Wide Receiver

End of Preseason Wide Receiver Rankings

Monday, 5 September, 2005

Surprise, surprise, guess who tops the list?

1. Terrell Owens
Anyone that can run his mouth to the media, betray certain teammates, and still be about his business is one risky fellow. Owens hasn’t even got the Eagles to budge one bit on a contract demand. Threatening didn’t work, so what other way can Owens figure out how to get things to work his way? The only way is to have a phenomenal year, that would make the Eagles have to trade Owens. There is no question Owens will not be an Eagle next season. Mike Vick could be his next quarterback.

2. Chad Johnson
Chad Johnson is ready for a career year, and for the most part that is expected all around in Cincinnati. There is a new ray of hope with the Bengals, and it is actually blossoming from season to season. The occasional glimpses are turning into weekly highlights, and Johnson has been a big part of the change over.

3. Randy Moss
It doesn’t matter how great a player is. A player can only be as good as the player controlling the situation makes him. That quarterback’s name is Kerry Collins, and Collins is no Daunte Culpepper. Frustration may settle in if Moss doesn’t show people how he can play in silver in black. Don’t expect Moss to pout openly, but there is going to be times this season when you can feel Moss beaming through your television screen.

4. Torry Holt
Write this down. Marc Bulger to Torry Holt will be the hottest connection this year. In fact both athletes are entering the years where they are going to do their most damage. What could be better, than doing it together? Both athletes are top five in their positions, and will remain that way for many years to come.

5. Marvin Harrison
The ratio of Harrison catching Manning throws has dropped off a bit. One that remains high though is in the end zone. That is a given when your quarterback shatters the touchdown passing record. Harrison has done a great job for such a long time, that it just seems that a disappointing year is barreling down. An athlete like Harrison doesn’t deserve any skepticism, but as the years go by concern has to grow.

6. Darrell Jackson
Jackson hasn’t received enough credit thus far in his career, but after this year that will come to an end. He gets open with ease, and it usually is for a big play. Hasselbeck has a special connection with him, and as long as he can haul in his throws, he’ll be a Pro Bowler. With Koren Robinson gone more eyes should begin to finally focus on the real deal in Jackson.

7. Hines Ward
Wardrobes won’t be a problem for entering and exiting stadiums now. With his fresh four year deal, the Steelers finally made their franchise receiver happy. Ward deserves it. As he could easily have opted out at the end of the year, and went to a team that utilizes receivers more. Instead, Ward has grown into his role as a tough receiver with and without the football.

8. Joe Horn
If there was a most improved player award based on attitude, Horn would get it. The once obnoxious self centered athlete that whipped out his phone for a touchdown celebration, has turned into a disciplined star veteran. He has done it quietly, and was one of the first Saints to volunteer to help out for hurricane victims. His career didn’t even take off until he finally got a break in Kansas City and then eventually with the Saints. But he has made the most of it, and his improvement doesn’t stop.

9. Ashley Lelie
Plummer’s fading career may be saved by this young athlete. Lelie is a rare speedster that is an actual football player. He isn’t a track star being converted, and he doesn’t drop balls. He makes remarkable catches and stretches the field with the best of them. This should be a breakout year for Lelie, along with a Pro Bowl selection.

10. Lavernues Coles
A lot of people think the Coles-Moss deal was lopsided, because Coles is a much better athlete. I agree with that 100 percent, and really don’t know what the Redskins were thinking. Coles is a tough big play guy, and will show that he has recovered from his injury problems. Chad Pennington has been missing this receiver over the last few years, and will welcome him back with open arms.

11. Andre Johnson
Johnson is an upper echelon receiver, that still has a ways to go. That’s a scary thought, but true. Johnson hasn’t even touched the scale on his ability, and the Texans offense hasn’t either. A whole transformation needs to happen of a year with success, for Johnson to reach the level he should be at. It’s really the Texans offense that is holding his growth down, rather than Johnson.

