How important is the WR position?

[Cheesehead Craig]

I look at WR as a corp. You need one stud you can go to when the going gets tough and you just have to hope and pray. Then you need 3 other good ones to make the other team have to cover the whole field.

If you WR corp is great, that's a big friggin deal.

I'd have to agree on this. If you only have the 1 stud, it's easier for the other team to neutralize him. But get 3 WRs out there that can produce mismatches and suddenly your offense is explosive. See: GB, NO, NE.

[Upnorth]

I'd have to agree on this. If you only have the 1 stud, it's easier for the other team to neutralize him. But get 3 WRs out there that can produce mismatches and suddenly your offense is explosive. See: GB, NO, NE.

Which was my reason for starting this thread. Look at Fitz with Boldin, vrs Fitz with no Boldin, huge difference. Hell look at Boldin, who was thought to be a impact player, he goes to Baltimore and what happens? Stud qb, rb, de, lb, cd and s all have huge impacts on the game. Even a stud kr/pr can have a bigger impact than one elite WR with no other decent WR in the group. THat is why I have trouble ranking them in the top 10.

[sharpe1027]

I'd have to agree on this. If you only have the 1 stud, it's easier for the other team to neutralize him. But get 3 WRs out there that can produce mismatches and suddenly your offense is explosive. See: GB, NO, NE.

Sure it is easier. That doesn't make him any less important. A QB is easier to neutralized if he doesn't have a good WR or if he doesn't have a good O-line or he he doesn't have a good RB.

[Upnorth]

Sure it is easier. That doesn't make him any less important. A QB is easier to neutralized if he doesn't have a good WR or if he doesn't have a good O-line or he he doesn't have a good RB.

But a good qb without a stud wr can still produce. look at mr Brady in the past. poor wr but great qb still great numbers and game.
Elite wr without a second option to draw coverage away and you have a pedestrian wr.

[Tony Oday]

You need another WR on the roster to make plays...but Steve Smith(midget one) was a stud with crap at the other positions.

[mmmdk]

Without wide receivers...who'd ya throw to? Gridiron dirt?

[Upnorth]

Without wide receivers...who'd ya throw to? Gridiron dirt?

If you have a good TE and pass catching RB having average WR's will still get you a good passing game.

[mmmdk]

If you have a good TE and pass catching RB having average WR's will still get you a good passing game.

That line won't cut it on SNL.

[Lurker64]

Super-elite franchise WRs are unnecessary, and overrated.

A great volume of B, B+, and A- WRs combined with a QB who can find the one who is open and spread the ball around is invaluable.

[woodbuck27]

But a good qb without a stud wr can still produce. look at mr Brady in the past. poor wr but great qb still great numbers and game.
Elite wr without a second option to draw coverage away and you have a pedestrian wr.

Generally I agree with you as well as the argument sharpe1027 has as to the real importance being team play or balance serving the whole, before any individual on the field.

Unless that WR is 'that man' in that Top Ten:

Calvin Johnson. That man is certainly SPECIAL as a WR. Extremely tough to defense.

[woodbuck27]

If you have a good TE and pass catching RB having average WR's will still get you a good passing game.

New England?

[Fritz]

Cold Hard Football Facts is a good site, in my opinion, and they have opined that paying a wide receiver top, top dollar is akin to spending all your money for your car on the hood ornament.

[smuggler]

Man have people fallen in love with Bulaga fast. Is this a case of #1 pick, playing a spot he was projected to shine and then the expected decline in production when he missed a couple of games? Or the product of a great O?

I know his pass pro improved, but I was not wowed enough to think he would be in anyone's Top 100 list. Did I miss a meeting?

Bulaga is the #2 ranked RT in the game according to Pro Football Focus and is top 5 on a lot of other lists done with metrics or subjective analysis. He's better than a lot of other young tackles in the league, such as Solder, Carimi, etc. Plus he has a cool name and is on twitter, so people like him.

[Pugger]

If you have a good TE and pass catching RB having average WR's will still get you a good passing game.

Just ask Tom Brady...

[sharpe1027]

If you have a good TE and pass catching RB having average WR's will still get you a good passing game.

I guess. If you have good offensive line and WRs, an average QB will still get you a good passing game.