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On the Metro to work today some dude who is allergic to showers and air-conditioning frickin sat on my newspaper, so I drifted off to better things like the question, "What all-time Redskin would I add to the 2010 roster if I could?" Some obvious answers pop to mind like Sean Taylor, Art Monk, and Darrell Green...all desperate holes needs on Shanahan's first squad. Number 21 is pretty much my answer for most thing Redskins, so I decided to go a different route.
Picking a player first brings up a prior debate...do you go the Vinny Cerrato route and simply add the best player, or do you go the sane route and add a Redskin that fills a major hole? Last year this time I would have been lobbying for Joe Jacoby, Russ Grimm, Jim Lachey, or Chip Lohmiller.
Since Shanny has the OL, QB, and kicking situation stable again, I decided to focus on WR and ST.
To me, it really came down to Charley Taylor and Brian Mitchell. Charley of course was 6'3, 210 lbs and is the exact mold of WRs that Shanahan loves of speed, agility, and size. His career stats are mind-boggling and there's no doubt he would put up career numbers with Shanahan and McNabb at the helm (That visual of Billy Kilmer hitting Charley Taylor in stride on that long bomb down the right side-line is what I'd like to see all year).
Charley Taylor Career Statsmore
Season
Team
Receiving
Rushing
Fumbles
G
GS
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
FUM
Lost
1977
Washington Redskins
12
--
14
158
11.3
19
0
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1975
Washington Redskins
14
--
53
744
14.0
64
6
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1974
Washington Redskins
14
--
54
738
13.7
--
5
1
-1
-1.0
--
0
--
--
1973
Washington Redskins
14
--
59
801
13.6
--
7
1
-7
-7.0
--
0
--
--
1972
Washington Redskins
14
--
49
673
13.7
--
7
3
39
13.0
--
0
--
--
1971
Washington Redskins
6
--
24
370
15.4
--
4
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1970
Washington Redskins
10
--
42
593
14.1
--
8
1
17
17.0
--
0
--
--
1969
Washington Redskins
14
--
71
883
12.4
--
8
3
24
8.0
--
0
--
--
1968
Washington Redskins
14
--
48
650
13.5
--
5
2
-3
-1.5
--
0
--
--
1967
Washington Redskins
12
--
70
990
14.1
--
9
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1966
Washington Redskins
14
--
72
1,119
15.5
--
12
87
262
3.0
--
3
--
--
1965
Washington Redskins
13
--
40
577
14.4
--
3
145
402
2.8
--
3
--
--
1964
Washington Redskins
14
--
53
814
15.4
--
5
199
755
3.8
--
5
--
--
TOTAL
649
9,110
14.0
64
79
442
1,488
3.4
0
11
0
0
During his decade with the Redskins, Brian Mitchell had a punt return average of 11.0 yds and kick return average of 22.8 yds. That's pretty much double the yards of what we had with Randle El. I'll make it a future post to research, but the Redskins had to have been bottom 5 in the NFL last year in worst starting field position.
For his career, BMitch had 9 punt returns TDs and 4 career KR touchdowns. In 1994, he averaged 25.5 yards per KR and a whopping 14.1 per PR. Plus, you add in his back-field and receiving skills...he makes for a huge addition to this squad. The fact he also could be the emergency Quarterback means the Redskins could carry 2 QBs and use the extra roster spot to add another aging Defensive Lineman! SWEET!
Career Statsmore | |||||||||||||||
Season | Team | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||||
G | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
2003 | New York Giants | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
2002 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0 |
2001 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
2000 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 1 | 25 | 187 | 7.5 | 85T | 2 | 13 | 89 | 6.8 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
1999 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 0 | 40 | 220 | 5.5 | 16 | 1 | 31 | 305 | 9.8 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
1998 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 0 | 39 | 208 | 5.3 | 22 | 2 | 44 | 306 | 7.0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1997 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 1 | 23 | 107 | 4.7 | 26 | 1 | 36 | 438 | 12.2 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
1996 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 2 | 39 | 193 | 4.9 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 286 | 8.9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1995 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 1 | 46 | 301 | 6.5 | 36T | 1 | 38 | 324 | 8.5 | 22T | 1 | 2 | 0 |
1994 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 7 | 78 | 311 | 4.0 | 33 | 0 | 26 | 236 | 9.1 | 46T | 1 | 4 | 3 |
1993 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 4 | 63 | 246 | 3.9 | 29T | 3 | 20 | 157 | 7.9 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
1992 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
1991 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 0 |
1990 | Washington Redskins | 15 | -- | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | -- | -- |
TOTAL | 388 | 1,967 | 5.1 | 85 | 12 | 255 | 2,336 | 9.2 | 69 | 4 | 44 | 16 |
Well, it's a doozy. I was quick to take BMitch has my final answer, but it's clear Shanahan has major concerns at WR. None of the Redskins current RBs instill fear in opposing defensive coordinators, and of course, what helps the running game? The passing game. Charley Taylor...suit it up. You're going in.
Hard thoughts: Sammy Baugh, Dave Butz, Darrell Green, and Ethan Albright.