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grooves12 said:
AGREED! Chambers has great hands and speed.... but NOTHING ELSE. His route running sucks, and because of that he will never be a true #1 receiver. He will always be a threat for a deep ball, and is DEFINITELY a threat in the end zone. But, because he can't consistently get seperation underneath to make those critical first down grabs that keep the chains moving, he will never be the primary receiver that a QB can go to play after play, and take over games the way elite WR's need to be able to. Boston/Booker and even perhaps even McMichael have the skills necessary to do that... Chambers just hasn't shown it.
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ne one who thinks chambers isnt the best on the team is a complete moron hes great some sports casters r saying he might be a top 10 or 15 WR this year watch sports shows i saw it on like 3 differnt channels
 
SF Dolfan said:
I really wish I could agree, cuz it would mean we had 3 probowl caliber receivers on the roster. Alas, I just don't buy it.

Boston: In his prime, he was incredible. Better than Booker or Chambers could be. Unfortunately, he isn't playing at that level now. I wouldn't argue his potential because he may still have the tools, but he doesn't run the same now as he did in AZ. Whether its his leg trouble (certainly a factor) or that he's carrying too much weight in his upper body, he seems to labor out there. In AZ he was smooth. And big, and scarily fast. I hope for great things and expect him to contribute at minimum as a very good #3.

Booker: He had some great years in Chicago. Was an awesome possesion guy and a good runner after the catch. He has never returned to form since his injuries w/ the Bears. He must be completely healthy, its been several years, and is a very solid player, but not a superstar.

Chambers: Has never put up the career years of the other 2, but has easily been the best of the bunch for the last 3 seasons. Chambers is also still coming on. He's been very good (albeit not great) is a terrible offense with a terrible QB. His routes can improve, but his athleticsm is top notch and he's a playmaker. He doesn't drop passes and he makes spectacular plays regularly. If he wasn't such a talent, his numbers could have been really ugly. He's hands down our #1.
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Boston in any season he has played 1 game has been on pace for a 1000 yds. Chambers has never touched that mark. I hope CC has a break out year but I think Boston has more upside and they are pretty close in age.
 
Get rid of Thompson and Donald Lee for that matter. Too many drops at the wrong time. It was so typical he dropped that 3rd down pass. I'd rather have Welker play WR, cause im more confident in his hands
 
shortywallace1 said:
ne one who thinks chambers isnt the best on the team is a complete moron hes great some sports casters r saying he might be a top 10 or 15 WR this year watch sports shows i saw it on like 3 differnt channels
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not that i really value his opinion, but Joe Thiesman said Chambers was in the top five
 
At this point, I am doubting if Thompson even belongs on the roster. He looked like an absolute bust his first season in Miami, then came on a little last year, but I'm still very skeptical of him.

I said in another thread that I thought our WRs for the season should be:

Chambers
Booker
Boston
Thompson
Gilmore
Welker

I'd like to change that now, to say I think our WRs for the season should be:

Chambers
Booker
Boston
Gilmore
Welker
the best of Danny Farmer / Maurice Mann / Kendall Newson / whatever other scrubs are on the roster (if we keep 6 wideouts)
 
Jimmy James said:
I think it's time for the gloves to come off here.

Both Boston and Booker have been Pro Bowlers. Chambers has not.

Both Boston and Booker have been over the magic 1000 yard mark. Chambers has not.

I really don't buy that Boston is ever going to be anything other than a shadow of his former self, but if he does return to that form, why on Earth wouldn't he be #1 with Booker as #2 and Chambers headed out to the slot?

If it is no insult to Booker to suggest something like that, it certainly shouldn't be an insult to Chambers to put it that way, right?
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Who has 1,000 yards receiving as a Dolphin? (of these three)
 
I thought Boston's catch on that lateral where he spun and made the defender miss him and then ran for ten yards showed why you take him over Thompson. Justa glimpse of what he can do if he gets back to form
 
Joe Dolfan said:
Who has 1,000 yards receiving as a Dolphin? (of these three)
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Obviously, only Chambers has that at this point. Of course, James McKnight also has. Do you want to find him and sign him to start? :rolleyes2

I know why we're attached to Chambers, but a yard is a yard no matter who gains it.
 
kbeath said:
Boston in any season he has played 1 game has been on pace for a 1000 yds. Chambers has never touched that mark. I hope CC has a break out year but I think Boston has more upside and they are pretty close in age.
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Well sure, but how many games has Boston played in the last 3 seasons? He missed all of last year. Not sure how many in SD. 14 maybe? He played pretty many but only really had one dominate game when he had like 200 yards, if I recall correctly. The season before that he played about 6. Sorry, I'm going from memory. Chambers has played almost every game during that period and has been just shy of 1000 yards and 10 td's in each. Chambers is also healthy, never having had a major injury in his pro career, while Boston is still recovering from a very serious injury. He looked pretty good, but nowhere near his old self yet.

If you watched each of those guys run last night, its pretty clear who is capable of being a number 1 receiver right now. I'm not saying Boston won't get there, but it's ridiculous to expect him to put up huge numbers this year. I hope he does, but its highly unlikely. Rembember, we were the only team in the league willing to give him a minimum contract. Look at the 49ers receiving core and they didn't sign him. If Boston was a lock, he would be highly paid and on a different team.
 
Jimmy James said:
I think I have said my bit on Boston, so I'll just address these two.

Booker had a nagging high ankle sprain his last year in Chicago. The injury was comparable to what Terrell Owens had in 1999 when he went from an 1100 yard season to a 750 yard season. Booker went from a 1200 yard season to a 700 yard season. The difference is a bit larger for Booker mostly because he missed one more game than Owens did with the injury.

By all accounts, Booker was fully recovered at the start of camp last year. He didn't rebound last year because of the cluster**** that was Miami last year. He didn't even have an OC who knew the offense -- how was he supposed to learn it?

If you're going to have a two year slump in your career, these are darn good reasons to do have it.

As to Chambers, I am sympathetic to his situation. I don't dislike him. Even still, look at the offenses Boston and Booker were a part of. They were difference-makers. Chambers has not been a difference-maker at this point in his career. That is one reason why the B's were Pro Bowlers and Chambers has not been.
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You're right, they WERE difference makers. Right now they're guys who still have talent, but due to circumstances are in Miami, trying to get their careers back on track. If either of those guys were TO at this stage, there's no way we'd even have them on the team. They have question marks.

I hope all 3 have monster years. I really do. However, if you're truly objective and look at everything, Chambers is the one most likely to have the best numbers out of the 3. Especially this season.
 
SF Dolfan said:
You're right, they WERE difference makers. Right now they're guys who still have talent, but due to circumstances are in Miami, trying to get their careers back on track. If either of those guys were TO at this stage, there's no way we'd even have them on the team. They have question marks.
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You can say that for Boston, but you cannot say that for Booker. He is a valuable player with no substantial injury history who was the most substantial part of the trade made that sent Wale to the Bears. I agree that you couldn't get his true value out of him at this point because teams are going to look at the stats and wonder, but his value is still a first day pick on the market right now. When he produces tihs year, it will be back at first round level.
 
dolphanNJ05 said:
agreed. Boston should be at least the 3rd receiver, he may at some point be 2nd if he can continue his way back to form.
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no disrespect to chambers, but if boston goes back to his old form he should be #1
 
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