Comments on our Receiver Corps (6/15/06)

[BrudLee]

Originally Posted by mheisig

We have a proven #1 WR in Moss, but the rest are all giant question marks if you ask me.

Lloyd seems to have incredible athleticism and great potential, but hasn't ever really produced (though we could blame alot of that on the San Francisco "system" or lack thereof, simple fact is he doesn't have a great track record.)

Patten strikes me as a questionable #2 WR, and much more along the lines of competing for the #3 job in terms of talent. In a 10 year career he has no more than 824 yards in a season, and no more than 7 TDs. In itself not a bad season, but that majority of his seasons look alot more like 200-300 yards and 0-1 TDs - not real impressive.

Randle El, like Lloyd, seems to have great athletic talent but hasn't proved himself as a solid, consistent WR.

We've also got Thrash who seems like a consistent contributor, though certainly he's not going to light up the field as a #1 or #2 WR any time soon.

From an athletic standpoint we're stacked, but you can look at someone like Antonio Brown from last season and see athleticism or speed doesn't make a great WR. Basically we still have one good WR that we can count on (Moss) - the #2, #3 and depth positions are all full of great potential and no track record or consistency.

I think maybe you're being a bit hard on the WRs.

In 2005 Randle-El had 3 drops. Lloyd had 4 drops. Patten had two (in half a season). And Moss, he had eight. (Statisics courtesy of Stats.com) What's all this mean? Nothing - I just like stats. Lloyd got his balls as the only viable receiver from such luminaries as Cody Pickett. I say, Cody Pickett. Patten and Randle-El have never been primary targets in their respective offenses.

I think it's important to determine what the expectations are for the 2nd 3rd and 4th WRs before we decide they aren't going to be met.