12. Javon Walker
It’s going to be a tough long year for the Packers. This season just looks like a nightmare ending to Favre’s career. Ahman Green’s fumbling problems are becoming worse, and their defense is ready to lose games for them. Once the Packers start losing, and Favre starts forcing, things are going to get ugly. As a result, Walker will become even unhappier, and will slip drastically in wide receiver rankings.

13. Reggie Wayne
People were starting to count the years on their second hand, as it seemed like Wayne would never fit in with the Colts offense. It took a long enough time for the Colts to get a second receiver to work, but Wayne has solidified his spot. Will the time come that Wayne’s stats leap over Harrison’s?

14. Drew Bennett
As soon as Volek becomes the Titans starter, bump Bennett up into the top five. The nation saw what those two did together in a span of three weeks, and their chemistry still was clicking this preseason. Whatever it is, there is no doubt the Titans are going to have to make the eventual move of displacing their quarterback since the Houston days in Steve McNair.

15. Plaxico Burress
A fresh start, is just what the doctor ordered for Burress. The new life with the Giants, and Eli Manning’s cannon of an arm are going to make Burress a fantasy stud this season. Eli Manning may have had trouble hitting his receivers last year, but those days are over. Burress is going to be a contributor, and one of the league leaders in touchdown receptions.

16. Nate Burelson
Not enough people realize how the absence of Moss isn’t going to affect the Vikings as much as what was hyped up. Burelson, Williamson, and Robinson are all solid receivers, and Culpepper is a fantastic quarterback. With all the hoopla that Mike Vick gets for possessing speed, an arm, and almost there accuracy, the level that Vick is trying to reach has already been accomplished by Culpepper. Culpepper has beat defenders with his legs and arm on numerous occasions. In fact, Culpepper is the league’s best dimensional quarterback. Burelson is the lead man currently in Minnesota, but once the season starts it could end up being Troy Williamson or Marcus Robinson. Whoever it is, is going to have a career year.

17. Rod Smith
A lot of people have written Smith of this year in fantasy drafts, and that has left owners like me drooling with my hands rubbing together as a late round steal. With a talented receiver like Ashley Lelie above him, and a Darius Watts below him, it makes it that much easier for Smith to use his smarts. Lelie is going to get tons of attention, after the damage he posed on defenses all last season. Smith may not have the weekly putouts that you’d like, but he’ll have more than enough games of fantastic numbers.

18. Michael Clayton
Clayton would be higher, but it’s hard to see him having the same success as last season. Reason being, the Buccaneers are going to run the football more this season with Carnell Williams and Michael Pittman. Also, Brian Griese has never been a quarterback that can duplicate previous success.

19. Larry Fitzgerald
In the off-season rankings, Fitzgerald was considered a top ten receiver. He has fallen down quite a bit, because of his new quarterback Kurt Warner. It seems Warner has been favoring receivers Bryant Johnson and Anquan Boldin more than Fitzgerald. That will be a problem for fantasy owners, and a good thing for the Cardinals team. All three are very good receivers, and Warner’s three hundred yard games every week are over. He is going to rank near the bottom ten in yards per game, and divided by three that’s not going to produce top ten numbers from Fitzgerald.

20. Steve Smith
We’ll begin to see how great Mushin Muhammed was. Smith thrived with Muhammed opposite him, and had great chemistry with Delhomme. Smith also needs to show he has the same speed that he had before his season ending injury last year. In preseason he seemed to justify that the ankle is 100 percent, and that he has regained his speed. At his smallish size, of 5’8 and 180 it’ll be hard to see Smith lasting an entire NFL season every year. Keep an eye on newcomer Rod Gardner, and also Keary Colbert who is an emerging receiver.

Best of the rest.

