Brandon Lloyd

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by firstdown

If I remember correctly the players cheered for him last year when he finally caught a ball. I'm not so sure that he is hated so much by the players.

He is. I have heard it straight from the mouth of more than 3 players. He has NONE, ZERO, ZILCH support amongst players. Them cheering for him was more of a sarcastic gesture after they did everything in the world to help build up his confidence and get him involved and he went and crapped all ove them.

[Campbell17]

God dont let him stay a skin.

[DynamiteRave]

He's gone. Hope the door doesn't hit him in the mangina on the way out.

[Skinny Tee]

Lloyd and Gregg Williams share the same odds of being Redskins at the start of next season.

By the way, I believe that Lloyd is a Cerrato move coming from his 49er roots. That worked out like a lead balloon.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by Skinny Tee

By the way, I believe that Lloyd is a Cerrato move coming from his 49er roots. That worked out like a lead balloon.

This was actually an Al Saunders move. So IMO the front office gets a pass on Lloyd, they just brought in what the new "offensive guru" requested.

NFL Preview: Al Saunders on the attack for Redskins | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

"The free agents had to be able to get deep, to draw enough attention from linebackers, corners and safeties to give mercurial Santana Moss more man-to-man coverage or make room for Cooley's new, deeper pass routes. Once the defense is spread, Portis' chances of gashing them with breakaway runs would increase dramatically.
The two players Saunders thought offered the best chance to make that happen: San Francisco's Brandon Lloyd and Pittsburgh's Antwaan Randle El. In mid-March, Washington traded for Lloyd and signed Randle El.
"He pushed hard for them," said Bob Saunders, Al's son and a Redskins assistant. "Everyone knows what Brandon can do on the football field, his speed, the acrobatic catches. With Randle El, it's what he can do in the slot, the double moves, his cutting ability. Getting them really expanded the offense."

[ChuckPrez]

Originally Posted by Skinny Tee

That worked out like a lead balloon.

Actually the Mythbusters made a lead balloon work just fine.

[mheisig]

Originally Posted by ChuckPrez

Actually the Mythbusters made a lead balloon work just fine.

And we all know that everything on Mythbusters is scientifically accurate.

I mean how could two guys with backgrounds in Hollywood special effects and model building possibly NOT be scientifically accurate? We all know that Hollywood special effects follow a strict scientific approach.

[redwagonskins]

The funny thing about Lloyd is he was a pretty economical WR in SF. His 2004 salary was $306,000 and he caught 6 TDs for a average price of $51,100 a TD. (http://biz.stats.com/images/WSJ_091505.pdf). That made him the 6th most valuable player in terms of $ per TD that year. Fast forward to 2007, his salary (base) is $595,000 for a grand total of 0 TDs. I'm no math genius but I think that is a significant decrease in value. I kind of wish the guy was salvageable (as in he's "see the light", straighten up, and work out hard) but I have to believe he is cap casualty #1 and we'll see him trying to rap on some MTV spring break special. Or being one of the "Joes" on Joes v. Pros.

[MTK]

Some people just won't give up on this guy.

Amazing.

[jrocx69]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Some people just won't give up on this guy.

Amazing.

some people just dont read the whole post

[giacomo2]

i think lloyd will surprize everyone this year. i think he is a free agent next year so he should try alot harder to put up some good numbers. unfortunately...that's what they all do.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by giacomo2

i think lloyd will surprize everyone this year. i think he is a free agent next year so he should try alot harder to put up some good numbers. unfortunately...that's what they all do.

He's not going to be putting up any sort of numbers this year. At least not with us. He was just lucky enough to break his collarbone so we didn't have to deal with his bitching this year.

I wish we could trade this guy and at least get some draft picks or something out of him, but he's such a drain on the cap space, I dunno if we'll be able to do anything with him.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by giacomo2

i think lloyd will surprize everyone this year. i think he is a free agent next year so he should try alot harder to put up some good numbers. unfortunately...that's what they all do.

Lloyd is under contract thru 2012, I believe. He's a malcontent and needs to be dumped now so his attitude isn't a cancer in the locker room. Plus he just flat out sucks.

[Cooley1]

Yea B-Lloyd has had some troubles in his tenure, but I'm with the guys that say....what the heck......we got a whole new coaching tree that may be able to get value out of this WR. I say, as long as he doesn’t effect the cap to much, you got to keep him and let him compete it out with the other WR's and bread a little excitement and competition into training camp. There is nothing better for this guy then a new coach, fresh start, and some good ole' fashion competition. Let’s throw him out there and see if he can fight his way back to a respectable NFL WR!

[skinsfan69]

New OC, new HC = a new start for BL. My take on this is last year the staff gave up on the guy after that INT in the first game of the year. After that he just didn't get enough passes thrown his way. You can't produce if they don't throw you the ball. I say bring him back and let him compete. It's not like we're loaded at WR. I mean wr is a weak spot on the team IMO. The FO should bring in as many wr's as possible and let everybody compete for their jobs.