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They will not trade Orakpo or Kerrigan just to trade up one spot.
Bingo. Both of those guys are worth more to the Skins than the difference between RGIII and Luck. Frankly, I suspect that RGIII might be the guy sitting at the top of our board, anyway, just because he's a better scheme fit and Shanahan is notorious for trusting in his own ability to coach players up to their potential. In that case, there's no sense in making that trade if you guys are set on Luck.
Griff came off as immature and showy at his pro-day, especially in compare to the demeanor and presentation of Luck. I discussed this in another thread earlier. Griff was strutting himself in his cute little Under Armor outfit with the "cool" looking yet entirely aesthetic left arm sleeve thingy. He also had some stupid message written on his chest in neon letters, and later appeared at the presser with yet another neon message to convey his attitude.Grow up kid. Words are worth about as much as that penny-T.
That's quite the interpretation, there. Some might say that instead of being immature and showy, he was simply relaxed and having a little fun out there with his teammates. You can stretch that into a negative if you so choose but I, personally, wouldn't.
The no pressure, no diamonds message you're complaining about was Baylor's unofficial team motto for the season or something to that effect, IIRC. Here's the full quote from Griffin's Heismann speech:
That's right, everybody associated with Baylor University has reason to celebrate tonight. To my teammates, I'd like to say thank you. As we say, the hotter the heat, the harder the steel. No pressure, no diamonds. We compete, we win. We are Baylor. Baylor we are, Baylor we'll always be, but it's up to us to define what that means, and this Heisman Trophy is only the beginning of that process.It's not the "snarky comment" you've been making it out to be.
I was thinking about this the other day to myself, "wouldn't it be funny if the Redskins became super paranoid about something and traded more away to get #1...knowing Washington's management, it could happen". The Onion had an article the other day that was entitled "Redskins Give Rams A Few More Picks Just To Be Safe"
Odds are you're unfamiliar with current management if you're still saying that. Our current front office is much more shrewd than it was when Dan Snyder was more directly involved in operations via his right-hand man with no proper qualifications for the job, Vinny Cerrato, as the Executive Vice President of Football Operations.
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i think he is implying that standford is a better school than baylor....and he is correct.
He wasn't implying that, he said it directly. The implication of saying it directly was that Griffins academic achievements are less impressive... which might be true if it weren't for the fact that Griffin has academically outpaced Luck, which evens the playing field at a minimum.
You are right, my statement was too harsh.
But seriously tho, get a 3.67 in engineering and I'd be impressed.
Political science, not so much.
I'd take a masters in communication over a bachelor's in engineering by age 22 if I were to go back to that point in my life and was given the choice between the two. Engineering may be more demanding in some respects but the amount of total work and effort required for each accomplishment isn't actually so different as a lot of people like to pretend it is. Besides, in terms of practical value a degree is really just what you make of it. That masters is a far better stepping stone into certain fields or further education than a bachelor's is even if an engineering degree tends to open more immediate doors.
I should probably point out here that I'm pretty well versed in collegiate engineering courses, if you catch my drift
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Thanks, I have watched all the youtube videos...............I want all the game tape.
Out of curiosity are you talking coaches' film or just the full games?
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I have not seen a lot of RG3 but is it possible the kid is as good as Luck? Why is this all of a sudden an issue? Is it all the flash with RG3 or is he an NFL ready QB? I want game tape on Luck and RG3 so I can see what the big boys are seeing.
The consensus seems to be that Luck is more pro-ready and a better decision maker than RGIII, who possesses slightly more playmaking potential. Beyond that, both have excellent tools at their disposal and both are the kind of smart players and overall well-rounded people you rarely find at the top of NFL draft classes. That's why they're locks for 1 & 2 and why each have received a ton of attention. Griffin's just getting his due more over the last season because he's the late riser. People have been talking about Luck for over two years and his spot as the top guy has seemingly been written in stone, so he's been less of a story.
YouTube is your friend when it comes to watching tape. Just search for "Andrew Luck vs." or "Robert Griffin vs." and you'll easily find cut-ups of all of their plays from individual games. I'll even get you started:
Luck vs. Ok St:
Griffin vs. Wash:
I think people want to make a huge deal about the Colts heading over to Baylor thinking they went over just to see RG3 when they were over there to watch RG3, Kendall Wright, Nicolas Jean-Baptiste, and others.Agreed. It still sounds like Luck to Indy is a done deal as far as Irsay is concerned. Every single source I can think of with access to even a whiff of legitimate inside information has pointed to that being the end result. Still, you can never be 100% assured of anything.
