Hank Baskett Hysteria

[Feva]

Hank Baskett is expected to be on the field with Reggie Brown in the two-wide receiver sets, with Jabar Gaffney as the third receiver. Then it's Greg Lewis and Darnerien McCants - big game vaults him up the depth chart, doesn't it?

If being the no. 4-5 doesn't fire Lewis up, nothing will.

Lewis is a 4-5.  That's just what he is.  So, sure... I hope he'll be fired up to be the best 4-5 he can be.

Yup.  I agree wholeheartedly.  The problem is that a lot of fans are pissed with him because he failed last year to be an effective #2 which is beyond asinine.  As long as Lewis is kept at the 3, 4, 5 level where he belongs, he can still be effective in that role.

[Rome]

Lewis sucks.  I'd prefer to have a guy on the roster with the talent to eventually become at least a solid #2 on the team and Lewis has proven that he isn't that guy.

If it comes down to a choice between an unproven rookie and a proven 4th or 5th option, take the rookie and say goodbye to Cecil B. Turtle.

[Feva]

Every team has role players... and that's exactly what Lewis is... a role player.  Nothing more, nothing less.  People expected too much of this guy last year.  That's not his fault.  He can more often than not win the matchups with 3rd or 4th CB's/LB's he'll face at that level.  That much he has proven he can do.  What's got him in the doghouse is that he's also proven that he can't regularly win matchups against any above average CB's in this league.

I'm not a huge fan of his either, but at this point, he has a place on this team.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Nope, don't agree there. I like him. But I know there are more people here than not who would start Pinky over him. I just don't agree with that.

A healthy Pinky is a much better #2 WR than Greg Lewis, and it's not even close.
Of course, Todd will probably never be healthy again, or at least not in 2006.

It's much like when an angry woman confronted Winston Churchill and said, "You're sloppy drunk!"  He replied, "Yes, and you're ugly.  But in the morning, I'll be sober."

Neither of them are capable of playing the #2 spot right now, and Lewis doesn't have an excuse except that he's simply not that great.  How you can possibly think he could be the #3 or higher on a contending team after watching how he played last year when the team absolutely needed him to fill that role is beyond me.

[Rome]

Again, if it comes down to a choice between say Jason Avant & Greg Lewis, I'm keeping Avant.

Same goes for the ski bum.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Again, if it comes down to a choice between say Jason Avant & Greg Lewis, I'm keeping Avant.

Same goes for the ski bum.

Jeremy Bloom should be on IR all year.  That's the best place for him, especially if J.R. Reed is actually back.

[rjs246]

Undrafted free agents, late round picks, mid-season free agent cuts, skiiers and castoffs.

But everything's cool. Nothing to worry about here.

[Rome]

Oh, I agree.  I'm just saying that to me Jeremy Bloom has more upside than Lewis does, and that's why I'd reserve a roster spot for him over Lewis at this point.

Lewis really disappointed me last year.  Add to the fact that he's been apparently sulking his way through training camp and it seems like a no-brainer to me.

[Rome]

Undrafted free agents, late round picks, mid-season free agent cuts, skiiers and castoffs.

But everything's cool. Nothing to worry about here.

You misspelled skiers.  Other than that, I agree with you.

[Diomedes]

But everything's cool. Nothing to worry about here.

NOW you're acting like a TRUE fan.

[Feva]

Undrafted free agents, late round picks, mid-season free agent cuts, skiiers and castoffs.

But everything's cool. Nothing to worry about here.

On August 6th... yup.

[shorebird]

Nope, don't agree there. I like him. But I know there are more people here than not who would start Pinky over him. I just don't agree with that.

A healthy Pinky is a much better #2 WR than Greg Lewis, and it's not even close.
Of course, Todd will probably never be healthy again, or at least not in 2006.

It's much like when an angry woman confronted Winston Churchill and said, "You're sloppy drunk!" He replied, "Yes, and you're ugly. But in the morning, I'll be sober."

Neither of them are capable of playing the #2 spot right now, and Lewis doesn't have an excuse except that he's simply not that great. How you can possibly think he could be the #3 or higher on a contending team after watching how he played last year when the team absolutely needed him to fill that role is beyond me.

Everyone sucked last year, and I want to see what any of these recievers can do with a healthy Dmac throwing to them. I'd like to see if Lewis can do what he did in the playoffs during the Superbowl year when McNabb was in a groove. I don't think you can judge him after seeing him play with guys like McMahon, or Dmac with a bruised sternum and his insides almost hanging out.

[Magical_Retard]

i really wanna see how well jr reed does. among the many problems we had last season our ST sucked arse. we need a quality return man who can at least gain some good field advantage and take it to the house from time to time. i thought jr reed was that man b4 he got hurt. hopefully bloom develops in this area as well.


i really liked the avant pick as a possesion WR and i really wanna see him out there. hes been a dinged up and hasnt gotten much work in but eventually i would like to see our depth chart to be brown, basket/gaffeny (seeing how that goes), and then avant.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Undrafted free agents, late round picks, mid-season free agent cuts, skiiers and castoffs.

But everything's cool. Nothing to worry about here.

Because 1st round picks always are studs, right?

[shorebird]

Undrafted free agents, late round picks, mid-season free agent cuts, skiiers and castoffs.

But everything's cool. Nothing to worry about here.

Because 1st round picks always are studs, right?

Not with this team, especially with recievers. Theres a hell of a better chance for a non-drafted free agent if you go by Reids track record for drafting WR's.