Dont think he'd be a good presence to our talented and young group of WRs. Though he'd be useful on a minimum contract and maybe that humbles the **** out of him[/QUOTE]
A big IF...especially with our star RB looking at a 2 to 4 game suspension for Holmes favorite past time activity.
Hated him since day one and can't wait until he's sweeping floors for me
Sweeping floors for you? And you are who again?
We gotta get away from this looking to the past ****. The dude was cut from the bears and they were begging for receiving talent. You cant turn back the clock. Besides receivers are nearly the bottom of the need list. They will get one guy before the season. Hell if he is the best one for a cheap price whatever. He won't see the ball anyhow. There are three good to great players ahead of him. It's corner, safety and outside linebacker. One of the three has to be addressed in free agency ASAP. Cant draft three players capable of starting in one draft.
Pouncey says he is a *****. What more do you need?
...and then I got high...
ask yourself this who would you rather have as the 4th WR DHB who can't catch or Holmes who can catch and run block.
with who is out there Holmes would be likely be the best fit for ous from this crop him or D.Moore
Jennings
Wayne
Nicks
Moore
Agree. WR isn't an area of need and we especially don't need Stonio. I'd sooner bring Moye back from the **** PS.
It actually IS an area of need. We have Brown, Bryant, and Wheaton...after that, we have 3 camp body players. DHB is a FA, we released Moore, J.Brown was released during the season. WR actually IS a need, it may not be top priority, but it's a needed position.
Then I guess every position is a needed position.
I hate to say this, but I actually think WR might be a 1st round target for Tombert.
When you look at the 1st round graded talent in this draft (and there might only be a legit 20 guys on that list according to some), there are a LOT that are WR's. This is an extremely good top-heavy WR draft class. As with most years now, the talent at WR coming out of college is just plain better than the talent competing with it in the secondary (DB's). The WR's are better athletes, bigger, stronger and faster.
This year is no different. I'm scouting WR's now and while I struggled to grade many in the CB group a 1st round grade, that is NOT the case with the WR's. Pending off-field issues, White, Cooper, Parker and Strong are all likely top-20 to 25 rated prospects this year. And Green-Beckham is as tempting a project/athlete as you'll see at the position. He sometimes looks like an adult playing with toddlers high-pointing balls with guys draped all over him. And I suspect a small guy will tempt a team in the top-30 or 40 picks as well.
This is a pass rusher and WR draft and if we are sitting at pick #22 and the only 1st round grade we have on a guy is one of the WR's left, I would not put it past Tombert to just pick the highest rated guy on their board.
As stated above, we really only have 3 NFL caliber WR's on the roster and I'm not certain (is anyone?) that the team is super committed to paying Wheaton a 2nd contract. That's hush-hush right now.
So bringing a young WR in to continue the success at that position and continue to maintain the superiority of our offense would not surprise me with the way Tombert thinks.
I don't know...thats not the MO I think the highest WR pick with Tomlin was Lameass in the 2nd I really doubt they grab one in the first ...but who knows