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Fonzie · 04-23-2006, 10:46 PM

Receivers

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  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Torres, Anthony         82  TE          4    72                72                2 yrs
Chandler, Colin         83  TE          1    31                49                3 yrs
Joyner, Marlon          84  TE          4    50                54                3 yrs
Beattie, Brandon        86  TE          1    22                37                2 yrs
Housley, Freddie        11  FL          5    36                41                2 yrs
Hodges, Courtney        81  FL          3    30                44                2 yrs
Garcia, Brent           85  FL          3    36                46                2 yrs
Armitage, Sydney        89  FL          10   58                64                2 yrs
Higginbotham, Demetrius 80  SE          8    44                44                3 yrs
Ramirez, Mack           88  SE          6    35                41                3 yrs

Our offseason change in the scouting department allowed us to get a better read on our receivers, and nowhere was that clarity more noticable than in the evaluation of TE Anthony Torres. He was already highly regarded by our previous scout (rated 66/66), but our new scout apparently thinks Torres is even better than that. Not bad for a late 4th rounder. Joyner is his backup, and at 50/54 I'd say he was a great undrafted free agent pickup. Chandler is the most recent addition to the TE corps, and also looks to have a promising future. He won't see the field much this year, except perhaps on special teams.

Armitage and Higginbotham return as our starters, although our new scout slightly downgraded our ratings of both of them. I still expect them to produce at a high level, and have especially high expectations for Armitage now that he's had a year in our system. I'll be disappointed if he doesn't at least top 900 yards (read between those lines, Sydney!). Playing opposite of Armitage, Higginbotham caught an amazing 68% of the balls thrown his way last year for a 14.5 average - pretty damn good for a player our scouts think has limited talent. He's also our positional leader and a WR mentor.

Our backup receivers are all fairly comparable in terms of overall assessments, but each has somewhat differing skill sets. Garcia is a bit of a busted 1st round pick, but has decent punt (51/57) and kickoff (28/36) return skills, so he'll stick around. Hodges was an offseason pickup, and was brought in primarily for his kickoff return skills (57/64) and his 3rd down receiving abilities (61/75). Housley and Ramirez might be fighting for our final receiver slot. Housley crushed Ramirez in their battle during the last exhibition season, but then fell flat during the regular season. Housley is a good 3rd-down receiver, but Ramirez has better hands and Route Running abilities. This should be a good preseason battle (again).

Next up: offensive line.

04-23-2006, 10:46 PM	#236
Fonzie Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Illinois	Positional Overviews Receivers Code: Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct Torres, Anthony 82 TE 4 72 72 2 yrs Chandler, Colin 83 TE 1 31 49 3 yrs Joyner, Marlon 84 TE 4 50 54 3 yrs Beattie, Brandon 86 TE 1 22 37 2 yrs Housley, Freddie 11 FL 5 36 41 2 yrs Hodges, Courtney 81 FL 3 30 44 2 yrs Garcia, Brent 85 FL 3 36 46 2 yrs Armitage, Sydney 89 FL 10 58 64 2 yrs Higginbotham, Demetrius 80 SE 8 44 44 3 yrs Ramirez, Mack 88 SE 6 35 41 3 yrs Our offseason change in the scouting department allowed us to get a better read on our receivers, and nowhere was that clarity more noticable than in the evaluation of TE Anthony Torres. He was already highly regarded by our previous scout (rated 66/66), but our new scout apparently thinks Torres is even better than that. Not bad for a late 4th rounder. Joyner is his backup, and at 50/54 I'd say he was a great undrafted free agent pickup. Chandler is the most recent addition to the TE corps, and also looks to have a promising future. He won't see the field much this year, except perhaps on special teams. Armitage and Higginbotham return as our starters, although our new scout slightly downgraded our ratings of both of them. I still expect them to produce at a high level, and have especially high expectations for Armitage now that he's had a year in our system. I'll be disappointed if he doesn't at least top 900 yards (read between those lines, Sydney!). Playing opposite of Armitage, Higginbotham caught an amazing 68% of the balls thrown his way last year for a 14.5 average - pretty damn good for a player our scouts think has limited talent. He's also our positional leader and a WR mentor. Our backup receivers are all fairly comparable in terms of overall assessments, but each has somewhat differing skill sets. Garcia is a bit of a busted 1st round pick, but has decent punt (51/57) and kickoff (28/36) return skills, so he'll stick around. Hodges was an offseason pickup, and was brought in primarily for his kickoff return skills (57/64) and his 3rd down receiving abilities (61/75). Housley and Ramirez might be fighting for our final receiver slot. Housley crushed Ramirez in their battle during the last exhibition season, but then fell flat during the regular season. Housley is a good 3rd-down receiver, but Ramirez has better hands and Route Running abilities. This should be a good preseason battle (again). Next up: offensive line. Last edited by Fonzie : 04-24-2006 at 07:54 PM.