The Washington Redskins Are Now Incredibly Deep At Wide Receiver
No, they didn’t break the bank and go after a guy like Rice, Holmes, or Edwards, but heading into training camp, the Redskins now have a lot of wide receivers. And I mean a lot.
With the signings of Santana Moss and Donte Stallworth, and the recent trade with the Denver Broncos (Jeremy Jarmon) for Jabar Gaffney, the Redskins now have 13 wide receivers heading into the 2011 training camp.
Here they are:
Leonard Hankerson, Santana Moss, Anthony Armstrong, Donte Stallworth, Jabar Gaffney, Malcolm Kelly, Brandon Banks, Terrence Austin, Aldrick Robinson, Niles Austin, Taurus Johnson, Maurice Price, and Roydell Williams.
Like most teams, the Redskins will probably head into the regular season with five or six receivers on the active roster. Hankerson, Moss, and Armstrong are locks.
Johnson, Price, and Williams are locks to be released.
That leaves seven guys (Stallworth, Gaffney, Kelly, Austin, Banks, Robinson, and Paul) competing for two or three spots.
Who will be the odd man (men) out?
There has already been a lot of negative feedback in the twitter/facebook world regarding what Mike Shanahan and the Redskins have done thus far in free agency.
For the record, I kind of like it. They resigned Moss, which I agree with. They’ve got a solid guy in Armstrong and a talented young rookie in Hankerson. Adding a couple of journeymen (who aren’t nearly as old as Joey Galloway) in Stallworth and Gaffney might just work. It just might.
Now they just need to bolster their offensive line. Look for a could bigs to be signed next.
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I don’t know,I think Banks is a lock, too. I mean he’s a beast return man and one of these seasons he’s definitely gonna have multiple returns for td’s
There’s no question Banks did a lot for this team last year, but it’s hard to keep a player who can only contribute in one area. He’s a great special teamer, but doesn’t provide a ton on offense so he’s essentially “eating” a wide receiver roster spot. Not to mention the fact that the Skins drafted Aldrick Robinson and Niles Paul, both of whom have very good return skills. I like Brandon Banks. Hopefully he makes the team. But it’s not a lock at all.