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ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports the Washington Redskins have agreed to trade WR Rod Gardner to the Carolina Panthers for a draft choice. The deal is contingent upon Gardner passing a physical, which is scheduled for Thursday, July 28.

 

 

With Smith, Colbert, Proehl, they did not have any size.

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ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports the Washington Redskins have agreed to trade WR Rod Gardner to the Carolina Panthers for a draft choice. The deal is contingent upon Gardner passing a physical, which is scheduled for Thursday, July 28.

 

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Yup. Redskins.com

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No, it will not affect Smith or Colbert. He will compete with Proehl for the 3rd receiver and maybe in some goalline formations. He may play 10-12 plays a game. It is also added depth in case someone gets hurt. I would hate to see it if they do need him to start.

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Wow! I think this is big news for the Cats. I know a lot of people are down on Gardner, questioning his work ethic and such... but I believe Gardner can still be a dominant WR in this league. It might not happen this year being in a new system and all, but I believe he will thrive with a good QB and team.

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It won't happen this year because Gardner will be #3 behind Smith and Colbert.

 

Great opportunity for Gardner to start fresh, but fantasy impact for this year is nil IMO.

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Nice pick-up, and another bullet in the depth department. We took care of the depth issues in the off-season, and now have some finally. Looking forward to the season, as I truly beleive we are a major contender for all the marbles.

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I'm diggin' Chris Cooley at this point.

 

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Yeah, look at the massive production Gibbs has historically gotten from the TE position.

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Whatever happened to Darnerian McCants?

 

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Washington Post

18 June 2005

 

Gibbs reiterated that wide receiver Darnerien McCants, who played sparingly last season because of his lack of special teams proficiency, may have to fill that role to crack the roster. McCants is now included in a few special teams packages, Gibbs said.

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Yeah, look at the massive production Gibbs has historically gotten from the TE position.

 

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Of the 18 total TD passes from Redskins QBs last year, rookie TE Chris Cooley caught 6. Of 37 recs, 9 were in the redzone and 6 of those were TDs.

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For the most part, I consider TE td totals to be undependable (unless a guy has a 2 or 3 year track record); if Cooley's tds dip, his 37-314 isn't going to leave you with much.

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For the most part, I consider TE td totals to be undependable (unless a guy has a 2 or 3 year track record); if Cooley's tds dip, his 37-314 isn't going to leave you with much.

 

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I'm not saying he's the next Gonzo or anything but for a guy who was a rookie and an after thought for the first half of the season on a bad offensive team, those are decent numbers. The last six games he had 24 recs and 3 of his TDs. I'd say they may have found something there, that's all.

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I'm not saying he's the next Gonzo or anything but for a guy who was a rookie and an after thought for the first half of the season on a bad offensive team, those are decent numbers.  The last six games he had 24 recs and 3 of his TDs.  I'd say they may have found something there, that's all.

 

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Didn't do a full number crunch on Cooley :D - based on that, and the fact that Ramsey was the QB when he started racking up #s, he might be worth a shot as a #2 TE late in the draft.

 

Dunno that he'll be on my "target" list, but you've given me a reason to re-examine. Thanks. :D

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McCants and Taylor Jacobs are the only size with Cooley at H Back and Royal at TE. Moss and Patten should stretch the field and if.....IF.....Ramsey can make some plays, I expect the running game to be big. This is the make or break year for Ramsey, Gibbs, and the whole team. Should be interesting.

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Didn't do a full number crunch on Cooley :D - based on that, and the fact that Ramsey was the QB when he started racking up #s, he might be worth a shot as a #2 TE late in the draft.

 

Dunno that he'll be on my "target" list, but you've given me a reason to re-examine. Thanks. :D

 

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Hey, no problem. I didn't even know who the guy was until I read a couple of posts in which his name was dropped fairly randomly. This prompted me to look into him a bit and I saw that The Huddle rankings have him at #9 and at least three other publications/sites have him in the top 15.

 

This kinda stuff tends to make him a bit more attractive as well:

 

"When you are looking for core group people who you are going to build around long-term, you want guys who line up every down," Gibbs said. "That's really important as a coach for you to decide that this guy is going to line up every down and you can count on him."

 

After Cooley's promising showing as a rookie, Gibbs said that he plans to incorporate him into the offense to a greater extent this season.

 

"If you get the ball to Chris, he really runs well after the catch," Gibbs added. "We need to do a better job of getting more balls to him."

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If Gardner is given the chance, he could post better numbers than Steve Smith. Gardner has a lot of talent and I think a new change of scenery was necessary. I agree with everyone saying he won't do that much this year, but down the line this is a huge win for the Panthers. They are gonna be studs.

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