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merlin
Just look at how many teams have gone deep into the playoffs in the past 5 seasons on the back of a strong defense and a basic offense that can capitalize on field position changes.
Rams are very close to what we've seen with Seattle and SF. They just need SOME offense they can count on.
A definition for a #1 WR-- it doesn't matter what kind of skills he has, how he's built, where he lines up (slot or outside), or where he was drafted.
A #1 WR is any WR who leads your team in catches and gets at least 70 receptions and a thousand yards (or close enough).
In terms of playoff teams having them, there's:
New England does it with Gronkowski not a WR
Cincinnati, Green
Pittsburgh, Brown
Houston, Hopkins
Denver, Thomas
Kansas City, Maclin
Washington
(they fell short with Garcon at 72/777...though they used TE Reed to get 87/952)Minnesota
(had no one but Diggs was 52/720)Green Bay
(lost Nelson but Cobb had 79/829)Carolina
(had no one but they did use Olsen to get 77/1104)Arizona, Fitzgerald
Seattle, Baldwin
8 teams had a guy if you allow Gronk to be a sub. 4 teams didn't but in one case, Green Bay, that was probably injury (in 2014 Nelson had 98/1519 and Cobb did better under those circumstances too).
Either way, you don't need an ELITE WR, but in most cases you need a #1 WR--which are not the same thing necessarily. (Sometimes your #1 guy
is elite, but then there are teams with very good, productive, over 70/1000 type WRs who would not qualify as elite specimens.)
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/03/2016 06:15PM by zn.
