Great point. Was thinking earlier about how we would use Dagger concept, which usually have a slot running a vertical route with the sole purpose of clearing coverage for intermediate or short crossing routes. Since the slot is basically only a decoy, I would think we would ideally want both Waddle and Hill running the crossing routes, with someone else playing the slot.It's a crowded WR battle, but Sanders is the best deep threat after Hill and Waddle.
Why does this matter? Miami wants to force single-high as often as possible, but if Hill and Waddle produce chunk plays at a high rate, teams will shift to two-high looks. Even if Miami is eating them up on the ground or with underneath stuff, the vast majority of teams will try to prevent the big play and hope they can force a field goal or a mistake.
In this scenario, you don't want to waste Hill and Waddle on deep stuff very often. You want them running routes where they have a real shot to catch and run vs two-high.
A legitimate third deep threat either takes advantage of the Safeties sucking up on Hill and Waddle on mid and underneath stuff, or it keeps those Safeties honest, giving Hill and Waddle more room in those areas.
Sanders is nowhere near as fast as Hill and Waddle, but his burst is real. The same burst that lets him make those nasty catches also allows him to consistently stack CB's.
He was one of 4 UDFA's I gave a real shot to make this stacked roster.
I guess Wilson would be that player on most plays, but im not sure he has the type of speed that warrants as much attention, maybe Sanders solves this problem.