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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz
I assume that Andy would only move Maclin to make room for a WR who can play one position well but not the other yet.
You don't move Maclin if you have nobody to fill in
I think Streater is an outside only guy. Moving Maclin to the slot would allow Conley and Streater to play the outside.
Just an assumption on my part.
Conley is turning into a Maclin clone which bodes well for us.
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I just think folks are underestimating everything we ask Maclin to do where he is.
He could literally be asked to line up anywhere on the field on any given play. We really don't do much of that with the other receivers; it's something of a design feature of Reid's system.
That's what made him such a brilliant acquisition (and why people that thought he was just another Bowe were reeruns). His versatility is precisely what makes this passing offense work. Without it, we're really stuck trying to hammer some square pegs into round holes or outright dropping some of our formations.
Now if we had another guy like Maclin, it would be a worthwhile experiment, but if that were the case - why not just put THAT guy in the slot? No sense in dicking with the guy that's done this for 5 years now.
Conley will be fun to watch develop but man, he has a long way to go to be as intuitive and as precise as J-Mac.