Redskins sign DE Stephen Bowen

[12thMan]

Michael Lombardi
"I like the Stephen Bowen signing for the Skins not because we are both Hofstra grads but because he can rush well inside and impact pass dns"

Dallas News
Big loss: DE Stephen Bowen signs with Washington:

Chris Canty tweeted:
Big up to DE #72 Stephen Bowen. 5 yrs 28million to the Redskins

Dallas Morning News reporter on loss of Bowen: "This is a big blow for the Cowboys." Big loss: DE Stephen Bowen signs with Washington | Dallas Cowboys Blog | Sports News | News for Dallas, Texas | The Dallas Morning News

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Doc Walker just said it best ... (to paraphrase): 'Anybody from the front seven of Dallas or the New York Giants, is probably better than yours. Their front lines are among the best in the NFL.'

Good way to put it. Those are teams that draft well on the d-lines.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

And I thought bolstering the D-line would make people happy.

I can't wait to see the joy when we start signing some O-lineman.

We'll get calls for Chris Samuels to come back from retirement and to bring Rabach back. LOL.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

This would be a lot of money for what typically a nose tackle does (plug holes and not play every single snap). Unless we're playing a Wade Phillip type of the 3-4 with an attacking NT.

Yeah, if we attack up front, we just picked up two younger-ish players who are very good at that.

Though if we had played an attacking defense, Haynesworth could have been an every down player. We're still going to two-gap it.

[Monkeydad]

I think we'll be seeing a lot of this:

[SKINSnCANES]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

I love how our fanbase on the internet knows so much more about the team than Bruce Allen and Mike Shanahan.


If only they'd lurk on the WP, we'd win the Super Bowl every year!

Vinny lurked here...thats why we sucked for all those years lol

[warpaint]

So I read that Bowen spent the off season with team mates learning Dallas's new defensive scheme and plays another win for the skin's.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

lotta money for someone who hasnt done a whole lot

Yeah. Better to pay older guys on the downside of their career based on their past performance.

[freddyg12]

Hate signing division rivals on principle. that said, does this indicate they don't think much of Carriker? I thought he came on at the end of the year. With drafting Jenkins & signing Cofield there's some competition at DE.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

Hate signing division rivals on principle. that said, does this indicate they don't think much of Carriker? I thought he came on at the end of the year. With drafting Jenkins & signing Cofield there's some competition at DE.

I was thinking the same thing...although I don't mind having a guy like Carriker as a back up.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

For what it's worth, Bowen is trending on Twitter. Plenty of analyst are saying the Skins stole this guy away from the Cowboys and this wasn't a part of their plan. Interesting.

So we have two starting DL that are familiar with the offenses in the East. I like, I like.

Agree.

[Ruhskins]

So the pressure is on Haslett this year....he's getting a lot of tools to get this 3-4 defense working.

[SFREDSKIN]

I like this signing better than Cullen Bryant, the guy is big and athletic and is a beast. He didn't play much in Dallas but his days were coming, too bad for the Cowboys and great for the Redskins. He could be the Redskins impact FA signing out of all the ones so far.

[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

So the pressure is on Haslett this year....he's getting a lot of tools to get this 3-4 defense working.

Big time.. But I have a feeling that Haslett will be safe because the defense will improve alot, however I'm not sure about secondary though.. I haven't seen enough of Wilson to determine whether if he can hold on his own.. That is unless we are planning to pencil Barnes in as #2 CB.

[Paintrain]

What Shanahallen are doing is creating competition for positions. For too many years players were paid into roles on this team and our results are clearly evident of such. Of the signings we've made thusfar, I don't know that any of them scream 'immediate starter'. We went from having depth that didn't want to be here (Haynesworth), was injured (Kemo) or should have been retired (Daniels) to younger, more athletic, enthusiastic players. HOW IS THIS A BAD THING?