Redskins sign DE Stephen Bowen

well, if dallas is mad about, that's always a plus... maybe the bidding on c jenkins went too high, maybe our FO did their research and snagged a great talent...

i don't know, i've never heard of him and didn't see him, but the roids fans i've talked to liked him, so i'll have to sit and wait on this.

no way we sign 3 DEs though, looks like we've got a DE, a NT/DE and then a rotation to fill out the lineup.

we still need a couple OL bodies, and some reasonable LBs.

Yes -- definitely need to start looking at the LBs. I've got high hopes for Robert Henson though.

BTW, where the hell have you been, that guy?

I'm sure this thread will be revisited during the season if Bowen plays well. From everything I've heard about him, he's young, an up and comer, and honestly I'm starting to trust our FO more with the contracts they are giving out. So if they had to pay that much to snag him, it is what it is. I won't care what his numbers look like as long as he plays good.

You say that, but Bowen is YOUNG AND UNPROVEN. He has potential BUT I'd rather have a known commodity, than a guy w/ upside. Not saying he won't be a good player, but C. JENKINS IS A PROVEN 3-4 DE. Therefore he's more deserving of a payday than Bowen. IMO

I think Cofield is the known commodity and he's younger than Jenkins. I applaud the FO for not overspending on C. Jenkins if they are not getting him.

I think they'll bring in another body at NT, hard to see them entering the year with just Cofield, Bryant, and Neild there. But I think the DE depth chart is complete four deep with Bowen, Carriker, Holliday, and Jarvis Jenkins.

I just hope we have enough left to sign a quality offensive lineman.

I'm cautiously optimistic.

Funny, this might be the first time in a while we could look back and say we caught this guy before he wanted his big payday. I'm done with Jenkins and 30+ yr old crowd on the down side of their careers. It's about time we caught some young talent rising.

Yes -- definitely need to start looking at the LBs. I've got high hopes for Robert Henson though.

BTW, where the hell have you been, that guy?

world tours, sandobox, 16hour+ days 6 days a week... but i'm out now and 7 days unemployed ;) I'll go get a job sometime soon, but i'm enjoying it right now.

Save this comment because by halfway through this season trust me you will eat them

Half of these guys don't have a clue what they are talking about...

I'm cautiously optimistic.

Funny, this might be the first time in a while we could look back and say we caught this guy before he wanted his big payday. I'm done with Jenkins and 30+ yr old crowd on the down side of their careers. It's about time we caught some young talent rising.

This.

And the tears keep streaming down in Dallas...

Big Loss: DE Stephen Bowen signs with Washington (http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/07/big-loss-de-stephen-bowen-sign.html)