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It's not that Altidore was great, but he is a player you have to account for. John Taylor and Jerry Rice come to mind. As a Rams fan, Taylor was the one who ripped our hearts out more than Rice did. We would blanket Rice, and then Taylor would rip turn a short catch into a 90 yard TD. If you played them straight, Rice would burn you.
Dempsey is a player that other teams account for playing us, we need that second banana to put pressure on the opposing team so they have to play him straight. Altidore was that guy for us.
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