Receivers’ Time Is Ticking… By Ian Borders

Julio Jones has one of the biggest upsides in the entire leagueWide receivers play in an interesting role in football games. Much like time bombs, you can hear them ticking, you know what their capabilities, so you try to stay away and not make it “go off”. A receiver can go the whole game without making one catch. He can run route after route without any targets, and still have an enormous impact on the game just by his presence alone. Just look at Randy Moss in his prime.  One receiver can cause defenses to shift and double cover, leaving gaping holes on the field.The NFL seems to be stretching more toward a passing league, and the Packers seem to have effortlessly mastered this trend, which is one of the key reasons they dominated the Falcons last year in the play-offs, and went on to win the glory as Super Bowl Champions. In order to run such an offense, you must have dynamic, impact players who can get the ball quick and get up field. Both the Packers and the Falcons have these...