10 Dream NFL QB-WR Pairings We'd Love to See on Sundays

One thing we know after this season, with its ridiculous quarterback numbers and high scores, is that you can never have too many weapons to throw to.

The following pairings of wide receiver and quarterbacks aren't always huge stud with huge stud. Sometimes they're pairing a wide receiver with a quarterback who needs something this receiver does extraordinarily well.

Can these two players improve each other? Does pairing them help address a problem with one or the other?

I think in every case the answer to those questions is yes.

Let's get started.

Please keep in mind, I'm not saying these will happen, should happen or might happen. This is an exercise in "what if." Have some fun with it and throw your own pairings in the comments.

Aaron Rodgers and Calvin Johnson

Yes, Greg Jennings is a heck of a receiver. He's fast, he's physical and he makes some great grabs.

But he's no Calvin Johnson. That's not a slight, but can you imagine the strong-armed and accurate Aaron Rodgers throwing bombs to the faster, bigger and more dynamic Megatron?

I get chills. Of course, his offensive line would need to hold the defense more consistently, but that's a different article.

The NFC North knows how hard it is to contain Johnson and we've seen how much he does for his current quarterback, Matt Stafford. There is no ceiling for a Rodgers-Johnson pairing.

Tim Tebow and Larry Fitzgerald

Before you tell me what a waste of Fitz this is, hear me out.

There is no pass on the earth you can throw at Fitzgerald that he cannot catch. As both John Skelton and Kevin Kolb can tell you, just throw the ball to Fitzgerald and he'll do the rest.

What better way to help out a quarterback with some accuracy issues than to add this receiver?

Tebow can throw long, we've seen it this year. He can throw short. He just has issues throwing on target.

Enter Fitzgerald. All Tebow would need to do was throw the ball in his vicinity, and nine times out of 10 it's caught.

Tebow lost a similar (though far less dynamic) player when the Broncos got rid of Brandon Lloyd, and while Demaryius Thomas has come along, not having someone as reliable as Lloyd could hurt him.

Fitzgerald would be an incredible addition to the Broncos and their arsenal and help Tebow immensely in his efforts. One thing is for sure: If Tebow couldn't make it with Fitzgerald on his side, he's not making it, period.

Tom Brady and Marques Colston

I know he Patriots are a "less is more," "greater than the sum of their parts" kind of group, but we all saw what a difference Randy Moss made when he was at his best.

I think adding a wide receiver like Marques Colston—a tough, hard-working receiver who can go vertical—would complement the trio of Wes Welker, Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski and really make this passing offense even more deadly.

Colston, when healthy (admittedly, five knee surgeries make that dicey), is a tremendous player and even better than he appears in the large group of receivers in New Orleans. While Welker and the tight ends worked underneath and short, he would give the offense a reliable vertical threat.

Yes, Gronk can go long and Welker can cut up the secondary with the best of them. Colston would be an addition that would make it even easier for the other receivers to do their thing.

Mark Sanchez and Wes Welker

Since we're in the AFC East and talking Patriots, let's pretend Wes Welker found his way on the New York Jets roster. I can't think of any weapon that would help Mark Sanchez more than Welker.

The offense is likely going to change a little, but much of the passing is probably going to remain short—maybe a little longer than dink and dunk, but short nonetheless.

Any Jets fan or player will tell you how good Welker is in the short passing game and how dangerous he is when you hit him on a slant across the middle of the field.

What's more, while a guy like Santonio Holmes can make big plays after the catch and run those short slants, he has a lead receiver's mentality that—as we have seen since the Jets missed the playoffs—isn't always the best thing.

For such a talented and productive receiver, Welker has surprisingly little "big-time" ego about him. Maybe it's the climate in New England, maybe it's because he struggled in Miami. Whatever the reason, he's a positive force in the huddle and locker room, not a whiny, bitchy one.

Sanchez could use a receiver like him. He could also use an ally like Welker as well.

Drew Brees and Vincent Jackson

I like the receivers in New Orleans, I do. They come up with big plays more often than not when the team and Drew Brees needs them to.

Vincent Jackson still blows all of them out of the water.

While Marques Colston (currently in New England in my Bizarro World), Devery Henderson and Robert Meachem are fine receivers, they don't pose the singular threat that Jackson does.

Brees has a tremendous arm and can make the plays, he deserves a receiver who can do the same every time. After the debacle that was his time in San Diego, wherever Jackson lands this coming offseason, he will be fired up. Brees would light defenses up even more than he did this past year.

It would also make tight end Jimmy Graham's life easier as defenses would have even more on their hands than they do now.

