Interesting #2 WR Candidate

[Ricky Ervins]

I guess he can be considered a poor mans Joe Jurevicious (who in turn is considered a poor mans Ed McCaffery).


Brian Finneran

From Scouts.com:

Finneran is a tall lanky wide receiver who has good upper body strength and he uses his hands well to get off press coverage. He works hard at the blocking phase of his game and he locks on very well with his hands when blocking down field. He has a good feel for getting to the open spots in zone coverage and he has a good awareness in attacking coverages. He has good leaping ability and with his height he can compete very well for the jump ball. His hands are above average and he generally catches what he should catch although he loses focus at times and he has difficulty making the over the shoulder catch. He lacks initial foot quickness and he is a long strider. It takes time for him to reach his top end speed and he is not going to run away from many people. He is not a deep threat and he is not a threat to go the distance with the ball in his hands. He does a better job against zone coverage than he does in attacking man to man coverage. He runs good routes but he lacks the acceleration coming out of his cuts to be able to get separation from defenders. He does not have a good surge off the line of scrimmage and he does not show the ability to move a defender who is in man coverage. He is a decent possession type of receiver who has become a fairly reliable down field blocker.

Could be an effective cheap, alternative.

[RonBurgundy&Gold]

No Thanks.

[Oldskool]

Poor mans Jurevicius.

No thanks. Give me the real deal :D

[Who Del]

Bahaha. The Iggles let this guy go a while back. He sucks.

[TaylorPickSix]

Yeah finneran is garbage. he's like an older kevin farris.
PASS.

[rvan1]

i think any receiver coming out of ATL deserves a look, just because having Vick throw at them is career-ruining. ive mentioned before, peerless price is the way to go for that #2 (look what he did opposite moulds before he got traded to the wide receiver cemetary known as ATL)

[Art]

He's a guy who fits the mold of what we may want. I have not looked at him as much because he's 30 and I envision us looking a little younger here unless we use Bruce to bridge us for a while.

[TankRizzo]

Anyone think we'll take a stab at the kid from Notre Dame, Maurice Stovall?

[Oldskool]

Anyone think we'll take a stab at the kid from Notre Dame, Maurice Stovall?

Stovall is a late 1st round/early 2nd round pick.

Wont be there when we select and Gibbs has already shown a tendancy to want Vet WR's not rookies starting.

[Jofizz]

I think he may work in our system but i believe we can do better. I'd like to see Bruce or possibly Jureviscous. Wouldn't complain though.

[SKiNz Jus 2 sick]

get Kevin Curtis

hes not a big reciever but he has a 40 inch vertical and his speed is similar to moss's

and he prooved he can play well with bad QBs so imagine what he could do if he came here to a better QB?

[CPstretch]

i say we stay away from trying to sign or draft white people

[skinfan2k]

Anyone think we'll take a stab at the kid from Notre Dame, Maurice Stovall?

yes he will, and he is currently projected to go to us in the 2nd round..

[da#1skinsfan]

No way!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Cskin]

i say we stay away from trying to sign or draft white people
I didn't have to look at your profile to know your age. Let me ask you... just what does a comment like that add to the discussion... or this forum for that matter? Come on man... let's try to be less like this and post thought provoking opinions or viewpoints to discussions like these. Is that to much to ask? :doh:

[rlhjr34]

Please Pass On Finneran!!!!!

[jrockster21]

i say we stay away from trying to sign or draft white people

If this is a joke, which I am guessing it is, you may want to adorn your post with smilies so that the rest of us get the idea. Otherwise, this type of post doesn't fly around here.

[CPstretch]

If this is a joke, which I am guessing it is, you may want to adorn your post with smilies so that the rest of us get the idea. Otherwise, this type of post doesn't fly around here.

it was absolutely a joke, and i'm sorry if anyone was offended

[skins84]

Yeah i'm sure "Brian Finneran" will help draw coverage away from S. Moss!

Are you kidding me?

[No_Pressure]

Lets sign Chris Doering, I hear he is talented and could be quite a bargain:doh:

[diesel22]

Lets sign Chris Doering, I hear he is talented and could be quite a bargain:doh:

Chris Doering ?? What about Chris Collinsworth ???


Actually, Finneran is a servicable WR.....at best. He is not the worst option out there....but let's hope it doesn't come to that.....

[Bhutanibeast]

way too slow!! we need someone with atleast decent speed. KEVIN CURTIS

[Jon T.]

Ike Bruce and Mike Vanderjagt would be great FA signings for us.

[ouvan59]

i think any receiver coming out of ATL deserves a look, just because having Vick throw at them is career-ruining. ive mentioned before, peerless price is the way to go for that #2 (look what he did opposite moulds before he got traded to the wide receiver cemetary known as ATL)

I would like to go on record as saying run do not walk away from Peerless Price. He's been terrible the last couple of years and has an eye condition that gives him depth perception issues. Dallas gambled on him last year and then midseason waived him and no team claimed him. That should tell you something. He's also 30 years old.

