The Redskins' new approach to free agency

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Yeah but Duckett, Lloyd, Archuleta

More bad than good, no doubt, but we did get some value out of the FA haul that year, even though we wasted a lot of money.

[BeastsoftheNFCeast]

I dont even think ARE was worth the money

[SeanTaylor21]

Originally Posted by BeastsoftheNFCeast

I dont even think ARE was worth the money

Aside from ARE's punt returns, he did pretty good at wide reciever, most people expected like 500 yds out of him, and he ended up getting 700 yards.

[redsk1]

Originally Posted by BeastsoftheNFCeast

I dont even think ARE was worth the money

I like ARE but i'm not sure he's a #2 reciever. He really hasn't done alot w/ punt returns either, so you could call him overpaid.

[Stuck in TX]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I'd be happy with the following
- FA WR (Johnson or Hackett)
- Stud D-Lineman on the first round (Calais Campbell anyone?)
- Add depth at CB/OL/DT positions with the lower rounds
- Maybe add depth at the above positions with a cheap free agent
- and the big one...less conservative offense that allows JC to use our offensive weapons effectively.

All perfect except I dont mind being a little conservative as long as it yields production from Cooley, Protis, and Sellers on the ground/short passes. We can wear out teams that way.

Originally Posted by redsk1

I like ARE but i'm not sure he's a #2 reciever. He really hasn't done alot w/ punt returns either, so you could call him overpaid.

if not ARE then who??? he was the best #2 we had at the time we needed one. That is why we need to either draft a WR or pick up a FA. ARE is excellent in the slot and on specialty plays. He is an asset to any team and I would not call him any more overpaid than Archuleta, Lloyd, or some of the crazy FA deals that were put together by the Raiders, Jets, and Browns. ARE has shown hard work and stepped up when we needed him. IMO that merits a little overpaying.

[SeanTaylor21]

Originally Posted by Stuck in TX

if not ARE then who??? he was the best #2 we had at the time we needed one. That is why we need to either draft a WR or pick up a FA. ARE is excellent in the slot and on specialty plays. He is an asset to any team and I would not call him any more overpaid than Archuleta, Lloyd, or some of the crazy FA deals that were put together by the Raiders, Jets, and Browns. ARE has shown hard work and stepped up when we needed him. IMO that merits a little overpaying.

We could have used Reche Caldwell, he proved to be a pretty good WR in NE, we also could have used James Thrash he played really well when he was on the field, and another option could have been Todd Pinkston who we cut in the preseason, when he played against us in Philly he wasn't too bad.

[WaldSkins]

i still like the idea of trading for Roy Williams. Usually drafting a Wr in the first round doest merrit success. Trading a Second for Roy would be a much better option then drafting a Hardy with our first overall.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by WaldSkins

i still like the idea of trading for Roy Williams. Usually drafting a Wr in the first round doest merrit success. Trading a Second for Roy would be a much better option then drafting a Hardy with our first overall.

Why not just wait until next offseason when Williams is an unrestricted free agent?

[SeanTaylor21]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Why not just wait until next offseason when Williams is an unrestricted free agent?

I think it would be better if we just traded for him now, because we could just wait until the end of the year and see how he performed and based on the way he performed we either cut him, or resign him.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by SeanTaylor21

I think it would be better if we just traded for him now, because we could just wait until the end of the year and see how he performed and based on the way he performed we either cut him, or resign him.

If we trade for him we would have first chance to sign him to a longer contract, If we waited till next year in free agency, we would have to outbid other teams for his services. Plus why wait to win when we could use him now.

[SeanTaylor21]

Originally Posted by WaldSkins

If we trade for him we would have first chance to sign him to a longer contract, If we waited till next year in free agency, we would have to outbid other teams for his services. Plus why wait to win when we could use him now.

So, are you agreeing or disagreeing with me?