Skins expected to sign Fletcher

POSTED 7:46 p.m. EST; LAST UPDATED 8:26 p.m. EST, February 26, 2007

FLETCHER DEAL NOT DONE?

Although there are rampant rumors that the Washington Redskins have reached a deal with Bills middle linebacker London Fletcher, a source close to Fletcher says that a final decision has not been made.

The Redskins, Patriots, Lions, and Bills are interested in Fletcher, and the source says that the Bills currently are the favorites to land London, with the Redskins at No.2 on the list.

Ideally, however, the Bills should have the exclusive ability to negotiate with Fletcher until Friday. But that's simply not how it works in the NFL anymore; virtually every team violates the prohibition on tampering when the time comes to talk to pending free agents. Indeed, we're not aware of a single team that doesn't get an early start on chatting with players who technically are the property of others.

Is Fletcher coming to DC?

I hate to break this to everyone but the bottom line is that Lemar Marshall is not what you are claiming he is. If he was, they wouldn't have a deal in place with a free agent MLB a week before free agency starts. You can argue with me all day long but I am correct on this one. Don't get upset when he is behind Rocky next year either. The only way that I see Marshall starting is if Washington takes longer to return.

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you could be right but like you said earlier, me and you will just have to agree to disagree. it's just two different opinions of how good or not good lemar marshall is.

You guys are dealing with semantics. All I know is a week before free agency they essentially have a deal completed with a middle linebacker. Not a D end and not a D tackle. What Snyder wants, he gets immediately and he wants Fletcher.

We're not dealing with semantics. You said that MLB was our #1 priority and some of us disagreed and said that MLB was our FA #1 priority. There's a difference. And while I do not doubt that we will get Fletcher, I highly doubt the reports from the world's most credible news agency, Profootballtalk.com, that we already have a deal in place with Fletcher. If Gibbs & Co. were dumb enough to tamper with another team's player by reaching contract terms with them prior ot the start of FA, they wouldn't be SO dumb as to tell PFT.

I hate to break this to everyone but the bottom line is that Lemar Marshall is not what you are claiming he is. If he was, they wouldn't have a deal in place with a free agent MLB a week before free agency starts. You can argue with me all day long but I am correct on this one. Don't get upset when he is behind Rocky next year either. The only way that I see Marshall starting is if Washington takes longer to return.

The only thing people have been saying is that Marshall is not as bad as you have been claiming. I simply don't know how you can say that Rocky is better than Marshall, without having seen Rocky take more than 4 quarters of snaps on defense in professional football. I know that you attribute Rocky's lack of playing time to some personal animus a coach has towards Rocky, but I don't know how you can say that without having seen him on the field. In any event, I wouldn't care who started ahead of whom next season (Rocky over Marshall or vice-versa), I trust that coaches start the best player.

We're not dealing with semantics. You said that MLB was our #1 priority and some of us disagreed and said that MLB was our FA #1 priority. There's a difference. And while I do not doubt that we will get Fletcher, I highly doubt the reports from the world's most credible news agency, Profootballtalk.com, that we already have a deal in place with Fletcher. If Gibbs & Co. were dumb enough to tamper with another team's player by reaching contract terms with them prior ot the start of FA, they wouldn't be SO dumb as to tell PFT.



The only thing people have been saying is that Marshall is not as bad as you have been claiming. I simply don't know how you can say that Rocky is better than Marshall, without having seen Rocky take more than 4 quarters of snaps on defense in professional football. I know that you attribute Rocky's lack of playing time to some personal animus a coach has towards Rocky, but I don't know how you can say that without having seen him on the field. In any event, I wouldn't care who started ahead of whom next season (Rocky over Marshall or vice-versa), I trust that coaches start the best player.

You trust the coaches more than I do but I do believe this is the "make or break year" for all of them. G-dub will leave his ego at the door and start the best players.

I totally agree with the guy who said that Washington, Fletcher, Rocky and Lemar is a good linebacking corps. If they get Fletcher they turn an obvious hole into a strength (until someone goes down, of course).

You trust the coaches more than I do but I do believe this is the "make or break year" for all of them.

I've got to. If I didn't trust them, I would have lost all hope and killed myself by now. It's definately a "make or break" year for them....I'm betting on "make."

Im more like PRAYING on "make".....

Computer: 2000 dollars
Internet service: 40 dollars per month
Seeing Grim getting owned repeatedly: PRICELESS

Computer: 2000 dollars
Internet service: 40 dollars per month
Seeing Grim getting owned repeatedly: PRICELESS

What's that all about?

What's that all about?

I was referring to Grim and Sheriffs arguments up there. And Grim and I still have love for each other, it's all fun and games my brown brothering.

I was referring to Grim and Sheriffs arguments up there. And Grim and I still have love for each other, it's all fun and games my brown brothering.


I think he means what's that about spending $2,000 on a computer?

And just for the record, I think they split the argument.