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McNutt as No. 1 WR

xtheronx

By xtheronx,
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TheNewStandard Newbie

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Someone is going to have to be "#1," regardless of whether we get him in FA, the draft or if we use one of the guys we already have.

So long as they can catch the ball, does it really matter who that guy is? It's still football players doing what they get paid to do...

Yeah, we had a poo ton of drops from our receivers last year and it seemed that more times than not, those tips ended up as ints, so we just need some receivers who can secure the ball and move the chains.

Cam's legs and our rushing attack is one of the most dangerous groups of rushers in the game. Defenses will be forced to concentrate on the rush and containing Cam. That, in itself, should take some pressure off our receivers and mask the perceived deficiencies in our OL.

Keep pounding, isn't that our mantra? We are gonna be conservative with the occasional home run play because Cam has such a strong arm that he can out throw the coverage.

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I really don't understand "circus catches". This isn't basketball with a ton of 7 foot tall mutants or a real circus. Last time I checked football isn't a circus event.

 

Circus catches are nothing more than knowing that a receiver has a wide catching radius. That means even if a ball is thrown less than perfect, the wr still has a high potential to catch it. 

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From the little I've seen, it looks like his ceiling is a reliable #2. Good hands and ability to make tough catches and decent route running.

He lacks that explosion of a #1 and I'm not sure how well he'll do v press coverage and route running could be better.

I think DG/Ron has seen that in him and will give him a chance to prove himself. King as well.

King and Pilates both have more skills in the slot

than Edelman.

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