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[QUOTE=skinsguy]I'm sure it's a player, but this has to be something that we have needed for a year now, according to the video.

So, if it's a player, what position have we not addressed either through free agency or the draft that we have been needing for a year now?[/QUOTE]


DE would be nice. how about Gardner for Howard from the Saints. :laughing2

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mark brunell is named the new starting qb

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[QUOTE=offiss]Either it's a suprise birthday party for Ray Brown, or Gardner had successful hand replacement surgery.[/QUOTE]

:lol:

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The Skins trade Jason Campbell?

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Danny Wuerfel is coming back!

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We just agreed on a long-term extension with santana moss. don't know if thats it, but good possibility.

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[QUOTE=heybigstar]The Skins trade Jason Campbell?[/QUOTE]
Pretend i never said that, lol . that wouldnt make any sense

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[QUOTE=Dana87]The Skins just signed Free Agent RB Brock Forsey (Dolphins). I certainly hope that is not their idea of a Big Announcement. Signing Ty Law to the veterans minimum contract until Rogers is ready would be a Big Announcement. Unlikly but it would be a Big Announcement.[/QUOTE]

According to the wire report on Hasselbeck's release ([url]http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=2053294[/url]), the Skins also released wide receiver Jason Samples, so there's still another roster spot available, even with the signing of Forsey.

My best guess would be that they signed a defensive end, though. That's the one position that hasn't been addressed this offseason, though I can't immediately think of a defensive end that's available who would be worth making a big deal about.

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Skins trade Gardner to Seattle for a box of kicking tees and a gatorade container?

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Maybe Portis was traded for a defense end and a star wide receiver...LOL!!!!

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[QUOTE=PSUSkinsFan21]Skins trade Gardner to Seattle for a box of kicking tees and a gatorade container?[/QUOTE]

Sorry, I meant Gardner and next year's second round draft pick for a box of kicking tees and a gatorade container.

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On a more serious note, the Bengals just released Kevin Hardy (LB) today. Possibly sign him and move him inside (at least until McCune is ready)?

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Two letters. T.O.

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Hardy's a possibility. He definitely has the size (6-4, 259) to move inside. His veteran savvy should come in handy, too, especially with Williams's emphasis on cerebral middle LBs.

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Word is that they signed Moss to a six year extension.

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:frusty: no. oh that can't be true. why give in to his demands. this is only gonna make sean taylor more hopeful that his demands will be met.

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Barry Sanders is coming out of retirement as Danny Boy agreed to pay all his debt to the Lions in one lump sum.

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Per profootballtalk.com's rumor mill, for what it's worth:

[url]http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm[/url]

[QUOTE]POSTED 4:45 p.m. EDT; UPDATED 5:19 p.m. EDT, May 4, 2005



'SKINS, MOSS REACH DEAL



The Redskins have reached an agreement on a contract extension with receiver Santana Moss, according to a league source.



Per the source, Moss will sign on Thursday a six-year extension, voidable to five based upon the achievement of minimum playing time (i.e., 30 percent) in any season from 2006 through 2010.



Under the contract, Moss will receive bonuses (signing, roster, and option) over the first two years in the amount of $11 million.



We're getting mixed information, however, as to the total amount of new money. One source says that the deal carries $26.55 million in new money for the five years beyond Moss' prior deal for 2005. Another source says that the deal has only $25 million in new money, making it comparable to the contract signed in 2004 by Panthers receiver Steve Smith.



Moss, who was traded to the Redskins from the Jets for Laveraneus Coles in March, had been staying away from the Washington's involuntary voluntary workouts due to his unresolved contractual status.[/QUOTE]

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[url]http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?id=2053347[/url]

Moss' six-year extension worth $31 millionBy Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com


Speedy wide receiver Santana Moss, the veteran on whom the Washington Redskins are counting to add some big-play dimension to their anemic passing attack of last season on Wednesday reached a contract extension with the club, ESPN.com has learned.

Moss was officially acquired from the New York Jets on March 9 in a swap of unhappy wide receivers, with Laveranues Coles going to the Jets, the team that originally brought him into the league. The trade had been discussed by the Redskins and Jets for two weeks before it was finally consummated, and then was delayed several more days because the two players had to pass physical examinations.

The six-year extension, negotiated by agent Drew Rosenhaus and scheduled to be signed on Thursday, is worth $31 million. But the sixth-year of the deal will void if Moss merely reaches minimum playing time levels, and so the five-year value of the add-on is $26.55 million. The deal includes $11 million in combined signing and option bonuses, paid out over two years.

The four-year veteran was entering the final season of his original NFL contract and he was scheduled to have a base salary of $540,000 for the 2005 season.

Rosenhaus and Redskins officials have been working on the extension since the trade was completed. But with the draft, and Washington having to clear salary cap space to finish the deal, it took more than a month to complete.

There was never any doubt that, once the trade was consummated, the two sides would strike an extension agreement, just as Coles did with the Jets. While negotiations dragged on, though, Moss stayed away from the Redskins' offseason training program. He will report on Wednesday evening to the team and begin participating in the workouts as early as Thursday, Rosenhaus confirmed.

"Everyone worked hard, first of all, to get the trade finished, and then to complete this (extension)," Rosenhaus said before boarding a flight back to his Miami base. "Santana is excited to be with the Redskins and, obviously, he is a player that Washington wanted in its offense. Hopefully, this contract with spark some movement with some other wide receivers in the league."

