06-02-2016, 12:57 PM
(06-02-2016, 12:13 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: While i agree to a point players still are considered by what they do best.
A bigger body like Lafell is usually used outside more often than in the Slot in the NFL.
We will move our guys around lots i am sure like we did last year for sure and Boyd could be on the outside
with Lafell in the Slot at times. I just consider Boyd to be more of a Slot receiver myself. Quick, possession WR
with great hands. That is not Lafell who is a big bodied YAC guy with speed.
LaFell was in the slot 63% of the time his last year in CAR. That was also the way he was most effective. I'm not saying he won't be on the outside, but he himself said when he got here he wanted to play in the slot more. In NE they made him play outside and it may be one of the reasons his production never lived up.
As for the whole "your number 2 is", that just doesn't hold true as much in today's NFL. In Pitt Bryant would be their #2 and he is a down field threat, same with Fuller in HOU now. Heck, Marvin Jones was more effective downfield for us than anything he did underneath. Your #2 is whatever helps you win football games.
