Unit Analysis: Wide Receivers

[Redskins8588]

July 1 issue of Sporting News...

NFC:
Rams - A
Lions - A-
Green Bay - B+
Vikings - B+
Saints - B+
Cardinals - B
Panthers - B

Eagles - Terrell Owens' presence frees No. 2 Todd Pinkston to be a deep threat... Grade - B

Giants - Neither Plaxico Burress not Amani Toomer is a sure thing, but each is tall and talented... Grade - B-

Bears - C+

Cowboys - There's little proven depth behind Keyshawn Johnson,32 and Terry Glen, 30... Grade - C+

Seahawks - C+
Buccanerrs - C

Redskins - Santana Moss has to stay healthy; David Patten should provide more speed... Grade - C

Falcons - D
49ers - D



AFC:
Colts - A
Raiders - A
Bengals - A-
Ravens - B
Bills - B
Dolphins - B
Patroits - B
Jets - B
Steelers - B
Texans - B-
Jaguars - B-
Chargers - B-
Browns - C+
Broncos - C+
Titans - C
Chiefs - C-

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Meh. I would say with how unproven we are, that would be a fairly accurate assessment.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

Meh. I would say with how unproven we are, that would be a fairly accurate assessment.

I agree.

Personally I feel that this unit has the chance to really shine. I think Patten is going to prove to be a great pickup for us. I see him bringing alot of intangibles to the WR corp., leadership, guidance for the younger guys, and he's a proven winner.

If Moss can give us the big play threat we lacked last year and if Jacobs can step up and start to produce, I think by the end of the year we could have a very good WR corp.

[Redskins8588]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

Meh. I would say with how unproven we are, that would be a fairly accurate assessment.

I agree with you, but what I didnt add was that if you look they gave the Lions an A- and they even said that this grade was based only on potential. That is crazy to me, yes the Lions have an awsome wr stable,but they are more unproven than our wide outs...

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by Redskins8588

I agree with you, but what I didnt add was that if you look they gave the Lions an A- and they even said that this grade was based only on potential. That is crazy to me, yes the Lions have an awsome wr stable,but they are more unproven than our wide outs...

But the Lions' wideouts potential is much more likely and credible than ours. Any one of the Lions' three wideouts has the potential to become hall-of-famers. That's more than can be said for Patten and Moss (not to knock them).

[Redskins8588]

Originally Posted by Ramseyfan

But the Lions' wideouts potential is much more likely and credible than ours. Any one of the Lions' three wideouts has the potential to become hall-of-famers. That's more than can be said for Patten and Moss (not to knock them).

You are right they have the more potential than Patten or Moss to be HOF'ers but I dont see them developing into that type of receiver this season...

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by Redskins8588

I agree with you, but what I didnt add was that if you look they gave the Lions an A- and they even said that this grade was based only on potential. That is crazy to me, yes the Lions have an awsome wr stable,but they are more unproven than our wide outs...

True. Typically I only check people in our division. But good observation...

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Exactly. I DO think we have the most potential of any team in the league. If all the WRs live up to their potential, we will have one of the top WR corps.

[Paintrain]

To call Taylor Jacobs a sleeper is understating it, I think the rest of the league is comatose on his potential this year based on the rumblings out of Redskin Park.. I think it was Patten or Moss who was raving about him saying all he needs is to gain his confidence and he'll break out.. 3rd year is always the make or break time for WR, he needs to man up..

[firstdown]

Its way too soon to try and grade our receiving corps because we have too many un answered questions. I do believe that this group could be the sleeper of the NFL as was or defense of last year. We can only hope that Ramsey and our RW's can build that need chemistry before the start of the season. I would not be surprised if our first offensive play of the season is a deep pass to one of our speedy wr's. I think Gibbs has a chip on his shoulder after last season and is going to give the offense most of his attention this off season and will show that he can adjust in this new era of football.

[EEich]

I'm pretty scared about our WRs. They could be very good, or they could be miserable.

I'm mixed about Patten... Whenever I saw him play in New England, I thought he was pretty good... but he was the 4th receiver on their depth chart and they let him go even though he wasn't asking for a ton of money.

Moss could be great, but he never lived up to the Jets' expectations.

Jacobs has only shown flashes of brilliance. I'm sick of hearing that he has a huge upside.

Thrash is steady but unspectacular.

Brown has a lot to prove.

McCants will be lucky if he makes the team.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

It's definitely hit or miss with this bunch.

That being said, I also feel that if anyone has a sleeper, we do.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

It's definitely hit or miss with this bunch.

That being said, I also feel that if anyone has a sleeper, we do.

I think if we can get Portis running the ball like he did in Denver that will do wonders for our passing game. It could be the make or break of our passing game.

[MTK]

Brown could be a great sleeper, defenses will have to respect his speed. Even if we just toss him in there and let him run nothing but deep routes, he'll have to be accounted for.

[offiss]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Brown could be a great sleeper, defenses will have to respect his speed. Even if we just toss him in there and let him run nothing but deep routes, he'll have to be accounted for.

Couldn't agree more, Brown has scary speed, how much of an opportunity he get's remains to be seen, but we do know that Gibbs really likes the kid.

The one very encouraging thing coming out of redskins park that we may very well be able to hang our hat's on is this, we keep hearing the word SEPERATION, especially from Ramsey, which leads me to believe that wasen't there last season, which makes me very leary of how effective Coles really was? Perhap's that is part the reason Gibbs was pushing Coles to have the toe surgery? It could very well be that Coles just didn't have the elite quickness and speed that Gibbs knew he needed to make the passing game work? Well that is a thing of the past we defiently have elite speed as it stands, the fact that Coles couldn't seperate, coupled with the fact that Gardner wasen't going to either, could point to a lot of our offensive woe's last season, we shall see.