Trade Targets

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(06-23-2022, 06:10 PM)ochocincos Wrote: So is thinking a 500 yard season is a big difference from a 430 yard season.
And while Miller might offer a bit more in the receiving game over Taylor from the slot, Taylor offers way more on ST than Miller has.
Miller has had 1 KR and only 31 ST snaps in 3 years.
Taylor had 29 last year just as a returner. He's put up 246 career ST snaps.

It boils mostly down to me not wanting a slot-only guy who doesn't contribute on ST to be WR4.
The (marginally) better offensive production I don't feel will be enough to compensate for a lack of ST.
I'd rather get a bigger WR for WR4 who can still contribute to the offense but help cover outside. If that player can also do ST, that's good.

It is if the 500 came 2 years ago in a SB winning season and the 430 came 4 years ago in a losing season, when the 500 is heading into his age 25 season and the 430 is heading into his age 28 season, and when the 500 is at 15.2 yards per catch and the 430 is at 10.0 yards per catch.

Special teamers are incredibly replaceable. The real concern is playing WR on offense. Last year WRs not named Chase/Higgins/Boyd played 508 snaps on offense for the Bengals. For comparison Tee Higgins played 710 snaps on offense last year. That's not even touching on the 459 offensive snaps that Drew Sample played last year that should be cut back with less need of his services as a blocker with an improved OL. There's real substantial snaps available for a WR4, even if none of the top 3 WRs get an injury.