02-21-2016, 01:30 PM
(02-21-2016, 04:28 AM)J24 Wrote: Make or break no but it could hinder him enough. Look receivers are not easy to replace as people seem to think. Ask flaco about losing Torrey Smith or Aaron Rodgers losing Jody Nelson. WRs are very important to QBs.
1. Nelson and Torrey were top targets for their teams. I guess you could argue that Torrey was a #2 with Steve Smith. Marvin Jones is a number 3 target.
2. Neither were properly replaced. The Packers lost Jordy close to the season, so the best option available was James Jones. The Ravens drafted Perriman, but he got injured. Then losing Steve Smith exacerbated the problem.
3. I don't think anyone is claiming it's "easy" to replace WRs. The Bengals can't just go out and sign any bottom tier FA and/or draft some 6th round WR and call it a day. If they lose MLJ, they need to address the loss seriously. Believe it or not though, there are around a dozen WR's set to hit FA that have been just as or nearly as productive as MLJ.
Listening to many MLJ fans on here, you'd think that MLJ is set to become a 1200 yard stud for any team he signs for, yet anyone we sign will be incapable of putting up 750 yards and 4 scores for us. If FA is really that useless, then I guess MLJ is destined to flop for whatever team he signs with.
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