WR homer thread

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(11-30-2015, 11:37 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Yes, Pig Ben threw for 456 yards, but he still averaged 8.6 ypa despite a lot of deep passes.  Dalton averaged 8.6.  The steelers only ran the ball 14 times the entire game, with 55 pass attempts.  No wonder fatty got knocked around.  No balance at all.  Oh, this is funny.  5 of those rushes were piggy's.  Only 9 rushing attempts the entire game.

I don't see their offensive weapons at WR as better, but they sure got a lot more opportunities.  

To be honest, I think our real advantage lies in the receiving options outside our three WRs (AJ, Marvin, and Sanu):

Tyler Eifert
Ryan Hewitt
Gio Bernard
Rex Burkhead

I said before the season that if Rex was a Patriot, he would have 50+ receptions.  He is very shifty in close quarters.  I was really hoping he would force defenses to worry more about him in the middle.  He comes in for one or two plays, but is lined up out wide.  

I would love to see him spell Sanu in the slot for a series or two.  If he gets going before the playoffs, that is just  one more thing opposing defenses have to worry about.

Agree about Rex.  Sunu is a strong runner but isn't quick enough to get separation.  MJ can but not consistently.  Like you I'd love to see them switch Rex out in the slot, especially when teams are blitzing to run quick slants, etc.