Hot take: Shakir should be the starting slot receiver going forward
I know, I know -- it's early, and you'll say I'm jumping the gun.
I don't care. I've seen enough: Khalil Shakir should be the starting slot receiver going forward, even when McKenzie and Crowder return to full health.
At the very least, he should be splitting reps with McKenzie and seeing more playing time than Jamison Crowder.
He runs great routes. He constantly seems to get open. He has relatively sure hands (one bad concentration drop yesterday not withstanding). He offers run-
Accepted. And I do think it's too early to tell, but I must have written quite unclearly. I didn't think I said anything about McKenzie putting up bigger numbers, or receiving numbers at all, in the post to which you replied. That said I think we agree far more than we disagree.
First of all, if Shakir keeps working and avoids injury, I think there's no question he'll have a better career than McKenzie. He's got better physical tools. A guy with physically superior tools and equ