max said:
albefree69 said:
It's pretty obvious that those who predicted that Stedman would replace Pettis by the middle of the season are in for a rude awakening.
While you are absolutely correct. I know for many of those, including me, there was some wishful thinking involved because of the desire to see Pettis on the bench.
I said last year that the WR position would take a step up as soon as Gibson was gone. Now I feel that the WR will take another step up when Pettis is replaced. It could be Quick or Bailey, I really don't care. Either guy has more talent than Pettis.
I think this is a classic case of Fisher and Ray Sherman just having more faith in a veteran to understand the nuances of the position. In similar fashion to last year with Brandon Gibson, he was first up, and stayed there until someone came along who took the job away. The relationship and comfort level between these guys and Bradford cannot be overlooked.
I am fairly comfortable saying, that in time, Quick will get his fair share of snaps, and we will see him in many more "packages" as the season progresses.
As to S. Bailey, he will continue to contribute on Special Teams, and be there in the event they need that added depth. For now, he is the 5th WR, backing up Givens. But IMO, if Givens were to go down, you would see Pettis slide into the "X" role, and Quick they "Z".