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Luck throws tomorrow doesnt he?
I believe one of the ESPN channels will have that on at 4pm EST but don't quote me on that. I'm hoping Luck looks sharp
Thanks Coffee, appreciate the answer. Certainly sounds like to the ordinary fan it doesn't really mean much....
It means nothing at all to the average fan beyond what the sports media chooses to make of it later. For those of us who do a fair amount of homework on prospects ourselves and perhaps secretly wished we worked in a front office somewhere, it's pretty good stuff. You won't see anything earth-shatteringly awesome but you do get to see prospects try and prove that they can do things that their college game tape perhaps didn't show a lot of. It's much more important for some players than others.
Baylor's pro day meant a lot more for Wright, Ganaway, and the other Baylor prospects than it did for RGIII.
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I get the feeling that if you were choosing between RG3 and a 22 year old Peyton Manning, you'd still pick RG3 over Peyton. I think it's a huge mistake to judge a QB prospect solely on his physical and athletic ability.
It's not solely about physical and athletic ability, though. What RGIII possesses in terms of accuracy and what's between his ears is impressive enough to warrant his being a top prospect even if you toss out the athleticism. That's why this shouldn't be as clear cut a choice for you guys as some people make it.
That said, Luck is still probably the guy.
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He threw well. Only missed on about two throws out of 80+, showed good footwork on the run, looked smooth dropping back from center, had good touch, threw quite a few effortless 50 yarders, caught a deep ball from Kendall Wright, and was incredibly relaxed and had some fun with it all.
It was a joy to watch but at the end of the day a lot of QBs have had real impressive pro days. A controlled environment and scripted throws don't translate well to gameday in the NFL.
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I think the quote is great... because it sounds an awful lot like Shanahan made it clear to Rex that he's already second on the depth chart. Rex as a mentor won't be terrible, either. He knows the offense well enough and its not like he can pass on his severe physical limitations and lack of field vision to RGIII (unless it's caused by some sort of as yet undiscovered disease in which case I will weep).
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Very predictable, LaRon Landry is a Rex Ryan type of player.
He's also going to underperform when it counts like a Rex Ryan team.
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With a decent DT and a decent starting corner opposite Powers this CAN be a defense that competes (talent wise) I think! If, and it's a big IF they catch on to the new scheme quickly I think we will be no worse than a .500 team this year!
I took a similar optimistic stance on the Redskins defense in 2010. It ended up being a rough year for the unit but a lot of problems got worked out rather quickly after figuring out who did and did not fit. The Packers, Texans, and McDaniels' Broncos had immediate success after going to the 3-4 but both of those teams were able to get crucial pieces in the draft and (especially for the Broncos) free agency before their first season in the system. The Bills and Browns failed abjectly but more likely you'll have a one to three season building process ahead of you like the Ravens, Cowboys, Cardinals, Skins, Chiefs, etc.
I compared the size of our defensive players to matching players that we have, and we are consistantly significantly smaller with both our starters and backups. How much will that play a roll? How many years will it take to replace our guys with guys that are the correct size?
Your projected starters actually aren't that bad in the size department aside from Angerer and possibly the NT spot. If you look around the league, though, you'll see that there are TONS of guys who are successful but don't fit the conventional profile for the position. Really, you don't know who will play well and who won't until they take the field in the scheme.
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Incarcerated Bob is a volume shooter. He's definitely not right over 80% of the time but he does appear to have some legitimate connections that clue him in to what MAY happen and he reports all of it, often prematurely just of the sake of being first.
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Uh I thought Wimbley was a raider his whole career
Drafted by the Browns, played well in their 3-4 as a rookie OLB before his production tailed off and he was traded to Oakland for a 3rd round draft pick. Curiously enough, the Raiders played him at LB in a 4-3 instead of his more natural DE and he still played well.
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We aren't talking about style, ppl want to talk about size, freeney can bull rush defenders just as well as Harrison. If anything the colts need freeney unless they intend to work on Hughes a whole lot.
Harrison still isn't a good comparison to make right off the bat considering that Freeney has never done what Harrison does rushing from a stand-up position. I wouldn't rule Freeney out as being a capable 3-4 OLB but it is extremely difficult to project how veteran 4-3 DEs will adapt to the scheme. How Pagano runs his 3-4 sets will also have a big effect on how well your players fit and that has yet to be seen.
