[Sylvanfan]

I personally think Welker, Gronkowski, Hernandez, Branch, plus all their backs are better receiving options than Ocho Cinco. The lack of a real outside threat is starting to hinder the Patriots offence, as teams are figuring out how to game plan better against the middle of the field mismatches that the Patriots love.

I don't think it's a co-incidence that the Bengals seem to be much better off without him. He had some athleticism, but doesn't run particularly great routes, and is getting up there in age. You want to live in the NFL as an older receiver, you need one of two things, seriously rare athletic talent, or you have be surgical in how you run your routes to beat defenders.