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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 879397, member: 40"] That's true. And there is more to playing the WR position in our offense than just receptions--blocking is key. But I look at West as a #3 receiver. Solid, complimentary player. I don't think any of the new guys displace him from that type of role. Maybe he'll even step up, but I think it is more likely that he'll continue to fill the same role he had the last two years. IMO, Estime was the only real playmaker in the WR corps last season. And it took him half a season before he got comfortable enough for the coaching staff to start infusing him with consistent playing time. And by no means am I suggesting that he had the physical tools / experience to be a stud #1 receiver. Just that he was the only one in the group [I'll exclude Funderburke from this discussion, as we haven't seen what he is capable of] with the natural elusiveness to be a game breaking playmaker. Again, my opinion only, but Estime was the "best" WR we had this year from that standpoint. Broyld had a solid year, but lacks some speed / quickness that you usually see in WRs. Also had some drops, but that is probably attributable to last year being his first year as a full time WR. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt in that regard--will be interesting to see what he does for an encore. Cornelius showed some promise the final two games of the regular season--enough to make me want to see more now that he's gotten his feet wet. I'd put those three AHEAD of West, who I view as a solid role playing steady hand. That's a solid quartet of receivers with experience returning next year. The question is: will any of the true frosh prove to be so good that they force their way onto the field? Because if so, (1) that would be a good upgrade for the speed / athleticism / talent quotient at the position, and (2) if they beat out any of those four, that would indicate that a frosh is "better" [broad interpretation] than four players who are proven commodities--a very good situation to have. And again, haven't factored Funderburke into the discussion yet. Does he take a step forward this off-season? Should be interesting. Bottom line: we are in a much better position at WR heading into next season than we were heading into this season. [/QUOTE]

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