Philip Rivers and A.J. Green

Given the last pairing, you can figure it's my belief Vincent Jackson will not return to San Diego. If they tag him, it's going to be a mess. They won't pay him what he wants because that's not how A.J. Smith plays the game.

So as far as I am concerned, he will be gone.

Get Philip Rivers the most complete and talented young wide receiver out there and watch the sparks fly.

As with several of the above players, the offensive line would need to play better to really take advantage of this pairing. However, Green is a tremendous player already, and even if the O-line kept struggling, he and Rivers would have plenty of success.

Plus, he lacks the bad history between Vincent Jackson and the franchise, which has likely contributed to some lackluster efforts on the part of Jackson.

Green's speed, fierce ability to attack a ball and "my ball" mentality would be a huge boon to getting Rivers back on track after an off year.

Jay Cutler and DeSean Jackson

Somebody please get Jay Cutler a wide receiver. Get him some offensive tackles as well, but get him a top-shelf receiver.

Jackson may have had attitude issues this season, but ultimately, if you pay him he will come and play hard. He just wants his cash as well.

Cutler isn't the happiest cat, either, so maybe the two of them would actually hit it off in gripe sessions after practice.

When he's at his best, Jackson is a phenomenally fast receiver who can both stretch the field for big plays and catch the shorter passes and turn them into long gains. He's a dual-threat receiver, and if you needed to rest Devin Hester on kick or punt returns he's dangerous there, too.

Johnny Knox, Edger Bennett, Hester, Roy Williams—none of these guys is a great receiver. They are good, sometimes better than good, but not reliable and not game-changers.

DeSean Jackson is a game-changer, something the Bears desperately need and a tool that Cutler could take full advantage of.

Joe Flacco and Greg Jennings

If we're talking straight-line speed matched with a huge arm, seeing Greg Jennings in a Ravens uniform—while odd—would make a lot of sense.

We've seen what Flacco can do with a receiver who can stretch the field. Rookie Torrey Smith has had moments of greatness during the season. As much as I think Smith's future is bright, Jennings is far more polished and proven at this point.

Flacco's big arm would be able to take full advantage of Jennings' speed and ability to get separation and the Ravens' offensive line would give them the time for deep routes that sometimes are hard to come by for Aaron Rodgers.

With Ray Rice running the ball, Anquan Boldin across from him and Smith working the slot, the Ravens' offense would be a potent one.

Sam Bradford and Julio Jones

There is a lot the Rams need to do to fix this franchise and this offense. One thing (aside from—once again—the offensive line) is to get Bradford some real weapons at wide receiver.

It's my opinion that Brandon Lloyd is not going to stick around into the 2012 season, so they will need to replace him. The guys they have remaining—Danario Alexander, Brandon Gibson, Austin Pettis, Danny Amendola, Greg Salas and Mark Clayton—are average at best and won't lift this offense up.

A young freak like Julio Jones? That's an entirely different story.

Jones needs to stay healthy, but when he is, he is an incredible receiver. Not as polished and complete as fellow rookie A.J. Green, Jones is still plenty tough and sure-handed.

He would give Bradford a stable, reliable receiver who could put up big plays and be counted upon to make the small ones as well.

His presence would also open things up for running back Steven Jackson, which in turn would force teams to not just focus on one thing, splitting their coverage and attention.

Julio Jones isn't a cure-all for the Rams' offense. He'd be a huge step in the right direction, though.

Alex Smith and Brandon Marshall

While Michael Crabtree is coming along, there's nobody else in this wide receiver corps who Alex Smith can really turn to. Vernon Davis remains a force at tight end, but aside from him, this isn't a target rich environment.

They are doing more with less right now, but at some point the 49ers need to add some more receivers.

Brandon Marshall can be a headcase at times, but he's really been a pretty good citizen in Miami and very productive despite some very dubious quarterback play.

Under Jim Harbaugh, with an apparently reborn Smith and across from Crabtree, Marshall would find a lot of success. Harbaugh has a knack (so far) in finding ways to get the most from his players. Marshall would give Smith and Harbaugh a player who could do a great many things well—he can go deep, he can run short routes, he can cross the middle.

Anything they would need him to do, he's capable of.

Like many of the other pairings, Marshall would also free up the rest of the offense. Frank Gore would see less jammed running lanes. Crabtree would see thinner coverage. Davis might see the defense cleared out and find himself free in between the linebackers and secondary.

Smith seems to have finally been put in an offense which clicks for him. Add a few more weapons—especially a big-time one like Marshall—and he and the 49ers could reach new heights.