True, they have been injured recently, but for the most part, they had been healthy. And all of them could still contribute, but were let go because of cost. Freeney can still contribute but has a huge cost and doesn't necessarily fit into the scheme unless Pagano plans on playing a 4-3 in passing downs and a 3-4 in others. Which I'd love. I'd love to see Dwight retained, but I would be surprised.
Why would you play a 7 man front on passing downs? That's a good way to get killed considering that most teams bring three or four wide sets on 2nd or 3rd and long.
If you're simply talking about 4-3 or 3-4 based nickel packages, they tend to function virtually identically so it's a moot point.
I believe there are a couple DTs rated higher than him... not too sure. But hopefully he does.If he does it would be amazing
Poe is probably the most athletically gifted DT in the entire draft. There are a few better overall prospects but they aren't really great NT candidates. He's definitely not going to make it past #25 overall.
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That gear has proven to have caused RG3 injury in his college career. He suffered a torn ACL in the 3rd game of his sophomore year at Baylor which sidelined him for the rest of that season such that he was granted a medical red shirt for that season by the NCAA.
Indeed it has. He has not been particularly injury prone outside of that torn ACL, though. His only other real incident of note was a concussion taken when he took a forearm to the head while sliding against Texas Tech. Beyond those two incidents he's been able to withstand the beating fairly well.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I'm confused.
At the combine, didn't they say Luck and Cam Newton ran the same 40 time?
This video shows it differently.
RG3 looks like a track guy playing QB while Luck looks like a QB playing QB.
We have RBs. We need a QB. Not a runner who's gonna get beat up like every other running QB that came into the league.
Cam (4.56) officially ran a tenth of a second faster than Luck (4.67). I believe Luck's unofficial time was much closer but unofficial times do usually tend to be on the low side. RG3 is a former track star who also happens to be a successful college QB. The reason he's so highly rated these days is because he looks more like an NFL QB in the way that he keeps his eyes downfield and makes a concerted effort to pass before taking off than many other running QBs coming out of college.
He's got more work ahead of him than Luck does to adjust to the pro game for sure but there is a good deal of evidence pointing to the fact that he's more ready than most of the QBs people tend to think of when they think "running QB".
I still dont buy two tenths of a second, running in a straight line with no pads on, in track clothes, being a big deal for a QB in the NFL.
Thats fine. It's certainly a valid point that track speed only loosely correlates to game speed and there have been prospects over the years who have out-performed their numbers (Terrell Davis, Anquan Boldin, and Jerry Rice come to mind). Nonetheless, Griffin's speed still shows up on game tape. Luck's does, too, but it's not quite the same.
And most of the QBs who are good at "extending the play", such as Vick and Rothlisberger only have to "extend the play" because they're not very good at looking down field and making the correct reads. Peyton Manning is one of the very best to ever play the game, and he never has to "extend the play"...neither did Montana...or Marino...or Brady...or Aikman etc.What about John Elway? Steve Young? Roger Staubach? Fran Tarkenton?
Honestly, I think it's generally unwise to force college prospects into the mold of other QBs you think they resemble until they've stepped onto the field in an NFL game. I keep seeing Luck get comparisons to Elway primarily due to the fact that they're both highly rated prospects out of Stanford with some decent athleticism. It would be great if Luck was the next Elway but they're likely going to be less similar than people are imagining.
Frankly, whether you're rooting for Luck or RGIII you shouldn't really be wanting them to be like another QB. You should want them to be transcendant talents in their own rights, guys who bring things to the table that no one else past or present has.
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PLEASE....... Stop it with the RG3 is such a better physical spec than Luck. Dude runs what? a tenth 0r two faster than Luck?
A Luck mirrored Cam Newton's combine numbers.................
OK...
Bro aint no slow white guy..... he is a STUD.
Don't read into my posts too much. I word them very carefully and I mean exactly what I say, nothing more. Luck is a great physical specimen and, as I said, would be among the most mobile QBs in the league. I'm not an irrational RGIII homer despite what the name and avatar might suggest, I'm just supporting the player who I expect the Skins to take. I'd be at least equally as thrilled with Luck if Irsay were to shock everyone in the draft.
Basically the sum total of what I'm saying here is that RGIII has a gear that Luck doesn't and it will enable him to escape certain players in space that Luck may not be able to escape. That gear has no bearing on overall effectiveness at the position. In fact, if he relies on that extra speed too much it may very well stunt his development as a pure passer and put him at greater risk for injury.
