Chuck 54
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Personally,
I'd simply play with our starters, Witten/Crayton and TO...bring in Bennett at times for two TE's, making the running game better with TO and Crayton out wide, but making it a difficult cover situation on the two TE's with LBs and Safeties.
Then if we go to 3 WR's, I'd put Stanback out wide, let him run the longer outs, curls, flies, posts...the defense has to respect him with a CB, that leaves TO probably being doubled on the other side, and Crayton working from the slot....or play Crayton out wide with Stanback and let TO play the slot and motion a lot to stay out of man coverage.
We go into this game with depth at WR, but we have enough to get the job done, especially since we want to run the ball, throw to our backs, and keep the Cleveland offense off the field.
Personally, I think this Cleveland game is going to be a really tough one for us....If Anderson starts, and I think he will, they have a very dangerous offense, and with Rogers in the middle of that DL and Wimbley back healthy rushing the passer, that Cleveland defense is not going to be a joke either.
IF we lose the opener, it won't be because of injuries to Hurd and Austin...it will be because Cleveland put up too many points on the defense we think is shaping up into "Doomsday", but hasn't proved it yet.
If we end up keeping one of the fringe WR's, I feel certain it will be Jefferson, not Amendola. I think they'll keep the guy because he spent last year on our practice squad and should have a much better understanding of the offense than Amendola. If a WR if forced onto the field in the first couple of weeks due to injuries, I think you want a guy who is less likely to make mental mistakes that cost you a turnover, and Jefferson has the better size for shielding the ball and for blocking. I could be wrong, but I still think Amendola ends up on the practice squad.
I'd simply play with our starters, Witten/Crayton and TO...bring in Bennett at times for two TE's, making the running game better with TO and Crayton out wide, but making it a difficult cover situation on the two TE's with LBs and Safeties.
Then if we go to 3 WR's, I'd put Stanback out wide, let him run the longer outs, curls, flies, posts...the defense has to respect him with a CB, that leaves TO probably being doubled on the other side, and Crayton working from the slot....or play Crayton out wide with Stanback and let TO play the slot and motion a lot to stay out of man coverage.
We go into this game with depth at WR, but we have enough to get the job done, especially since we want to run the ball, throw to our backs, and keep the Cleveland offense off the field.
Personally, I think this Cleveland game is going to be a really tough one for us....If Anderson starts, and I think he will, they have a very dangerous offense, and with Rogers in the middle of that DL and Wimbley back healthy rushing the passer, that Cleveland defense is not going to be a joke either.
IF we lose the opener, it won't be because of injuries to Hurd and Austin...it will be because Cleveland put up too many points on the defense we think is shaping up into "Doomsday", but hasn't proved it yet.
If we end up keeping one of the fringe WR's, I feel certain it will be Jefferson, not Amendola. I think they'll keep the guy because he spent last year on our practice squad and should have a much better understanding of the offense than Amendola. If a WR if forced onto the field in the first couple of weeks due to injuries, I think you want a guy who is less likely to make mental mistakes that cost you a turnover, and Jefferson has the better size for shielding the ball and for blocking. I could be wrong, but I still think Amendola ends up on the practice squad.
