Dorsett over/under 1000 yards

[varjao]

Last year Brandon Cookie received for 1080 yards without doing too much of a splash. The fact is, for a guy who plays this role of stretching the field, if he stays healthy for 16 games and get some targets it's reasonable to think he will get his 60-80 yards a game. We know the Pats consistently change their game plan according to the opponent and Cookie is a far superior player than Dorsett but I'm just wondering if he can replicate that role at least in a 70% capacity. If so we are fine replacing Cooks, he was never the guy you count on a big 3rd down conversion anyway.

Anyway my bet is under.

 

[mosi]

Way under. I say under 400 easy. If he goes over 600, I would consider that a huge success.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Misses 1,000 but way over 500

 

[Kontradiction]

Way under.

 

[VectorPrime]

Under half that.

 

[PatriotsNumero1Fan]

If he gets 500 yards it will be an amazing feat.

 

[dtbrks]

Undah

 

[Brick27]

Under.

He doesn’t need to be that close to 1K to make a major impact on the success of the team though.

 

[mcmurtry86]

Under

More challenging question would have been: over/under 500 yards

I'd still take the under

 

[Patjew]

Way under but a good season nevertheless.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

A lot of negative reviews here.

He will improve as the season unfolds.

 

[mcmurtry86]

Under.

He doesn’t need to be that close to 1K to make a major impact on the success of the team though.

The Pats need to replace the vertical element of Cooks's game and the toughness and contested short area catch element of Amendola's game (rewatch SB51 if you need examples)

Dorsett does neither. Best case, he's a homeless man's version of 2004 Branch - working intermediate routes and quick hitters on the sideline. He's not tough/strong and lacks the skills to get deep against #1/2 CBs

 

[TommyD4207]

+1.5

It was (at least) 2 guys.

 

[jboston19]

I was going to consider about 800 a success.

 

[Joey007]

If you said 500 I’d say under.

 

[Ring 6]

The real question is Dorsett over/under Patterson.
I see Patterson over 600

 

[Observer]

This over/under is way too optimistic

 

[AlexB]

A lot of negative reviews here.

He will improve as the season unfolds.

Under 1000 isn't a negative review of Dorsett. 500 yards would be a good season for him, over 800 would be fantastic.

 

[PatsFan2]

Thought thread was a Ricky Gervais Laughing GIF - Find & Share on GIPHY joke when I saw title.

 

[mcmurtry86]

The real question is Dorsett over/under Patterson.
I see Patterson over 600

Patterson will be totally useless or break out for a surprisingly big year. I don't see much middle ground with him. If his sloppy fundamentals and concentration issues get him in the dog house, it's easy to see him being a game day inactive or just used on kick returns. Hopefully, McDaniels can find a way to use Patterson's raw tools. Not sure how, given his limited route running. Maybe strictly vertical routes and screens/end arounds