Is the next Julian Edelman out there somewhere?

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

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Patriots Nation, News, Ja'lynn Polk, Football, Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots, Afc East, Afc, Mike Vrabel, Sports, Tom E. Curran, Sports News, Phil Perry, Nfl

4.5 • 803 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

1:27 - Bruce Feldman from The Athletic joins Tom Curran to take a deep dive into one of his most recent columns on the rise in importance of slot receivers in the NFL. 5:32 - What it is that makes a player a good slot receiver? 8:13 - In his column, Bruce describes Julian Edelman as 'sudden.' How does that trait make him so great and what else separates him from other receivers in the league? 13:10 - Is there another Julian Edelman in this upcoming draft and if not, who comes close? Bruce explains why there might never be another Edelman. 17:13 - How much does the QB throwing to him impact a slot receiver's success? Edelman has benefited from playing with Tom Brady, but other quarterbacks might not have used him as effectively. 20:41 - Tom brings up the talk of Julian Edelman's Hall of Fame consideration and gets Bruce's take on the receiver's candidacy.

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0:00.0	Today on quickslancer podcast, Bruce Feldman from the athletic, the search for the next
0:11.6	Julian Edelman. Is he out there? Are there a million Edelman's walking the street that we don't
0:18.3	even know could renovate an entire offense
0:20.9	and win Super Bowl MVP
0:22.6	is a slot receiver
0:24.6	or even a wide receiver.
0:26.7	We plumbed a story done
0:29.0	by Feldman last week
0:30.5	that opens the horizon
0:33.3	to the slot receiver and his world.
0:36.2	Listen and enjoy.
0:37.1	Music to the slot receiver and his world. Listen and enjoy.
0:50.9	The article on the athletic dropped last week,
0:53.0	and it was called Joel Blumenthal and the NFL's slot receiver supply chain.
0:55.9	And it caught our eye around here because Bruce Feldman, the author, formerly with Sports Illustrated,
1:02.7	still a sideline reporter with Fox, and now, of course, at The Athletic, went deep on the slot receiver position.
1:09.9	And no place has the slot receiver position in the NFL been more lucrative, rewarding, and productive than here in New England with Julian Edelman as the latest hood ornament as evidence of that.
1:19.6	Behind Troy Brown, behind West Welker, behind all of these waterbugs, the Patriots try to bring in, Danny Amindola to a degree as well.
1:26.3	So we welcome in, Bruce.
1:27.8	How are you doing, my friend? I'm doing good. I appreciate you having me on. Thank you.
1:32.6	What prompted you to speak with Joel Blumenthal, who was a college quarterback of
1:39.2	middling success, even if that, who opened eyes when he was at the Oklahoma Pro Day?
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