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Originally posted by doomsday_defense from another forum:
1. TO: No question marks here. He's one of the top 2 or 3 WR's in the game and still going strong. He does tend to get banged up and miss a game or two every year. Last year he got hurt at a bad time and it affected his performance and our offense in the playoffs. Can we count on him staying healthy all the way though to the post season ?
2. Patrick Crayton: He's a solid option at WR. However, he lacks speed and the ability to seperate consistently from top NFL Corners. He is a smart player and knows how to find soft spots in opposing defenses. To me, he's a great fit as a 3rd WR, slot player....but doesn't have the skill set that a Number 2 NFL Wideout should possess. I know we had a strong offense with Crayton as the Number 2 guy. But, with an upgrade at that position and 2 WR's who can beat 1 on 1 coverage consistently, our offense would be that much better with Witten working the middle of the field and our OL, MB3 and Felix Jones pounding the ball on the ground.
3. Terry Glenn: I can't buy all the talk of Glenn being a contributor next season. He's an undersized guy who relies on his speed to stretch the field and make big plays. The cartiledge is gone in his degenerative knee and there's no fixing that. Once a speed WR starts having knee problems it's game over. If we had a healthy Terry Glenn I'd love our WR corps. But we don't, and that is the problem. He may be a June 1st cut. If he's not, I don't expect him to last long next season if he's still in Dallas. That knee will blow up.
4. Sam Hurd: Had a nice rookie camp and caught some eyes. He has made some plays in limited time. Again, he's another marginally talented player physically. He doesn't have the speed to seperate from NFL Corners. He's a nice backup guy to have around but we need more than what Hurd has to offer us physically.
5. Miles Austin: He's got nice size and speed. But his hands are questionable, route running subpar and appears to lack concentration in crucial times. I like his physical skills, but feel he is too much of a project yet at this point. If his route running and confidence have improved, he could potentially give us the type of player we need. Someone that can hit the home run on the opposite side of TO. IMO, Austin is the X Factor in our WR Corps. He's one of the top 2 or 3 phycially talened WR's on team right now. But, based on how little we've seen from him so far, it's very hard to be encouraged he'll contribute significantly.
6. Isaiah Stanbeck: He was a college QB. He's got great size and speed and by all accounts is a heck of an athlete. But he's a work in progress. Did he go from novice WR to legit threat in 1 off-season ? That's asking a heck of alot. He's another question in our WR corps right now.
7. Danny Amendola: I love this kid. I hope there's some way he can keep him on our roster if he shows well in camp. It will be hard to keep a guy like him because we already have questions at the WR position but it's hard to ignore the type of player he could potentially become.
** Basically, if you look at our WR corps. TO is a legit Number 1 WR. Patrick Crayton would be considered a Number 3 guy IMO. If Terry Glenn was healthy, he'd be considered a solid Number 2 guy....but he's not. That's where the problem comes into play. We don't know as of right now that anyone can fill that Number 2 spot. It would sure as hell suck if we went into camp and found out none of these young guys are ready to step up. Because for me, they all have serious question marks surrounding them. I think if we add 1 legit, WR to this offense opposite TO, all our questions are answered and we are thee CLEAR cut favorite and best team in the NFC. Without one, we might be ok, providing TO stays healthy. But, that's a risky scenario considering we saw how bad our offense was last year when TO got hurt and missed some time.
So again, I know I'm beating a dead horse here. But I see Glenn being a June 1st cut and us picking up or trading for a proven vet WR. That puts Crayton where he fits best...and the Number 3 spot. And lets us decide between Hurd, Austin, Stanbeck, Amendola, etc......who we feel is the most worthy of continued development and 2 or 3 roster spots.
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1. TO: No question marks here. He's one of the top 2 or 3 WR's in the game and still going strong. He does tend to get banged up and miss a game or two every year. Last year he got hurt at a bad time and it affected his performance and our offense in the playoffs. Can we count on him staying healthy all the way though to the post season ?
2. Patrick Crayton: He's a solid option at WR. However, he lacks speed and the ability to seperate consistently from top NFL Corners. He is a smart player and knows how to find soft spots in opposing defenses. To me, he's a great fit as a 3rd WR, slot player....but doesn't have the skill set that a Number 2 NFL Wideout should possess. I know we had a strong offense with Crayton as the Number 2 guy. But, with an upgrade at that position and 2 WR's who can beat 1 on 1 coverage consistently, our offense would be that much better with Witten working the middle of the field and our OL, MB3 and Felix Jones pounding the ball on the ground.
3. Terry Glenn: I can't buy all the talk of Glenn being a contributor next season. He's an undersized guy who relies on his speed to stretch the field and make big plays. The cartiledge is gone in his degenerative knee and there's no fixing that. Once a speed WR starts having knee problems it's game over. If we had a healthy Terry Glenn I'd love our WR corps. But we don't, and that is the problem. He may be a June 1st cut. If he's not, I don't expect him to last long next season if he's still in Dallas. That knee will blow up.
4. Sam Hurd: Had a nice rookie camp and caught some eyes. He has made some plays in limited time. Again, he's another marginally talented player physically. He doesn't have the speed to seperate from NFL Corners. He's a nice backup guy to have around but we need more than what Hurd has to offer us physically.
5. Miles Austin: He's got nice size and speed. But his hands are questionable, route running subpar and appears to lack concentration in crucial times. I like his physical skills, but feel he is too much of a project yet at this point. If his route running and confidence have improved, he could potentially give us the type of player we need. Someone that can hit the home run on the opposite side of TO. IMO, Austin is the X Factor in our WR Corps. He's one of the top 2 or 3 phycially talened WR's on team right now. But, based on how little we've seen from him so far, it's very hard to be encouraged he'll contribute significantly.
6. Isaiah Stanbeck: He was a college QB. He's got great size and speed and by all accounts is a heck of an athlete. But he's a work in progress. Did he go from novice WR to legit threat in 1 off-season ? That's asking a heck of alot. He's another question in our WR corps right now.
7. Danny Amendola: I love this kid. I hope there's some way he can keep him on our roster if he shows well in camp. It will be hard to keep a guy like him because we already have questions at the WR position but it's hard to ignore the type of player he could potentially become.
** Basically, if you look at our WR corps. TO is a legit Number 1 WR. Patrick Crayton would be considered a Number 3 guy IMO. If Terry Glenn was healthy, he'd be considered a solid Number 2 guy....but he's not. That's where the problem comes into play. We don't know as of right now that anyone can fill that Number 2 spot. It would sure as hell suck if we went into camp and found out none of these young guys are ready to step up. Because for me, they all have serious question marks surrounding them. I think if we add 1 legit, WR to this offense opposite TO, all our questions are answered and we are thee CLEAR cut favorite and best team in the NFC. Without one, we might be ok, providing TO stays healthy. But, that's a risky scenario considering we saw how bad our offense was last year when TO got hurt and missed some time.
So again, I know I'm beating a dead horse here. But I see Glenn being a June 1st cut and us picking up or trading for a proven vet WR. That puts Crayton where he fits best...and the Number 3 spot. And lets us decide between Hurd, Austin, Stanbeck, Amendola, etc......who we feel is the most worthy of continued development and 2 or 3 roster spots.
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