Here are the targets and catches for the guys who worked underneath in the New England Moss spread offense this year:
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Danny Woodhead -- 1 target/1 catch (100 percent)
BenJarvus Green-Ellis -- 1 target/1 catch (100 percent)
Aaron Hernandez -- 20 targets/18 catches (90 percent)
Rob Gronkowski -- 7 targets/6 catches (85.7 percent)
Julian Edelman -- 5 targets/4 catches (80.0 percent)
Brandon Tate -- 14 targets/11 catches (78.5 percent)
Wes Welker -- 34 targets/26 catches (76.4 percent)
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That's 67-for-82 (81.8% completions) 6 TD's 0 INT's
That's all because of the coverage Moss attracts and his ability to attack the safety and stretch the field.
* Here's one of Welker's two touchdowns:
It's 3-on-2 in favor of New England .. Moss is on the opposite side.
The Bengals did this a few times to Welker's side. So, NE puts it's two best blocking tight ends (Gronkowski and Crumpler) out with Welker.
* Brady makes a quick pass. The big tight ends get a seal on the inside - a seal on the outside - and there's a huge alley for Welker to run through into the endzone before a wildly out of position linebacker can sprint over.
Here's what New England gains from the Moss trade:
* They can finally find out who can play and who can't. Wes Welker's in the last year of his contract - and he's making less money than the place kicker this year. He's going to want to get paid next year. NE will see what he can do without Moss opening up the middle.
* All of these young recievers they drafted - Tate hasn't got a lot of chances, Edellman can't get on the field, the 3rd round draft pick WR they took last year has been a healthy inactive every game .. they all get to play now.
* New England has two 1st rounders, two 2nd rounders, two 3rd rounders, and two 4th rounders in next years draft. Four of those eight picks now become higher picks because they're going to lose a lot more games this year.
If you're talking about the Pats team 6 years from now .. brilliant move. If you're talking about the 2010 Pats.. horrid move.