After two consecutive seasons of terrorising secondaries in the DSFL, it looks like Friedrich Vequain's teammate, Doug Howlett, has finally taken leadership of the wide receiver corps in Tijuana. For the first time in two seasons, Vequain is not in the top 5 in the receiving yardage category. Though this recent downturn in performance might be a bit startling to some who have been accustomed to Vequain's success in the league, there are good reasons for this. First, Howlett has simply improved in the offseason and has taken over the WR1 role that Vequain had once occupied. This is no surprise, as even though he was drafted a year later than Vequain, he has improved at a far greater rate than Vequain, showing a far greater work ethic and a lot more effort than Vequain, who is still practicing yo-yoing on the side. The second reason is likely the recent departure of star quarterback Ben Slothlisberger, who was Vequain's quarterback from the very beginning, being drafted in the same draft class, and has since been called up to play for NOLA. New quarterback, Mike Boss, just doesn't seem to have the chemistry that Vequain had with Slothlisberger. On the other hand, it seems Howlett hasn't missed a beat with the new quarterback and is taking full advantage of their connection to pick apart DSFL secondaries.
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