Quote: @"BarrNone55" said:
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He's a Slot only guy, but Minnesota shouldn't even try to replace Diggs production all at once regardless of who the Rookie is. What they need to do is get someone who can challenge Defenses deep often enough to not have to ask Thielen to do it
This kid is Will Fuller with much better route running skills. Like 7 times better route running skills. He's a Home Run threat on more than just the long stuff too.
I was initially down on this kid when Goeff had him in I think it was his 1st Mock. Cuz I hate the hands. Hate them. Not the drops. The hands. He puts them in poor positions to receive the pass properly too often.
But he's spoken about that publically and that can be coached up. And frankly, I need to get over thinking any one kid, no matter how highly rated, is going to replace the production that Stefon provided last year.
The Offense finished the year in the Top 10 despite Thielen and Cook missing chunks of time. But it was sporadic. Streaky. To get better, with another year in the same system but with some tweaks from a far more experienced Coordinator, requires the same threats plus new wrinkles. Adam and Dalvin and Cousins are going to be consistent centerpieces and I like Irv, but something else needs to manifest. Deep Threat Rookie, Sharpe and Bisi as a combo should be enough to fill the gap.
So I'm changing my opinion on the Deep Threat guys. Mims, Reagor, Hamler. Whatever helps the Offense to continue to progress. Can't forget Shenault either.