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Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon
I'm surprised that you don't think that the WRs need help. Santana Moss was great 2 seasons ago and above average last year - - nothing more than that. Lloyd stinks; Randle-El is a third down receiver/punt returner and that's about it; Patten has been "The Invisible Man" ever since the big coming out party that Danny Boy threw for him when he signed. James Thrash is a solid player who will give you 100% on every play, but he's limited too.
I wouldn't waste a high pick on a WR, but I'd sure try to find somebody to play that position somewhere in the draft or as an udrafted free agent.
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You know, I've thought the same thing. In any other season, when the nearly every position on defense wouldn't need such intense scrutiny, looking for a wide receiver might make the top 3 or 4 in terms of team needs. All these failed experiments at wideout will force the team to address a top WR probably in the next draft.
I'm still holding some shred of hope for Brandon Lloyd. Randle El is the more promising of the two. Ineptitude and inexperience at quarterback in '06 (I'll let you guess which description matches the two passers) is the only reason I think this group of receivers deserves one more shot. If they haven't made any sort of impact by the end of '07, then it will time to scrap the whole thing and go into '08 with Moss and Somebody Else.