Zack Martin to replace Trey Smith?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by kccrow

Exactly.

Patrick doesn't need 5 elite weapons and he doesn't need a 5-deep, elite OL. He needs to trust his blind-side protection and have a couple of safety valves, but other than that, he's gotta play too.

That's why I don't understand all the clamoring for more weapons going on by the masses this offseason either. Rice and Worthy are really good WRs. You add in any even average slot to that mix and you have a really good base there. Gray is a really solid TE that, if he was the full-time starter, I think could easily be a 750-800-yard player there. Pacheco is a 1k RB despite his flaws. Sure, add some complimentary pieces around those guys but it doesn't have to absorb our 1st and 2nd round picks, especially if some nice defensive players are there.

I want another WR because I want to move to an 11 personnel focused offense and away from the TE heavy system we've used with Kelce.

I think to do that, we need a 3rd WR that we can reasonably count on. I'm open to the idea of bringing Brown back, but his injury history is just so hideous.

For me its strictly a stylistic thing. I'm a child of the single-back, 11 personnel offense. And I'm fine with the idea of a TE who's as much blocker as pass catcher as a result of that (maybe it can keep our OTs from getting hung out as often as they do). That's also why I am looking for a more dynamic RB -- those sorts can do a little more out of those stretch concepts in a single back look.

When you have a Travis Kelce at his peak, you build your offense around him. We don't anymore. So now I'd prefer trend towards my preferred 'ideal type' of offense. To do that, we'd need another WR to complement Worthy and Rice.

So keep stackin' 'em. And in the event that WR salaries continue to explode, the options that come from a stable of fairly young, dynamic WRs with some experience under their belt really open up a lot of possible paths forward with regard to roster construction.