No go Plaxico, or Muhammad?

Let's just make Jacobs our #2... and I'm not just saying that 'cause my last name is Jacobs.

Heres some more info on the WR FA's.

http://www.footballsfuture.com/2005/freeagentsWR.html

to be fair, gibbs also said he doesnt worry about the money and lets synder handle it. Which makes no price to much. mushin is looking for a final contract with big money though, hes on the way down

Let's just make Jacobs our #2... and I'm not just saying that 'cause my last name is Jacobs.


Welcome to the board Taylor! :rofl:

Patriots recievers should be what we go after, they're good and don't draw that much attention. Plus they win. no RFAs this year, don't want to give up draft picks. we rather get them

Patriots recievers should be what we go after, they're good and don't draw that much attention. Plus they win. no RFAs this year, don't want to give up draft picks. we rather get them


Given's is the reciever I would want from the Pat's.

It's kinda refreshing to hear Gibbs acknowledge we can't go after a big name, high priced player. When was the last time we heard this from Redskins Park??

Great point. Couldn't agree more.

I'm not sure why we even need a WR. Thrash was a #1 in Philly. I know that he wasn't the best number 1, but certainly could be a good #2 or #3. Jacobs needs a shot at becoming a #2. The emergance of Cooley is going to help in shoring up the passing game. Put the pressure on Gardner in the last year of his contract. Move him to #3, make him block more, and let Coles and Jacobs fly. Face it, there is not a T.O. caliber receiver out there on the market this year.
We don't have a ton of cash, we could really do more good spending on the o-line.
Coles, Thrash, Cooley, Jacobs, Portis. I think we have a few receiving threats we can put out there already.
Look for a good deal. Don't overspend.

I'm not sure why we even need a WR. Thrash was a #1 in Philly. I know that he wasn't the best number 1, but certainly could be a good #2 or #3. Jacobs needs a shot at becoming a #2. The emergance of Cooley is going to help in shoring up the passing game. Put the pressure on Gardner in the last year of his contract. Move him to #3, make him block more, and let Coles and Jacobs fly. Face it, there is not a T.O. caliber receiver out there on the market this year.
We don't have a ton of cash, we could really do more good spending on the o-line.
Coles, Thrash, Cooley, Jacobs, Portis. I think we have a few receiving threats we can put out there already.
Look for a good deal. Don't overspend.

I too have some confidence in Taylor Jacobs. What little time he played last year seemed productive, and he came up with a clutch catch on a number of occasions. In a year when the Redskins seemed to be all about the 7-yard pass, Jacobs had several 15 yarders, which would certainly qualify for the "chunks" of yardage Gibbs is always talking about. Thrash is O.K., as a number one he's miserable. I think he'd make a pretty average #2, but he's good in the #3 role. I'd like to see someone brought in, in the David Patten or David Givens salary range, who will work hard and compete with Jacobs for the 2nd WR spot. There's something to be said for getting a couple guys of similar abilities and letting them fight it out for the spot. A couple things could happen in that situation: a fire could get lit under Taylor Jacobs to really develop into a prominent receiver in his 3rd year (the magic year for WRs), or a guy like Patten might want to prove that he was brought in for a reason and that reason isn't to sit behind Taylor Jacobs. It seems like if you haven't got the cash to go for a stud, make roster competition and players' pride work in your favor and let them fight it out. Somebody's bound to emerge.

i think we can forget about guys like porter, muhammed and burress... they are all looking for break the bank contracts..

i think because of the tennessee connection, derrick mason might be the first option-- if he is released. he has been tremendously productive for a few years.

other guys who would be solid fits would be:

houshmanzadeh-- very clutch and productive. might want to much money

givens-- tough and very clutch. but is a RFA so he would cost a pick even if thepats do not match.

patten-- small and getting on in age. very quick and can still get deep. should be cheap.

johnson- productive in past but has some injury concerns, is a bit of a clubhouse problem (so was corey dillon...) and might be looking for a big payday.

taylor- was given chance to emerge in baltimore, but never could. high risk at this point and may be no better than what we already have.

streets- big and still fast. not a number 1 receiver when asked to be.

there will be other guys out there. the skins need to decide what it is they want...