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My guess is that Harry has to show a lot of aggression and a bullying attitude to stick around. The physical tools are there and the attitude has to catch up.
They won't cut him, likely (that costs cap), but if he doesn't step into the level of the top 3 on the team, they'll swap him for a bag of balls.
I think it'll be: Agholor, Meyers, Bourne, Harry, and Gunner. If Harry has any hiccups, replace him with maybe Zuber.
I see Agholor, Bourne, Meyers, Gunner as (virtual) locks. The two questions in my head are:
I'm guessing we go with 5 and the fifth is Harry, but what I'm hoping for is the Zuber hype is justified so we keep him and trade Harry for whatever we can get.
- Do we go with 5 or 6? Likely depends on how much we like Gunner at WR as well as if a 6th guy sticks out as worth keeping.
- Who even is WR5/6?
We might only go with 4 as other positions might see more members than in years past. Keep in mind in 2014 we only really had 3 WRs who played (JE, Danny and LaFell) and WR4 was a weekly community audition....I see Agholor, Bourne, Meyers, Gunner as (virtual) locks. The two questions in my head are:
I'm guessing we go with 5 and the fifth is Harry, but what I'm hoping for is the Zuber hype is justified so we keep him and trade Harry for whatever we can get.
- Do we go with 5 or 6? Likely depends on how much we like Gunner at WR as well as if a 6th guy sticks out as worth keeping.
- Who even is WR5/6?
It's a strong group. No elite WR but it has depth.
Agholor, Meyers, Bourne will get most of the snaps. Gunner has improved. Tre might have something, was Ernie's pick. Zuber showed some potential.
Everyone else is on the bubble. Nkeal Harry might be more valuable as a 6th round pick trade away than being the 4th/5th receiver here and then getting cut/released. Also the 2 starting TEs will get a lot of balls. Harry doesn't really have a role here anymore. Tough to justify throwing to him over Henry, Smith, Agholor, Meyers, Bourne even on red zone plays.
No need to waste a pick on Gunner because he's making the special teams roster along with the kickers, snapper, and gunners.
With Gunner so prominently featured on STs, I’d not discount 6 WRs…
I think that you have it backwards. Since we have Gunner, we don't have to keep 5 other WR's. The #5 WR get very few reps. Since Gunner will always be active, he can take those reps.
I think if we had a 6th WR that was a strong special teamer (think Slater but actually able to contribute at WR), we'd go with 6. But as is, those ST spots have a lot of really solid veterans competing for them that I don't see someone like Zuber or Nixon beating out. Slater, Bethel, Davis, Bolden, King all have leg up in that regard.
It's Not a strong group, at all...It also doesn't have depth - not quality depth anyway, it has question marks...Not the same thing.
Probably Jakobi Meyers.someone you don't expect is getting cut. bill the GM would take a guy making 1M whom he projects at 40 catches over a guy making 10M whom he projects at 60 catches...thats an oversimplification, but that's how bill rolls
I guess I'm just counting on the 2 TEs for over 100 catches. The group isn't worse than what we've won rings with before.
Huh?Probably Jakobi Meyers.
Bill seems to hate him for some reason. Basically the bizarro Jake Bequette.
He got benched in 2019 for Sanu.Huh?
He got benched in 2019 for Sanu.
Then in 2020 he spent the first 5 games on the bench and only got to play because Harry got hurt.
6. WR Gunner Olszewski Starting to Get Open in Team Drills
As an All-Pro punt returner, Olszewski is already a roster lock. But the more you can do, the more valuable you are to Bill Belichick. I’m reluctant to say that Olszewski is on the Troy Brown, Wes Welker, Julian Edelman trajectory where he’s going to develop into a great slot receiver and returner. But Gunner keeps making plays in live team drills. On Tuesday, Olszewski dusted cornerback D’Angelo Ross on a crossing route where an explosive route break caused Ross to fall to the turf. If the parallels between Olszewski’s career and Edelman’s continue, then this would be the year where he starts to make an impact as a receiver.
8. WR Jakobi Meyers Continues to Shine in Spring Practices
We are going on five practices now where Jakobi Meyers is a targets machine. Meyers’s work underneath the defense and at the intermediate level is standing out every day. He has an excellent feel for route pacing, syncing his steps up with the play’s timing. For example, during a 3-on-2 period where the defense had three players in coverage against two receivers, Meyers ran a slick quick out of a stack formation with Nelson Agholor pushing the coverage upfield. Meyers and Agholor ran the route so well that it was nearly indefensible. Even with the additions of Agholor, Kendrick Bourne, and the two tight ends, Meyers will be a factor.
I think the chance of a healthy Gunner NOT making the team : 0%.I'm not yet ready to hand a spot on the 53 to somebody who is merely a Punt Returner-Only...Not nearly enough bottom-of-the-roster versatility for my taste... Dude needs to also be a KO Returner Plus a contributing member of the Big 4 STs Plus have the ability to draw at least competitive single coverage on offense.