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Reggie Wayne to New England?

Nate Dogg

By Nate Dogg,
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Replace Hakeem Nicks with Reggie Wayne and these are the same post from last year.

 

 

And last year we ended up with one of the worst WR situations in the league and went 7-9-1.

Nicks is crap but acting like we're all set and the people who want us to improve are dumb is.... dumb.

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Let's bookmark this thread. When next month comes, and these very people start to bitch about our offense scoring only ten points against mediocre defenses, we know whose post to cite "the answer is on the roster" and "our offense/WRs are fine".  

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He's not good enough for Carolina, but somehow good for New England.

I think the difference with us is that there is a belief and desire to see our young players step up. There are high expectations for Funchess to establish himself as the main receiver this year. Corey and Bersin will want to take this chance to prove themselves as the future at the #3 and #4 positions on the depth chart, instead of stop gap veterans.  Likewise, Mike Brown, Jarrett Boykin, and Damiere Byrd will want to prove they have something to offer, and from their work in pre-season, they are worth serious consideration. And that's without considering Cotchery and Ginn still have much to offer this season. That's eight players fighting for a place on the team, and while Reggie Wayne is a future Hall of Fame player, at this stage in his career he may not offer us much more than we already have on our roster. For me, we would be better riding with the young players and the veterans we already have, than signing a one year stop gap option in Reggie Wayne, because at least our young players could breakout and prove they have a long term future on this team, something which Reggie Wayne will never have due to his age. 

The difference with the Patriots is twofold. First, joining the Patriots lets him chase another ring. And second, outside of Julian Edelman and Brandon LaFell, who else have they got?

Danny Amendola and Aaron Dobson are injury prone and inconsistent in the passing game. Brandon Gibson is a steady player, but not much more. And Brian Tyms, Jonathan Krause, Zach D'Orazio, and Josh Boyce have barely played and are low end depth chart players/practice squad players. Joining the Patriots would see Reggie Wayne slot in at #3 on their depth chart, with Amendola, Dobson and Gibson likely rounding off their depth chart. At least in NE he would slot in a mid-depth chart position with less pressure on his shoudlers, and he would also get to play with a future hall of fame quarterback that would make his life easier. Long story short, the Patriots are a perfect fit for a player like him at this stage in his career.

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If our first game was tomorrow I'd have Funch at the X, Ginn at the Y, and Boykin at the Z.

Philly 4

Bersin 5

Byrd 6

This is why I would prefer to see us not go after a regressing veteran like Reggie Wayne or Wes Welker. We shouldn't be looking for another stop gap option, when we have young talent on the roster that could feasibly create a long term role for themselves. I would much rather see this type of depth chart than one featuring another stopgap option that won't necessarily make us any better. 

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