Warrior General Games

I know the common sense answer is 5, however I have been playing with 4 all season and my qb is second in yrds and 3rd in TDS. Now the question I am trying to ask is, would there be a "BIG" difference in my stats if there was 5 WR instead of 4, or about the same?

Here is my QB. Started out as a rushing QB (hense the 200 yrds rushing last year), but molded him into a passer.

http://goallineblitz.com/game/player.pl?player_id=341174

It all depends on the players. If you have to choose between using a good receiving TE as a #5 or significantly lower level WR with mediocre stats then I would take the TE. It can be hard to sign a very good player to be a #5 WR since they are going to see pretty limited action unless your team is in love with the deep pass or uses very heavy rotation. Obviously a WR will make a better WR than a similar TE would but how many times per game do you plan on throwing deep and going 5 wide? And of those how many times do you think a real WR is going to get open when your TE playing WR would not? Probably not enough to make a "BIG" difference in most games.

That being said it is never a bad idea to add another player to your roster if their build and attitude are good. I have done with a TE at #5 for 3 seasons now and had a lot of success passing but I'd sign a 5th wide out if I found a decent one that was OK with being that low on the depth chart and not worried about personal stats. The #4 and #5 WRs have the ability to make big plays since they usually come in on long passing plays and tend to be covered by the worst defenders. Obviously a speedy #5 would be more likely to break one than a slower TE.

I'd say a #5 is a nice finishing piece for a potent offense but not a necessity for most teams unless they have a cannon-armed QB and throw long all day.