All of the above is factually correct if you look at the tape on both. It's not a challenge to Luck's overall ability as some of you seem to be taking it. They're both great prospects and Luck is the more pro-ready of the two.
Ask Mike Vick... I guarantee you Tuck and Paul will slow RG3's roll real fast....
We'll see. Tuck wasn't as effective last year as he usually is and, despite playing extremely well, Paul-Pierre didn't/couldn't do enough on his own to stop us from stomping on the Giants twice last season (even with a good half of our o-line injured/suspended and a horrifically immobile QB). One thing's for sure... if RGIII follows the Michael Vick career model, I am going to be one incredibly unhappy fan. Vick was basically a more athletic, more exciting Tebow in Atlanta whose hype I hated even more than I hated Tebowmania (and I hated that a lot). With the Eagles he's been better but he's still not an elite passer and he has a glass jaw.
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The Cowboys have also been very active this year. Somehow I doubt it helps them get over the hump
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The worst part about Favre watch was that it was an entirely self-inflicted phenomenon. Favre didn't have to contemplate retiring each year and hold his current team hostage just so that he could skip OTAs, training camp, and much of the preseason. He still did it every year for about four years running.
With Peyton you know he wants to be back and the set of circumstances that have put him in this situation were entirely beyond his control. That this has taken a week or two in March is no big deal at all. He's just got to get signed a little while before the draft so that he doesn't leave the teams competing for his services entirely high and dry and can go be a leader of his next team in May.
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Lloyd did say he intended to follow Josh McDaniels after the end of the regular season. I expect that he'll be a better, more impactful player for them than Ochocinco was.
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2 tenths of a second, WITHOUT pads, for a QUARTERBACK is not a big deal. You mention the WR/RB vs TE/FB positions...well they're QBs and not WR/RB/TE/FB
I'm telling you that it is a big deal in certain situations. Cannot emphasize that last little bit enough. You will see RGIII make some plays with his feet (in pads) that Luck simply cannot. It's an advantage Griffin has in his favor but it's only a very small part of the overall equation.
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when you think of what two tenths of a second really is, its NOT a big difference...especially at a position that's supposed to throw and not run in a straight line as fast as they can
It is a big difference in the NFL, where less than one second separates the super speedsters like Chris Johnson from 340 pound Haloti Ngata. Two tenths of a second is basically the difference between RB/WR speed and FB/TE speed.
Luck ran well enough to be among the more mobile QBs in the league today whereas RGIII ran well enough to be among the fastest QBs of all time. It's an advantage that is rendered irrelevant when both QBs are sitting in the pocket but when flushed out and on the move, RGIII is going to be substantially more dangerous because of it.
To reiterate, it's not a lot and certainly it doesn't say anything about who is a better player but what you see is basically the razor thin margin in the NFL that separates a 15 yard gain from a 50 yard gain:
(RGII, Luck, and Cam)
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Correction, RG3 only had 3 years and 3 games.
And his only good year was in 2011.
2010 was a good year for RGIII. It wasn't an elite year but it was very good. His senior season definitely elevated his draft status but he was still considered to be a late first or early second round type of talent by a lot of people in the know before he lit it up in 2011. The fact that he played for Baylor and, as such, didn't get a lot of exposure is why most people think that he completely came out of nowhere.
Not at all. Look at what RG3 has done, he went from a olympic hopeful hurdler to heisman winning qb in a few years. Every year he drastically improved his QBing. He rehabbed through a torn ACL (in which he played out the half on) and still runs 4.41 40? To me that says one thing and thats that RG3 is the hardest working player in this draft...including Luck. To say he has had 1 good season proves your just going by the stats.
Plus I no longer put him in with Mike Vick. Id compare him to Aaron Rodgers because RG3 is a QB first, athlete 2nd. He just happens to twice as athletic as Rodgers.
Well said.
This isnt 1940 ... with all the sports networks and the Internet the entire world hears about guys. If he had been a great prospect his first few years at Baylor I would have heard about him and I didn't until this past season when he put up big numbers. I watched him in his bowl game this year - I was not impressed at all. Sure he can run fast and has a few moves, but against the better competition his throwing wasn't all that!
Effort and research are still required to actually be knowledgeable, even with the proliferation of easily available information courtesy of the internet and 24 hour sports networks.
