Around the NFL Free Agency Thread 2013

Color me the eternal optimist, but I think this cap penalty is going to wind up being a great thing for the Redskins. They're going to have to continue developing guys they already have into starting material. Use what you already have and hopefully develop them into solid starters. Look to the draft to fill out the roster.

It sucks to let certain players go we all feel have the potential at being great players in the league, but the team won - mostly - without Fred Davis, and they can continue to win without him. I'd much rather have him here, but sometimes you have to take your medicine and let go of the things you can't afford.

I believe if the Redskins are able to make it back to the playoffs this year, even more so if they do it by also winning the division again, then it will be even easier for the 'skins to completely let go of the ideology that you have to make the big name signing during free agency to properly fill holes on your roster. The 'skins have done a much better job since Bruce Allen and Mike Shanahan has taken over, but I think this is something they needed to face to keep their focus on player development.

As long as Snyder owns the team we're going to chase free agents. I don't think it's a bad thing as long as it's managed correctly....adding a piece here and there. But no one has ever won in the NFL loading up on free agents. Philly, Buffalo and Tampa Bay are the latest to learn the hard way. Our defense was/is made up of a lot of free agents and it's a bottom tier unit.

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Must be nice to be able to sign a f*cking cornerback. f*ck you Mara and Goodell you f*cking assHoles. this is horsesh*t

Sean Smith lands with Chiefs | ProFootballTalk (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/14/sean-smith-lands-with-chiefs/)

Must be nice to be able to sign a f*cking cornerback. f*ck you Mara and Goodell you f*cking assHoles. this is horsesh*t

Ooooh, you might have hurt their feelings.

D HALL will be back. It just seems obvious now. We aren't even looking at corners it seems

D HALL will be back. It just seems obvious now. We aren't even looking at corners it seems

Not even in the draft?

It just doesn't add up..

We lose Polumbus who by all accounts was dreadful last year and we decide to take a flyer on Pashos (who spurned us three years ago) and Trueblood who was even worse in 2011 than Polumbus was in 2012. Not to mention we have a young guy like Crompton who by all accounts is expected to hold down the fort at some point in time.

THEN, you have the CB/S position. We lose Hall and Madieu, who weren't exactly stars, but they played 16 games for us and started. What are the answers? Nothing.

There's just got to be something planned here, because historically we have never gone into a training camp with unproven players and draft picks to fill out a position. Shanny has always brought in veteran competition.

And so we wait..

Well, I think it's best man win between Compton Pashos and Trueblood, my money is on Compton. CB/S is where the cap hit has hurt us the past two years, and I doubt there is much more planned except to see what shakes out of the tree as draft picks and 1st ballot FA's(guys signed the first week of FA) are signed. So we will either go with youth, or 2nd tier in those areas. It's either a blessing that there is seemingly a lot of quality out there both in FA and the draft, or if we can't get any, a curse because next years group may not have the same overall talent level.

It just doesn't add up..

We lose Polumbus who by all accounts was dreadful last year and we decide to take a flyer on Pashos (who spurned us three years ago) and Trueblood who was even worse in 2011 than Polumbus was in 2012. Not to mention we have a young guy like Crompton who by all accounts is expected to hold down the fort at some point in time.

THEN, you have the CB/S position. We lose Hall and Madieu, who weren't exactly stars, but they played 16 games for us and started. What are the answers? Nothing.

There's just got to be something planned here, because historically we have never gone into a training camp with unproven players and draft picks to fill out a position. Shanny has always brought in veteran competition.

And so we wait..


I think much like last year you got wait for all the pieces to drop and that probably won't be until training camp is over. Shockingly probably not ever issue s going to be addressed with the best solution.

The RB position was a concern last year; who here was confident this time last year we have the second leading rusher in the NFL at the end of the season and we get that guy in the 6th round of the draft. Nobody.

Well, I think it's best man win between Compton Pashos and Trueblood, my money is on Compton. CB/S is where the cap hit has hurt us the past two years, and I doubt there is much more planned except to see what shakes out of the tree as draft picks and 1st ballot FA's(guys signed the first week of FA) are signed. So we will either go with youth, or 2nd tier in those areas. It's either a blessing that there is seemingly a lot of quality out there both in FA and the draft, or if we can't get any, a curse because next years group may not have the same overall talent level.
My money is on Pashos. When healthy in 2011, he was the 6th best OT in terms of PBE. Trent was 19th last year.. So yeah high praise for Tony.

Anyways again how does a CB depth chart of, Wilson, Crawford, Murphy suffice? Quarterbacks will have us highlighted in 6 different colors on their schedules. We'll get shredded.

I think much like last year you got wait for all the pieces to drop and that probably won't be until training camp is over. Shockingly probably not ever issue s going to be addressed with the best solution.

The RB position was a concern last year; who here was confident this time last year we have the second leading rusher in the NFL at the end of the season and we get that guy in the 6th round of the draft. Nobody.
Good point, but who really cares about RB? Hell I'm still not even sure if Alfred will finish next year as the starting RB. Such a crapshoot of a position.

CB depth seems to make or break teams much more often.