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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 648250" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>What the play of Janis and Abbrederis late in the season tell me is Thompson needs to concentrate on acquiring players at other positions. Of course it’d be great to acquire a sure-handed speed demon WR but there are too many other spots in need of upgrades. With the return of Nelson, Cobb, Montgomery, and Adams along with Janis and Abbrederis that’s six WRs, all under contract. (Only Jones is a UFA.) As some of us suggested when injuries hit the WR position, Janis should have been used as a deep threat, even if his routes had to be simplified. IMO Saturday’s game proved at the very least if he still hasn’t learned the nuances of the position by next season, those kinds of routes should be called to take advantage of his physical talents. That would mean Nelson and Janis could provide the deep threat missing this season and with the return of a deep threat and number 1 WR, all the other receivers should be better. IMO the number one upgrade for the passing game would be acquiring a veteran OT who could challenge Bakhtiari at LT or at least serve as a competent backup OT, leaving Tretter the primary backup inside. The number two upgrade for the passing game would be acquiring a receiving threat at TE (and if he were an average blocker, that’d be great too).</p></blockquote><p></p>

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