How much have we improved player personnel?

debth wise I'd say its the best redskins team we've had in years, maybe 20 years

As long as we can remain healthy and guys can return from injury, we are actually log jammed at ILB, WR and have now actually 5 TEs who are roster worthy.

I wonder if there is an option to move a guy for a pick or potential need position like RB or DL in the preseason? I wouldn't think its out of the question.

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Great article here on possible pending free agents as cuts. And you know who I would get a boner for if he decided to play one more year...

Marshawn Lynch SEA $11,500,000 Traded/Cut Pre 6/1: $5M in 2016 dead cap ($6.5M savings)
Traded/Cut Post 6/1: $2.5M in 2016 dead cap ($9M savings), $2.5M in 2017 dead cap Lynch still hasn't officially signed his retirement papers, but the Seahawks are reportedly ready to place him on the reserve/retired list in the next few weeks. They'll clear $6.5M in cap by doing so.


Folks, I like P Thomas but there could be better options...Kniles Davis or Sproles? Im def interested more in them over Pierre.

dont forget about martrell spaight!

Folks, I like P Thomas but there could be better options...Kniles Davis or Sproles? Im def interested more in them over Pierre.

Darren Sproles could help us as a 3rd down back and punt returner. A one or two year contract would be fine. We really need to find a decent PR as this is an area where we suck.

Darren Sproles could help us as a 3rd down back and punt returner. A one or two year contract would be fine. We really need to find a decent PR as this is an area where we suck.

well crowder was supposed to do it, marshall can try it... his vision isn't ideal though.

Early in the season, if you look at the play calling when the game was within 10 points with reasonable time left, I don't believe the stats will support your theory.Which theory? That Jay is pass focused? I don't think that theory is bold or ground breaking in any way.

...I think toward the end of the year when the passing game was the only thing clicking, it seemed like the team was too committed to calling run plays on 1st down.Being predictably (and imo wrongly) run heavy on 1st down doesn't equate to not being pass focused when the remaining downs are passes. Its just bad playcalling.

I know you like to disagree with me just to disagree but do you really think Jay isn't pass focused?

Skins were 19th in pass plays called percentage wise (https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/passing-play-pct) last year at 58.65%

Skins were 20th in pass attempts (https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/pass-attempts-per-game) last year at 35.4 per game

Skins were 6th in 1st down pass attempts (https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/passing-first-down-pct) last year at 65.8%

so no, I don't think he was pass focused, but I do think stats show he's willing to use passing on first down in lieu of the run. Maybe that's what you are calling pass focused?

....I'm also thinking (hoping) that the cap room we just created might help us acquire a quality veteran running back. We'll see...Would love to add another back to the roster (at a practical cost/skill level).

If I remember correctly, our running game was outstanding early last season until injuries decimated the offensive line. So I'm not sure that it is impossible to have a good/great running game under Jay, but the line has to be there...

And we have the right offensive line coach to make all that happen.I remember it differently, but it doesn't matter. I don't want to have a knock down drag out over this....... So how about this ........IF Jay's forte is the passing game then there are limits to how good the running can get with him at the helm of the offense. I don't think the problem with the run game was personnel. Let's say you could give all Jones carries to Morris, I think the run game improves. But, an illustration of my point here is the difference between the run games with Jay vs Hue in Cinci.


Anyhow, to avoid making yet another post, lol.

I think the area we improved the most is on defense. But there were some key additions on offense with Vernon Davis and Josh Doctsun. Doc was my #1 WR and a player I had my eye on during this draft process. With a receiving corps of Jackson, Reed, Garcon, Doctsun, Vernon Davis, Crowder and Niles Paul and Chris Thompson I think the offense should be pass focused.

for comparison the ranges for each category above were: pass plays called percentage wise H 65.63% L 49.90%

pass attempts last year H42.2 / game L 28.1 / game

1st down pass attempts last year H: 70% L:50%

so essentially its smart to call plays that have a better chance of working?