Patten thrust back into veteran leader’s role

[MTK]

Originally Posted by offiss

The key word there is TOTALLY, and I agree I don't think that will happen either, but what if it's marginal? Technically he outplayed them but still gets the 4th WR slot, can he live with that? I do not believe so, it's one of the reasons he signed with us last year to get out of the shadow of the rest of NE WR's. Don't forget although things seem fine now Patten did start to fall out of favor with his complaining last season, that may or may not have significance this pre-season, regardless if he wasen't happy about how he was used last season he will have a real problem this year.

we wont know for sure till pre-season starts cranking but it's alway's fun to speculate.

Lloyd and Randle El were brought in to play. I think Patten would be fooling himself if he thought anything different. From that sounds of that recent article, he's already accepted his role with the team, whatever it may end up being.

If he's marginally better, he doesn't bump anybody out of a starting job. He'll have to make heads turn to bump somebody.

If we run more 3 WR sets this year like it seems we will, the #4 is bound to see plenty of snaps anyway rotating in to keep guys fresh. It's not going to be like last year when we ran 2 WRs most of the time.

Like you said we'll see how it goes.

[MightyJoeGibbs]

Originally Posted by That Guy

can't PS a guy after his 2nd year.

REALLY!!!??? huh, wasn't aware of that. We should have sent him to Europe to play but at the same time I was a Jacobs hopeful I'll admit.

[PSUSkinsFan21]

If TJ really had anything to show, last year would have been the perfect opportunity to do so. When you can't produce on a team that is desparate for a WR, I have to wonder what you can really bring to the table. For me, TJ is like Peter Warrick without the talent. So much hype/talk about how great he is, but he hasn't shown it in three years. Sorry, but I'm done waiting for him to finally become a capable NFL receiver.

As for Patten. I think Gibbs has shown that he is always willing to play whoever is best suited to get the job done. If Patten outperforms Lloyd and/or ARE, he'll get the start. If his ability is on par with those other guys, Gibbs/Saunders will play him when the situation dictates that Patten is the better man for the job. Each WR brings a different dimension or specialty to the field. Maybe Lloyd will be better at making the circus catch, while Patten will be a better route runner. Some game situations will call for one, and other game situations will call for another. I think there are going to be plenty of balls to spread around this year.