Thinking Skins Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 With the news of Malcolm Kelly's knee swelling up again, I've kinda accepted that he should just go on IR this year and get healthy instead of just occupying a roster spot if he's not even able to practice. That being said, I want to officially launch my campaign to get somebody to replace him: Devin Aromashodu. Here's his Sports Illustrated profile from 2006. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2006/draft/players/2494.html Devin Aromashodu Grade: 3.26 Position: WR Class: Sr School: Auburn Conference: Southeastern Ht., Wt.: 6-2.5, 201 40 Time: 4.38 Selected by: Miami Dolphins Round 7, pick 25 (233 overall) Grading System BIO: Two-year starter who totaled 26/494/4 as a senior after junior numbers of 24/513/4. POSITIVES: Explosive receiver with an unpolished game. Quickly releases off the line, sharp running routes and gets separation from opponents. Comes back to the ball using his frame to protect the pass and adjusts to the errant throw. Possesses a burst of speed, playing faster than his 40 time and beating opponents in a foot race. NEGATIVES: Constantly lets the pass get inside him and body catches. Lacks a sense of timing and anticipation. Rarely catches the ball cleanly and drops too many passes. ANALYSIS: A solid athlete who can stretch the field, Aromashodu projects as a third receiver for a vertical offense. Needs to fine-tune his game and work harder to reach the level of expectation NFL scouts have for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Im with you on this one. I was in Auburn while he was there. Pretty solid player, I say go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinwhylee Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Why hasn't he signed with a team yet? With that speed and size (somewhat close to Calvin Johnson), surely someone at least noticed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'm always wary of signing someone this late in the season and expecting him to contribute. I mean, there's gotta be a reason that NOBODY else picked him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen-like Todd Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'm always wary of signing someone this late in the season and expecting him to contribute.I mean, there's gotta be a reason that NOBODY else picked him up. Last I checked, he's been on our practice squad all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedsuperstar Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Yep, Devin is on the Skins practice squad. I don't know how much he knows the offense, but if the Skins decide to IR Kelly, give the kid a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible_Red40 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Sure, I am all for him being called up from the PS, I would prefer that then signing someone from the street this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da#1skinsfan Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Hopefully we do give our PS receivers a shot if Kelly goes on IR. Those scouting reports often bogus, just looking to nitpick, but "lack of anticipation & timing" is deadly in a WCO. Just sayin, that could be the issue right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan1523 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Too bad McMullen is gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdlives Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Too bad McMullen is gone Seattle released McMullen on Saturday. He's a FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek1973 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Seattle released McMullen on Saturday. He's a FA. We need to bring him in. He did very well in preseason. Put Kelly on IR already he will not be able to contribute this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Seattle released McMullen on Saturday. He's a FA. THATS who we should sign... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I would like to be the first to point out that Devin Aromashodu will become the new Anthony Mix man crush of ES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Why hasn't he signed with a team yet? With that speed and size (somewhat close to Calvin Johnson), surely someone at least noticed him. For a receiver, 6'2" and 200 lbs. is pretty good size. But NFL.com lists Calvin Johnson at 6'5" 239. So Aromashodu is 3" shorter and almost 40 pounds lighter than Calvin Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhouse Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Seattle released McMullen on Saturday. He's a FA. McMullen should be given a shot as well. He did decent in pre-season. Did Devin play with Jason C. at all in Auburn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Seattle released McMullen on Saturday. He's a FA. THATS who we should sign... Seattle released him because he suffered a compound fracture of his pinky finger last week, and would have been out of action for several weeks. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081018/SPORTS/810189976/1004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketCitySkins Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Aromashodu played for the Colts last year. This was written during their training camp this year. "Aromashodu saw extensive action last season, playing in five games, including the playoffs. He was signed November 14th and immediately thrust into playing in an offense that has allows the QB to audible at any time. Not a fun experience for Aromashodu, who struggled. It's tough to fault Aromashodu. Learning the Colts offense in less than a week and then immediately getting pressed into playing is not an easy thing" I can't find why he was released. It was a battle between Devin and Roy Hall and Hall was considered better on special teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nace14 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 IF we put him on IR, it really doesn't matter who we pick up b/c that person is hardly going to see the field anyway. I'd rather pick up somebody who can contribute on special teams then somebody someone thinks is going to miraculously emerge as a star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAC386 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 We could always hit up Anthony mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 We could always hit up Anthony mix :doh: Please don't do this. I was having a good day:( I knew it would go there. It was a matter of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins:Victory_or_Death Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Seattle released McMullen on Saturday. He's a FA.And considering our recent habit of picking up Seattle's cast-offs...this makes almost too much sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhouse Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Maybe we can pickup a punt returner if MK goes on IR?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 We could always hit up Anthony mix this was written for you my fellow ES member Heres to you Mr. Anthony Mix man-crush fanDespite being passed over by numerous teams and not able to crack a 53 man roster, you insist that Mix will be really good, just because he is 6 foot 5 inches tall. (He's really, really tall) You wrote off the fact Mix had cracked ribs or was the size of a tight end playing wide receiver just because he went to Auburn with Jason Campbell. (He's still really tall) So crack open a bud light sir-Mix a lot. Your hopes and wishes of Mix playing for the Redskins will never come true. (But he's really tall) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketCitySkins Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 McMullen should be given a shot as well. He did decent in pre-season. Did Devin play with Jason C. at all in Auburn? Jason and Devin played together for 3 years. Devin was one of Jason's two favorite targets. He didn't have the most catches but he led the team with a 21.4 ypc average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrfriedm Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 What about Mix? I thought he was going to be the number one WR in this offense this year. :laugh: :doh: :stupid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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