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Originally Posted by Nconroe
He needs to be great on Punt Returns then, which wasn't very exceptional this past scrimage.
On kickoffs, most kickers can go deep or out of end zone now on command.
Active roster is what 47 players, makes it tough if a guy doesn't help in multiple areas.
But, if all returns are consistent, no fumbles, no dumb decisions, yeah, gotta keep him.
Maybe he is the occasional deep threat WR as well at end of a half, or just to loosen up the defense.
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I think he will always lack the size and ball skills to be a deep threat. If he was great on returns and they wanted to get him the ball, I think you are more likely to see him slipped onto the field for a screen pass or a drag. But if you look at Hester he was far more dangerous as a return man before he started to get snaps offensively. If Holliday was truly dangerous as a return man I would leave it at that. Not to mention we don't lack for weapons like Chicago (or Dante Hall's chiefs teams).
As for only doing one thing, our #4/5 WRs last year only did one thing and that was play special teams. They caught almost no passes and rarely saw the field as a WR due to our frequency or 2TE or 2RB sets. I'd much rather have Casey on the field than Holliday/Posey. All Holliday has to be able to do to be the 5th WR is know the routes in case of multiple injuries in the same game.
Of course, that would mean a draft pick like Posey is out and I doubt that.