I think its an appropriate comparision. Race having nothing to do with it. Size and Speed having everything to do with it.It's a weak size comparison given that two inches and 15 pounds (Vick's combine weight was 210) is actually a pretty sizable difference. The speed and arm strength comparison is the most fair one you can make but beyond that they are completely different. Hence, it's still a bad overall comparison in my book.
Rodgers?! Thats a tall mountian to climb my friend. Like I said I think he will be good, but wowza.You think in RG3s first 4 years starting, he'll do this?
17,037yds (4,259yr) 131TDs (32+yr) 105+ QBR, 1,136rushyds 16Rush TDs......Thats an extremely tall order...Like I said, I think he'll be good, but Rodgers is a player whom many simply cannot reach...
Don't forget that Rodgers spent a lot of time developing behind Favre, too. He wasn't nearly as good coming out as he was once he took the field as a starter.
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This seems like a redskins based article so its probably their hope talking..... though I would rather Griffin here than luck.
Hope? Probably not the right word. We're more than content with RGIII and rank the two QBs far closer together than you guys appear to. We just like to put that asterisk into the discussion because we know that until the first pick none of us really knows what Irsay is planning.
I keep seeing this. I think RG3 is gonna be a pretty good player as well, not better than Luck, just my opinion, but a pretty darn good player. With that said, I think it's pretty fair to say a lot of people see him in the mold of Mike Vick, not saying you do, but as a general rule of thumb. Is this the upside everyone is talking about? Because if so, that's not something I would really be thrilled with. He's had 1 fantastic season, and the rest would be avg. at best. From a QB stand point.
The only things Vick and Griffin have in common is that they are fast and black.
Vick had miserable accuracy in college and for a very large chunk of his pro career. He didn't even bother trying to turn himself into a real QB until his prison stint was over and he landed in Philly. He was also a run first player for a long time and is a very serious headcase.
Griffin has considerably more accuracy throwing all over the field and remains a pass-first QB even when he's flushed out of the pocket. He's bigger than Vick, smarter than Vick, and more disciplined than Vick. You might as well compare him to Vince Young, Donovan McNabb, Steve McNair, Daunte Culpepper, Cam Newton, or Randall Cunningham. They're all equally poor comparisons based on the same two factors.
Actually Dungy likes RG3 over Luck.
And Russ Lande (sporting news draft consultant and former scout for the Rams and Browns) also likes RG3 over Luck.
But, by far, the majority consensus is that Luck is better than RG3.
Polian is on record as liking both about equally. He's said that which one is better depends primarily on team/scheme. Stated outright that RGIII would be good in a Texans-style offense (Skins) and implied that Luck made more sense for the Colts.
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Switching to a 3-4 defense is exciting stuff. It's extremely difficult to predict who adapts well to the position and may take a couple of years. Being patient would be a good idea... although most NFL fans don't do patience well in my experience.
A member over on our board created a fairly exhaustive post introducing some of the basics of the defense and theorizing how the Redskins roster would adapt during a year with essentially no free agency (2010 offseason was when everyone and their mother were RFAs). I'd strongly recommend reading it if you have some time. You might learn something about the 3-4 and/or how some teams have done the switch.
How Many defensive ends do you keep in a 3-4 ? Six?
How many OLBs...eight ?
I cant see Dwight Freeney with pass coverage responsibilities...That's the problem.
He'd have to be a situational end, right?
You keep a minimum of two at every position and stock extra depth according to where you think you'll need it, what talent you have available, and what you need to field your special teams. Two NTs, five or six DEs, nine or ten total LBs split fairly evenly between ILB and OLB, and 9 total DBs is a rough approximation of what you might expect.
If you have an OLB who is extremely limited in pass coverage then you obviously try not to drop him into coverage very often. Wade Phillips is particularly notorious for running 4-3 like 3-4 schemes where one of his OLBs is almost exclusively a weak side pass-rusher (see: Shawne Merriman, DeMarcus Ware, and Mario Williams). Pagano could easily do something similar.
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Regarding Alvin Harper: I'm not so sure that's the greatest comparison. There are surely other, better busts you could have used to compare Garcon to. Go back and look at Harper's numbers and you'll see just how out of whack his production really was. He averaged almost 24 ypc and never had more than 36 receptions or 830 yards while in Dallas. Garcon's numbers and overall ability without a Hall of fame QB are considerably safer... but not necessarily above being a disappointment in the vein of Chris Chambers. Personally, I doubt he regresses in DC the bigger question is whether he can be a legitimate #1 if Leonard Hankerson doesn't grow into the role.
