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KLHJ2 · 11-06-2007, 03:19 AM

Brandon Lloyd has never been a Pro Bowl caliber receiver. even in his best season in San Fran he only had a little over 700 yards and 5 TD's. So why did we pick him up? Because he had a streak of good games before he hit Free Agency. The coaching staff saw potential in him to be a number 2 receiver to take some pressure off of Moss. He has not lived up to his potential plain and simple. What I think bothers people is that we expected him to do the same thing here. Obviously our expectations were unrealistic. Whether it is the scheme, depression, or his lack of intrest I do not know, but he has not produced.

Who knows, he might be better off playing for somebody else. To keep dogging him week in and week out is not going to make him anymore productive or want to stay here in Washington. Surely, we can find some better topics to discuss. BL is not a factor on gameday, so lets leave it alone.

I understand that we lost draft picks to get they guy and we will not get them back. We also lost draft picks on guys like Sartz and Palmer who didn't even make the practice squad. Are we complaining about that? No, because there is nothing we can do about it. At least BL is still on the team and contributes in some ways (primarily on the scout team offense). Maybe if he does go next season we can recoup something for him, if not there is nothing we can do about it. He hasn't produced in a season and a half. To constantly beat this dead horse is silly.

Bottom line, he wears a uniform and works for our team. Just support him. Deep down everyone wants to see him do well because the skins will be better if he does.

11-06-2007, 03:19 AM	#23
KLHJ2 Inactive Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: DC Metro Area Age: 48 Posts: 5,829	Re: Does Brandon Lloyd REALLY deserve all this hate? Brandon Lloyd has never been a Pro Bowl caliber receiver. even in his best season in San Fran he only had a little over 700 yards and 5 TD's. So why did we pick him up? Because he had a streak of good games before he hit Free Agency. The coaching staff saw potential in him to be a number 2 receiver to take some pressure off of Moss. He has not lived up to his potential plain and simple. What I think bothers people is that we expected him to do the same thing here. Obviously our expectations were unrealistic. Whether it is the scheme, depression, or his lack of intrest I do not know, but he has not produced. Who knows, he might be better off playing for somebody else. To keep dogging him week in and week out is not going to make him anymore productive or want to stay here in Washington. Surely, we can find some better topics to discuss. BL is not a factor on gameday, so lets leave it alone. I understand that we lost draft picks to get they guy and we will not get them back. We also lost draft picks on guys like Sartz and Palmer who didn't even make the practice squad. Are we complaining about that? No, because there is nothing we can do about it. At least BL is still on the team and contributes in some ways (primarily on the scout team offense). Maybe if he does go next season we can recoup something for him, if not there is nothing we can do about it. He hasn't produced in a season and a half. To constantly beat this dead horse is silly. Bottom line, he wears a uniform and works for our team. Just support him. Deep down everyone wants to see him do well because the skins will be better if he does.