Possible WR3's to replace Gaff for reasonable $$

[rookBoston]

What's David Givens up to these days?

 

[cstjohn17]

What's David Givens up to these days?

Watching the Price is Right, walking the dog, bingo, etc.

He was hurt very badly, beyond repair. His career is done.

 

[jmt57]

As far as I know, here are the remaining available free agent receivers:

Drew Bennett
Marty Booker
Keary Colbert
Laveranues Coles
Terrance Copper
Ronald Curry
Bobby Engram
Ronald Ferguson
Mike Furrey
Joey Galloway
Rob Gardner
D.J. Hackett
Dante Hall
Marvin Harrison
Devery Henderson
Ike Hilliard
Darrell Jackson
Bryant Johnson
Ashley Lelie
Brandon Lloyd
Dane Looker
Justin McCareins
Shaun McDonald
David Patten
Jerry Porter
Koren Robinson
Amani Toomer
Kelley Washington
Mike Williams
Reggie Williams


From that list, my first vote would be to go after Mike Furrey.

 

[bucky]

They should just draft Crabtree with that 3rd overall pick they got from KC.

Doh!

 

[OhExaulted1]

Jerry Porter = YouTube - The Price is Right losing horn

 

[BradyFTW!]

Big deal. The team was, what, 2nd in the NFL in rushing last year despite Maroney being hurt for the majority of the year? Running backs are a dime a dozen, spending a 1st rounder on Maroney was one of the biggest mistakes Belichick's made.

The Saints would laugh this deal off the table though. After Colston, the Saints' WR corps is almost completely bare, especially with Patten and Henderson gone. Colston, Meachem, Lance Moore, and Courtney Roby (who's a return specialist) are the only Saints WRs under contract. WR is actually a bigger need for the Saints than RB; I'd guess they're expecting Meachem to step up as a starter this year unless they make a play for one of the names still out there like Houshmandzadeh, Coles, or Washington.

At RB, they have Bush and Pierre Thomas, who rushed for 625 yards and 8 TDs last year (4.8 yards/carry) when McAllister was hurt, and I suspect they'll go into the season with a rotation of those two and see no problem in it.

Lance Moore is awfully good. I wouldn't call him part of a bare corps.

 

[BradyFTW!]

They should just draft Crabtree with that 3rd overall pick they got from KC.

Doh!

If that's what they would have done, then I'm doubly glad that we didn't grab the #3. Crabtree's a short RB without top-end quickness, with good-but-not-great hands, who doesn't run great routes, and someone's going to pay him Tom Brady money?

 

[Dirk3601215]

In no particular order...

-Devery Henderson 5'11 200lbs - Still only 26 years old, deep threat speed with experience playing split end in a pass happy offense with the Saints.

- D.J Hackett 6'2 210lbs - 27 years old with a ton of talent. Injury concerns could be an issue, but if he can prove healthy, he might make for a nice pick up with tremendous upside.


- Armani Toomer 6'3 203 - No spring chicken @ 35, but still produced at a fairly high level for NY over the last two seasons. Reliable target, good hands, and could still have enough gas in the tank to put up quality WR3 #'s. may be able to sign him at the vet minimum.

- Ronald Curry 6'2 210lbs - Still relatively young @ 29, but like Hackett, injury history needs to be considered. None the less, Curry is talented and posted back to back 700yrd seasons in '06 & '07 for some woeful Raider teams.

- Mike Furrey 6'0 195lbs - 1000yrd campaign for the Kittens in '06. Versatile enough to step in a play emergency DB if called on, and like WWW, the guy has sure hands and can be a reception machine.

Out of those guys, I like Devery and DJ the best with Amani in 3rd.

 

[jeffbiologist]

Our #3 WR has to be able to take Moss' spot if he gets hurt so that kinda rules out Furrey(though I like him best of the FAs). Lots of signings and cuts to come, I think its safe to say we will pick up a vet WR not a rookie.

 

[DW Toys]

If that's what they would have done, then I'm doubly glad that we didn't grab the #3. Crabtree's a short RB without top-end quickness, with good-but-not-great hands, who doesn't run great routes, and someone's going to pay him Tom Brady money?

