The Facts:
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previous item. ... Fitzgerald is learning a new offense, including new positions, for the first time since 2007. He’s learning three receiver positions, instead of just one. In voluntary practices, it’s common to see Fitzgerald talking to assistant HC Tom Moore one-on-one and mimicking the steps of a pass route. “Everybody wants to be good,” Moore said. “But do you really want to do everything you have to do to be good? And he does. That fires me up to see a guy who has had great success, but he’s not satisfied."
Reported by the Arizona Republic
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
For the first time in years, Fitzgerald is studying at night in the off-season, although with new HC Bruce Arians, Fitzgerald is never sure what’s going to be on the test the next day. Fitzgerald might study his usual position, the “X,” then be asked to do something completely different, like play the “Z” (flanker), or the “F,” which is sort of a slot position. (Former Patriots star and current Broncos receiver Wes Welker is the prototype “F” receiver, Fitzgerald said.) As Republic staffer Kent Somers noted, in some businesses that's called creative tension. “It’s extremely creative,” Fitzgerald said, smiling, “and there is a lot of tension. ..." And we suspect that much like it did with Reggie Wayne in Indianapolis last year, this approach will create high-end numbers.
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