@Chongo posted:I am also hopeful EQ is a legit #2...problem is, we've got a bunch of WR in the same mold. We could have really used someone more in the Cobb or Gerg mold to round out this unit. Funchess, EQ, Lazard, MVS...all kinda the same dude. Outside of 17, we just don't have an explosive guy.
But, that said, few rookie WR make an explosive impact in their first year.
Cobb is an Old Style slot, but MLF likes the bigger guys who can handle the pounding inside and are smart enough to handle the changes at the LOS.
When MLF was in ATL, he had Sanu in the slot. When MLF was in LA he had Cooper Kupp in the slot. Both of those are big WRs 6'2 and 200+
- not at all in the mold of the old slot WR.
Gute commented on his WR stable as well:
"I think generally smaller guys have a harder time staying healthy than bigger guys," Gutekunst said
On the explosion side, completely agree, there's always a need for that skillset
You mentioned something else- "they are all the same dude" and I sense that's the case for a lot of the fan base - which is why many are so dismissive of EQ.
But that cat can play.