21.   Also under contract are receivers Michael Irvin, Stepfret Williams and Macey Brooks.

22.   All unsigned are receivers J.J. Birden, Bert Emanuel and Eric Metcalf, and quarterbacks Bobby Hebert, Billy Joe Tolliver and Browning Nagle.

23.   Broncos receiver Rod Smith is that way.

24.   Buchanan will match up on whichever receiver is the more likely deep threat on a given play.

25.   But all of that said, it is amazing how sophisticated, and how rewarding, the new receivers can be.

26.   But its best receiver was hurt before the season began and quarterback Darrell Bevell was injured in midseason, and it needed a strong finish to get here.

27.   But most fans would not know that the receivers were to blame when Testaverde lofted an errant pass.

28.   But the record-setting Tennessee receiver is a long strider with good hands and good work ethic.

29.   But the receivers are not the only problem.

30.   But there were financial considerations and there are younger receivers who need their time to develop.