Rosenhaus represents several other prominent receivers, such as Philadelphia's Terrell Owens and Javon Walker of Green Bay, who are seeking to upgrade their contracts.

Moss, 25, was the Jets' first-round choice in the 2001 draft. The former University of Miami star, who possesses great quickness, has 151 catches for 2,416 yards and 19 touchdowns in 51 appearances.

He has been hampered at times by hamstring and knee injuries but, when healthy, is an explosive performer, as reflected in a career average of 16.0 yards per catch and one touchdown every 7.9 receptions. Of his 151 catches, 106 have resulted in first downs or touchdowns. Moss' best season came in 2003, when he posted 74 receptions for 1,105 yards and 10 scores.

The four-year veteran is also a playmaker on special teams and has averaged 11.9 yards and scored two touchdowns on 88 career punt returns.

Certainly the Washington passing game, statistically the NFL's fourth-least productive in 2004, can use a receiver of Moss' potential. The Redskins, stymied in part by an archaic design that featured a lot of "maximum" protections and only two receivers in the pattern, averaged a paltry 5.36 yards per pass play last season, and 10.96 yards per completion. Both those numbers were second-lowest in the league.

Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN.com.

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whoo hoo. i bet this is the big announcement. well at least his holdout is over. maybe now they can focus on football. hopefully sean taylor quits his charade because he most certainly won't get a new contract.

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Wow. Pasta-belly must have dirty pictures of someone at redskins park...wonder when Snyder and co. are going to start tapping cell phones.

So, is this deal really unexpected? Of course we were going to sign him to an extension. The question is, did we get rooked again? I await CrazyCanuck the Capologist's analysis. Also, where does this compare to other WR signings this off-season? How good do we think Mr. Moss is?

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Ray Brown is going to be very disapointed.

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Signing Moss doesnt seem like some huge storyline though...Its not like Moss wasnt already under contract.

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[QUOTE=TAFKAS]Skins signed Kwame Brown to be a TE[/QUOTE]

:lol:

i almost spilled my drink when i read this!

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[QUOTE=offiss]Ray Brown is going to be very disapointed.[/QUOTE]

lol, not only him, but im disapointed also.

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Rosenhaus now represents the entire receiving corps and they're not setting a foot on the field until they get a "team unity" bonus of $3M each?

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[QUOTE=offiss]Either it's a suprise birthday party for Ray Brown, or Gardner had successful hand replacement surgery.[/QUOTE]

:laughing2

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well im a little disappointed because i thought ray brown deserved it, but hey, you can't beat hand replacement surgery for gardner. and if that doesn't work out, maybe they could put magnets in the ball and in gardner's hands

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Does anyone elses skin crawl when they hear the word Rosenhaus ?

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I call him Rosendouche.
Moss' deal is suprisingly acceptable. I think its a good thing he and Snyder are fond of eachother. I think the philly soap opera might get ugly though so......
" the roof the roof the roof is on fire............."

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Rosenhaus isn't that bad. He has a strong relationship with the 'skins and is a hell of a lot better than the Postons.

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It looks like that is the announcement but when they say they worked someone out today and this was a year in the making I did not think it could have anything to do with the Coles situation...IMOThere is nothing big about getting a guy to camp that should have been there for the last 6 weeks or so instead of partying it up with the U kids. I hope there is more to it than that.

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Yeah, the "year in the making" part is what makes me think maybe it's something else. After all, Moss's contract isn't exactly a year in the making.

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I heard we were bringing in Sunny J to replace Brunell.

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Are there any significant free agents still out there??

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Yeah, if this IS the big news, it's anticlimactic just like I said.

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[QUOTE=firstdown]I heard we were bringing in Sunny J to replace Brunell.[/QUOTE]


Make that SAMMY Baugh and then you have some BIG news.
:headbange

peace

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]Are there any significant free agents still out there??[/QUOTE]


I can't think of any unless its a hold out type thing where they trade him. There are a couple back up RB out there but nothing to get worked up about.

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I am not sure what the surprise was, but we just singed like 5 or 6 players. Thats about it. Barrow is supposed to have an MRI done tomorrow and should be cleared to run. Thats most of the news.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]Are there any significant free agents still out there??[/QUOTE]

Position 1 2 3 4 5
QB Jeff Blake Tim Hasselbeck Kordell Stewart Vinny Testaverde Quincy Carter
RB Anthony Thomas
(to DAL) Amos Zereoue Dorsey Levens Tyrone Wheatley
FB Omar Easy Harold Morrow
WR Az-Zahir Hakim Tai Streets Ike Hilliard
(to TB) Troy Brown Curtis Conway
TE Cam Cleeland Marcellus Rivers Zeron Flemister Chad Lewis
OT Bob Whitfield
(to NYG) Victor Riley Marcus Spears Matt Willig Aaron Gibson
OG Tupe Peko Dan Neil Chris Terry Frank Middleton
C Rich Braham Brock Gutierrez Gennaro DiNapoli
DE Kenny Mixon Travis Hall Brad Scioli
DT Keith Traylor John Parrella Norman Hand
ILB Jay Foreman Zeke Moreno
(to HOU) Nate Wayne
OLB Kevin Hardy Anthony Simmons Mark Fields Warrick Holdman
S Brock Marion Eric Brown Shawn Wooden Cory Hall
CB Ty Law Terrell Buckley Roderick Babers Dewayne Washington


i would like to give tai streets a shot if nfl.coms info is correct