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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1044666" data-attributes="member: 18006">I agree. In one fell swoop, we took what was probaably our biggest weakness and turned it into a strength. Not our greatest strength, but at least nudged it into the "plus" column.Yes, this changes a lot. Frees so many options up for both Lafleur and Love. It gives Lafleur a lot more latitude in playcalling, not just once he gets around midfield but even to some degree at the start of a long drive (although much more so when you start to get past the 40.) And Love? It takes a lot of pressure off of a young and still-developing quarterback who sometimes channels Favre a little more than he does Rodgers. Makes him less likely to force a pass into coverage downfield on 3rd and long instead of taking the short checkdown and turn the game over to the kicker.I'd rather he had a longer leg, to give us more margin of error from beyond the 40, but you can't have everything. I'm content with this.This could very easily win us a couple more games this season, not to mention the distance it could make in January and even (hopefully) February. If we'd signed him 3 weeks ago, we lead the North today at 5-1, if I'm doing the math right.</blockquote>

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