21. Roy Williams
22. Brandon Stokely
23. Jimmy Smith
24. Anquan Boldin
25. Eddie Kennison
26. Jerry Porter
27. Donte Stallworth
28. Chris Chambers
29. Isaac Bruce
30. Donald Driver
31. Deion Branch
32. Santana Moss
33. TJ Houshmandzadah
34. Troy Williamson
35. Lee Evans
36. Michael Jenkins
37. Keenan McCardell
38. Keyshawn Johnson
39. Bobby Engram
40. Braylon Edwards
41. Amani Toomer
42. Kevin Curtis
43. Brandon Lloyd
44. Charles Rogers
45. Eric Moulds
46. Joey Galloway
47. Antonio Bryant
48. Terry Glenn
49. Marcus Robinson
50. Bryant Johnson

Don't Give Up On Price

Thursday, 1 September, 2005

Peerless Price’s days ended abruptly with Atlanta, but it wasn’t like anyone couldn’t see it coming. Surely, Price did capitalize strongly by playing with Eric Moulds in Buffalo. Moulds, at the time was a top ten receiver, and the complement of having Price made them both better all around athletes. Atlanta signed Price by hoping to have him as the feature receiver, and he could have been. The problem was the Falcons had numerous other aspects that led to Price’s non use.

First the Falcons didn’t have any other quality receivers, and their best option was and still is Alge Crumpler. If Mike Vick only averages barely over 150 yards throwing per game, how in the heck is Price supposed to have stats? The Falcons chose to build their offense around using Vick’s legs, and Warrick Dunn and TJ Duckett. There is still definite reason to knock Peerless Price. Entirely, he didn’t do his job and the Falcons didn’t either in utilizing him.

There were plenty of grumblings on Price being played out by Michael Jenkins and other Falcon receivers this off season. Certainly, that’s an alarming issue and the Falcons solved it. Now Price is going to have options again, and fittingly it should work in his favor.

Two of the teams already interested in Price are the Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles. Automatically if Price were to land in Philadelphia, put an arrow up next to his name. A player like Terrell Owens is going to make Price near or above his potential production level he had in Buffalo. Owens creates the attention, and Price with his speed will be able to burn corners down the sideline. Obviously, that’s the main threat with Price. He isn’t going to go over the middle, he is a deep threat receiver. With the Eagles concerns behind Owens at wide receiver, and wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Eagles lure in Price quickly.

With Philadelphia’s success in recent years. The fact that Price’s market value is down considerably, benefits both sides. The Eagles can get a bargain deal with a player with tremendous upside, and Price gets a chance to earn a demanding contract back.

Seattle’s west coast offense has and will continue to put up monstrous offensive stats. When the Seahawks had Koren Robinson, Darrell Jackson, and Bobby Engram playing together they all had solid years. Matt Hasselbeck loves to share the ball to receivers (even if they continually drop them), and Shaun Alexander creates that much more for the passing game. Price could jump on board, and help solve the void without Koren Robinson, and alleviate the pressure on Jackson.

Price is a system player. He needs to be around the right atmosphere and nucleus to showcase his attributes. Currently, Price is being dropped at rapid speeds in fantasy leagues. Owners that are point clicker happy to hit that drop button, should give it a week or two to see where Price lands. Because in a month or two when Price is being picked up of waivers as a steal, you’re going to be an upset owner.

Price will be a top twenty five receiver if he lands on the Eagles or Seahawks.

4th Quarter Killers

Thursday, 14 July, 2005

Blowouts on Sundays are bad for ratings, but a major boost for fantasy football teams. First of all while the points pile up for the leading team, it’s usually the most involvement of an entire team. The quarterback, running back, and two or three wide receivers will have game day stats sometimes by halftime. As that happens it comforts the winning team enough to substitute for the second and third string athletes.

As the relaxation begins the opposing team still has their first string in. They’re sweating out some of their frustrated angered fury. The pile on garbage stats that drive gamblers crazy, can also set a nerve-racking experience for fantasy owners. Not only are their stars sitting on the sideline, the other team’s getting open lanes for the quarterback and running back, and cornerbacks playing a mile off of wide receivers. It just makes you want to pull your hair out sometimes.

