REAL football news - Skins sign Atogwe!

I hope so. What i really hope for is that we dont sign known cowboy fan and skin hater kris jenkins. eff that fat boy with bad wheels.

Chico - yeah i agree with you that guys like moore, doughty horton make for good depth players and moore seems like a baller who can lay the wood . . . you know, thinking about it more, neither one of the 3 safeties not named landry can roam a backfield and that is a major need which OJ can fill.

I think Moore and Doughty have proved their worth... as good backups.

I don't know what to make of this signing yet, but so far Allen's impact on contracts has been pretty significant. He doesn't allow deals that burden the team.

So from a financial standpoint, I have confidence that this deal will be ok for us. From a roster standpoint, I'm not sure. If he returns to form & adds a lot to the TO count, it will be worth it. I could also see him playing avg. & getting too old for us. He needs to be on top of his game in 2012 for this deal to make sense, that's when the team should be expected to win.

I think Moore and Doughty have proved their worth... as good backups.

Doughty is always steady as a good backup/special teamer. Moore looked so promising in limited action in 09. If his knee was a problem last year then I can accept that as an excuse for his play. His tackling, or lack thereof, was perfunctory at best though. I hope he can regain his form & play the way the coaches were raving about in camp last year. If not, based on 2010, can't argue w/the staff decision to try to upgrade.

I hope so. What i really hope for is that we dont sign known cowboy fan and skin hater kris jenkins. eff that fat boy with bad wheels.

Chico - yeah i agree with you that guys like moore, doughty horton make for good depth players and moore seems like a baller who can lay the wood . . . you know, thinking about it more, neither one of the 3 safeties not named landry can roam a backfield and that is a major need which OJ can fill.

When it come to the free position IMO you need major atheletacism in your player and with any safety position as your last line of defense you need to be a good open field tackler. Moore has atheletacsim (when not dinged up and injuried) but a horrible tackler IMO. He whiffed many times last year especially on the edge in run support. Reed is a decent tackler, but lacks in atheletacism. Reed is a strong, closer to the line safety. At free he is out of position.

Atogwe is gonna take some chances and will miss, but he should cover the field much better sideline to sideline, decent tackler and another vetern presence in the secondary isnt a bad thing. Ohhhhhhh did I mention the turnovers, that is a big plus

Gotta love this from Wikipedia....

Oshiomogho Atogwe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshiomogho_Atogwe)

"Washington Redskins
On March 3, 2011, Atogwe ecstatically agreed to terms on a 5-year, $26 million deal with the Washington Redskins.[7]
Redskins fans are happy."

I guess I'll be the only one who's against this. It looks like he a proven playmaking type of safety, and the contract makes sense. But he's almost 30 and by the time this team plans to be a contender, he's going to be on the downside of his career. You get a player like this when you're on the verge of contending. So to me this is just another band aid type move.

I like the signing now lets work on tightening down our run d!!!!!!!!!!

Why don't we hand out #28, 44, 81, 7 and 33 then. C'mon, Sammy isn't around anymore either and heck, he played half a century ago. Move on!



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Are you seriously comparing the career of Sean Taylor to those other Hall of Fame greats? Really? Am I missing something? Did Sean Taylor make the Hall of Fame? Was he even remotely close? Hell, did he even make a All-Pro once? Nope. He wasn't as good as you all make him out to be. Sure, his death was tragic and it ended a person's life in his prime, but let's not pump him up to be something he wasn't. (a legend)

I think Atogwe has every right to wear the number considering the guy wore #21 in college and in the pros. (i know he's said he's not wearing it though)


edit: I like the signing, and hopefully it works a lot better than the Archuletta signing...lol

This is a great signing because OJ is a coverage FS, which we have been lacking for year since Talyor's death. Laron will now have the full freedom to roam around in the box and make plays as long as he can stay healthy.

In a 3-4 you need great lineman and a strong back secondary. I think we know have a strong back, now its time to get young up front.