Update: Malcolm Kelly To Be Placed On IR

[RedskinMike]

Originally Posted by DCtoAZ

this kid is cursed .. cut this guy TODAY .. someone please take this problem child off of our hands ....

in the words of David Spade ...

BUH BYE

He is quite the opposite of a problem child.

[BleedBurgundy]

this guy says kelly is too fragile for the nfl...

[NYCskinfan82]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

this guy says kelly is too fragile for the nfl...

LMAO. Somebodies going to HELL!

[tryfuhl]

Can't see trusting that he'll ever be fully healthy. A freaking hamstring shouldn't sideline you for months.

[GusFrerotte]

How can he make the team unless they put him on IR? I say ditch him as cold as that sounds. The guys we have now should do fine, plus we can always draft a guy next season or two.

[drew54]

IMO this goes to show when drafting WR the priorities should always go hands, speed, route running, and last and least size.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by drew54

IMO this goes to show when drafting WR the priorities should always go hands, speed, route running, and last and least size.

aside from size isn't that about the order of Kelly's strengths?

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by drew54

IMO this goes to show when drafting WR the priorities should always go hands, speed, route running, and last and least size.

I say it's route running, hands, agility, speed, then size. To me this is how Jerry Rice became the greatest receiver of all time. Route running is first because if you can't get open then it doesn't matter how great your hands are. It's also above speed because when you can't run routes you simply run into coverage faster, at least at the NFL level. Also agility is above speed in part because it goes hand in hand with route running. Being able to execute double moves and quick cuts is essential to being a top receiver.

[GusFrerotte]

Hands and speed are definitely tops.

[SmootSmack]

For what it's worth though, Kelly was active for all 16 games last year

[freddyg12]

What's the impact of going on IR? I know he can't play all year, but what does the team owe him? base salary is about all he's got on his contract. He's not making a ton of $.

I think IR would be good for him. Give him a year to think about it, get himself healthy & develop a routine for stretching & workouts.

Anything I'm missing? I just don't see what the team stands to lose putting him on IR, assuming he meets the criteria by league rules.

If not IR, I say keep him before galloway.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

What's the impact of going on IR? I know he can't play all year, but what does the team owe him? base salary is about all he's got on his contract. He's not making a ton of $.

I think IR would be good for him. Give him a year to think about it, get himself healthy & develop a routine for stretching & workouts.

Anything I'm missing? I just don't see what the team stands to lose putting him on IR, assuming he meets the criteria by league rules.

If not IR, I say keep him before galloway.

I was with you until the last line. I don't see how there is any downside to putting him on IR, if his condition warrants it (I think the NFL requires some proof of physical injury, and his seems very unprovable).

But keep him before Galloway? that's crazy, Galloway:
a) is physically capable of playing!
b) was able to get separation from the Jets corners, so I think he will be ok against others in the league.
c) is a solid consistent, if not outstanding, receiver

If they don't IR Kelly, then the only spot he could take is Banks/Austin if they try to PS both of them (which I doubt) otherwise see ya!

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I was with you until the last line. I don't see how there is any downside to putting him on IR, if his condition warrants it (I think the NFL requires some proof of physical injury, and his seems very unprovable).

But keep him before Galloway? that's crazy, Galloway:
a) is physically capable of playing!
b) was able to get separation from the Jets corners, so I think he will be ok against others in the league.
c) is a solid consistent, if not outstanding, receiver

If they don't IR Kelly, then the only spot he could take is Banks/Austin if they try to PS both of them (which I doubt) otherwise see ya!

I could not agree more. Keeping players based only on potential is what got us in the mess that is the Redskins 2000-2009. Moron Cerratto and not moron but unqualified GM Dan Snyder basically GAVE roster spots to undeserving draft picks like Durant Brooks even though they were clearly beat out on the practice field and on the preseason playing field. What is the point of having competition, training camp and then preseason if you do not judge and then select the best players based on performance on the field.

I think it is more than proven that the Al Davis system of falling in love with numbers like 6'4" and running a 40 in 4.3 is not a good way to pick football players. It is one small measure, but it should not be the main standard. I never agreed with us taking Kelly and Thomas just because they were tall and the rest of our WR's were short and that some how created a need. We had a need for great WR's regardless of their height. We won two SB with smurfs and our only tall WR Art Monk on IR.
Give me great football players that will do well in the NFL. I don't care how tall they are or how many push up they can do.

[scowan]

Cut him, keep Moss, Armstrong, Galloway, Thomas, Banks.
Run 2TE sets with Cooley and Davis and we only need 5 WRs anyway. I keep trying to figure out why we want to keep 6 WRs with 2 great TEs on our team. I also see Portis catching more passes than he ever has in a single year, this year.

[MTK]

Yeah keeping a gimpy Kelly over Galloway makes zero sense.