Absolutely. When they went after Lawler it was clear that Campbell and McAvoy knew a key to a young QB like Rourke having success would be to provide him with a stable of good receivers. Funny thing is the group they are going with wound up not needing help from outside. The entire group are holdovers from 2021. What makes them so good is the combination of skills the group brings. They complement each other so well. If defenses want to try neutralizing one another rises to the occasion.maxlion wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 11:19 pmOne of the benefits of having a Canadian QB on a bargain contract is that you can surround him with a great receiving corp. No doubt Rourke is benefitting from that. But at the same time it is the same receiving corp and offensive line that Reilly had last year. Rourke has almost purrfect accuracy AND we have a very strong receiving group. Sure makes for an exciting team!
This morning I looked at the group for 100 yard games and total targets (in brackets)
Rhymes - 3 (56)
Whitehead - 3 (59)
Hatcher - 2 (50)
Burnham - 1 (23) in 4 games
Cottoy - 0 (45)
4 receivers contributing 9 total 100 yard games in 8 games. While they take turns getting the big games all 5 are averaging 5.5 to 7.5 targets per game. That's excellent ball distribution that should keep everybody happy.