Again, I don't disagree with your point that the Ravens don't develop WR talent, and I WISH they would find a way to do that, or at least teach them how to get open, and maybe Bobby can't and last year was more SSS coming in and changing things. Still you don't have to listen to all the Patriots crap I do since I have to be up here. Amendola was given a big contract, I think bigger than SSS, and he sucked the first year and into last year in NE, then he started returning punts and got into Brady's circle of trust (he won't throw to someone unless they earn it), that is only when he started performing. The Pats also spent draft picks on those guys, so they know something about picking them, and that is critical. Ravens did that with Camp, but his is injury prone seemingly, they did a mirror of how the Patriots did it with Eddleman. So they need some talent re-evaluation. What about the Steelers, Tomlin is the one who picked Bryant, and he is on fire, but Tomiln has a WR coaching background, Bryant was passed on by a lot of teams.... So there is a talent evaluation thing here too, I think it is a hangover from the old ways of leaning on the stellar D, and not putting much into offense, now they are trying to evaluate offensive talent and have to run through that process. Finally, the Pats are nothing without Gronk, they just don't move the ball well, and that was really well demonstrated when he was out this year, they went downhill without JE, then collapsed without Gronk, he is the #2 most important key to that offense, and he had to be manipulated to get him out there for the Texans game. Brady is also in the same offensive system he has had for years (save for the one year when McDaniels left to coach Denver and then came back), so there is offensive consistency too.... Its not just that the Patriots devleop WR, they have extended stability on their coaching staff with long term planning and control. We'll see next year what happens when McDaniels goes off to coach some other team.
