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Tyquan Thornton, and a brief history of skinny NFL wide receivers

You have to admit, on some level it is classic Patriots fan behavior to spend a decade PINING for a wide receiver that can (deep breath):

Take the TOP OFF a defense

Make a defense RESPECT the deep ball

Give the passing game some EXTRA JUICE

BE A LEGITIMATE FIELD-STRETCHING PLAYMAKER

Give Brady....er, Mac the deep threat we haven’t had since Randy Moss

Finally inject some ATHLETICISM into this offense

......and then when Bill Belichick and the draft war room hit the E-brake, Fast & Furious style, after the N’Keal Harry Experience and draft the literal fastest wide receiver available in 2022, half of us are like “.