One man's view of Santonio Holmes and the Skins

I keep hearing Santonio from basically one source repeated several times, but I hear Rice and Jones from several sources. Not sure which if any are going to happen.


I know people have issue's with the idea of Plax or R.Moss but if reports are true with R.Moss being in tip top shape and if Plax is ready to reprove himself then they would be cheap pick ups and KS's system is a pass happy system which should make them happy to want to come here over other teams who might be more run oriented.

I have been saying since the word was out we were looking at Holmes that we should stay away from him. He and Moss seem to be the exact same players. Yes Holmes is younger, but Moss has been a great Redskins, had the most productive year of his career last year, and will come a whole hell of a lot cheaper than Holmes. I just dont see where we need to bring him in. Why not let our younger guys play? Armstrong had a decent year. Kelly (often injured) has had a ton of time to heal and learn and if he is healthy, I see him as a HUGE contributer. Terrence Austin is another guy that can use some playing time. And the two rookies we have, Hankerson being one that can start. We need to develop our younger guys and let them play. Its all about the Oline. If they get this shored up and solid, the QB can git these guys and be very productive. Look at the Pats, Saints. THey have a very pass happy offense and have found some very good quality, and some great receivers by letting them go out and play. We NEVER do that. We dont need another big name receiver, we need good Olineman.

Because we all know Cold, Hard, football facts win Championships.pfff

We need help everywhere and that includes WR. We haven't a 2 WR threat since the early 90's.

In my opinion the defenses lack luster stats can be attributed to the new system just as much as lack of talent...same for the oline.

The point is when you are hurting in this many areas you need to find as much talent as you can whereever you can find it. I don't see any marquis offensive or defensive lineman nor a quarterback available in free agency. Might as well take a shot where the talent is available. It's not like we are giving up draft picks to sign FA's. It's not your check book either so let em have at it.

I keep hearing Santonio from basically one source repeated several times, but I hear Rice and Jones from several sources. Not sure which if any are going to happen.


Smoot knows what's up. A tweet from another insider below.



Holmes looks to be a smoke screen and a good one. ALOT of talk involving Rice this evening like pre lockout. Back at it early AM GN.

I would rather have rice than holmes so I hope the tweet mentioned above pans out! Thank god for being able to talk about actual football again!

I think Holmes is an excellent WR...but I don't believe WR should be a priority of ours, and I'm reluctant to bring in a guy one bad move away from a lengthy suspension.

Shouldn't be our first priority in my opinionTotally agree. Allen made WR a priority in the draft, and added significant depth at the position. I would be more interested in re-signing Moss to man the slot, and hopefully Malcolm Kelly will finally stay healthy enough to contribute. I prefer to see OL and CB as priorities. I'm also fine if the FO opts to re-sign Rogers for reasonable money.

I have heard on more than one talk radio program, that "Holmes to the Skins" may be one of those "discussions" that took place under cloak and dagger during the lockout and no one would be surprised if there was not a "handshake" deal in place for when the lockout ended.

Say what you want about Holmes, he made Rothlesberger a star though.

So for those who don't want Holmes, it looks like these are the reasons:

A) Costly
B) Off-the-field issues
C) Not that much better than Moss
D) Want to give our young receivers a shot
E) WR is not a priority

Are some of these concerns mitigated if we go for Rice instead?

And for the record, I'm not really that convinced by reason E just because we have a ton of cap space this year and can afford to go after a lot of different players if there are good options available.

So for those who don't want Holmes, it looks like these are the reasons:

A) Costly
B) Off-the-field issues
C) Not that much better than Moss
D) Want to give our young receivers a shot
E) WR is not a priority

Are some of these concerns mitigated if we go for Rice instead?

And for the record, I'm not really that convinced by reason E just because we have a ton of cap space this year and can afford to go after a lot of different players if there are good options available.

Disagree with C.

we had a good passing offense last year, we dont really NEED a WR (if we sign moss), but having a 4th option (after moss AA cooley) would be great if it's cheap, and we can afford a cheap deal that doesn't work out, hence mentioning plax or the like.

save cash for CB/DL/OL.