I'm continuing to target Dunn in every draft I'm involved in, provided I can get him at value...
Dunn is a much better receiver than recent stats with Atlanta indicate. For whatever reason, Mora and Vick relegated him to pretty much a non-factor in the passing game in recent years, but I think it's safe to say that was through no fault of his own...
...with a new coach and QB in town, (and a QB who is significantly less athetic and more conventional than Vick), winning with this group of personnel is going to require implementing a conservative, conventional scheme, and that means utilizing the RB's in the passing game on screens and dump-offs, and playing to the strengths of the personnel, and relying on savvy veterans with game experience. Dunn is the veteran leader of that offensive team. Even splitting time with Norwood, Snelling, Mughelli what have you, given these circumstances, I'm not sure how anyone can realistically predict Dunn to NOT catch less than 2 balls per game, which puts him at minimum 32 receptions. Due to the fact that the potential for time sharing reduces the chance he might get hurt, I personally think he's going to log closer to 48, and at the right draft position, I'm willing to bet on it.
Crumpler will get his too, if healthy. I think we'll see a pretty even spread among Horn, Jenkins, White, and Robinson, and none of them doing enough to merit rostering as anything more than bye-week filler, which to me means not spending a draft pick higher than 14th Rd in an 18 Rounder...I really don't think there's any hidden gold in the situation this year. I think that's going to be the result of Atl trying to find the right combinations for a significant part of the first half of the season. Personally, I'm looking elsewhere for value...just my two cents.