Players at 8/31 practice/waiver claims/transactions

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(09-01-2022, 01:18 PM)Synric Wrote: The issue with the WR room is outside of the top 3 they don't really have a Wide Receiver on the roster.


Michael Thomas and Stanley Morgan are Special Teams players not Wide Receivers. They offer nothing to the offense at all if one of the top 3 receivers miss significant time. Michael Thomas is a 6 year veteran and he has 28 receptions 328 yards 1 TD. Stanley Morgan in 3 seasons has 5 receptions for 29 yards. Trent Taylor is the best of the bunch with 81 receptions for 772 yards and 3 TDs but at 5'8 180lbs 4.63 speed he is a slot guy only that cannot backup Tee or Chase. Mostly his value is at punt returner.

That's the issue with the Wide Receiver group and why people were excited about Kendrick Pryor who showed some speed and route running this preseason. I'm the first person to say backup receivers need to play special teams because it's important but so is the balance between being a receiver and a special teams player.

Interestingly, TB's HC said after they waived Tyler Johnson that they basically keep the Top 4 purely for WR play and the 5-6 have to play ST's.  I thought this was interesting given how many on here say the 4-6 should play ST's.  

Personally, if you're an 11 base team like the Bengals, the TB philosophy makes more sense.  Our philosophy would only seem to make sense if you're a 12 or 21 primarily.