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Originally Posted by Hail to the Redskins
Well... problem is... the WR FA Class is VERY thin looking. Here's what's going to be available as of right now...
T.J. Houshmandzadeh UFA
Bobby Engram UFA
Devery Henderson UFA
Shaun McDonald UFA
Hank Baskett RFA
Jabar Gaffney UFA
Dante Hall UFA
Sam Hurd UFA
Brandon Jones UFA
Ashlie Lelie UFA
Koren Robinson UFA
Amani Toomer UFA
Roydell Williams UFA
Cedrick Wilson UFA
Houshmandzadeh is clearly the best, most proven receiver out there, which, yes, is bad news in that he'll make BANK... that's why I say we won't go after him... but I'm saying he would be what we NEED to make the rest of the offense better... looks like we have to hope for the things I listed to happen to the guys we have... lol
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WRs are a dime a dozen and they don't win championships, but they're not altogether irrelevant either. Brandon Jones will be a steal for some team (he's next year's Antonio Bryant). He's under-utilized in Tennessee's run-first offense. Kelly and/or Thomas will step-up assuming the line, Campbell and/or play-calling improves.
The 49ers don't have great WRs, but they had their way against us. The Eagles didn't have good WRs when they went to the NFC Championship game 4 years in a row. The Pats didn't have good WRs when they won those 3 Super Bowls. And there's no rule that says you can only throw to receivers when they're "open" as they're not open sometimes until the ball is already in the air or as it gets to them.
And there's always the option to throw to the backs and tight ends if the receivers are really that bad (see KC Chiefs of a few years ago). Cerrato decided to spend early picks on WRs instead of looking for a Marques Colston in the late rounds. The die is cast. We can only hope he didn't crap out with Kelly and Thomas.