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Originally Posted by skinsguy
I think Gardner would probably fair better in more of a pass-happy offense...such as the one in Indy. Possibly the more you throw to him, the better he is....and he had such a great season in his rookie season.
I think he has potiential, but I agree Matty, I think we need to move away from 50/50 and have that percentage up to being more consistant. As run oriented as this offense is, when we do pass, the receivers are going to have to realize that when they get the opportunity..better make good with it.
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He was in a pass happy offense under Spurrier, and in his second year in the system, he had 59 catches. This had a lot to do with becoming the #2 receiver in the offense (thanks to the addition of Coles), but he would have been able to justify more balls being thrown his way if he held onto them.
I'm not trying to say that Rod isn't talented, or that he doesn't have a lot to give a team. In fact, he could be the perfect receiver for this offense... if he had James Thrash's focus and work ethic. He doesn't. The question isn't "Is he any good?", but rather "Is he in your long term plans for the Redskins?" My contention is that he shouldn't be, and whatever value we can get for him now - with his slot going to someone with a future in the franchise - is better than not getting anything for him after next year, and his playing time curtailing the development of a younger player.