I have to admit hearing this kind of news really depresses me on Watkins, and makes me a lot more mentally prepared for an early Tackle because without Watkins' head in the game, it's the only option I see besides just trading down for extra picks. (It's POSSIBLE that another WR could step up... I just hadn't heard that talk about anyone but Watkins.)
It's just... I would really love a WR corps that flat out SCARED people. Where Bradford could say "Oh, you want to double cover this guy? I'll just throw to that guy." and left opposing DBs unable to sleep before playing the Rams. I wasn't anticipating a new GSOT, but I thought Bradford could really light it up with that kind of WR corps.
Yes, a dominant O-Line could also scare people, but I think, at least in the short term, I think that's possible to have by adding a Round 2 Guard. And I think Bradford has too much potential for the team to be as run centric as that would likely imply. (Although I don't think we'll quite reach Jim Everett with Dickerson on the team levels.)
So frustrating news today. I really hope Robinson is all you guys are saying if he ends up our pick.