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Seahawk's WR Alex Bannister.
That is the guy I'd most like to see NE sign in FA. Though the big (6-5, 205#) WR only has 9 career catches for 121 yards and a TD, he is an absolute difference-maker on ST. He made the Pro Bowl as a ST player a couple years ago, but missed most of last season with a broken collarbone.
Sure, there are more enticing guys out there for the average fan, but Bannister is a guy that will make several difference-making plays a year on ST, and it won't bust your cap to sign the guy.
Bannister reportedly would like an opportunity to play more regular offense in addition to his ST duties. Though he hasn't played a lot of WR, he has worked hard to improve his game in that area after coming into the league real raw out of Eastern Kentucky. Big and fast, he has had to improve route-running and his getting off the jam. He is not an instinctive receiver.
That said, I bet few players will have as much impact in free agency for the dollars they cost. This guy is a Steve Tasker-type of ST player.
Here is what Bill Belichick said about him before the Pats played Seattle this year:
"I think they have in Alex Bannister probably as good of a player as I have ever coached against on special teams. This guy is really an exceptional player. Wherever he is on the field, whether he is rushing kicks, whether he is covering them, he is a big-time player and a guy we are going to have to account for."
That is the guy I'd most like to see NE sign in FA. Though the big (6-5, 205#) WR only has 9 career catches for 121 yards and a TD, he is an absolute difference-maker on ST. He made the Pro Bowl as a ST player a couple years ago, but missed most of last season with a broken collarbone.
Sure, there are more enticing guys out there for the average fan, but Bannister is a guy that will make several difference-making plays a year on ST, and it won't bust your cap to sign the guy.
Bannister reportedly would like an opportunity to play more regular offense in addition to his ST duties. Though he hasn't played a lot of WR, he has worked hard to improve his game in that area after coming into the league real raw out of Eastern Kentucky. Big and fast, he has had to improve route-running and his getting off the jam. He is not an instinctive receiver.
That said, I bet few players will have as much impact in free agency for the dollars they cost. This guy is a Steve Tasker-type of ST player.
Here is what Bill Belichick said about him before the Pats played Seattle this year:
"I think they have in Alex Bannister probably as good of a player as I have ever coached against on special teams. This guy is really an exceptional player. Wherever he is on the field, whether he is rushing kicks, whether he is covering them, he is a big-time player and a guy we are going to have to account for."
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