Do we need upgrades at wide receiver?

[BrudLee]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

Notice the biggest issue our receivers have had is the lack of seperation. I think this and Brunell's arm go together to explain our anemic pass offense. These guys couldn't get open enough for Brunell's weak ass arm to ever get the ball in there. I thnk Ramsey will help this out as corners and safeties will learn pretty quick that they can't just hang back off of guys and jump the ball before it gets there like they were doing with Brunell(or would havge done if Brunell ever threw at them). Ramsey will start pushing some balls in tight spaces(or try to) and this will make corners and safties play a tighter style to accomodate the quciker balls which will actually create some more seperation as playing tight is a feast or famine situation. We are going to have one game where we bust out and everything changes. Thus ending the thought of ever using Brunell again.

Good point. The speration issue early in the season may have as much to do with the QB as the WR. How many Brunell passes longer than 20 yards were even attempted, much less completed? If the routes are all 10 yard in's, there isn't much chance to blow off the coverage. And with Brunell's demonstrated arm strength, were any teams concerned with a deep ball?

Now that we have a QB who has deep range, the playcalling should (fingers crossed) adjust, sending CB's and safeties downfield, and opening running lanes and mid-range passes up.