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Some receiver names to consider

Mr. Scot

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I've read that the Seahawks may cut loose one of their Deions, either Deion Branch or Deon Butler. Age, salary and special teams ability make it seem more likely it's Branch who'll be hitting the bricks. The Ravens have a similar dilemma, as they may not be able to keep both Mark Clayton and Demetrius Williams. One of them may well be looking for work come time for the season to start.

Likewise there are other players "on the bubble" for this season, including veteran guys like Torry Holt (Patriots) and Patrick Crayton (Cowboys); project guys like Marko Mitchell (Vikings) and Pat Turner (Dolphins); and question mark guys like Brandon Jones (49ers) Mike Furrey (Redskins) and Juaquin Iglesias (Bears).

Of that bunch, Deion Branch is the guy you could most easily see coming in and adopting a number two role here, especially since the offense the panthers run bears a lot of similarities to the one in which he had the most success, back in New England (he's been considered something of a disappointment in Seattle).

More names will likely crop up as preseason goes on, but the main thing to remember here is that if the team decides it isn't happy with what we have at receiver, we don't necessarily need to go the trade route to find another viable candidate.

Other names that might be "on the bubble" for this year are welcome.

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Not sure I see the Panthers taking a chance on a guy like Jones. Possible, but I'd be surprised.

Holt's done everything but camp on Marty Hurney's lawn trying to get here and we've never given him a look. That could change if we really feel the need, though.

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Its early but, how will bringing in one of those guys affect our chemistry? I mean, hey, you can weight it out against how talented the guy is, but would it be worth it? Also, I think knowing when to pull that trigger is tougher now than it ever has been since there are a lot of unknowns with this group we have now. And lastly, we only have 2 or 3 spots open (I personally think only 2) for wr's this year and a coach who very much so values ST's in his backups.

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It's not at all unusual - fairly regular, actually - for the final roster to include a guy or two who was in camp somewhere else for the entire offseason.

(heck, that's how our current starting quarterback got here)

I still think the team's preference would be to make the lineup out of what we already have on hand, but final cuts pretty much always include a surprise or two.

If someone like...say, Malcolm Kelly got released (injury issues are allowing other guys to impress, and possibly surpass him, in Redskins camp) then a late addition being part of the package becomes very possible.

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It's not at all unusual - fairly regular, actually - for the final roster to include a guy or two who was in camp somewhere else for the entire offseason.

(heck, that's how our current starting quarterback got here)

I still think the team's preference would be to make the lineup out of what we already have on hand, but final cuts pretty much always include a surprise or two.

If someone like...say, Malcolm Kelly got released (injury issues are allowing other guys to impress, and possibly surpass him, in Redskins camp) then a late addition being part of the package becomes very possible.

I would approve of Kelly, that would be an ideal move for us to make.

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Teams like the Redskins, with new coaches and/or coordinators (in this case, on the offensive side) are a good place to look for possible candidates. It's not at all unusual for a decent guy to be let go because, while he may be a good player, he doesn't fit the new system.

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