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Originally Posted by djnemo65
This is absurd. Our WR's looked just fine before the offensive line broke down. While not an elite unit by a mile or three, they are good enough to be successful when the rest of the offense is functioning correctly, as we saw earlier in the season. There are too many more glaring needs to be addressed on this team before we can even think about bringing in another wideout.
Moreover, I really do expect more from at least one of the rookies next year, and I think it's conceivable they could all contribute a lot more. Regardless though, when we drafted 3 receivers in the second round last year Vinnie effectively made our bed for the next couple seasons.
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Our receivers looked good when?
I know Santana Moss played well early when teams played soft & didn't cover him over the top that much...
But Randel El was great? Thomas? Kelly? Thrash? huh?
It's so funny that it's ALL about our O-Line... without anyone giving credence to the fact that really, the rest of the league figured out Zorn's SHORT WCO passing game and started playing much closer with their DBs and Safeties.
I mean, does anyone else remember the shirt slant to Moss, the WR screen to Moss working really well ealry on beut never again after about week 6-7?
Plus, the DBs starting playing tight off the lines, knowing our receivers can't get space on their own or get off of jams & that the would be running short-mid range routes... Suddenly, Campbell doesn't have big windows to throw into and the defense is closer to the line of scrimmage, taking away the 10 yard runs Portis was running off with regularity.
The only game late where the opposing defense played soft was the Seahawks game. They played soft, no blitzes, and we were in 3 WR sets (especially the 2nd half) and Portis was getting CHUNKS of yards because the defense Seattle put out there facing a 3 WR set. The line wasn't so horrible that day... and I can tell you our receivers weren't great that day either....
Yes, our line isn't the HOGS of the 80's, but the are not a glaring weakness like our WR corp.
Also... When I started the thread, I said that no way in heck should we draft a receiver any time soon, I threw out the idea of Houshmandzadeh as he will be a UFA. He's the only one I'd go out and pay for in this years FA class... otherwise, my point was, that we have to HOPE that Thomas gets smarter or Kelly has knee transplants... in order to see any real difference next year in the pass game (and our line will look "terrible" to everyone else again) ... lol