Portis Agrees to $51M Deal With Redskins

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by beg8878

I don't undrstand how some people are worried about the ramifacations of this Portis deal on the salary cap 4 or 5 years down the road...are you people kiding me??? we have made the playoffs once in 12 years, haven't even sniffed them for the past 3. so our offense picks up a 22 year old franchise back who is only the 3rd player to rush for 3,000 yards out the gate and some people don't like it??????

We picked these players up, and still managed to be $13m under the cap...stop worrying about 4-5 years form now and lets make a run at another Super Bowl while we still have Gibbs to lead us there. I'll worry about the future after I finish my glass of champagne while looking at Gibbs hoist the Lombardi Trophy over his head

I completely agree. There is so much parity in the league and every year a new team emerges, lately though it's never the Redskins. Why not make a run now? We shouldn't be worried about what might happen to Portis and his contract five or six years down the road.

[MTK]

Would anyone not be willing to trade a Super Bowl title for cap problems 4-5 years down the road??

That being said I don't think there will be significant cap problems down the road. Snyder has been spending like this since he got here, and we were supposed to already be in cap hell. Yet when you take a look around the league, there are many teams in much, much worse shape cap wise year in and year out. And the 'Skins are sitting here at $11M under. Go figure.

[Gmanc711]

If we won a Super Bowl once in the next 3 years, and made the playoffs a couple times around then, that would be well worth the cap trouble in 4-5 years. I just want to see this team win a superbowl.

[beg8878]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Would anyone not be willing to trade a Super Bowl title for cap problems 4-5 years down the road??

To be honest, at this point I might b ewilling to trade a few playoff appearences for cap problems down the road

[Sadistic Jeff]

Good point Matty. The man is trying to do everything within his power to win. You can't fault him for that.

[Ghost]

I'd blow up the team in 2005 if it meant a Super Bowl victory this year. That's what they play the games for. Just my opinion. It's been a long time and I'm hungry.

[Gmanc711]

I agree Ghost. If we won a superbowl next year, I could deal with another 5 years of horseshit. I just want to see this team win once, I would ride that thing for all its worth. I already have my vision. During hte game im gonna get two bottles of champaign and carve myself a lambardi trophy and put them on the side. After we win that MF'er , im going to town with the champaigne.