12-31-2019, 11:11 AM
(12-31-2019, 11:05 AM)Whatever Wrote: The issue is, you can really only have one slot guy if you're primarily running 11 personnel. Boyd is best in the slot. Trying to move Tate there is robbing Peter to pay Paul. We need deep threats, anyways. Just get an outside WR that can play the part.
Another issue is Tate struggles to get separation and that leads to a lot of contested balls. That means more balls batted up in the air in the middle of the field with LB's and S's roving around to pick them off. It also means guys jumping slants due to his lack of speed and open field quickness.
Certainly, you don't have to be a burner to be a good NFL WR. However, you can't have a bunch of slow WR's out there, either. Rice had John Taylor, who was more of a vertical threat. They complimented each other. TJ had Chad and Henry, both of whom were deep threats.
Just stop. As I said he doesn't need separation because he is really good at using his frame to shield the ball from the CB. He is 20th in contested catch rate in the entire NFL, i.e. he is one of the best contested catchers in the whole league. What will help him is better ball placement his ball placement was 97th in the NFL. Again, aside from all the advanced statistics PFF had him graded well above average and only 2 points lower than Boyd.
This weird Auden Tate isn't good thing around here is getting out of hand.
