Anyone think the Pats O might be better with Byrd, Meyers and Gunner? Harry and JE11 haven't done much lately. Plus the kids add far more speed than Harry and Edelman.
Suggestion - Speed it up. Get back to some RPOs and quick hitting power runs. More designed runs for Cam. Simplify the passes to 1 read and pop. Lots of jet sweeps, reverses, screens, wheel routes.
I'd rather go down trying but you never know, it might actually work.
Yes. Definitely. We've got to make some moves soon. Now, perhaps. Edelman has been killing himself out there trying to play on that knee, but he's been MIA outside of one game. A shell of himself.
I'd throw J.J. Taylor into your mix, too. He lit a fire in the offense when we were struggling against the Raiders. That kid wants it and he's got speed.
Far as Harry goes, he just doesn't look like the same guy he was in College. He made some incredible catches there and he just isn't dynamic at anything except maybe blocking.
He took a huge H2H shot a few weeks back and he just hasn't looked all there since to my eyes. That hit looked 10X worse than the one that he took last Sunday. I'm concerned he might have some chronic issues and he'll never become what he could have been. He'll flash ability now and then, but.......maybe it's neurological issues.
Bottom line is that patience is great, but at some point I have to give up the ghost. I'm climbing off my N'Keal Harry soapbox and admitting he doesn't appear to be the answer. Great kid, but he just can't help us get going and it is time to find somebody besides James White who is a dependable producer.
BTW, I heard and read that Asiasi was a plus blocker with advanced route running skills and great hands all summer long and yet he hasn't had a single target. I haven't seen any reasonable speculation on why that is the case, so If you hear anything on the Coconut Telegraph then please share it here. I think we all expected he'd be a contributor, at least and many beat guys predicted he'd be a key to the offense.
Oh, and Jakob Johnson is one of the worst FBs I've ever seen. He's brutal, I've seen him throw a few big blocks, but he doesn't belong on an NFL field due to frequently whiffing on blocks and below-average instincts, speed and skill. I know we had a bad break with the FA we acquired opting out, but I just can't understand why Johnson gets as many snaps as he does. He's killing us out there.