Predictions on starting lineup

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Originally Posted by Hogskin

Joe, as usual your insight is great. I had not seen that side of McCants, and thought he had a virtual lock on #2 or 3 - nice to hear from someone much closer to the situation! It's going to be very interesting at WR. I can't wait for training camp to watch all of this start to shake out. What do you think of the chances of a Gardner trade for some DL help?

Thanks, John!

I don't think the Skins would be able trade Gardner for a D-lineman of any value-- at least nothing better than what they already have. The best I think they could hope for is maybe a 4th-round pick in exchange for Gardner. They might get lucky this summer and find some team that's desperate for wideouts due to training camp injuries, but even then, I don't think they'd get better than a 3rd rounder-- and that's a stretch. I think Gibbs will just let this wideout competition shake-out, and see who comes to play. If it becomes evident early on that Gardner isn't one of the top three wideouts, then they'll try to see if they can get anything useful in a trade.