I have been doing some Mocks on the draft after the recent FA signings and I see in one scenaio Macklin available at #23. Thoughts?
DW Toys

 

[mayoclinic]

I have been doing some Mocks on the draft after the recent FA signings and I see in one scenaio Macklin available at #23. Thoughts?
DW Toys

From what little I've seen and heard, doesn't run disciplined routes. Don't think I would go WR at 23 in any case.

 

[primetime]

By the way, with so much money tied up in Burleson and now Houshmandzadeh, it's possible that the Seahawks will cut Branch. Would anyone want him back here as the #3 receiver if that happens? Did he burn too many bridges?

 

[mayoclinic]

By the way, with so much money tied up in Burleson and now Houshmandzadeh, it's possible that the Seahawks will cut Branch. Would anyone want him back here as the #3 receiver if that happens? Did he burn too many bridges?

In my book, yes, he burned too many bridges. Held out while he was under contract in 2006, forced a trade, and left us high and dry without an WRs, which may have cost us another SB. Plus he hasn't played up to the contract he got from Seattle. Don't want him.

 

[jeffbiologist]

From what little I've seen and heard, doesn't run disciplined routes. Don't think I would go WR at 23 in any case.

With that laundry list of available WRs I am sure we will have access to a bargain at some point so no, no high WR picks please. And I am still drooling over the idea of CJ and Randy blowing up the field side by side ala the greatest show on turf!

 

[NormZauchin]

As far as I know, here are the remaining available free agent receivers:

Drew Bennett
Marty Booker
Keary Colbert
Laveranues Coles
Terrance Copper
Ronald Curry
Bobby Engram
Ronald Ferguson
Mike Furrey
Joey Galloway
Rob Gardner
D.J. Hackett
Dante Hall
Marvin Harrison
Devery Henderson
Ike Hilliard
Darrell Jackson
Bryant Johnson
Ashley Lelie
Brandon Lloyd
Dane Looker
Justin McCareins
Shaun McDonald
David Patten
Jerry Porter
Koren Robinson
Amani Toomer
Kelley Washington
Mike Williams
Reggie Williams


From that list, my first vote would be to go after Mike Furrey.

On his podcast, Bill Simmons was really high on Curry; said that he hoped BB was listening.

 

[ICSB]

If you dont sign someone this is a deep class of receivers. You could easily pick up a talented #3 in the second or third round IMO.

 

[Wotan_the_Wanderer]

By the way, with so much money tied up in Burleson and now Houshmandzadeh, it's possible that the Seahawks will cut Branch. Would anyone want him back here as the #3 receiver if that happens? Did he burn too many bridges?

You beat me to it.
If he's cut, I'd welcome the twig back in a heartbeat. Burleson also wouldn't be a bad signing by the Pats should he be the cap casualty.

 

[upstater1]

By the way, with so much money tied up in Burleson and now Houshmandzadeh, it's possible that the Seahawks will cut Branch. Would anyone want him back here as the #3 receiver if that happens? Did he burn too many bridges?

Of course I'd want him back.

Belichick was sitting in the Alabama sun with Parcells a few weeks back. By comparison, Branch and BB had a lover's quarrel. And BB isn't going to hold that against Branch.

 

[mgteich]

Branch screwed the team big time. He's not coming back.

 

[muslimman]

As far as I know, here are the remaining available free agent receivers:

Drew Bennett
Marty Booker
Keary Colbert
Laveranues Coles
Terrance Copper
Ronald Curry
Bobby Engram
Ronald Ferguson
Mike Furrey
Joey Galloway
Rob Gardner
D.J. Hackett
Dante Hall
Marvin Harrison
Devery Henderson
Ike Hilliard
Darrell Jackson
Bryant Johnson
Ashley Lelie
Brandon Lloyd
Dane Looker
Justin McCareins
Shaun McDonald
David Patten
Jerry Porter
Koren Robinson
Amani Toomer
Kelley Washington
Mike Williams
Reggie Williams


From that list, my first vote would be to go after Mike Furrey.

Signed by Lions. God that has got to be the dumbest organization in football who's gonna throw the ball to him and Megatron? I wouldnt be surprised if they drafted another stud receiver with the 1st overall.