The wide receiver dream scenario

by Ed Valentine on Mar 31, 2009 7:00 AM EDT in New York Giants News

With this being the day that Plaxico Burress is scheduled to go before a judge on weapons charges related to his accidental shooting of himself in a New York City nightclub, today is a perfect day to discuss an idea regarding the New York Giants' wide receiver situation.

We have spent soooo much time this off-season obsessing over which wide receiver or receivers the Giants should bring in, that I had a thought. A silly one, but a thought.

Forget about picking and choosing which guys to trade for and draft. Let's just collect everybody we possibly can and switch to the A-11 Offense. Oh, and I know the A-11 is illegal in the NFL. But, just play along and imagine the possibilities.

Here's how this would work.

Burress stays out of prison and returns to play in 2009.

The Giants trade a couple of their stockpile of draft picks to Cleveland for Braylon Edwards.

Just for the heck of it, they trade Brandon Jacobs to Arizona for Anquan Boldin. If you're using the A-11 you don't need running backs, anyway! Besides, those little catch-and-run plays Boldin loves are just like running plays. Added bonus here of shutting up the 'Bradshawlics.'

They draft Darrius Heyward-Bey or Hakeem Nicks in the first round, since in my dream scenario they didn't have to give up a No. 1 for Edwards.

With their remaining second-round pick they nab Kenny Britt or Ramses Barden.

Mario Manningham turns into the second-coming of Santana Moss.

Our own Steve Smith turns into a replica of Carolina's Steve Smith.

Micah Rucker proves to be the second coming of Harold Carmichael.

Kevin Boss continues his development into the All-Pro we believe he can become.

We have so many receivers, Domenik Hixon isn't even needed. He can go back to returning all punts and kickoffs -- which he does as well as anyone in the game.

I think that'll work. Provided we can teach Kevin Gilbride how to use all these weapons. Shoot, if we are gonna do this maybe we should just bring in Mike Martz. He doesn't know how to use the running game, anyway.

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For a second

I thought Jim wrote that.

by Woogie526 on Mar 31, 2009 8:01 AM EDT reply actions

LOL!!

He keeps telling me to “loosen my tie.” Maybe it’s working. Question is, whether that is a good thing or a bad thing.

by Ed Valentine on Mar 31, 2009 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions

KG

Of course that would be the time that KG would decide that he needs to run the ball more:-0

by John W on Mar 31, 2009 10:00 AM EDT reply actions

here's why that won't work

Provided we can teach Kevin Gilbride how to use all these weapons.

No way that guy can learn anything other than 3 straight passes leading to a 3-and-out!!

by Cody K on Mar 31, 2009 12:21 PM EDT reply actions

well if we installed the A-11

That would probably mean that Gilbride is already gone.

by FreeBradshaw on Mar 31, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Uhmm...

More like teach him not run sweeps against undersized Ds like Philly or throw 58 times in Buffalo in dec,

there’s still no word on dumping this chump?, He’s obviously got an ego problem, “no Kevin, your not a F”“"kin” genius, just run it up the middle, our F"":"kin’ tailback outweighs the MLB by 25 Lbs.

BLAM!! guess he couldn’t figure it out.

by The Pale Scot on Apr 1, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions