Marty Lets His Guard Down...

...for just a second.

I noticed this earlier in the morning from YAEB "Eaglesville":

The Eagles have said it thousands of times before. They don't feel they need a No. 1 wide receiver. It doesn't mean they wouldn't rather have one though.

If this offseason, when they made a run for Randy Moss and inquired about Larry Fitzgerald, wasn't enough evidence, Marty Mornhingweg came out and said it on Thursday.

"I'd rather have a No. 1 wide receiver," Mornhinweg said.

I kind of figured there was some missing context here, but since the transcript wasn't posted yet, I had to go watch the press conference at lunch time.  You'll only get the full effect if you watch it on video (it comes right near the end), but the transcript is now up:

On whether there is an advantage to not having a number one receiver: "You can debate that. I personally would rather have a number one receiver, but you can do it the other way and be just as explosive and dynamic. I've had it both ways, and I think that we have several guys that are sort of number one receivers. We spread it out just a little bit and roll those guys in, so it may not look like it, but I think we have more than a couple guys that are pretty good players."

That's pretty straightforward -- other than the attempted backfilling starting with "and be just as explosive and dynamic..." 

Does it mean anything in the grand scheme of things?  Probably not.  Is it interesting as a contrast to the typical "always on message" approach to the organization's handling of these kinds of questions?  Most definitely.

Kudos to Eaglesville for spotting it first.

Comments

[Paul]

I think it's been their plan for a while to try and get a #1 receiver this offseason. I think they took the Carolina a trade partially so they would have a bargaining chip. Possibly trade up to get Crabtree in next years draft?

Also, Roy Williams will be a FA, and Boldin won't get any happier with his contract. I think there are definitely options available next year.

[Eric]

I noticed that right away too. Too bad I don't have a blog!

Darrius Heyward-Bey is another one to look at.

TJ Whosyourmomma is also a FA.

[Gabe from BountyBowl]

Marty's finally spreading his wings a bit!

Seems like JJ's been a little bit more free to speak his mind (probably the only coach that will come out and be candid when someone has a bad game), but I've always chalked that up to him "being older" than the rest of them.