[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Santana turned 32 a month ago. I'm not saying we give him some huge 3 year deal, but a reasonable 3 year contract with some backloaded money is most likely what Santana will get on the open market. Just my speculation.

Signing a guy in Moss who just turned 32 a month ago who's coming off an 1100+ yard 93 catch season (in a bad offense with no consistent QB play) to a 3 year deal certainly isn't "nuttery." The numbers just have to be right. He's no long-term answer, but it's more reasonable than inking a significantly larger deal for a WR in Holmes who really won't be any better than Moss with our QB situation over the next 2 or so seasons and will bring significant character issues to boot.

As if a player's performance when his body is "fresher" makes him immune to the depreciation of his body afterwards.

Moss's stats were precisely inflated because he was one of the few "good" offensive players at the offense's disposal, and thus became the default target. But Moss's game is based on his speed, and that fading away fast. Thus, his days as the de facto #1 are nearly gone.

A 3-year deal for him would have to be like Larry Johnson's: one that is easy to cut him should he not prove effective anymore. It doesn't matter if we sign Holmes or not. Any long-term deal for Moss needs to realistically weigh how much he can contribute to WINS in the future. Usually unless the WR is headed for the HOF, WRs hit their wall at around 33 or 34.

Quite frankly, I'd pass on both. We have little need for short-term(Moss) or mid-term(Holmes) players. We need to focus on getting long-term or "eternal-term" players