NEfan32

Now that CJ is gone, it seems Kelley Washington will see some more time as a WR. People forget that he is very talented as a WR and is as skilled as CJ and more consistent.

What do you all think about KW getting more time as the 3rd/4th WR?

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wdkantro2

It was obvious he was going to get more time as a WR in the final 2 preseason games, where he ran as the #3 WR with Welker out. He will be the #4 when we are at full strength and will be considered a receiver this year instead of a special teamer (not to say he won't still be a big ST contributor, of course).

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signbabybrady

he certainly earned it the way he played special teams last year. I think he could be a pretty good option for Brady. Also he seems to have a slightly different skill set than most of our other WR.

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SammyBlueCat

Sounds like he has earned his spot.

Please elaborate if you have a chance.

jmt57

I recall a few years ago (2004?) when Washington stepped up when the Bengals had an injury or two at receiver and he had about six or seven good games, with decent yardage and a few touchdowns. Maybe as a number four guy the team is better off with a consistent guy that can be counted on, rather than a receiver who couldn't run good routes and had bad hands but was fast as hell.

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PatsFan37

He and Aiken are the biggest and strongest WRs, to block a safety in the running game. While Moss is technically big and he does block, it's not why he's on the team.

Moss is the best deep threat, Welker is the best slot, and Gaffney is an all-around. Washington is also an all-around, not nearly as technically sound as Gaffney, but he brings more size and strength. Good for over the middle and good for blocking (though I didn't like that dropped pass in the 4th PS game). I would suppose that his strength makes him difficult to jam at the LOS, whereas someone like Welker relies on his quickness to get off the jam.

mgteich

We are absolutely fine with Washington and Aiken as our #4 and #5 WR's.

Bostonian1962

I think he should. I just like him as a player, and always have, if you look at some old posts of mine before he came here.

He's our best ST player, IMHO, and a few more reps in the regular O might be nice.

jefmblrd

I am looking forward to seeing Washington play more WR just to see exactly what he can do at that position. I'm certainly impressed with his strong ST play.

JoePats

I'm not saying Washington is the second coming, but he was highly regarded coming out of Tennessee (he was an outstanding college player when he wanted to be), but was kind of a head-case, which is why he slipped to round 3, where he was stuck for awhile behind some good receivers, which is why he came here, where the same thing happened. Clearly his headcase issues are behind him as he got almost no PT at WR and sucked it up and was tremendous on special teams last year. So the skills are there for him to be very productive and I have to believe that as #4 receivers go, he's got to be one of the best in the league. Even if Gaff got hurt and he had to play every down, I think he'd be just fine.