I'm trying to understand this better in terms of what exact physical traits and skills we lack this year compared with last.
Diggs is an outside receiver and is the same size as Shakir; Diggs is slower but has longer arms. Is the arm length the difference here? And Diggs wasn't exactly a contested-catch specialist (43.5% in 2023)
Davis is a touch smaller than Coleman but maybe a touch faster. Most would expect Coleman to have better and more consistent hands. What does Davis have.. that we don't have/need to see in Coleman? Davis' contested catch rate in 2023 was 35.7% — not great. He's got a couple memorable toe-drag catches but I can't believe that's the only difference, body control. If so, we've seen tape of outstanding body control from Coleman.
MVS has size and speed. Yes, he's not reliable (in the regular season; I believe I've read he's never had a post-season drop, which is impressive).
So, not being sarcastic at all, but trying to understand: what did Diggs and Davis have last year that we lack this year? Or... maybe the point is that Diggs and Davis were not a very good tandem of outside players, at least not for a team with championship aspirations. Even if so, please define the traits we need in outside players for this offense to take the next step.
I appreciate your opinion. Thanks.