2009 Skins Off Season Plans Ideas, Draft and FA plus cuts

Thrash is a must go. He is a holdover from the Norv days, once a great ST guy, but not a very good WR anymore. In hindsight, we should have never reacquired him from the Eagles. Jason Taylor is a waste of roster space. He had one stellar game at the end and a bunch of folks got visions of JT dancing in their heads. The guy is on the downward slope of his career. WE need a young guy that will be around for at least 4 years. Springs should be cut for sure. Guy can't put together 3 games without being hurt.

I say bring back Jerome Mathis. That's my entire plan for the offseason.

Just for you Dirtbag. :) Alex Mack, Center California : NFL Draft Prospect (http://www.draftseason.com/index2.php?Page_Name=PlayerProfile2&id=984)

Well I'll be damned.

I agree, these crazy offseason plans by some people that involve cutting half the roster are just ridiculous. Our hands are tied with some big contracts and a limited number of draft picks. Those hoping for drastic changes to the roster are going to be really disappointed.

I think you're right Matty, people think things are going to be fixed right away. I hope the fans and the ownership are patient enough to let the team get out of these cap-killing contracts of old players that can't contribute anymore, and over time be able to add youth into the team. Reading the latest JLC article on RI, it sounds like we're going to be keeping the likes of Griffin, Jensen, and Thomas. Let's hope the team is able to patch up the team to keep us over .500, and that some of the young players the team has are able to develop and contribute (although hearing that Rineheart is not wowing anyone at Redskins Park is disappointing to hear).

I'm going to sit back and see what we do in the first 2 weeks after the Super Bowl with our older vets before getting my expectations up or down for the offseason. That's going to set the tone for our spring and summer and ultimately next season.

Same here!

Why did i come across this...See what Fred Smoot is doing during Post Season
What is Fred Smoot doing during Post Season | Fred Smoot's Smack Energy Bar (http://www.smackenergybar.com/v2/2009/01/27/what-is-fred-smoot-doing-during-post-season/)

Alright here is what we do. Sign Gross and draft Mack at 13. This will instantly improve our line which in return
instantly improves Campbell which instantly improves our WR which instantly improves our running game. You see guys its all pretty simple and yes I am god.

Given JLCs blog entry yesterday, it seems the skins are planning to keep our defense in tact (for the most part) and focus on our offense. This makes a certain level of sense, since this is JCs contract year and we need to decide if he is our franchise QB or not - this year, we have to do as much as we can to help him out, so there will be no excuses for poor performance on his part in 2009. In JLCs article, it was indicated that the team needs 2 new starting guards, a new starting RT, an explosive running back to compliment Portis, and a real WR. Evidently, we will also likely be fairly inactive in free agency.

I also am chosing to beleive the rumors that we are interested in acquiring more draft picks, both by trading down in the draft and in trading players for draft picks (Rogers, Moss, Betts, and Monty have all allegedly been dangled). If all that is true, here is my revised proposal/prediction for our 2009 offseason:

Noteable Cuts
1. Jason Taylor
2.Shawn Springs
3. Marcus Washington
4. James Thrash

Trade
1. Rogers for a 2nd round pick (I dont like it, but i think its what the skins are trying to do),
2. Moss for a 3rd and 4th (its been rumored the skins want a 2nd but i dont think theyll get it).

Noteable Free Agent Signings
1. DeAngelo Hall
2. Channing Crowder - He's really an ILB, but its been reported Miami is low-balling him on an extension and he wants to test free agency. He's been playing ILB, but I think we move him outside to replace Washington. Ideally, we would sign Dansby, but he's going to be too expensive.
3. Phillip Buchannon - He's no longer an elite corner but an older guy familiar with our style of defense. We need someone to replace Rogers and he could start alongside Hall for the time being .
4.Amani Toomer- I think we actively pursue Devery Henderson but he is out of our price range. Toomer wants to stay in the division so he signs with the skins and is penciled in as a starter to replace Moss.
5. Pete Kendall

Draft
-Skins Trade down in the first round with somone in the 19-21 range and pick up a 2nd round pick. Remember, we have also acquired a 1 pick each in rounds 2, 3 and 4 by trading Moss and Rogers.

1 - Eben Britton, OT, AZ - (Britton becomes our starting RT. His stock has been rising and falling alot recently, but most mocks have him being available in this range. Another option is OT William Betty, UCONN.

2 - Herman Johnson, G, LSU Competes to replace either Kendall or Thomas immediately.

2 - Fili Moala, DE/DT, USC Moala can play inside and outside on the line. We pick him up for his versatility and hope he can work his way to a starting role in the future.

3 - Trevor Canfield, G, Cincy We drafted a dud with Rinehart last year. Hopefully we get it right this year.

3 - Jonathan Luigs, C, Arkansas Hopefully, Luigs can replace Rabach in 2010.

4, 5, 6 - I see us drafting atleast one LB here, and possibly a DB and/or RB.

Unfortunately our team has so little depth on our lines, you can literally pick any lineman or linebacker and have it be a great pick. Which sucks because it means Vinny will have an alright offseason no matter what but If you look at what this guys done over the past few years it's directly his fault this happened. For three straight years we didn't have more then one pick before the 4th round. And we never took lineman with that one pick.

And the whole Thomas Kelly Davis BPA thing is such bullshit, thats just Vinny being an absolutle dumbass because he has no idea how to pick lineman. Absolutley no idea. Then he picks up Chad Rhinehart in the 3rd round like thats going to solve the whole thing.

Unfortunately our team has so little depth on our lines, you can literally pick any lineman or linebacker and have it be a great pick.

Selecting Chad Rinehart disproves that point.