The Alvin Harper comparison would have been great for, say, DeSean Jackson had he left Philly for a team without a good QB.
@Andy...
The Skins also signed Eddie Royal so Garcon probably won't have to be the number one over there. That said it is the Redskins and they are Daniel Snyder's team. Nothing they do ever seems to work out well. They definitely overpaid for what they will be getting. Still wish Garcon well.
Eddie Royal is still talking to several teams. We have an advantage because he grew up a Skins fan in VA and was a Shanahan draft pick but nothing is final yet.
Even though the 'Skins overpaid for Morgan and Garcon, they are more respectable in that area now.
Not sure if Gafney will be back, but I believe Moss is there to stay, and so is Fred Davis. And Leonard
Hankerson will be in his 2nd year and should be ready to go from his injury. So, all in all, RG3 has some
weapons at least. And Roy Helu can catch it out of the backfield.
Moss may find himself on the chopping block ahead of Gaffney. We love Moss... but his days are numbered. If Royal winds up here both him and Gaffney may be out unless Shanahan wants a battle royale for receiver roster spots.
Too bad their defense will be losing some key players. Fletcher is likely gone and Landry is almost definitely gone. Hall is gone soon after this year and if I'm not mistaken, Orapko's still in his rookie deal and will demand a big contract. The Redskins can't kill themselves now.
We did a sidegrade at safety by signing Meriweather to a cheap deal. Same potential to perform, same level of associated issues (mental instead of physical), much less money involved. No one should be buying the hype on Landry. He played good for a 9 game stretch in 2010 but was incredibly underwhelming in the years prior to that and incredibly injured ever since.
Fletcher's agents aren't budging on their demands but the two sides aren't too far apart and the ILB market is pretty slow. I think he'll come back. He sure as heck knows the fans want him back.
Hall would be no major loss if he performs like he did last year. Josh Wilson is our best DB by far and we got him for a real bargain last year.
As for Orakpo, our cap penalty will be lifted right as his contract is up. That's a good time to gain an extra $18 mil in cap space, no?
Sure he was injured quite a bit in the last 2 years, but when healthy he was "a Pro Bowl safety" according to many like his coach Mike Shannahan. Fletcher is a huge loss. He's the captain and best player of that defense. He is a tacking machine who's great in coverage. The ageless. Landry and Fletcher are two great losses, and two good acquisitions for other teams.
Funny how we've made no real effort to bring Landry back, then. Clearly we don't value Landry as much as Landry values Landry.
Nothing against Garçon but I do hope he busts in Washington.
Can't blame you there. I hope the greatest team ever assembled implodes again, myself
Here's the real reason Garcon won't do well in Washington........Because he's playing for the SKINS, Thats really all that needs to be said. No matter who they overpay to join that team they always suck. RG3 is an overhyped Arena league QB that will struggle mightily in the NFL. Of course this is just my opinion and I know there are those that disagree, but time will tell.
Barry Cofield, Stephen Bowen, and Josh Wilson were the marquee members of our last free agent class and they were among the best members of our defense. 11 of our 12 draft picks also made the 53 man roster with many of them contributing heavily in limited action. Basically what I'm saying is that times change. Our front office has gotten progressively more shrewd after hiring our first real GM since Snyder bought the team. To continue to treat the Skins as exactly the same team they were in 2000 or 2005 would be for me to insist for the next 10 years that the Colts have a terrible defensive scheme and cut all their best players - despite all evidence to the contrary - based solely on what happened over the last year.
We'll have to see about RGIII. He has too many legitimately good qualities (even by NFL standards) to just dismiss off-hand. If there were serious questions about his mechanics or his intelligence then I might be extremely worried... but he passes just about every test with flying colors. The only thing to worry about with him are the rather vague unknowns that you have to worry about with any prospect.
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No worries.
Most of us like the current iteration of our FO because they've demonstrated a willingness to let players walk when they ask for too much and have put a much higher value on keeping and acquiring additional draft picks than in the past. Obviously, we still reap the benefits of perepetually being one of the top 3 moneymakers in the league and having an owner who is willing to spend to build a winner. The key is now we have guys who actually have proven track records doing the actual building.
So long as Snyder continues to play nice, I'd say that he's settled into a nice middle ground between the domineering control freaks (Jerry Jones, Al Davis, etc.) and the cheapskates (Mike Brown and pre-2008 Bill Bidwill).