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Everett11
from another board:
I look at the names at the WR position for this team and I just don't see Sammy W as our pick at 2.
Tavon Austin:
Just last year we took a pretty significant gamble and traded up in the first to get this guy. Still developing obviously. Never will be the prototypical WR1 who is matchup proof and is also the primary redzone threat. But could very conceivably catch 70 balls in 2014 for 900 yards and 6 TDs or so. Will run from all over the formation. Has the potential for higher production in 2015 as well.
Stedman Bailey:
We're not really sure what he is yet but I see him not as a super stud, but as a reliable guy who can run from the slot or on the outside. Certainly worth seeing how he develops as he was a relatively high draft pick. He has upside as a good pro receiver but absolutely will require snaps and targets. Can he be a 60catch guy? I think so. Does Snish?
Austin Pettis:
We know who he is. He will never be a WR1.... just doesn't get enough separation. But he's not horrible. He has a solid working relationship with Sam and is a fairly decent RZ receiver. Your team is not horrible if he is your #3 or #4.
Chris Givens:
Lets just call him a deep threat type lacking in multiple dimensions. But still young and requiring snaps. Clock is ticking but some talent there as evidenced by his play during rookie year. Even really good teams are full of Givens-esque WRs at the bottom of the depth chart.
Brian Quick:
Will the light ever go on? If it doesn't this year, it will likely have to happen elsewhere. If it does, this is our starting big WR who can win tough matchups, be a nice possession guy, and make a few nice leaping endzone grabs. Everyone knew it would take him time... Is the time now? I think the team is on the fence about whether he can make the leap.... so they brought in the next guy as insurance. Needs snaps but they haven't trusted him enough. Big camp upcoming.
Kenny Britt:
Reclamation project. There's alot of talent there but also alot of baggage. Could be a complete revelation if his knee is ok and his head is straight. Could be cut by week 5 if he doesn't come to battle. Is he enough to convince the FO that they have enough pieces at the position to be strong even with setbacks? This guy is in town to reduce the Brian Quick bust risk. They probably see Quick as having a 50/50 chance of becoming a strong WR and Britt as 50/50 chance of rediscovering his career path. If both guys go @#$%& up.....then we see our dear friend Pettis getting alot of snaps again. That would not be a good thing for our offense.....but would it be devastating?
ALSO: Jared Cook is a part of the equation, I think, mainly because of how much resources we poured into his acquisition. All these premium picks (Quick, Bailey, Tavon) and a big wad on Cook. I wonder if Snead/Fish is sitting back thinking they need to allocate resources elsewhere with these upcoming first rounders.
Do these numbers seem achievable for this group?
Tavon..........................70 rec......900 yards......6TDs
SBailey........................45 rec......500 yards......4 TDs
Quick/Britt combo........65 rec.....750 yards......8 TDs
Austin Pettis................35 rec......410 yards......5 TDs
Chris Givens................26 rec.....390 yards......2 TDs
Jared Cook..................68 rec.....800 yards......6 TDs
I don't think these projections are too crazy optimistic. If you toss in a very conservative 300 yards and 3TD's to backup TE's and backs.......
That means Bradford would be a 4100 yard and 34 TD QB. That is a very very fine season. I think Sam would pay a few million of his salary back for that kind of success given his struggles.
Do we have a Julio Jones on the roster? No. Would we like one? Yes.
But do we have enough pieces to be a strong running football team that plays great defense? I just wonder if Snead is looking and saying "Yes, we do."
Besides, didn't they already say as much earlier in the offseason?
Everett11
from another board:
I look at the names at the WR position for this team and I just don't see Sammy W as our pick at 2.
Tavon Austin:
Just last year we took a pretty significant gamble and traded up in the first to get this guy. Still developing obviously. Never will be the prototypical WR1 who is matchup proof and is also the primary redzone threat. But could very conceivably catch 70 balls in 2014 for 900 yards and 6 TDs or so. Will run from all over the formation. Has the potential for higher production in 2015 as well.
Stedman Bailey:
We're not really sure what he is yet but I see him not as a super stud, but as a reliable guy who can run from the slot or on the outside. Certainly worth seeing how he develops as he was a relatively high draft pick. He has upside as a good pro receiver but absolutely will require snaps and targets. Can he be a 60catch guy? I think so. Does Snish?
Austin Pettis:
We know who he is. He will never be a WR1.... just doesn't get enough separation. But he's not horrible. He has a solid working relationship with Sam and is a fairly decent RZ receiver. Your team is not horrible if he is your #3 or #4.
Chris Givens:
Lets just call him a deep threat type lacking in multiple dimensions. But still young and requiring snaps. Clock is ticking but some talent there as evidenced by his play during rookie year. Even really good teams are full of Givens-esque WRs at the bottom of the depth chart.
Brian Quick:
Will the light ever go on? If it doesn't this year, it will likely have to happen elsewhere. If it does, this is our starting big WR who can win tough matchups, be a nice possession guy, and make a few nice leaping endzone grabs. Everyone knew it would take him time... Is the time now? I think the team is on the fence about whether he can make the leap.... so they brought in the next guy as insurance. Needs snaps but they haven't trusted him enough. Big camp upcoming.
Kenny Britt:
Reclamation project. There's alot of talent there but also alot of baggage. Could be a complete revelation if his knee is ok and his head is straight. Could be cut by week 5 if he doesn't come to battle. Is he enough to convince the FO that they have enough pieces at the position to be strong even with setbacks? This guy is in town to reduce the Brian Quick bust risk. They probably see Quick as having a 50/50 chance of becoming a strong WR and Britt as 50/50 chance of rediscovering his career path. If both guys go @#$%& up.....then we see our dear friend Pettis getting alot of snaps again. That would not be a good thing for our offense.....but would it be devastating?
ALSO: Jared Cook is a part of the equation, I think, mainly because of how much resources we poured into his acquisition. All these premium picks (Quick, Bailey, Tavon) and a big wad on Cook. I wonder if Snead/Fish is sitting back thinking they need to allocate resources elsewhere with these upcoming first rounders.
Do these numbers seem achievable for this group?
Tavon..........................70 rec......900 yards......6TDs
SBailey........................45 rec......500 yards......4 TDs
Quick/Britt combo........65 rec.....750 yards......8 TDs
Austin Pettis................35 rec......410 yards......5 TDs
Chris Givens................26 rec.....390 yards......2 TDs
Jared Cook..................68 rec.....800 yards......6 TDs
I don't think these projections are too crazy optimistic. If you toss in a very conservative 300 yards and 3TD's to backup TE's and backs.......
That means Bradford would be a 4100 yard and 34 TD QB. That is a very very fine season. I think Sam would pay a few million of his salary back for that kind of success given his struggles.
Do we have a Julio Jones on the roster? No. Would we like one? Yes.
But do we have enough pieces to be a strong running football team that plays great defense? I just wonder if Snead is looking and saying "Yes, we do."
Besides, didn't they already say as much earlier in the offseason?