Auden Tate: Where to play him

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Watching Michael Thomas and Larry Fitzgerald, I see I lot of similarities in their body type and athleticism with Auden Tate. Tate may be a "poor man's" (insert Mike Brown joke here) version of these players, but seeing how Fitz extended his career moving to the slot and how Thomas gets 45% of his targets in the slot, I think it would make sense to move Tate there and try Boyd on the outside.

Boyd is the best route-runner on the team not named Green, and has more "long speed" than quicks anyways.

I see Tate as a very reliable, move-the-chains receiver for the Bengals that could fill the role of TJ Whostolemyhonda.

I guess I just see him as a bit of a waste outside vs. Boyd who could do both. If Green isn't re-signed or is traded (not likely IMHO), Boyd might be the best choice to replace him.