He’ll want a long term contract and starter money, and I’m not sure how happy he’d be being, at best, the third option behind Bowe and Moeaki, or, at worst, the fourth option behind Bowe, Moeaki, and Baldwin. You can only get so many guys the ball.

And, like I said, we have other options at receiver already on the roster. Dex clearly isn’t a number two receiver, but he can definitely play in the slot in a pinch, and I think could improve dramatically from last year. Jereme Urban was hurt last year and Kevin Curtis only had one week with the team, but both could play the role of the #3 guy and play #2 across from Bowe if need be. Tucker and Horne both showed flashes of potential last year, and could improve. So we have options.

I’m not saying we shouldn’t sign anybody, or even that those guys should consist of our entire corps heading into week 1. What I am saying is, you don’t sign Calvin Johnson to back up Larry Fitzgerald in case he goes down. I’m saying the guys we do bring in shouldn’t be big money vets looking for long term contracts as a #1 wide out. Sidney Rice, either of the Steve Smiths, etc. are just not worth the price considering what we need on this team – quality depth. Maybe we bring in Steve Breaston if he really wants to play for Haley and is willing to play even if he is eventually supplanted by Baldwin on the depth chart, but even then only for the right price.

We have cap space right now, to be sure. But we still haven’t signed Hali to a new deal, and Bowe, Flowers, Carr, etc. are next on the list. I’d rather spend the money on locking them down instead of dumping it into the receiving corps so that we can have as many as three #1 receivers on the roster. We need quality depth – guys who can play well in the slot and in 4 or 5 wide receiver sets and, in a pinch, across from Bowe in 2 wide receiver sets.

And while I’m sure you do enjoy seeing more than just 2 WR sets, we ran a lot of 2 and 3 TE sets last year due to our run game and now Haley has a shiny new toy in our new pass catching full back, Justin Bannon. I’d guess you’re still going to see a lot of 2 WR sets next year, no matter how many great receivers we have on the roster.

You mean when he didn’t drop any at the end of the year? The drops aren’t the problem, it was the double coverage because we had nothing outside of him to threaten the defense. We may not know what we have currently with Baldwin, but with us picking him, I think that was a hint that we’re not targeting FA WRs.

At the very least he’s not coming cheap, he’s going to want #1 WR money, even if he’s only literally worth #2, and on the open market someone will pay that to grab him.

Overspending in FA however does not equal success, if that were the case the Redskins would be a Dynasty. We’re going to do what we always do, especially in this weird season. Hit up the waiver wire, or sign guys like Lilja, journeymen to fill holes until we can upgrade that position through the draft.