It’s a strange view but look for team’s that are completely outmatched. You may went to stay away from the quarterback, because they’ll throw plenty of interceptions and likely be benched in the second half. A running back will be limited because the team will be trying to claw their way back through the air. So the wide receiver position is the main area you’re going to want to fit in as a starter.

The advantage of more throws, less meaningful defense, and ease of playing from behind is where yards after catch will come in. How many times have you seen a defense playing so nonchalant with a big lead, that they’ll miss the easiest tackles? Literally, they look like video game athletes the way they’re diving, arm tackling, and walking back to the line of scrimmage with worry free looks.

So which receivers shoot up the charts as fourth quarter killers? Here’s a top ten list.

1. Santana Moss
Whatever Daniel Snyder has tried has failed, and the losing will continue until this team came play together. Moss is one of the fastest receivers in the league, and anytime a defense is playing lackadaisical, he should have an instant touchdown. The Redskins defense will keep them in games, but they can’t do it every week.

2. Brandon Lloyd
Lloyd is in his contract year, and has to deal with a rookie quarterback. It’s not going to be pretty, but the good thing for Lloyd is that rookies tend to look for the main guy often. That’ll be bad when the defense runs a few back, but once the fourth quarter comes he’ll get a few passes his way.

3. Chris Chambers
Already five years into the league Chambers still has a lot to prove. He is a smart deceptive receiver, but because of the Dolphins passing limitations he has been limited himself. Nick Saban seems to be correcting a lot of things, but it may be too late to keep the Dolphins defensive unit strong. A lot of the guys have aged, and even if Miami improves on offense, the defense will likely be the downfall. With them down constantly, Chambers should flourish amongst the top in the fourth quarter.

4. Ashley Lelie
Mike Shanahan has a lot of pressure on himself this year, and so does quarterback Jake Plummer. The AFC looks too strong, and Plummer’s days are numbered. Lelie will solidify himself this season as a top ten receiver.

5. Plaxico Burress
Eli Manning is going to love this tall target. Burress strides down the field with ease, and has never lost a jump ball. Expect the Giants to take a chance anytime Burress is one on one down the field.

6. Michael Clayton
The Buccaneers are a big time sleeper to go after one of the NFC wild card slots. The offense has underwent enough changes over the past year, and now is an above average squad. Brian Griese and Michael Clayton will be one of the hottest connections next season.

7. Larry Fitzgerald
Fitz is the epitome of a prime time player. He has been a star his entire football career, and wasn’t hyped up in college like he should have been. He just has that instinctive knack of catching footballs, and is on his way to being the next Cris Carter.

8. Andre Davis
You might as well throw Braylon Edwards in here, as the Browns are going to be losing all season long. Is 0-16 in the Browns future, probably not but more than three wins would be a great season for the Browns.

9. Roy Williams
Gobble, gobble, gobble. If John Madden was still on Fox handing out turkey legs, Williams would be a recipient more than once. The Lions will play Vick and company this year, and will probably be the Lions only spotlight game besides a Sunday night one against Green Bay.

10. Lavernues Coles
The Jets are always playing to win, and win the majority of their games by a touchdown or less. Their slow methodic run the ball down their throats style, always sets up the passing game in the third and fourth quarters. That’s when Lavernues Coles thrived with the Jets originally, and it’ll be like a flashback this season.

Awakened or Set?

Wednesday, 13 July, 2005

Injuries are the most common setback in an athlete’s professional career. The recovery time period is often sped up to benefit the their team’s immediate future. In some cases it’s worth the risk, but more than often it causes a prolonged setback that can carry on for an entire season. Rather than let that athlete get the extended rest, it turns into a future problem. What should have took an extra two to three weeks for full recovery, ends up taking a year or two.

An athlete may not be on the injured list, but it’s 100 percent evident that something is wrong with their physical condition. For the past few years that can be said for Bills wide receiver Eric Moulds. He didn’t suffer any serious tear, but the severity of a groin, back, and eclipsing the age of 30 all at the same time caused Moulds stats to slump.

