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He still has a value as the national face of the team, as well, being in all the NFL and United Way ads and maybe the most recognizable face on the team. It's an intrinsic value you have to pay for. He's also one of the few home-grown talents we have, and I think we should make an effort to have him here his entire career, a la Will Shields. He's going to be a hall of famer, in all likelihood, unless he completely drops off the map and I think it would be nice to have him here the entire time if at all possible, especially in the salary cap era.
JMO.
And his numbers haven't declined so much as they've been spread around to other people, because the overall output of the offense hasn't declined. He could well have a career year if his foot's at all healthy and Solari really is focusing on running plays that he likes to get him the ball, both in and out of the scoring zone. I don't expect (or want) a career high in either catches (more than 102 would be nuts) or yards (1200+ is a ton...) but I don't think approaching a career high in TDs would be out of the realm of possibility.
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