Adam Schefter this morning on Sports Fix

[Evilgrin]

Said skins are still fighting cap penalty, and some other things about it.

I didnt hear it, did anyone?

[SmootSmack]

Schefter says Redskins best positioned in the NFC East

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Schefter says Redskins best positioned in the NFC East

Regardless, there are ways of creating cap money. Such as releasing under performers like DeAngelo Hall. Everyone is still talking about the 18 million $$$$ in cap space that was lost. So what. All they have to do is follow the fine blueprint of drafting like they've done for the past three offseasons under Mike Shanahan and the Redskins will be okay.

And....Mike Shanahan is not going anywhere.

[SFREDSKIN]

Gone next year:

Jamal Brown
Hall
Moss
Montgomery
Grossman
Rocca
Griffin CB
Chester

Rework contract:
Garçon
Wilson CB
Fletcher
Cofield

[Bucket]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Gone next year:

Jamal Brown
Hall
Moss
Montgomery
Grossman
Rocca
Griffin CB
Chester

Rework contract:
Garçon
Wilson CB
Fletcher
Cofield

Why would Montgomery and Chester be gone? That's not likely.. Monty is coming off a pro bowl type season. There is no way they would let him go.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by Bucket

Why would Montgomery and Chester be gone? That's not likely.. Monty is coming off a pro bowl type season. There is no way they would let him go.

Ok maybe restructure.

[Coff]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

Regardless, there are ways of creating cap money. Such as releasing under performers like DeAngelo Hall. Everyone is still talking about the 18 million $$$$ in cap space that was lost. So what. All they have to do is follow the fine blueprint of drafting like they've done for the past three offseasons under Mike Shanahan and the Redskins will be okay.

And....Mike Shanahan is not going anywhere.

The problem with that, of course, is that the Skins don't have a first round draft pick until 2015.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Schefter says Redskins best positioned in the NFC East

Good reminder to keep an eye on the big picture. With RG3 our future is definitely bright. Just gotta fix the D.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Good reminder to keep an eye on the big picture. With RG3 our future is definitely bright. Just gotta fix the D.

And buy a gallon of stick-um for use on game day.

[Kope]

As for the 1st RND draft pick and the sustainablity of a franchise...here are the Skins 1st RND draft picks from 82 to 92. Also remember there was very limited FA during this time, so 1st RND picks were, if anything, more valuable.

1982 No first-round draft pick
1983 28 Darrell Green CB Texas A&I
1984 No first-round draft pick
1985 No first-round draft pick
1986 No first-round draft pick
1987 No first-round draft pick
1988 No first-round draft pick
1989 No first-round draft pick
1990 No first-round draft pick
1991 17 Bobby Wilson DT Michigan State
1992 4 Desmond Howard WR Michigan

If you look at the above with the way Allen and Shanny have drafted in terms of both adding picks during the draft and getting guys that can contribute - I think we will be fine without the two 1st rounders we gave up

[Coff]

Originally Posted by Kope

As for the 1st RND draft pick and the sustainablity of a franchise...here are the Skins 1st RND draft picks from 82 to 92. Also remember there was very limited FA during this time, so 1st RND picks were, if anything, more valuable.

1982 No first-round draft pick
1983 28 Darrell Green CB Texas A&I
1984 No first-round draft pick
1985 No first-round draft pick
1986 No first-round draft pick
1987 No first-round draft pick
1988 No first-round draft pick
1989 No first-round draft pick
1990 No first-round draft pick
1991 17 Bobby Wilson DT Michigan State
1992 4 Desmond Howard WR Michigan

If you look at the above with the way Allen and Shanny have drafted in terms of both adding picks during the draft and getting guys that can contribute - I think we will be fine without the two 1st rounders we gave up

Wow. That's surprising.
There was that whole Plan B free agency thing that Beatherd and the Skins excelled at though; it was a way to build depth and character, and with Gibbs at the helm that was all the team really needed.

[44Deezel]

Originally Posted by Kope

As for the 1st RND draft pick and the sustainablity of a franchise...here are the Skins 1st RND draft picks from 82 to 92. Also remember there was very limited FA during this time, so 1st RND picks were, if anything, more valuable.

1982 No first-round draft pick
1983 28 Darrell Green CB Texas A&I
1984 No first-round draft pick
1985 No first-round draft pick
1986 No first-round draft pick
1987 No first-round draft pick
1988 No first-round draft pick
1989 No first-round draft pick
1990 No first-round draft pick
1991 17 Bobby Wilson DT Michigan State
1992 4 Desmond Howard WR Michigan

If you look at the above with the way Allen and Shanny have drafted in terms of both adding picks during the draft and getting guys that can contribute - I think we will be fine without the two 1st rounders we gave up

And what did having a high first round picks get them all these years? Oakpo, Kerrigan, Rogers, Landry, Williams, etc. are all nice players, but they were still crap with them. We have the most important piece in RG3 and just need to hit on our other draft picks moving forward.

If we weren't down to our 3rd and 4th string safeties, we'd probably be 5-3 THIS YEAR even with everything else (cap hit, injuries to Garçon, Orakpo, Davis, etc.).

We could have done better this year with Leribeus not doing squat, although Morris was a steal in the 6th. They'll be players in free agency this off season with or without the $18mil. The future is bright!

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Good reminder to keep an eye on the big picture. With RG3 our future is definitely bright. Just gotta fix the D.

Yes. What's harder, finding a franchise superstar QB or finding the pieces that will make the defense improve.

We've done the hardest part, the rest can be addressed.

[Hog1]

WTF does he know...just another F...n Shanahan apologist, right?

[skinsfaninok]

Good read