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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
I don't disagree with any of your reasons for the passing game struggles, I'm just talking about the struggles of the offense isolated to plays when Moss gets the ball, i.e. about 1/4 of our entire passing offense. Moving Moss isn't going to affect the other 3/4 of our passes, and we have plenty of work to do in those aspects.
I think Moss was a nice system fit this year, I just happen to feel that he did about as well as he could have given his skill set. Letting Moss walk isn't really creating a new hole because an upgrade is already a need, but more directly, he's not under contract for next season. Put in perspective, we could let Moss walk and sign James Jones (GB) and place him in the same role, and we'd more or less have the same strengths and weaknesses with a younger player. Not advocating Jones here or that you'd throw a guy like Jones 145 balls in a season...but of course we shouldn't do the same with Moss again.
I think Moss will get picked up fairly quickly when he hits the market because he's still a very good route runner and he's good around the goal line and he's tough to tackle in space and that's all very valuable receiver stuff. I just don't think it makes much sense for the Redskins to bring him back. I don't see a contract extension to be filling any sort of hole in our offense, instead it just holds the status quo.
I would not scramble frantically to replace Santana Moss' role in the offense, I think it opens up more natural looks for guys like Davis.
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GT, as noted earlier I understand your argument. I also applaud you for the analysis & looking into his stats rather than simply relying on those #s as a sole determination of his value. At the same time, where I disagree w/you is that Moss has a year under this system & is a known commodity. Unless they find a reciever from Houston or another former Shanahan player that can step in & knows the offense, the learning curve has to be taken into account. Aside from the offense, just adjusting to a new team, teamates,etc. is another factor.
With all of the issues this team has, I'd prefer to keep what little stability there is & I see Moss as part of it. The only way I would agree w/you is if the team had enough draft picks to land some wr's or they thought Austin would take that role. i.e. if this is a true clean-house rebuilding why not get rid of Moss? I know this is a rebuilding, call it whatever, but I don't think Shanahan wants to get rid of productive vets that are good for team chemistry. They may need Moss to help build the 'buy in' to the system if nothing else.