I still don't think that Brandon Lloyd played to his full potential in San Francisco. This is why I still don't think we got ripped off. I think he will do well under such a great offensive mind in Al Saunders.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Redskins sign receiver Lloyd to extensionAssociated PressASHBURN, Va. -- Brandon Lloyd, acquired in a trade last month to bolster the Washington Redskins' receiving corps, signed a long-term contract extension with the team Friday.The Redskins sent a third-round pick in this year's draft and a fourth-round selection in 2007 to the San Francisco 49ers on March 12 for Lloyd, who had been tendered as a restricted free agent. Lloyd had been slated to make $1.57 million this year, but Washington soon began negotiations for a multiyear contract.Terms of the new deal were not available.Lloyd was San Francisco's top receiver last season, catching 48 passes for 733 yards and five touchdowns for the NFL's worst offense. The Redskins have added both Lloyd and former Pittsburgh wideout Antwaan Randle El to supplement a passing attack that relied too heavily on Pro Bowl receiver Santana Moss last season.</div>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2417082How much you wanna bet this deal is for at least a 10 mill SB.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2417082As I have already said, he is very talented and underachieved in San Francisco. "Lloyd was San Francisco's top receiver last season, catching 48 passes for 733 yards and five touchdowns for the NFL's worst offense."
I also believe that he underachieved in San Fran. I think our offense gives him a much nicer supporting cast
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Lloyd's Forte: 'Long Ball Adjustments'April 24, 2006Brandon Lloyd played nine holes in Mark Brunell's charity golf tournament at Lowes Island on Monday but was sheepish when asked to discuss how he fared."Let's not get into that," Lloyd joked with reporters at Redskins Park. "I feel like I left my golf game in California."What the 24-year-old wide receiver was effusive about, though, was his place in the Redskins' offense and the direction of his new NFL team."The trade's done, the contract's done, so now it's time to get down to the business of winning games," the 6-0, 192-pound Lloyd insisted.After three years in San Francisco, Lloyd came to the Redskins this offseason in a trade involving two draft picks. Over the weekend Washington and the talented wide receiver out of Illinois entered into a seven-year contract extension.Lloyd, coming off his best NFL season, led the 49ers of 2005 in receptions (48), receiving yards (733) and touchdowns (five).Once a high school teammate of the Redskins' Ladell Betts in Blue Springs, Mo., Lloyd comes to Washington at a time when his career really has a chance to take off.He understands it's the little things that can separate the exceptional wide receivers from the rest of the pack. Toward that end, Lloyd insists he'll be out there giving extra effort in 2006 and it sounds as though he possesses something of an old-school approach to his job."I'm willing to do the things to get the ball maybe some other guys in the league aren't diving, jumping, whatever to get my hands on the ball," Lloyd added. "That's what the league needs and it's something we've maybe gotten away from a little bit."Said Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs: "Brandon's a graceful downfield receiver. He has a great knack for long-ball adjustments. We picture him as a good outside receiver with quick, smooth skills and the ability to make downfield adjustments to the ball."So far, Lloyd has been trying to figure out Northern Virginia and get to know more of his new teammates, such as Brunell, Santana Moss and Antwaan Randle El, another newcomer.Lloyd says he's picked up a lot of new ideas from Moss in terns of his route-running abilities."You never stop learning," Lloyd insisted. "Look at Santana. He's been to the Pro Bowl but he still wants to learn more about this game. It's all about asking questions and constantly trying to improve."As far as my skill level, I'm just another piece of the puzzle here. From here on in, it's all about trying to win games. I think it's going to be a lot of fun."Over the next seven years, the Redskins expect, Lloyd will continue to improve his game. And if he has to cut his golf game short, as was the case on Monday, so be it.</div>http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=16639I look forward to seeing some long ball & acrobatic catches from this guy next year--it's gonna rock.
