Like the rest of the world in 2020, Alan Robinson II is thought to be hoping for a trade out of Chicago as he has deleted Chicago Bears from his Instagram bio and deleted all bear photos from the account.
Speculation will ensue, but this is a development that New England patriots should make all the leaps to. Lost in the excitement of Cam Newton’s rush-heavy crime in Week 1 was the fact that the Patriots receivers still seem like a problem on paper. Only two giant receivers also saw goals against Miami, and again Julian Edelman was the only one to consistently succeed. He .7૨ for the game. of got no PFF grade, sent five of the six targets for five 57 yards, and when N’Kill Harry caught his five, he only went y 39 yards and the team is visually trying to plan him out for fear of free release and scattering. Will not be able to produce on their own.
Edelman is the only Patriots wide who can consistently separate or win on a regular basis and at times has trouble getting to Newton once the ball comes out.
Robinson’s contract is also extremely affordable. He has a base salary of 9 10.9 million for the 2020 season, a number that goes down with every game he plays in Chicago. Trading it away also releases a cap savings of 13 13 million for the Bears, and the Patriots currently have the highest cap position in the NFL.
There is a team with the financial means to make this happen without thinking about it, and Robinson will introduce a major improvement to his receiver group. Since the start of the 2018 season, Robinson has a PFF grade of 90.3 against single coverage, which is the top 20 mark at this location. Edelman has the best score among the Patriots receivers, which is about 10 grading points below 81.7, and will not be on the other two rosters with more than 70 grades in the same period.
New England boom for a receiver who can win against Man Coverage and separate to help their quarterbacks.
Robinson, for his part, also never played with a high-level quarterback who went back all his high school career. At College Ledge, he was largely responsible for the legend that grew up around Christian Heckenberg due to his enthusiastic year during Heckenberg’s innovative season. NFL In he first encountered the Black Bortlas era in Jacksonville then saw history repeat itself in Chicago with Trubiski.
Robinson N.F.L. Despite playing with a quarterback capable of making his game high in never his weak season. He has had six seasons with a PFF grade of at least 69, and his best years have pushed that grade into the 80s. A PFF grade of 80 or higher for a receiver is usually good enough to rank in the top 15-20 of all widths, but the difference between that and the top 10 spots is attributed to the quarterback throwing it easily.
Trubiski surprisingly performed Week 1 in the Bears’ win, but his overall grade was still only 64.7, and he threw some keys.
It is too early to say how good Newton will pass for the Patriots, but his resume has at least some evidence of what Robinson can bring to the table and make something more than the sum of its parts. . His MVP season featured an elite-level quarterback game, and even since then – often playing through injuries – he has averaged 7-10 points better than Trubiski in one season.
After all, patriots have a history of making deals to answer problems in their received corps. Brandin Cooks was acquired (and later sent out) for the first round draft pick, they have just moved on from Mohammed Sanu after spending the second round draft pick to acquire it, and there are other steps they have to fill done. Problem spot with p te. They don’t want to leave Harry completely where he drafted, but at this point, he has yet to show that he could be the required No. 1 receiver.
It’s in Chicago’s interest to keep Robinson in the long run, but if they can’t, and the union is heading for a divorce, there could be a great opportunity for the Patriots to add proven talent to the acquired corps, which needs an effective player. If this Newton’s crime could be as successful.