Heading into 2005 Moulds is looking 100 percent. With youngster Lee Evans alleviating some of the attention away from Moulds, it could be a nice year of resurrection for Moulds.

Moulds could enter the season in top-notch shape, but the significance of any Bills wide receiver will be solely dependant on first year starter JP Losman. With the confidence the Bills have showcased in him, obviously they’re convinced that he is ready. With the way some youngsters have stepped in over recent years, you’d have to pat the Bills on the back for taking the risk.

With that in mind, the commencement of an offensive power juggernaut is set. At least from the standpoint, that they’ll be able to establish the ground game on a regular basis. The Bills are going to continue to test McGahee’s endurance and limitation abilities, and that should open the doors even more for Moulds.

Do not forget that Moulds was as solid a receiver there was from the late nineties through 2002. His season last year was okay but Moulds made it publicly known he wasn’t happy with his role at the midpoint of the season. It didn’t change into him having any monster games, but he is one of the few receivers that will get you six to eight points in the yardage category every week.

At his size and age, Moulds has kind of transformed himself into a different type of receiver. In years past, he was able to use his speed to burn defenders Sam Madison and others. Now that’s Lee Evans job, and there isn’t any possibility that Moulds could challenge Evans in the forty yard dash. For Moulds though, his main duty is to use his strength and veteran abilities to outsmart the cornerback. All it takes is a fake out or a flinch here, and a young cornerback will bite like a shark.

Moulds should continue to catch plenty of footballs, as he gobbles them up. What fantasy owners are intrigued by is if he can get in the end zone. With the quarterback switch up, it could benefit Moulds more than Lee Evans. The only reason Drew Bledsoe is still in the league is because he throws an accurate missile deep ball. JP Losman’s arm still has to be tested. Even if he can throw the deep ball, usually offensive coordinators are scared to go that route with an inexperienced quarterback.

Either way fantasy owners are sleeping far too much on Moulds. He is settling in the category of “major steal” in plenty of leagues. This isn’t a mid thirties wideout, as he is only 32. He should be counted on as a non questionable number two fantasy wide receiver, and an all season long lock if you happened to land him as your third.

Edition One: Wide Receiver Rankings

Saturday, 11 June, 2005

In the majority of fantasy football leagues you have to start three wide receivers or two wide receivers and a tight end. A few years ago the obvious choice was to go with three wide receivers, but now that is a toss up. There are a handful of tight ends out there with the ability to put up wide receiver numbers every week. Plus they are better red zone targets, and third down threats.

We will have the tight end rankings later this week, but for now here is the first edition breakdown of wide receivers.

1. Chad Johnson
The Bengal has been locked in an anemic offense since entering the league, yet has still been a top ten receiver. The contradiction should be slashed out this year as the Bengal’s offense has finally shaped up. Besides Roy Williams, there wasn’t another receiver that made more out of the world catches. Since the Bengal’s aren’t television friendly no one has really seen how unreal Johnson is. After this season, Johnson will finally get the recognition he deserves.

2. Marvin Harrison
Harrison has been doing it the longest of any receiver, and won’t be slowing down anytime soon. Manning and Harrison are going to eventually rewrite NFL history books, and the magic is happening before our eyes every game. He never has too worry about getting decked, and that’s the main reason he has stayed healthy. All of his catches are off Manning’s play action fakes. Manning isn’t going to change, and either is the extra split second for Harrison to stream down sidelines.

3. Randy Moss
The divorce between Moss and the Vikings didn’t end like expected. That’s okay as far as Moss is concerned, and he is ready for new life. The black and silver suits Moss’s characteristics and not much should change in Moss’s game. He deceives people with his comments on how he plays when he wants, but he truly wants to succeed. Kerry Collins has a very accurate deep throw, and Moss will have many opportunities down the field. This experiment could be marvelous now that he has a better group of receivers to accommodate him.

