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Agreed. Weeks 1-4, I see Caldwell benefiting. Later in the season if Welker gets concussed again, then I would think Latimer has a better chance of contributing better numbers. I think you might see him getting more reps as WR4 (when Welker is back) and then I could see Latimer benefiting from Welker being out again. I just don't see him overtaking Caldwell in the first 4 weeks.
But they rolled out Julius Thomas in week 1 last season, and we all know how that story ends. I say Lattimer is the shark move.
He's serviceable and has played with Manning the past few years. That said, once the give Lattimer a shot , I highly doubt they will be able to take him off the field
He's serviceable and has played with Manning the past few years. That said, once the give Lattimer a shot , I highly doubt they will be able to take him off the field
I thought Tamme would be the play last year after Welker had his concussions. It did not work out as hoped.
Latimer may be good (with more talent than Caldwell) - right now he's an unproven rookie.
rookies are unproven rookies.
yes, but Decker was there last year, and now he isn't.
After Welker went down, Decker moved to the slot in 3 WR sets which is what Sanders will do now. So Caldwell will likely be playing the same role across from DT as he played last year when he came in for Welker. I say go for it with Caldwell, I just don't see it. I would rather take a chance on a guy who the team is very high on, who has looked very good in camp and who has a much higher ceiling. I just don't see it with Caldwell. He may end up scoring a deep TD during the 4-game stretch, but I don't think he sees a surge in targets compared to when he came in for 3 games last year.
On the other hand, Caldwell is a proven player....proven that he sucks. Even if you haven't watched a second of Latimer playing, why wouldn't you take the chance on a 2nd round pick who has the chance to be good/great over the veteran who doesn't provide that chance? Unless you're playing for a 6th place finish in your league, this decision is incredibly simple imo.
Cecil is the main reason a lot of us have Latimer. He's been pimping him for a while. No reason to expect that to stop now.
Exactly. If they were already going to use him in certain packages, why not include him more in the whole offense now? Not sure Latimer makes an instant impact, but the Broncos seem to know he has potential and will have him out there sooner rather than later. It's not like Caldwell is some stud WR.
Let's not forget that Latimer was getting a lot of praise predraft too. Waldman had him ranked 4th behind Watkins, Evans, OBJ. And that was before he was given the opportunity to be on the field in what is possibly the best offense of all time.
What if you are looking for servicable waiver wire fodder that you hope to sell high? Does Bubba Caldwell fit that description? Will Peyton trust Latimer this early in the season to fill the Welker reps. Or does he split the Welker throws equally between DT, JT, Sanders and the rest of the table scraps not being worth even a WR3. Caldwell comes into play as well as potentially Tamme. I'm betting it's more of a boon for DT, JT and Sanders. Those guys are gonna eat....at least early till Latimer ramps up his game.
The way I see it is that Caldwell is more of a chain mover and Latimer is more of a redzone threat. In an offense that is going to be putting up ridiculous numbers each week, I like the guy who is going to be catching the TD's and not moving the chains. A chain mover type WR that is surrounded by DT, JT and Sanders with a QB that can throw to anybody with pinpoint accuracy is not that valuable to me. He may get more snaps and maybe the Broncos organization will be grumpy and keep him in over Latimer for the first 4 games. It doesn't change my opinion that he's just not that special of a player and his ceiling is capped. He just doesn't offer much and it's guaranteed to be for a short period of time. If they give Latimer the opportunity then I think he takes the job away with ease. If he starts out well, I see him working himself into a rotation even with Welker back. I just get the feeling that Latimer is going to be catching a ton of TDs this year.
Cecil is also the reason alot of people drafted Ronnie Hillman, when Knowshon was the guy to have.
Cecil also has been talking up Julius Thomas for the past few years.
point of order - Cecil claims to be a Steeler fan, not a Bronco fan. He is most definitely a fan of particular players though. sometimes his crushes have panned out - Brandon Marshall, Julius Thomas, for example, sometimes they have not - Ronnie Hillman.
