|
Name |
Notes |
|
Jason Witten |
26.2% of Romo's career completions were to Witten; has not missed a
start in 5 years; should get more TDs with Owens gone |
|
Antonio Gates |
Gates had his worst season since his rookie year and dealt with a
toe injury all season long; should bounce back this year. |
|
Dallas Clark |
Harrison is gone so should continue to get as many looks as last
year, averages 0.14 TDs per catch since 2004 |
|
Owen Daniels |
Caught 55 of Schaub's 251 completions in 2008; 41 of his 192 in
2007; contract is somewhat of an issue at this point |
|
Chris Cooley |
He won't get 83 catches again but his TDs and YPC will go up quite a
bit compared to last year. |
|
Tony Gonzalez |
Will be used as a blocker quite a bit and in the red zone, will not
come close to last year's receptions |
|
Greg Olsen |
94 catches in 32 games in his first two seasons and should be even
better with Cutler at QB |
|
Kellen Winslow |
The Bucs traded for him so they must plan to use him a lot and he is
talented but he is a risk after his injuries last season. |
|
Zach Miller |
Miller had as many catches as the top 3 WRs in combined in Oakland
last season; 34 catches in final 8 games; should improve |
|
John Carlson |
33 receptions in final 8 games even after Engram and Branch came
back |
|
Jeremy Shockey |
Shockey and Brees are working very well together but Brees hasn't
used his TE's much in the red zone in the past 3 years. |
|
Tony Scheffler |
Extremely talented but hasn't been able to stay healthy; he is
standing out at training camp. |
|
Vernon Davis |
Should be more involved in the offense this year with Raye as the
OC, had 12 catches in final 4 games last year. |
|
Heath Miller |
168 catches and 21 TDs in his first 4 NFL seasons; consistent player
but doesn't have great upside. |
|
Dustin Keller |
He had an excellent rookie year and has potential to improve a lot
with the departure of Coles. |
|
Kevin Boss |
He became more of a factor later in the season and should get a few
more looks with Burress and Toomer gone. |
|
Randy McMichael |
He could play a big role in this offense especially with the lack of
talent at WR; he had 3 seasons of 60+ recs in Miami. |
|
Brent Celek |
Now the #1 TE in Philly; he has 24 catches in 9 games with Smith out
in the past 2 seasons and 12 in 3 games last year |
|
Visanthe Shiancoe |
Hard to say how Favre will use him but his TDs will drop. |
|
Marcedes Lewis |
Talented and on a good offense but has never lived up to
expectations; safe pick nonetheless |
|
Todd Heap |
He took some time to get going in 2008 but he had 22 catches in
final 8 games; the addition of L.J. Smith could hurt him though. |
|
Bo Scaife |
Has never been used much in the red zone and only had 16 catches in
final 7 games; Crumpler had 11. |
|
Robert Royal |
He will probably be the #2 target in this offense after Edwards and
could surprise but has never topped 35 catches in 6 seasons |
|
Anthony Fasano |
His TDs will drop and his catches probably won't go up much with
Ginn, Camarillo and Bess all healthy. |
|
Brandon Pettigrew |
Pettigrew could easily have 55 catches or just 25; very hard to say
but Linehan says he will play a big role in this offense. |
|
Ben Watson |
He has never been able to stay healthy in his career and may not get
as many looks this year. |
|
Donald Lee |
Wasn't much more than a red zone threat last year and he could get
beat by Jermichael Finley for the starting job. |
|
Billy Miller |
Shockey will be the #1 TE this year but Brees still likes to spread
the ball around |