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Originally Posted by Kiimosabi
Surgery will probably shorten the recovery time.
This does suck though. I could see N'Keal Harry having a day
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Harry's a solid matchup for Ward, though. Not a truly explosive route-runner so I think Ward can hang with him. Ward can be 'out-athleted' on occasion but Harry's more of a 'moves well for a big guy' sort of player than he is an elite athlete.
Fenton on Edelman is another one where I don't think Edelman is a brutal matchup for Fenton. He's not a burner and not an overly physical guy that can just wall Rashad off.
It's far less than ideal, to be sure - but I don't think there are any obvious matchup problems that come from this.
The Raiders w/ Ruggs and Edwards will be tougher, especially with Mathieu probably needing to give Waller a lot of attention and more base fronts needed to deal with Jacobs. Renfrow is essentially a mini-Edelman in his own right.
The Patriots are just FAR better coached than Oakland, but talent for talent on offense, I think the Raiders actually have more to work with.