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Could Payton Thorne have been an NFL WR

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with the New England Patriots back in their hey day? Think about it. He has solid to pretty good short area quickness, toughness, and should be able to produce some yards after the catch with his running ability.

Peak Bill Belichick would have taken a guy like him and made him into a semi-stud as a slot WR in the mold of Wes Welker, Julien Edelman, Troy Brown, Danny Amendola and others who ran somewhere around a 4.6 or slower, but had good short area quickness. I'd love to see what he could do in that role in New England's old system.
 
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