Redskins have added speed this offseason; will it help?
By Marc Lande
Wide Receiver
Shipping out deep threat Paul Richardson opens the field to the blazing Steve Sims. Surprisingly, new acquisition Cody Latimer grades out faster than Richardson.
Obviously, it was time to cut ties with Richardson. Not as obvious, the Redskins might be getting faster at the wide receiver position just by letting go of Richardson.
Cody Latimer is fast. Believe it or not, Latimer 4.37 is faster than Paul Richardson 4.44. Richardson has no intangibles by the way. We will see with Latimer.
In fact, maybe the highlight of the Jay Gruden then Bill Callahan 3-13 coaching job was that they gave less-heralded Redskins speedster Sims and his blazing 4.35 a chance to shine and the results were encouraging.
Sims, a playmaker at times-like his 66-yard reverse touchdown run against the New England Patriots, displayed his speed and giddy-up. Yet, at other times, Sims, Jr. apparently disappeared from the Redskins playbook.