After looking at Craig Stevens earlier in the week, I'll turn my attention to the Titans' second biggest offensive re-signing of the offseason, wide receiver Lavelle Hawkins.While his contract did not meet my critera for one of the team's top financial commitments this year, as he would rank 15th in cash and 20th in cap, he'll still be making a fair bit for a player I was skeptical last offseason would make it from 19 to 20 career receptions. I did eventuallycotton on to the fact that he would make the team and have a role in the offense, though I still don't think he makes it to 47 catches withoutKenny Britt's injury. Make it he did, though, and the Titans saw enough to bring him back.As I noted in the post I did when he signed his extension, his performance by Football Outsiders numbers was pretty lousy. That's sort of interesting, at least to me. Individual receiver data frequently reflects a receiver's role in the team as much as his own personal ...
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July 20, 2012
