys are automatic cuts because we already have some nice young talent and nine or more will not budge all the others out (I am guessing only 4 make it this year to the travel squad). Fitzgerald is my first priority in trade talks. Some say wait for Fitz and let us compete with the other 31 Teams for his services in 2012....like that won't cost even more??? Send a decent pick and player (perhaps Mr. Tate?) for Fitz......now! It could cost us less money. Now we still have a ton of picks and depth at the positions of need in the Draft.
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