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You can disagree all you want. You're still wrong. Go watch the GSOT. Normally, I wouldn't tell someone their opinion is wrong but in this case, it simply can't be defended. You don't NEED a big WR. We've seen plenty of offenses without big WRs thrive...and those offenses scored plenty of TDs...including our GSOT.
Last I checked, we aren't running the GSOT and Givens/Austin/Bailey are most assuredly NOT Holt and Bruce. And interestingly enough, Pitt's O, since you brought it up basically, seems to be humming right along more with the sudden emergence of Martavis Bryant, a 6'4 WR. Give me an offense that doesn't lean a lot on a big pass catcher. Running down the list of top offenses in the NFL this year:
-Indy have Dwayne Allen, signed Nicks(beat up or not) and drafted Moncrief because they lacked size in the WR position.
-Saints have had Colston and Graham
Steelers only team that really falls under your position, but even then, they lacked a big WR before drafting Bryant.
-Dallas Bryant and Williams
Skins Had to get two of the best smaller stature WRs
NE Gronk. We saw the downfall in the Patsies O without supplementing those tiny WRs with big bodies.
-Philly: Cooper and Matthews and Maclin (who's still 6' 200)
-Packers: Nelson. At their best, imo, when they also had James Jones and Driver who may be 6 flat basically, but are ruggedly built.
Ravens: Just simply have one of the best of the smaller WRs ever to play the game.
-Bears: Big WRs.
-Falcons: Big WRs
A big WR isn't the rule, but based on past drafts, teams have looked to add a bigger WR to improve their O.
And I don't think it's a coincidence that barring QB play, the offense has looked much better with the addition of Britt and prior to injury emergence of Quick, guys who can win a 50/50 ball.
It doesn't matter where Graham or Cook line up. It matters what coverage they see.
I don't agree. They're still lining up as WRs and running traditional WR routes. The TE position, as the game used to know it, doesn't even really exist anymore and I don't care what coverage they're seeing. Size doesn't matter. If the Lions ran Ebron as a WR instead of a TE, I'd bet they'd have better success with him as well.
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Regardless, have a quality big WR makes the QBs job easier. That can't really be denied. And as Davis is proving, a taller QB is necessary to see the little guys breaking open when/if they break open.