McCants thinks he's gone

Per the WP:

Wideout Darnerien McCants said that he probably won't return, based on being inactive 10 games. Coaches have said that Taylor Jacobs and James Thrash will take increased roles next season, an indication that Gardner may finally be dealt after incessant trade rumors the past two seasons.

McCants would cost the Redskins a cap hit of $1.3 million if he is released before June. Being waived after June 1 would spread the figure out evenly over the next two years. "Paying me the money they did, not to play me, is basically giving away money," said McCants, who signed a three-year, $4.5 million deal in the offseason. "So with Thrash and Taylor ahead of me now, I wouldn't be surprised if I wasn't here."

I think he's right....

he may not necessarily be gone, but he'll basically be either trade bait or he'll be active for 1/3 to 1/2 the games next season

Sorry, but I don't see him drawing much interest in a trade.

He was inactive for 10 games, the staff clearly soured on him very early, chances are he's going to be cut, why would a team want to give up anything for him?

Sounds like the writing is on the wall for McCants.

Maybe it's the lack of seeing him play for many, many games but I remember in 2003 when he was a reliable receiver who caught some tough touchdown passes and long passes. Maybe that year has clouded my vision, but I would like to see what he can do in 2005, UNLESS having him is going to stand in the way of drafting another top receiver.

I think McCants basically put the bullet in his own gun when he openly admitted that he didn't care much for practicing or playing special teams. And McCants, for all his talent, isn't exactly Randy Moss that he half-ass it during the week then be the stud receiver on Sunday

Meanwhile, Jacobs and Thrash worked their asses off on special teams this year, earning the praise of Gibbs. Remember the game (against the Lions I think) when Jacobs had a blocked punt and afterward Gibbs said "I know a lot of our receivers want to be out there catching passes, but this shows that if you work hard you can make a difference even if it's in some other aspect of the game" I'm sure that was a message to DM

Real estate agents all over the DC area are calling McCants to try to get the listing for his house. Chances are about 98% that he will be "elsewhere" next season.

Too bad. He has the physical skills to be a posession receiver in the NFL. Obviously, his idea of practice and preparation and mental focus on the things that lead up to a game are not what this coaching staff things they ought to be.

It's very weird how the coaches opinion of a player could change so drastically in less than 9 monthes. But if Gibbs didn't want to use him after talking so highly of him in the spring because of Mccant's attitude then I'm totally fine with that. As Gibbs has said repeatedly, he wants players who are true Redskins and think team first. Anyone wonder what we might have gotten for him this spring if we'd done a sign and trade?

I wonder if the complexity of the offense caused Gibbs to think there wasn't any way McCants could contirbute if he wasn't praticing and preparing mentally?

Weren't the Ravens trying to get McCants from us last year when he was a free agent? Maybe we could get a pick from them at least.