Honestly, I think that our issues on the road were due to a number of factors, and WR was perhaps third in the top three.

Playcalling was #1.
Line play, particularly when Brown was in was #2.
WR separation was an issue, but playing at home or on the road has no bearing on whether a WR can get separation.

Something that no one has mentioned in this WR discussion is the potential evolution in our offense to more balanced attack rather than relying too heavily on the passing game. That doesn't eliminate the need to upgrade the position, and no one, not bonethug, not me, NO ONE has has said that it doesn't need to be upgraded.

What we are saying is that, while it's a position of need, it's not as high on the list as Center, Linebacker, or Corner. And maybe Safety.

But we're in a good position where we can draft BPA among those positions. At #27 we're probably going to take the highest rated WR, CB, or LB on our board. If we take a LB or CB, that doesn't mean that we're not seeing the WR position as "good". It just means that the player in that other position of need was rated higher.

And yes, I understand that I'll probably have to repeat that last paragraph on draft day.

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Posted by BigBrod81

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Posted on 4/6/14 at 5:04 pm to Sophandros

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Something that no one has mentioned in this WR discussion is the potential evolution in our offense to more balanced attack rather than relying too heavily on the passing game.

I've seen several of our fans say this & I think it's baloney. A tiger doesn't suddenly change its stripes & you don't pay an elite QB nearly 20 mil a season to become a game manager.

Payton has never been conservative. I'm not sure he even knows how to call 2 straight conservative games much less a conservative 16 game season.

Too many people are getting caught up in the run heavy playoff games & thinking that is the direction the offense is moving in. I saw it as a great coach, taking the team he had at that moment & playing a style that gave that particular squad it's best chance to win with what they had.

I see the cleansing this offseason on the offensive side, as Payton realizing they had to get younger & more dynamic very quickly. Even with the offensive line struggles, the skill position players looked slow & soft especially in road games. I think Payton realized that if his offense was going to be an unstoppable force once again then he needed to add talent.

Payton just doesn't like to win, he likes to dominate. He won't accomplish that running a ground & pound offense. I do think he wants the running game back to '09 & '11 production because in return it makes the passing game that much more potent.

The offense can still run the ball 30 times & Brees could still throw it 40 times. I believe in '11 the offense averaged around 70 offensive plays per game. With those numbers you still get the rushing attempts you want but at the same time you aren't losing your aggressiveness through the air.

This post was edited on 4/6/14 at 5:09 pm

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