Re: Gibbs To Meet With Gardner Today
 

[QUOTE=Phinehas]Personally, I don't see what Michael Williams could bring that Darnarien McCants cannot. We need to get away from the big splashy players, not go out and spend millions for a name that will end up costing us in the sort of role players that really count. Take a cue from the Pats. It's about the team, not individual talent.

Beyond that, Williams isn't the right kind of receiver for us anyway. You want speed to stretch out the defense. The long threat opens up the running game and vice versa. If we were going to spend big money on a marquee reciever, we'd be better off going for blazing speed--something which Williams has in short supply. Santana Moss is the right sort of reciever in that regard, and McCants is a perfectly acceptable possession and red zone specialist. Let's build a solid, consistent team around the talent we have instead of sacrificing everything for the big name player.

--Phinehas[/QUOTE]

I love McCants, but Gibbs isn't that big on him. Santana will give you 9-13 games a year and he is a solid WR. I am ok with staying away from splashy signings but if you have a 9th pick in the draft, he is going to command less money than the 8th pick and more than the 10th. Everyone loves to talk about the Pats and teamwork and I love that, but they have a completely different scheme of offense and they have a much better QB to spread the ball around effectively. You can not build a WR core on speed alone. Yes they stretch the field but if your scheme is slants and bubble screens it doesn't matter how many burners you have. Mike Williams would have been perfect for this offense. He has amazing hands and is a huge target and can go up for the jump-ball too. My favorite receiver from the Skins is Gary Clark so I am not just saying I like Williams because of his big name, I think he fits a role our team needs.