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I don't like this move at all.

First, just look at the personnel. KW is a fine receiver who, frankly, deserved more chances to actually catch the ball. Do we really expect Montgomery to be the same player, especially at the beginning of the year?  Cajuste and Rector are solid, but Whitfield was the much more consistent performer compared to Pratt. Yes, we all recognize that Owusu has some great athletic gifts, but he only caught two passes in one game ALL of last year.

Take Cajuste, Rector, Whitfield and Owusu and I'd say they have a chance to grow into an above average receiving corps; with a healthy Montgomery I would concede that Whitfield is probably the guy mostly on the bench.  But I just don't expect Montgomery to be able to shoulder a load similar to what he did this past year.

Perhaps more troubling, however, is that this move subtracts strength from the weakest area of the team. Wouldn't we say the teams' greatest weakness was failing to develop a short-to-intermediate passing game? And you're taking away a guy who it feels like--at least from this fan's perspective--he could be a part of the solution, a consistent pass catcher with presumably enough knowledge coming into his third year to run decent routes.

When Sherman moved over to defense, Andrew Luck was the quarterback. Hogan needs a little more help from his receiving corps to look good--for the team to look good--on 3rd and 8.

I was definitely surprised to read this news, but I don't think I agree with you. I find it sort of hard to call WR the weakest area of the team, and if Whitfield could be the solution to the intermediate passing game, why wasn't he used there last year? Assuming that he'd be a big contributor there this year when he wasn't last year is kind of strange.

We need safety depth, and we need it badly. We have lots of WR production returning. If Whitfield and the coaches think this move makes sense, then it's probably for the best.

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I don't like this move at all.

First, just look at the personnel. KW is a fine receiver who, frankly, deserved more chances to actually catch the ball. Do we really expect Montgomery to be the same player, especially at the beginning of the year?  Cajuste and Rector are solid, but Whitfield was the much more consistent performer compared to Pratt. Yes, we all recognize that Owusu has some great athletic gifts, but he only caught two passes in one game ALL of last year.

Take Cajuste, Rector, Whitfield and Owusu and I'd say they have a chance to grow into an above average receiving corps; with a healthy Montgomery I would concede that Whitfield is probably the guy mostly on the bench.  But I just don't expect Montgomery to be able to shoulder a load similar to what he did this past year.

Perhaps more troubling, however, is that this move subtracts strength from the weakest area of the team. Wouldn't we say the teams' greatest weakness was failing to develop a short-to-intermediate passing game? And you're taking away a guy who it feels like--at least from this fan's perspective--he could be a part of the solution, a consistent pass catcher with presumably enough knowledge coming into his third year to run decent routes.

When Sherman moved over to defense, Andrew Luck was the quarterback. Hogan needs a little more help from his receiving corps to look good--for the team to look good--on 3rd and 8.

I was definitely surprised to read this news, but I don't think I agree with you. I find it sort of hard to call WR the weakest area of the team, and if Whitfield could be the solution to the intermediate passing game, why wasn't he used there last year? Assuming that he'd be a big contributor there this year when he wasn't last year is kind of strange.

We need safety depth, and we need it badly. We have lots of WR production returning. If Whitfield and the coaches think this move makes sense, then it's probably for the best.