semantics, you're getting too caught up in them. Furthermore, the point is to upgrade the offense, namely WR, so your #1 point would only apply if we make no attempt to do such and leave the team exactly as it is.
Whatever man. I just think it's looking for reasons why not, excuses as it were, to say we shouldn't sign Wallace because he's best in the slot and so is Bess. If we had them both, there would be plenty of ways to use them together and optimize both their abilities.
I wouldn't use Bess's presence as a reason to not sign Wallace. I'd use Wallace's signing as a reason to no re-sign Hartline and instead draft the Hitman's replacement. I disagree about Wallace being best used in the slot, but I agree he can occasionally be effective there in creating or taking advantage of mismatches. If we hypothetically sign Wallace and there isn't anyone to replace Bess outside, the best way to maximize their pairing is with Bess in the slot and Wallace outside IMO, not the other way around considering Bess has the better lateral agility of the two and is a better route runner underneath, whereas Wallace's speed is better utilized on the outside IMO. I simply wouldn't want Bess running the deep routes with Wallace underneath, not primarily anyways.
Bess nor Wallace are best used in the slot. Get me Amendola and Wallace and you then have a good inside out attack. Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk 2
I'm a Bess fan but he may be the odd man out. He's hella small, has a relatively small catch radius, and he's limited in the areas of the field and types of coverage he can attack effectively. He's not a big play threat and a he's a terrible blocker. I think Binns and Matthews can give us better bang for the buck, especially in terms of blocking and attacking the seams. If we're gonna use a mighty mite in the slot it needs to be a guy who can stretch the field and make big plays after the catch a la Cobb or Harvin. Yeah I'm nitpicking but in a perfect world the WR overhaul would involve getting a more versatile/dangerous guy to play in Bess' spot.
Dude is a slightly better Bess. Solid but certainly not a #1 Wr. A very good role player if you will. Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk 2
Jennings has had his injuries and the way Green Bay handles WR's he's not going to be a guy who gets a ton of catches. But, the positive is that he should be much more affordable than Bowe or Wallace (who might not even be a free agent if he signs with the Steelers or they decide to franchise him again - which they may). And, even though Bowe is the only thing going in KC he did not put up a ton of catches. If Philbin uses the Green Bay philosophy (of several WR's and mixing targets) rather than one stud, go-to, WR then this could really make Jennings an ideal fit, even if he's not what we would think of as an elite, stud WR. He's certainly no Julio Jones or Megatron but he can still bring a ton to the table for Miami's offense (including the intangible of knowing the offense so well). For those reasons, I like Jennings better. Of course, it would really be awesome if we could land Jennings and Wallace! lol! #dreamcometrue
Why do you think Wallace is best in the slot? He's been used there pretty sparingly and hasn't been very productive when he has been there, either in terms of targets or receptions. He has only 5 receptions out of the slot over the last 2 years. I don't see him as a slot guy at all.
I do NOT. If you trace your way back and look at the post I was originally replying to, Rafael apparently does. I was speaking of it at this point as a hypothetical. Donny, you were apparently bowling when you should have been listening to The Dude's story, so you're like a child who wandered into the middle of a movie. No frame of reference. Hope you get a little chuckle out of my movie reference.
Me too, and if you look at the post I originally replied to on this topic, in post #38 in response to #23, which I thought you had, then you know I feel the same about Wallace in the slot as you do.