4. Torry Holt
Has never been a question where to rank Holt, and that’s in the top five. He is always working hard on every play, and as soon as a defender plays him wrong it turns into a big play touchdown. Holt is one of the best deep threat receivers, and if there are sixty offensive plays in a game, you can count on Holt making defenses wish that there were only 58.

5. Terrell Owens
Be very wary in selecting Owens highly, as he has two factors going against him. One is that he is in a holdout that looks to be ugly, and two he hasn’t said or shown that he has recovered from his ankle injury. Sure he did play in the Super Bowl but the majority of his ability was done by pain shots and the adrenaline of the Super Bowl. If he has recovered and gets a new deal than Owens is the Cris Carter of catching touchdowns.

6. Andre Johnson
He has one of the best averages yards per catch, and once he gets in the ninety catch range watch out. His size and determination are impossible for defenders to stick. Johnson and Carr have developed a nice feel for each other, and the only thing that Johnson needs is a solid receiver opposite him.

7. Joe Horn
Age hasn’t slowed Horn down, and seems to always get involved. The strange thing about his situation is that the Saints offense has never fully taken off. Imagine how dangerous he could be if the Saints got their act together?

8. Roy Williams
All sorts of obstacles were thrown at Williams last year, and it still didn’t affect his play. There were times when Joey Harrington couldn’t throw for more than 120 yards, and Williams made sure he got a nice percentage of that. Without Charles Rogers and Az Hakim, Williams faced vaunted defensive attacks and still outplayed two or three defenders. He is a special player that will never let down.

9. Reggie Wayne
Wayne finally broke out after being a sleeper in magazine’s for years. His talent is definitely not top notch, as he is more of a product of the system. Wayne is like Toni Kukoc was when he played alongside Michael Jordan. Manning can do so much that he elevates everyone else’s game, and Wayne has no problem with that. Hopefully he doesn’t demand a new contract if he has another great year.

10. Larry Fitzgerald
Start nick naming this guy “Fitz” because he gives defenders serious fits. Josh McCown started to realize how great Fitzgerald is late in the season, and often just threw up jump balls to Fitzgerald. Someone needs to measure Fitzgerald’s vertical leap because there hasn’t been a time where a defender can out jump him. Kurt Warner should be able to open the passing game more, and that easily means more production for Fitzgerald.

11. Jerry Porter
It didn’t make sense that the Raiders re-upped with Porter, and then went after Moss. For less than a week Porter was thinking to himself that he is the guy and the number one target by defenses. Even though he is under Moss’ s wing now, there is no doubt that’ll only make his game better. He has already learned from Tim Brown, Jerry Rice, and now Moss. A couple of years from now, this guy could be the best receiver in the league.

12. Ashley Lelie
Here is another guy poised to break out with a few more looks his way. Last season he had 54 catches for almost 1100 yards. Disgusting numbers, as just like Holt he breaks team’s backs with big play catches. His speed was his best asset coming into the NFL, and now he has added confidence. He is quickly inching his way into the top ten. Oh, and jot this down, 2006 is his contract year.

13. Darrell Jackson
Jackson has definitely been the best of his Florida Gator counterparts in Jacquez Green and Travis Taylor. Now that he is riding solo without Koren Robinson, there will be more attention focused on Jackson. Still, Hasselbeck and the Seahawks have always been able to get things clicking offensively.

14. Nate Burelson
Moss is gone, and it’s also a contract year for Burelson. People are worried about how the Vikings will play without Moss, but the Vikings already went through that last season. Burelson did a fine job, and he is a nice fit opposite Marcus Robinson.

15. Michael Clayton
Clayton was another class of 2004 receiver that stepped to the forefront in his first year. His year looked like a five year veteran instead of a rookie. A bright future is definitely ahead for Clayton, and the Buccaneers offense may shock some people this season.

