O-Line Edition: Free Agency and the Draft

Good news for the OL watchers:

Bryan Brackney ‏ @bryanbrackney
Demetrius Bell has narrowed his choices between the Redskins and Bills.

Bryan Brackney ‏ @bryanbrackney
@TimAdams_Skins1 Redskins (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...tXHS_blog.html) and Bills (Redirect Notice (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...2ddbXEna6zHdxQ)). Cardinals have dropped out after re-signing LT L. Brown

Isn't Beck under contract for a few milllion? Why in the world are they keeping him on the roster? At this point he's totally useless.

I think they are keeping him around to allow Jonathan Crompton to compete against him in training camp. If the Redskins decide to keep three quarterbacks like they did in 2010, it would make for better evaluation. If Beck beats Crompton in the preseason, then the quarterback depth chart will look like:

1. Robert Griffin III
2. Rex Grossman
3. John Beck

Or if Crompton proves himself worthy and lands 3rd string, the depth chart will look like:

1. Robert Griffin III
2. Rex Grossman
3. Jonathan Crompton

Crompton was limited to the practice squad all last season. He was signed to the active roster when the Redskins season was over. As far as Beck is concerned, he's hasn't been released yet because Mike Shanahan still likes him for some reason.

I think Bell signs here.

At this point, after thinking about RG3 or Luck in burgundy in gold - I'd rather have Kyle Shanahan as the third string QB than see Beck out there again... Let's save the cap room to get Bell.

Good news for the OL watchers:

Bryan Brackney ‏ @bryanbrackney
Demetrius Bell has narrowed his choices between the Redskins and Bills.

Bryan Brackney ‏ @bryanbrackney
@TimAdams_Skins1 Redskins (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...tXHS_blog.html) and Bills (Redirect Notice (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...2ddbXEna6zHdxQ)). Cardinals have dropped out after re-signing LT L. Brown

I wouldn't mind seeing Bell here. I would be fine with going into the season with Bell as the starting RT and Brown as a backup.

I wouldn't mind seeing Bell here. I would be fine with going into the season with Bell as the starting RT and Brown as a backup.

Jamaal Brown, according to Mike Shahanan, has to prove that he can stay healthy. He's making entirely too much money to be a back up. Unless Brown restructures his contract to that of a random back up, expect him to be either released or perhaps traded. He's either a starter or he's on the waive wire.

I wouldn't mind seeing Bell here. I would be fine with going into the season with Bell as the starting RT and Brown as a backup.



Very good scenario. That's why your my manager.

As long as bell can stay healthy.

Jamaal Brown, according to Mike Shahanan, has to prove that he can stay healthy. He's making entirely too much money to be a back up. Unless Brown restructures his contract to that of a random back up, expect him to be either released or perhaps traded. He's either a starter or he's on the waive wire.

Sounds right to me. Yet it's also perplexing...I can't really think of a time when Brown looked like a bona fide starting RT during his time in DC?

Jamaal Brown, according to Mike Shahanan, has to prove that he can stay healthy. He's making entirely too much money to be a back up. Unless Brown restructures his contract to that of a random back up, expect him to be either released or perhaps traded. He's either a starter or he's on the waive wire.

The Skins will get no cap relief from releasing Brown and no one is going to take a chance on him, so the team will just need to bite the bullet and keep him.