Run Blocking & Wide Receivers

[jermus22]

The following is our current list of wide receivers on the roster:

Rod Gardner
James Thrash
Taylor Jacobs
Darnerian McCants
Antonio Brown
Santana Moss
David Patten
Kevin Dyson
Nathan Black
Jimmy Farris
Steven Harris
Pedro Holiday
Rich Parson

We'll probably end up keeping five wideouts for the active roster and possibly one for the practice squad. It's fairly safe to eliminate Black, Farris, Harris, Holiday, and Parson from the list since they have virtually no experience (then again, the same could be said of Thrash when he started out). That leaves us with eight wideouts competing for the five spots on the roster. Here are my picks for our depth chart at WR:

Santana Moss (will be dangerous if he stays healthy)
David Patten (all-around solid player who provides leadership)
Taylor Jacobs (will pass Patten on the depth chart by season's end)
James Thrash (special teams ace, team player, great leader)
Antonio Brown (speed demon will make plays in the return game)

Odd men out:
Rod Gardner (not a team player; wants out of organization)
McCants (poor work ethic; won't help on special teams)
Dyson (injury prone;older than other prospective wideouts; could help another team)