I’m slightly bothered by an inconsistency, can you help me out? Wide receiver is not a premium position, but tell that to Miami. The NFL is paying a premium for wide receivers. How can both be true? My eyes tell me that a top-10 receiver tilts the field more than any other non-QB position, including pass rusher.
You may be right that in a 32-team league, a top-10 receiver does tilt the field quite a bit. But here’s the thing – there are now 20 receivers in the NFL with APYs of $20M or more, while Jefferson, Brandon Aiyuk and Courtland Sutton soon will make it 23. Half of those 20 guys are on five teams – Dolphins (Hill, Waddle), Eagles (Brown, Smith), Texans (Diggs, Collins), Bears (Moore, Allen) and Buccaneers (Evans, Godwin) – and Samuel and Aiyuk would make another pair with the Niners. Time will tell whose heavy investments in that position will pay off.
Murphy from Salt Lake City, UT
Matchups of units are always fun to watch. A lot of talk has been about the Bears’ investment at WR. I am excited to see Hafley and our upgraded secondary vs this unit. Any other divisional matchups have your eye?
The most intriguing one in the NFC North to me is the Packers’ young pass-catching corps vs. the Lions’ revamped secondary. Detroit signed Carlton Davis from Tampa Bay and spent high draft picks on Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at corner, with Brian Branch entering Year 2. Stay tuned.
George from North Mankato, MN
How do you think being featured on “Hard Knocks” will affect the Bears this season? Has another team been selected for the show after having the No. 1 pick?
I have no idea what impact it may or may not have. The Browns in 2018 (Baker Mayfield) and the Rams in 2016 (Jared Goff) were both featured on the show after having the No. 1 overall pick.
Good morning II. Back when the new kickoff rule was the hot topic I submitted a suggestion (didn’t get published) to use a safety to do the kickoff if he could consistently get the ball inside the 10. It would help if the returner got through the initial line of defenders and only had the kicker left to beat. Last night I read that the Chiefs are considering using a safety to do the kickoffs. II (ok, I) missed out on a “you heard it here first” moment.
I saw that Chiefs story as well. Very interesting. Exploring other options certainly makes sense when hang time no longer matters on…
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