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Originally Posted by 30gut
I don't think they vastly overpaid him in 2010, did they have a slight soft spot for their own talent? I would agree that the guaranteed money suggests that.
We just see Tana differently then.
Tana has been the primary WR for most of his tenure as a Redskins without much help from his WRs corps and consequently teams could double him as they saw fit and he has still been a productive WR.
2010 was an example of what Tana could do in scheme that doesn't allow him to doubled easily.
This past season he broke his hand and imo that limited his production (and the production of the passing offense in his absence) moreso then his age.
Prior to the signing of Garcon/Morgan I would have thought that Moss could have continued near his 2010 level of production if he maintained the same role within the offense.
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The Eagles always use a deep safety to take Moss away because 1) it limits the Redskins offensive potential, and 2) their best CB (Samuel) was never a man-to-man guy.
But the Giants have just put Corey Webster on Moss in each one of the last 8 matchups, and prior to his TD against them this year (against Amukamara/blwon coverage), just effectively erased him and reduced him to a guy throwing his fists around. Webster typically doesn't even get a safety over the top, he just erases Moss from the stat sheet entirely one on one.
And obviously, Dallas never did figure out how they could slow him down, hence his reputation as a Cowboys killer. Then again, Dallas hasn't really slowed down any other receivers either. Either way, I don't think it's accurate to say he's constantly doubled. The Eagles, sure, but the Eagles are a zone team so someone is getting the deep safety no matter who they are playing.
I don't disagree with your point that Kyle's offense presented Moss with additional opportunities to draw one on one matchups, plus matchups against zone, which was a partial (arguably large) reason for his relatively successful 2010 season. I do however question the wisdom of giving those opportunities to Moss.
Of course, I also question the wisdom of these two WR signings, so maybe I'm just trying to have it both ways. Call me on that if you must, but I will say that I saw the Colts start to develop plays to bring Garcon out of the slot last year to get more favorable matchups, so it's possible that Garcon is going to replace Moss outright, now that Royal isn't in the fold.
Of all the (non-Moss) WRs on our roster, Garcon actually has the most experience coming out of the slot, which he did a few times last year.