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Philly Brown and Ted Ginn Jr are the worst starting receiver tandem in the league...

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kungfoodude Grand Master

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Meh. Before we play the game, it would be hard to find many other starting WR duo's that were as pedestrian as Brown/Ginn. But, maybe one day Funchess will actually be healthy enough to play(not holding my breath at this point). If nothing else, let's not forget that we have one of the top 3-4 TE's in the league on our team. 

 

We should have enough to easily get past Jacksonville, I am not going to freak out just because we are starting two bums at WR. This isn't the first time we have started shitty players in franchise history. It is what it is. Move on, fug Jacksonville up and get ready for the Texans.

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The problem with all these fans screaming for Gettleman to "MAKE A MOVE, DO SOMETHING!!!" is that other teams just so to happen to know that we have a need. We are absolutely going to get fleeced if we trade for a guy right now. Not to mention we will have to take on his salary, which if he is good, will definitely not come cheap. Which will affect contract extensions for our core moving forward.

So that leaves the options of guys currently sitting without a team right now, and most of those have been suggested here, and they are mediocre. Gettleman doesn't happen to be the only GM not interested in signing them right now either. There is a reason for that.

I expect after week 1 we will take a few closer looks at guys, so we don't end up paying some guy a guaranteed salary right now to just come waste a roster spot, and suck it up out there. That's really what it boils down to. Of course that's not going to elicit rational conversation here on the huddle.

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Funchess may not be ready to start because he's not far enough along in his development, or because he is still recovering from his hamstring injury. I would suspect it is the former rather than the latter. But it is somewhat surprising to see Brown being given the start ahead of him after his preseason struggles with dropping the ball. I suppose Rivera is hoping the faith he is showing in Brown is repaid by him bouncing back and being able to catch the ball again?

The problem with bringing in another receiver is whether there is a receiver out there that is better than what we have on this roster. Free agents like Reggie Wayne and Wes Welker at this stage in their careers are over the hill, and Hakeem Nicks doesn't look like he wants it. Maybe we can revive Hakeem Nicks' career, or find a diamond in the rough, but right now there doesn't appear to be clear cut options that would definitely be an upgrade over what we have right now. There's some players we could pick up with upside, but they could also fall flat as well. 

i think there is alot of current free agents better than our receivers, i just dont get why we aren't giving any one a shot .

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The problem with all these fans screaming for Gettleman to "MAKE A MOVE, DO SOMETHING!!!" is that other teams just so to happen to know that we have a need. We are absolutely going to get fleeced if we trade for a guy right now. Not to mention we will have to take on his salary, which if he is good, will definitely not come cheap. Which will affect contract extensions for our core moving forward.

So that leaves the options of guys currently sitting without a team right now, and most of those have been suggested here, and they are mediocre. Gettleman doesn't happen to be the only GM not interested in signing them right now either. There is a reason for that.

I expect after week 1 we will take a few closer looks at guys, so we don't end up paying some guy a guaranteed salary right now to just come waste a roster spot, and suck it up out there. That's really what it boils down to. Of course that's not going to elicit rational conversation here on the huddle.

we dont need to trade. there are some decent receivers in free agency that can contribute 

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The NFL Shield At Midfield Grand Master

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these are the available FA wideouts

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/wide-receiver/available/

welker might literally die on the field

wayne is by all acounts about to sign his retirement contract and play golf

nicks could potentially be intriguing, same with denarius moore although i never got the hype with him

so really i see two and they both have flags, especially nicks

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we dont need to trade. there are some decent receivers in free agency that can contribute 

Hakeem Nicks, Denarius Moore, and Vincent Brown are probably the most appealing free agent receivers I can think of, but all are free agents for a reason, and as such, they carry a risk as to whether they will end up contributing or not. 

So who would we cut to make room? 

If there's a belief in the veterans Cotchery and Ginn, they stay. They like what they see in Norwood, he stays. Funchess stays for obvious reasons. So unless Corey, Philly - whatever - continues to be drop prone, then the five we've got stay.

So first problem is finding a dispensable player to cut, and the second problem is that the new reciever needs to step in and be able to move up the depth chart to make a difference, and outside of a few receivers, it is debatable how many could do that.

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