I find it so strange that everyone keeps saying that signing a player at a position of need, to kick the tires and see if he can contribute, is a "joke" move. He is a gap fill to try and get our other receivers, up to and including Watkins, healthy and back on the field. If he plays to his potential, then he has a much higher ceiling than anyone else who was available, if he doesn't he can still be a warm body to throw to and or draw coverage in the meantime.
People complain when Whaley doesn't make any moves and then when he does, they complain about that too. sometimes you have to take flyers to try and improve mid season.
Perhaps he was born in 1913?