Treadwell inactive

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@purplefaithful said:
So is AT's best position Slot or outside? Vikings really need the #3 guy to step-up from here on out, whoever that may be...I am a bit surprised how some schemes have been able to limit Diggs AND AT at times this year. 

AT is so great because he's a big, strong, fast receiver who's wiley and precise enough in his routes to play inside. For most of the year, defenses didn't have an answer for it. But I think he goes off in this game with Slay matching up with Diggs. Or so I assume...

What's interesting about that is that for the first time all year, Diggs actually played the slot a few times last week. I think this is a wrinkle from Stef to try to counter how defenses were doubling both Thielen and Diggs.

Either way, we do need that 3rd receiver to step up and become a real threat. Whether it's Rudy, Beebe, Robinson...someone's gotta make that extra attention given the two wides more expensive...dangerous. 

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Tready was probably the ONLY player on the team sad to see Flipper go. 

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It's unfortunate. He was a very good college player who suffered a horrific injury. We had a need for a physical possession receiver at the time, which he seemed like a good fit for. He was someone who worked hard, at least in terms of physical training, and does seem to care. However, he's had a lot of chances to establish himself and could never emerge as a reliable target even when teams were super focused on Diggs & Thielen. I wish it would have worked out, but finding a 3rd receiver who can capitalize on the mismatches that Diggs & Thielen create will be a priority for us.

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Oh you're serious---inactive---I just thought that was his normal contribution

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About goddamn time. It’s still irritating that they kept trotting him out there for basically 3 entire seasons. With Diggs and Thielen being such a great 1-2 combo, we really wasted a great opportunity for even an average WR to benefit from all of the attention given to those two. Instead we made the defenses’ jobs a lot easier by continuing to shoehorn into the #3 role one of the worst WRs that I’ve ever seen.

If this was Stefanski’s call, my respect for him just went up immensely.

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i had really hoped he would develop.  when you watch him his hands and body control are both suspect.  turnrd out to be a big miss by speilly