Washington Redskins: Receiver Rumors

It's that time of year, where football fans are frequently reading up on training camp, and their teams' strengths and weaknesses.

One of the Redskins main weaknesses is the WR position. The Redskins have only one proven WR on the team that has played for the past couple seasons regularly. Santana Moss has been rather inconsistent in his past seasons, and this year faces a possible suspension in light of his HGH connection with Dr. Galea.

Devin Thomas has shown flashes of ability, but nothing to warrant a starting job, and Malcolm Kelly has squandered all of his opportunities. Roydell Williams and Joey Galloway are proven vets, but who knows what they have left in the tank.

As the season approaches, teams are finishing up their acquisitions and looking for the final pieces to polish their team going into the preseason.

Rumors say the Redskins are very interested in the Chargers' disgruntled receiver Vincent Jackson, who posted 1,167 yards receiving, 68 receptions, and 9 TD's. Pairing Jackson with McNabb would be lethal, considering how well McNabb played with T.O.However, Chargers' GM A.J Smith has continued to shoot down reports of a possible trade of Jackson, but as the season approaches you never know if he would be willing to change his mind.

As the Redskins realize how thin they are at the position, one must be sure that owner Dan Snyder would be willing to send some draft picks, and write up a nice contract for Jackson.

In the event that Jackson wouldn't be able to join the 'Skins, Plaxico Burress is finishing up his jail sentence and will be looking for work soon enough. If you believe commissioner Goodell won't suspend Burress further after his jail sentence, he could land with the Redskins.

Many must be thinking, "not another distracting player," but looking at how Shanahan has been walking Haynesworth on a leash, he should also be able to take care of Burress. The former first-round pick posted 1025 yards receiving on 70 receptions, including 12 TD's in his last full season with the Giants. His ability to stretch the field with his length and height would give Cooley, Davis, and Moss more room to create plays. 

These two players are the only proven players that could be on the market, and if not Burress or Jackson, the 2011 draft is one of the deeper WR drafts in recent years. The high profiled receivers out of college include A.J Green, Julio Jones, Jonathan Baldwin, Michael Floyd, DeVier Posey, Terrence Toliver, and Austin Pettis.

Although they seem like long shots, a good WR would do wonders for the Redskins.