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	Quote:	CrimsonEyeshade
	There sure seems to be mutual interest with Thompkins. I still wonder what all the receiver commitments -- and the ones we're still after -- say about the coaches' opinions of the players already on the roster.

Well when you break it down, the only ones you ever see making catches are McCoy(rarely) he is gone after this yr. Alexander(rarely) and Hanks(shown flashes and dropsies) both gone after nxt yr. Julio and Maze both gone after 2011, Julio maybe nxt yr. There are the main guys playing now. The only 2 guys I have heard about doing well as far as the freshman go are Norwood and Bowman(who is recovering from surgery I believe), Bell is supposed to doing OK as well. So you have 5 guys actually contributing in games and 3 more with obvious potential at this point and 18 WR's on the roster, that isn't very impressive and leaves a lot to be desired for the coaches and us fans as well. I wonder how Kelly is coming along as I have not heard much about his play in practice. He has the physical size but he had a terrible senior season in HS and there were rumors we would retract our offer towards the end there. We also lose 9 WR's from the roster the after this yr(3) and next(6) due to graduation. I think we all, as fans, feel a need for better WR's and I hope with more of Saban and CJM recruits coming we will see a rise in the production soon. If Thompkins can help do that I think having him would be great while the other guys in this class develop.