Randle El still useful?

[DFI]

I like ARE. As a mater of fact I am sitting here in a Randle El jersey, but I am not sure of his usefulness. he is not a good punt returner and his numbers have not been great. I can't imagine he is going anywhere but i am not sure it would make a huge difference if he did

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by DFI

I like ARE. As a mater of fact I am sitting here in a Randle El jersey, but I am not sure of his usefulness. he is not a good punt returner and his numbers have not been great. I can't imagine he is going anywhere but i am not sure it would make a huge difference if he did

agreed, not great but decent; in 08; 53 receptions, 593 yrds, 4 td's

I think he can put up no.s if he plays the slot & one of the other wr's becomes a deep threat in addition to Moss. ARE can get open in the middle of the field and he's been very dependable, doesn't drop much. He's just not a burner & he doesn't work well on the outside, near the sideline. He runs good crossing routes/slants & finds pockets in zones well.

[Hamoskinz]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

agreed, not great but decent; in 08; 53 receptions, 593 yrds, 4 td's

I think he can put up no.s if he plays the slot & one of the other wr's becomes a deep threat in addition to Moss. ARE can get open in the middle of the field and he's been very dependable, doesn't drop much. He's just not a burner & he doesn't work well on the outside, near the sideline. He runs good crossing routes/slants & finds pockets in zones well.

Basically the point I was going to say was said by Freddy. All the plays/TDs that ARE makes for us that I can remember are out-routes and cross routes/patterns which he seems to excel at. And that would be ideal in the slot WR position. He can change direction easily and quickly and in the slot he can certainly find the holes/pockets in coverage if JC is vigilant enough to see them.