All I want for Christmas is a #2 Receiver and......

His suspension was absurd, considering what he did.

He’s not a character problem and he’s not going to last on the board for long. Some NFL people see him as better than Crabtree. Our offense could get much better because of him alone. No other player, or position, has the potential to help us that much and that quickly.

The passing attack is such an important part of the game now, and examples such as Arizona show what a threat it can be. We do need a #2, and that means size and speed (he’s more of a leaper who catches everything, but then Fitzgerald and Marshall are both slow, too).

The Broncos will decline paying Scheffler.

They haven’t negotiated a new CBA and there’s very liitle time left. Word was that the owners wanted to go uncapped to force the playesr to acquiesce to their future demands. And the owner aren’t monolithic in their thinking so they can’t agree all the time. They have to agree before we get a new CBA.

It’s still about money and making cost-effective decisions. We may gain a cap in the future but until then we still have to behave as if there is a cap because we have a budget that determines how much we can spend. Money isn’t unlimited, we have to bite the bullet some place if we’re spending too much.

I don’t fashion myself as an ‘Xs and 0s’ guy but my interpretation of the lessened reliance on passcatching TEs in this offense is that the function of having another WR takes away catches that would go to the TE in a 2-WR scheme.

Most teams use the extra receiver that a passcatching TE provides but we already have that receiver in the form of a 3rd WR. We also need the TE to perform blocking at a better than average level, since blocking comes into play far more often.

TEs are plentiful lately, just look at how many went in the last draft. Finding another TE shouldn’t be particularly hard.

We hope that a team that relies on a TE as a primary threat will value Scheffler’s skills and be willing to trade with us. It’s not an indictment of Scheffler, but his skills are superfluous to what we do (besides being a somewhat poor fit), so he holds more value in what he can bring in trade than what he can contribute to the team’s success. Since we’re going into an uncapped year, we’ll probably tender him (maybe at a 2nd to entice a trade) and wait. It would be better to have his trade value now than later, because we want the pick in the 2010 draft, but tendering him allows us to hold on to him for one more year.

I think we should attempt to move him after this season, since he’s special enough to garner a high pick and waiting risks losing him in 2011. I wouldn’t want to be negotiating with Bus Cook right now. We know Scheffler has value but that doesn’t mean that his value is what he’s worth to us.

I’’d be much happier with a quality #2-WR in the fold than relying on a pass catching TE. People can complain all they want to about dink and dunk but I really like spreading the ball. Having more receivers is better than relying on a few too much. The only receivers that deserve to get the ball when covered are spectacular talents such as Dez Bryant or Brandon Marshall. As the announcer said in the last game: “he’s open even when he’s not open.” A spectacular leaper such as Bryant makes even the best coverage look bad.

BTW — Marquez Branson is on our PS and he’s an intriguing talent.

If we were to somehow take him (trade up or get lucky), his contract would be quite interesting. Knowshon is currently our most “securely” assigned player: we have him for four more years, plus a fifth, voidable year after that.

If we got Suh, he would then become our most “securely” asssigned player, which I agree, would be HUGE when comparing him to Seymour.

Even if they lose out there’s not much chance of a shift from where they are right now… #9.

I’ve read a lot of articles that give him as much credit as Nolan for the direction the D has headed.

I don’t want Nolan to go, but i doubt his leaving would necessarily lead to another change in scheme. Probably just another guy to run it. Maybe a promotion from within? Nunnely for example if he’s the type to go after a DC role.

He started here and it’s hard not to like the area and team’s situation. Nolan had family history to make the job in S.F. a very attractive offer but it aint always about (more) money. I wouldn’t want to walk away from a success that’s still developing just so I could start all over somewhere else.

until after a stretch as head coach in Cincinnati. Cured him of that idea.

You have to be open immediately and that’s been a problem this year. Marshall is ‘open’ (enough) but most of the receivers aren’t good targets within the short time span that Orton has to throw or be sacked.

Having more targets and spreading the ball means that we take what’s given, but it also means that high reception totals are unlikely. We’ve thrown much more to the RBs this year but that means that Moreno, Buckhalter and Jordan have been more likely to get the ball. If Hillis could block like Larsen then he’d see more action, but he’s a WC type of FB whose weakness is blocking. This year’s offseason review will give the staff a better idea of where he can help, but remember that we’re a 3-WR scheme offense which means that the FB isn’t used much and TBs have to block. TEs have to block and WRs are used to catch instead of the TE. Scheff and Hillis have to perform within the scheme rather than expecting the scheme to change in order to suit them. There’s flexibility but it’s not as if there haven’t been some opportunities to succeed. They have to adapt to the situation and prove their talent on the field. Scheffler has had opportunities but hasn’t always performed well, and Hilis had opportunities early but stumbled and Moreno and Buckhalter superseded him. Everyone looks great with blocking but no one does without it.