Why would you do that? Is there evidence that the WR's are not getting open? Why would you punish Booker? And, why would you put Hagans above Welker, when Welker has been playing great as a #3?
From what I've seen, the WR's are getting open quite often. The problem has been that the passes have often been inaccurate or the ball has been held onto too long, or Daunte goes to the wrong WR, when another is open, or the O-Line doesn't hold up.
Why not bench Zach and JT as a result of poor play by the secondary?
The flaw on this team is twofold right now.
1) Above and beyond anything else - the O-line has played horrifically. First, they are rarely opening holes in the running game. Second, they get their fat butts shoved back into the backfield regularly on pass rushes - that is, if they haven't completely whiffed on a block! In part, this contributes to the second problem:
2) Daunte is not throwing with confidence, authority and good timing. He's also struggling with when to throw, when to scramble, etc. He's just very uncomfortable in the pocket. There's no doubt that Culpepper can play much better than he has. Whether he will or not - we'll find out. But, he seems to be struggling with a) where to throw it; b) when to throw it; c) throwing with authority; and d) standing in the pocket with poise.
