Blitzer88":54ltmw1y said:
TwistedHusky":54ltmw1y said:
Tokadub just nailed exactly how I was thinking.
And yeah, I think depending on Harvin scares me. The only reason I don't worry more is because we won the SB and when you decide to go all in to win it all - you cannot really complain about the cost after if you do win it. There was a cost, we knew we were going to lose players and we did.
But Tate was a BIG part of this ride, and deserves the accolades as much as anyone.
Baldwin made the incredible plays that saved us in a few games, but Tate was consistently a producer that we generally could count on more except for those playoff games, where I still contend the reason was the increased scrutiny from the defense (and that opened things up for other players). We probably couldn't have matched but I don't see a reason we cannot acknowledge how much he meant to this team and how much he contributed to the climb up the ladder.
Also, part of the attitude of this team, that "put it on my back, I'm good" mentality, came from him.
I don't understand how we think we are just going to move forward without missing a beat with so many important cogs removed from the machine. The average WR takes 3-4 years to start producing at a reasonable level (even Golden took 3). But then again, we won and maybe it makes sense to drop expectations a bit since in general SB teams get stripped and weaker shortly after winning, in this new era.
Guys like Tate and Browner and even Red, they were an important part of what makes up attitude and fire that fed this team. The question will be whether we can just pile all this on Wilson alot with some vets and hope to get the same kind of motivation from the team. And I still remain skeptical that we can just hope to replace the offensive production we lost in both starting receivers (Tate and Rice) out and hoping our #3 can be our #2 and our #1 can actually stay on the field.
What this guy said.
Couple things...
Maxwell played better than Browner and we didnt miss Browner at all obv
Rice was out half the year and did not contribute in either the playoffs or the superbowl and when he was playing he wasnt quite the same and looked like he had lost something.
Red im not sure on since I didnt pay too much attention to the D-line but from what I have read on here he didnt look the same this year as previous years plus we were rotating the line alot. My guess is it will impact the D-line a little bit but as a whole our D-line should still be pretty good since we resigned Bennet and still have Avril.
Tate.....While it is true he had a pretty good regular season and has had some clutch plays to win some games (Both rams games), we were without Harvin the ENTIRE year. I am assuming between the surgeries and rehab Harvin is finally healthy again and in the super bowl he looked like a beast.
I am pretty sure Harvin had more yards and impact in just the superbowl than Tate had in the entire postseason. He only had 8 catches for 61 yards on 15 targets. Harvin was our leading rusher in the Superbowl with 45 yards and had a 5 yard catch as well. Then there is his 1 and only kick return opportunity which he promptly took to the house. I have seen some posters scared at what will happen with our punt return game. Tate had a majestic 15 yards on 4 returns in the playoffs. How will we EVER replace those #s, we are so screwed.
So in essence we are replacing Tate with Harvin since Harvin was out all of last year anyway aside from the superbowl and 2 other games. I think we will be just fine considering what I have seen from the offense in the limited time Harvin has been in the game.
