it's sad there is no reason why Shipley can't play the outside. Hes 6 foot, runs a 4.5. Not every offense is designed like the Patriots where the slot guy gets that many touches. Welker is the number 1 option on many passing plays, mainly the screens of course. So far the Bengals offense hasn't operated like that. Shipley is usually the 3rd read. Its going to be much harder to crack 1k in the offense that he is in. Why not keep the 6'6 guy from the SEC that ran a 4.3 with NFL experience? What a wasted pick, Palmer said hes not going to stay.
Finally, someone sticks up for Locker, Gruden, while Kiper is throwing out stats. He watched more than me, i counted around 50 plays that were dropped or he couldn't do anything with. Gruden said 66 plays. Hopefully that won't be the case for the Titans, but they did get a case of the drops with Collins, that was only with Young as the backup. Put Mariani in there so he has a sure handed guy.
Meier is kind of wasted talent if you limit him to the slot. Hes not a guy that gets many yac. Hes big and plays physical at times (6'3 220) You let him run a 30 yard route he will find a way to catch it, you let him run 10 yard route across the middle, hes going to get 10 yards. Thats exactly what happened his senior year, less longer routes and more working the middle, his yards dropped even though his catches increased. I see him similar to Marques Colston of the Saints, yes he can play the slot but they line him up all the positions. Its similar to most white receivers, they are versatile enough to line up anywhere but are limited to the slot.
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