This is a really good thread. I haven’t thought of it much. Gabe is a solid WR and had come up big for us many times. I don’t get lost in #2 vs #3 - but what we are really missing is that underneath player who plays the slot. Someone in the Welker/Beasley/Kupp mold. That would make a huge difference. I think we thought Kinkaid would be that guy. So far haven’t seen it. Might be play calling - but that rol would be huge for exploiting the passing game and freeing up Gabe.
I hope we re-sign Gabe, but I suspect he will command more than I’d be comfortable with and we’ll watch him explode somewhere else in a couple years.