[redskins55]

get Kevin Curtis

hes not a big reciever but he has a 40 inch vertical and his speed is similar to moss's

and he prooved he can play well with bad QBs so imagine what he could do if he came here to a better QB?

Now that is a suggestion that warrants attention.

Kevin Curtis is quick, reliable and tough. Just like a "Gibbs prototype receiver"

Why do we need a big receiver? We just need a tough one who can compliment Moss.

[skinsmania123]

Finneran is a good receiver. I would take him.

[REDSKINSQ]

i say we stay away from trying to sign or draft white people
yeah thats a real good thing to say :cheers: =:doh:

[Mister Happy]

First of all, Kevin Curtis will cost at least a 3rd round pick, almost certainly a 1st round pick and probably both.

83 yards is what separated Brian Finneran from Joe Jurevicius this year. Yet Joe Jurevicius is considered a total stud and the solution to our WR problem, but Brian Finneran is a nobody. You put Brian Finneran on Seattle and Joe Jurevicius on Atlanta, and everybody would be all over Finneran instead of Jurevicius.

Neither of them are good enough to be a #2 WR, unless the real #2 WR gets injured and they fill in.

[FedUpField]

get Kevin Curtis...he prooved he can play well with bad QBs so imagine what he could do if he came here to a better QB?

er....name the better QB on our roster? ok, granted, harvard boy was a joke save for that one magical week, but bulger, healthy or not, is a top 7 qb in this league. brunell was a top 7 qb for about three weeks of the last 7 years.

all that said (sorry, no links provided....hee hee) i like kevin curtis too and he could be a decent sleeper. kid can catch, he runs great routes thanks to his pedigree and would be one of those wildcards that make you go hmmm (he'd definitely be open a lot)....however i have a feeling a #2 here is going to be superfluous no matter who it is....our qb's have yet to be able to check down the line (it's hot read or throw it out of bounds for the last two seasons) and even with saunders, whose #1 wr in KC was a freakin te, won't be able to coach someone up so well that they shine in our (new? newish?) system.....look at carolina if you smirk at this proposition.....this is the santana and clinton show.....so no need to get a flashy #2 in here, right? errr, not that curtis is flashy, of course.

ok.

bottom line? i'd be fine with curtis. he'd be cheap, he'd be a team player and he might just end up with 500+ and 5 td's which would be peachy against santana's gawdy numbers.

but....

2nd bottom line? couldn't patten do that exact same thing?

yeah.
- FUF

[mboyd784]

i say we stay away from trying to sign or draft white people

Any other races we should avoid, douchebag?

[Mister Happy]

i like kevin curtis too and he could be a decent sleeper.

He's not a sleeper any more than Matt Jones was a sleeper.

[Phixius]

i say we stay away from trying to sign or draft white people

It doesnt matter if youre black or white or any other race. If youre good enough to play the position then I dont care. I would want him on the team. I hope you were joking.

[dirtyleft]

No! We Need A Wide Reciever Who Can Take Pressure From Santana Not Some One Who Can Be Covered Man To Man.

[FedUpField]

He's not a sleeper any more than Matt Jones was a sleeper.

Matt Jones is still sleeping -- Kevin Curtis is waaaay down the list of f.a. wr's and thus in all practical terms can still be considered a sleeper -- sleeper in the sense that depending on the system he transfers into, faith coaches have in him to be a viable #2, and ability on his part to step up to the new digs, renders him an absolute sleeper.....despite whatever numbers he had stepping in for an injured bruce (ironic in that we're also considering HIM) coming into a brand new situation will render him tabula rasa and it'd be up to him to be a true 2 or just another guy.

- FUF

[Mister Happy]

Matt Jones is still sleeping -- Kevin Curtis is waaaay down the list of f.a. wr's and thus in all practical terms can still be considered a sleeper -- sleeper in the sense that depending on the system he transfers into, faith coaches have in him to be a viable #2, and ability on his part to step up to the new digs, renders him an absolute sleeper.....despite whatever numbers he had stepping in for an injured bruce (ironic in that we're also considering HIM) coming into a brand new situation will render him tabula rasa and it'd be up to him to be a true 2 or just another guy.

- FUF

If he's down on the list, it's because he is a RFA.

He had 800+ yards last season. In this market, that makes him one of the marquee guys.

[skeenzfan]

Ike Bruce and Mike Vanderjagt would be great FA signings for us.

Vanderjagt did not even kickoff for the colts cause he can't kick past the 20. So are we going to have to sign another kicker for kickoffs? I say we sign baker the UFA punter from carolina who can also kickoff if need be

Bruce might be a good pickup but am very warry of his knee problems..

[whatmeworry]

it was absolutely a joke, and i'm sorry if anyone was offended

I thought it was pretty funny myself.

[BraveWarrior]

Neither Finneran nor Jurevicious scare defensive coordinators enough to make them adjust their coverages in Moss's favor. With either of them at #2, Moss would still get a lot of attention. If we are going to settle for that, then we might as well keep Patten at #2.


I'd like to get Issac Bruce. He reminds me of another ex-Ram who was very good as a Redskin - Henry Ellard. Precise route running, great hands, deceptively fast, etc.