Mega-Merge: 2010 Free Agency Rumors and Reports Thread

Good article by Reid about why we should get Dansby...

Redskins Insider - Karlos Dansby might be best fit for Redskins in free agency (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/free-agency/karlos-dansby-might-be-best-fi.html#more)

He does sound like a good fit. We definitely need a linebacker or two if we are pushing Lorenzo to become an LB.

How about Lorenzo? This guy is insane... He has played OL, DT, DE and now an LB? Can he play Qb?

If we do sign Dansby, it seems like the idea there would be that the long term contract we are giving him would be the long term deal that McIntosh should get.

On principle, I am against this. But in reality, Dansby is a better anchor on the interior than McIntosh will be, and great 3-4 ILBs are always in high demand. It would not be a bad move.

There are rumors that the Rams will give Atogwe the lowest tender (no draft picks required)...any idea if he would fit our FS needs?

A “lowball” offer for Atogwe? | Rams Report | STLtoday (http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2010/03/a-lowball-offer-for-atogwe/)He isn't great, but he would fill the need.

They still hold right of first refusal, and Atogwe is not the kind of player I would poison pill anything for. St. Louis will let him walk if the offer is decent enough.

Redskins Insider - Redskins tender offensive lineman Will Montgomery (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/free-agency/redskins-tender-offensive-line.html)

Interesting how almost everyone never thought about keeping Will Montgomery on our roster list..

Thought he got worse as the season wore on...IMO not a good move, kinda surprised

If we do sign Dansby, it seems like the idea there would be that the long term contract we are giving him would be the long term deal that McIntosh should get.

On principle, I am against this. But in reality, Dansby is a better anchor on the interior than McIntosh will be, and great 3-4 ILBs are always in high demand. It would not be a bad move.

i dont see how signing one necessarily precludes the other. my plan would be to sign Dansby to a long-term deal this year, then sign McIntosh next year, if he successfully adapts to the 3-4. I dont think this will be Fletcher's last year by any means, but he can't keep going forever.

i dont see how signing one necessarily precludes the other. my plan would be to sign Dansby to a long-term deal this year, then sign McIntosh next year, if he successfully adapts to the 3-4. I dont think this will be Fletcher's last year by any means, but he can't keep going forever.There's nothing preventing us from doing what you are suggesting, but there's really no reason to sign Dansby unless it's determined that McIntosh is an inferior player. I think his tender offer suggests such a conclusion.

I imagine the guy who replaces Fletcher in the defense will be Blades or someone younger than Blades. I don't like the idea of having two ILBs around the same age and experience level, because if they happen to decline at the same time, you have a gaping hole in the middle of your defense at a position that won't really show up on film to be discovered.

If we do sign Dansby, it seems like the idea there would be that the long term contract we are giving him would be the long term deal that McIntosh should get.

On principle, I am against this. But in reality, Dansby is a better anchor on the interior than McIntosh will be, and great 3-4 ILBs are always in high demand. It would not be a bad move.

So we are possibly looking at these possible LB lineups...

Peppers OLB, Rocky ILB, Fletch ILB, and Orakpo OLB

or

Somebody OLB, Dansby ILB, Fletch ILB, and Orakpo OLB

Which one would you take Tripp?

The latter option has fewer holes. I don't like the ILB combination in the first option. So I would take the second.

Peppers and Orakpo are quite the dominant OLB tandem, though Alexander/Wilson and Orakpo aren't a bad deal at all.

I dont know how Blades would hold up as a 3-4 ILB. Sure, Fletcher is undersized and has done well as a 4-3 MLB, but even he's questionable to hold up well as a 3-4 ILB. I'm not saying Blades couldn't do it, i just wouldnt count on it. But i get what youre saying about not wanting two guys with the same age and experience level.

Maybe we should look at Hank Fraley as a Center option.
Hank Fraley (http://www.nfl.com/players/hankfraley/profile?id=FRA036253)