Totally agree, plus we will have one or two more backup WRs that really are what Deonte Thompson or Bryce Butler were supposed to be - the situational "take the top off the defense" guy who is a threat to beat you deep on any given play.
Our TE play should be 100 times better than last year also.
yeh, I didn't even see anything resembling " speed" with Deonte Thompson. Not vertically or laterally.
Either he couldn't even get open on ANY deep routes he was running,... or the Cowboys felt so discouraged that they didn't even bother to run him deep.
Butler also had speed to go along with good size (6'3) and that was few instances (very few) where his speed did show up where Cowboys needed it too, (ala 2017 Cardinal game)
but just as he had deep speed, he also had slippery hands- he was a mediocre finisher.
Tavon Austin is another one that isn't the best of
finishing plays as in his end zone "drops" vs Texans/Lions - but his big TD bomb catch vs Giants Janoris Jenkins is an example of the
over- the- top capability the Cowboys are trying to achieve.
If we get to add another speed guy or two that can finish the plays - we can have a better chance at consistently making that speed a factor vs defenses, with the coaches that know and understand
HOW to better design schemes for that kind of speed factor too.
If Kellen Moore & Co. is serious about pushing the ball downfield,...and we prove we can " finish" plays. that's gonna create mismatch vs coverages, create over- the- top ability to stretch defenses,
and it's going to help set up openings and pathways for others in the offense.
But i understand what ya'll are saying about speed- receiving skills.
it's still important to have a route running skill set that enables that receivers to get off the line, get the CB unbalanced and provide separation space within the right, and most of all , consistently catch tha ball, regardless of how much physical jet speed these receivers are supposed to have.
