Dave’s Football Blog

Reports are emerging from the Illadelph that the Eagles are going to pursue Antwaan Randle El. At the same time, Chicago Bears GM Jerry Angelo suggested at the scouting combine that Randle El is just a luxury and not a real need. (Translation: They think they have a shot of adding a receiver in the draft.)

I had figured the Bears were in the lead to obtain the services of this YACrabbit, but that may no longer be the case. Talk around the combine suggests that the big payday Randle El is seeking may not come. I still think the former Indiana QB will leave the Steelers, because he can get the ball more often with another team, but given that David Patten only got $13 million over 5 years with the Skins last year, perhaps Randle El’s market value is lower than any of us thought.

Regardless, with Reggie Wayne off the market, Randle El and the Pats’ David Givens are likely the biggest free agent wideouts out there. There are plenty of other decent names out there, though, including veteran receivers Eric Moulds, Joe Jurevicius and Keenan McCardell, and with names like Santonio Holmes, Chad Jackson and Sinorice Moss in the draft, perhaps there’s just as big a glut of receivers as there is of running backs. That plays into the Steelers’ hands, because it will allow them to offer Randle El a comparable deal. Whether that’s enough to keep him in Pittsburgh remains to be seen.

More scouting combine talk, including the strange drop in Vince Young’s draft value, can be found here.

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