16. Drew Bennett
Bennett went through a three week stretch of wearing a Superman jersey last season, and now critics are out to see if there will be a part two. He played so well that the Titans felt they could let Derrick Mason go. Bennett’s speed and height are unlike any receiver, and if McNair can get the ball downfield than his success will continue.

17. Chris Chambers
Chambers has quietly matured into a steady consistent receiver. Miami’s offense could only be defined as pathetic last season, and Chambers still put up decent numbers. His route running has really improved and he seems to understand defenses better. He is a Pro Bowl type receiver, and maybe the Dolphins will realize that this year.

18. Steve Smith
Nooo, is what fantasy owners were yelling went Smith went down during week one. The third or fourth round pick spent on Smith was thrown out the window, but could play into the hands of 2005 owners. With the departure of Mushin Muhammed, someone needs to be the answer to 2005 monster numbers. Jake Delhomme had a nice chemistry with Smith in 2003 that carried over throughout the playoffs. Smith will get his fair share of looks, and be a dangerous fantasy threat.

19. Javon Walker
Okay, you may not even be the best receiver on your team and you’re willing to demand a new contract? Something is wrong with this picture, and even though Walker is coming off a Pro Bowl year, you’d think he’d be worried about securing a solid relationship with Brett Favre. Instead he is opening the door for Donald Driver (Favre’s main threat for years), and Robert Ferguson who was ahead of Walker on depth charts before going through an injury prone season. Walker is a skilled receiver but needs to get to camp, because he stock is dropping by the day.

20. Hines Ward
Ward is perhaps the best all around receiver in the league. One of few receivers that will make the tough catches over the middle and block down field. He’d be listed a lot higher if we knew that the Steelers would throw the football enough.

21. Santana Moss
The Jets and Moss’s big play ability just didn’t fit together. He was hardly utilized and that lead to Moss becoming a disgruntled athlete. So he got his trade, and now steps into a situation where they love to air the football out. Moss baits defenders in by being deceptive as looking like a small average receiver, and then burns them with the big play. Forget about his struggles last season, and look for a bounce back year.

22. Derrick Mason
Mason is the perfect number two receiver, as his numbers won’t jump out at you but he just gets it done. He is a hard worker, and a possession receiver. The new situation shouldn’t change much, as both the Titans and Ravens run similar offenses.

23. Eric Moulds
The forgotten one is still around, and now has serious competition from Lee Evans. Moulds ability to separate from defenders is becoming more noticeable, and that means he’ll have to adjust his game to a mental phase. If he can add that than he can hang around the league for a good four to five more years.

24. Donald Driver
If someone leaves a key in the ignition and walks away, a thief is going to be chiefly laughing while he jumps in and rides away. That’s exactly what Driver is thinking now that Walker has opened the door wide open for him. Driver had a great year last season, and complemented Walker well. With the way the Packers spread the ball it won’t be a surprise if all three receivers in Driver, Walker, and Ferguson have solid years.

25. Lavernues Coles
Coles is back to the team that gave him a chance, and yardage numbers are always a given. Can he get in the end zone?
The rest

26. Anquan Boldin
27. Deion Branch
28. Mushin Muhammed
29. Rod Smith
30. Brandon Stokely
31. Jimmy Smith
32. Isaac Bruce
33. Joey Galloway
34. Keyshawn Johnson
35. Koren Robinson
36. Keary Colbert
37. Rod Gardner
38. Eric Parker
39. Marcus Robinson
40. Plaxico Burress
41. Mike Williams
42. Donte Stallworth
43. Brandon Lloyd
44. Keenan McCardell
45. Lee Evans
46. Braylon Edwards
47. Justin McCareins
48. Eddie Kennison
49. Charles Rogers
50. Amani Toomer
51. Antonio Bryant
52. Roddy White
53. Robert Ferguson
54. Terry Glenn
55. T.J. Houshmandzadeh
56. David Givens
57. Shaun McDonald
58. Bryant Johnson
59. Joe Jurevicious
60. Bobby Wade