07-23-2023, 03:20 PM
(07-23-2023, 10:01 AM)samhain Wrote: This team has learned twice, once at the end of both the Palmer and Dalton eras, that replacing number 2 receivers is much more difficult than it sounds. The loss of TJ hurt. If this team had someone better than Laveranues Coles in the 09 playoff game, the offense would have been far less one-dimensional. Marvin Jones was no Tee Higgins, but the wr corps still declined greatly after he and Sanu left in 16. This was at a time when Green still had a lot left and Eifert was on the roster as a 2nd option (theoretically, anyway).
We've seen the casts rotate. Coles, Antonio Bryant, end of career TO, Brandon LaFell, Denarius Moore, so on and so forth. It's receiver purgatory with a clear number one and some jobbers that never quite pan out like you think they should, or like the guys you raised up in house.
This team made some things really obvious this offseason. They spent a lot of high picks on young defenders. The first 2 picks of the last 2 drafts have been defenders. They also took no TE and waited a long time on a RB. Then, the first offensive guy they took was a WR.
This team's identity runs through the quarterback and the receivers. There's zero doubt at this point. They have done all they can to build a roster with a top dollar quarterback and at least 2 top receivers. That's just what the are and intend to be for a long time. I can't say I hate the results so far.
Don't know how anyone can argue with any of this, great post Samhain. As long as we keep the trenches strong that is all
that matters to all of us I am sure. Joe Burrow wants Tee and Chase here so they will stay and that is also all that matters as
long as the trenches on both sides are able to stay strong.
(07-23-2023, 10:14 AM)Sled21 Wrote: And Vonn Bell's was 4.53, but he's now older now and not as fast. I am a huge Bell fan, but at 28 he's going the wrong way..... Battle is 22. Lou now has the fastest defensive backfield in the league.
Yeah, Vonn was never fast and I would argue Battle looks faster on the field. Forties aren't everything but if someone wants to
base speed on forties we do have about the fastest Secondary in the NFL now with the new additions in DJ Turner, Battle, Scott
Sidney Jones etc.
