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Anyone else really worried about our WRs?


I feel like, lost in the discussion about the Redskins, which usually centers around the O-Line, Fat Al, or the RB situation, is any real discussion about the WR situation, which to me looks horrendous. Our #1 WR is very suspect, having not produced like a #1 WR and being oft-injured and facing a possible suspension.  Reports thus far on our #2 WR have not been good, and the rest of the cast seems nondescript.

Here's a breakdown:

Santana Moss- Our #1 WR has not caught more than 80 passes or more than 6 TDs in 5 years, he's injured a lot (especially his hamstrings) and he faces a potential league suspension. The fact that he is 31 years old means that it would be unrealistic for us to expect his production to resume 2005 levels even with the addition of McNabb.

Career Stats

Receiving Rushing Fumb. KO Ret Punt Ret
 Year Team G Rec Yds Y/G Avg 100 Yd TD Rush Yds Y/G Avg 100 Yd TD Lost Yds TD Yds TD
 2001 NYJ 5 2 40 8.0 20.0 0 0 1 -6 -1.2 -6.0 0 0 0 0 0 82 0
 2002 NYJ 15 30 433 28.9 14.4 1 4 7 48 3.2 6.9 0 0 0 0 0 413 0
 2003 NYJ 16 74 1105 69.1 14.9 4 10 10 67 4.2 6.7 0 0 2 0 0 332 0
 2004 NYJ 15 45 838 55.9 18.6 2 5 6 18 1.2 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 225 0
 2005 WAS 16 84 1483 92.7 17.7 5 9 3 -3 -0.2 -1.0 0 0 1 0 0 31 0
 2006 WAS 14 55 790 56.4 14.4 3 6 7 82 5.9 11.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 2007 WAS 14 61 808 57.7 13.2 2 3 3 13 0.9 4.3 0 0 2 12 0 0 0
 2008 WAS 16 79 1044 65.3 13.2 3 6 1 27 1.7 27.0 0 0 1 26 0 124 1
 2009 WAS 16 70 902 56.4 12.9 1 3 2 8 0.5 4.0 0 0 1 0 0 52 0

 

Devin Thomas-Thomas could still emerge, but early reports have not been positive. Beat Writer Jason Reid reports that Thomas has not shown consistency in OTAs. Additionally, hehas been even more prone to hammy injuries than Santana.

 Career Stats

Receiving Rushing Fumb. KO Ret Punt Ret
 Year Team G Rec Yds Y/G Avg 100 Yd TD Rush Yds Y/G Avg 100 Yd TD Lost Yds TD Yds TD
 2008 WAS 16 15 120 7.5 8.0 0 0 3 53 3.3 17.7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
 2009 WAS 14 25 325 23.2 13.0 1 3 3 -2 -0.1 -0.7 0 0 0 439 0 0 0

 

Malcolm Kelly- With the exception of one long catch against SD, he has done exactly nothing here (though he had more yards last year than Thomas), has not proven to be a redzone target, and has not distinguished himself in this year's OTAs

Career Stats

Receiving Rushing Fumb. KO Ret Punt Ret
 Year Team G Rec Yds Y/G Avg 100 Yd TD Rush Yds Y/G Avg 100 Yd TD Lost Yds TD Yds TD
 2008 WAS 5 3 18 3.6 6.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 2009 WAS 16 25 347 21.7 13.9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Joey Galloway- is 38 years old and has not scored a touchdown since 2007.

Bobby Wade- potential slot receiver, has been a mediocre WR who doesn't bring anything special to the table.

Terrence Austin- return specialist who brings little to the table as a WR.

Mike Furrey- some good initial reports, but his yards per catch have declined every year since his one flukey Mike Martz season. He is now 33 years old and coming off a 23 catch season.

Generally, I think there is a lot of excitement out there about McNabb, but having McNabb isn't going to magically solve the fact that our WRs are highly suspect.  I don't think bringing in TO is the answer, but I do think we need someone.

Right now the team seems to betting on Moss and Thomas, a very shaky bet indeed.

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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