John Clayton: Spotting some early free agency trends

[MTK]

Different approach for Redskins' Snyder? Even though this would be Dan Snyder's type of market, watch for a change in the Redskins' strategy. Snyder and Joe Gibbs are starting to realize the dangers of free agency. Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd and safety Adam Archuleta didn't work out last year. Plus, it's becoming harder and harder to get players in the restricted free agency market. The Redskins will be shopping their first-round pick at the combine with the idea of moving down and getting more draft picks. They will dabble in free agency but not as aggressively as in the past.

Full article: ESPN.com - NFL - Clayton: Spotting some early trends in free agency

[FRPLG]

I can deal with that.

[SouperMeister]

I'll believe it when I see it. Only once under the Snyder regime have the Skins displayed any restraint during the free agent signing period - that was the one season that Schottenheimer called all personnel shots. The Danny hated not having a say, and we all know how he lives to gas up Redskin One every March and "win" the free agent bonanza. I call that "Snyder's Super Bowl".

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

IN 2005 WE BARELY DID ANYTHING EXCEPT ACQUIRE MOSS AND RABACH AND PATTEN this off season i think that we will have at most 3 signings cb nate clements LB london fletcher and maybe a defensive lineman to go into the rotation

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

I call that "Snyder's Super Bowl".

At this point, you don't even have to put that in quotes anymore. You are about the tenth member to deem the free agency season the Skins SB and its no longer clever. Frankly, its kinda irritating.

Not trying to be unessecarily harsh here as I realize that many people have every right to be frusterated with the individual moves the franchise has made over the past few years.

I'm not suggesting that the Skins deserve a pass for downright crappy decision-making--but doesn't it make sense that both Snyder and Gibbs, as ORPs (Ordinary reasonable persons) can see that their previous course of action wasn't the best and at least try to fix it.

Any guy can be a good personell guy after years of trial and error--even Matt Millen. It's not an exceptionally difficult job (if it was, then the same personel guys would dominate the league every year), and this Clayton report makes perfect sense. All it's really saying is that Gibbs and Snyder are learning from their mistakes. What a concept!

As far as this offseason goes, their course of action (interest in Fletcher and Clements and be tight pocketed everywhere else) is no different then the plan I've been outlining since November. So either I'm ALSO an idiot, or Gibbs and Snyder are learning from their mistakes.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

IN 2005 WE BARELY DID ANYTHING EXCEPT ACQUIRE MOSS AND RABACH AND PATTEN this off season i think that we will have at most 3 signings cb nate clements LB london fletcher and maybe a defensive lineman to go into the rotation

I hope we also get a blocking TE and resign some of our guys whos contracts are up, but you have the bare bones of a great plan of action. Give Clements what he deserves to solidify our CB position, and spend carefully everywhere else. The buck stops here.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I hope we also get a blocking TE and resign some of our guys whos contracts are up, but you have the bare bones of a great plan of action. Give Clements what he deserves to solidify our CB position, and spend carefully everywhere else. The buck stops here.

Christian Fauria when healthy is one of the best blocking te's in the nfl and chris cooley has really shored up his run blocking in the past two seasons the redskins need alot of things but tight end is not one of them

[AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I hope we also get a blocking TE and resign some of our guys whos contracts are up, but you have the bare bones of a great plan of action. Give Clements what he deserves to solidify our CB position, and spend carefully everywhere else. The buck stops here.

the only guy left worth re-signing, other than whatever practice squad scrubs are free agents, is Dockery...and we had better re-sign him

[JGisLordOfTheRings]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

Christian Fauria when healthy is one of the best blocking te's in the nfl and chris cooley has really shored up his run blocking in the past two seasons the redskins need alot of things but tight end is not one of them

He is, but all he did for us was get 2 holding calls in the second Dallas game and thats all I saw of him.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

yeah but we dont need a tight end at all

[JGisLordOfTheRings]

I really dont think a TE is a pressing issue at this point but, say Cooley gets hurt? Who's behind him? Fauria? Good luck getting him to catch a pass and take ANY kind of hit like CC. Todd Yoder? Only time he appeared on radar was TB game. I dont know....CC is awesome. Should have made pro-bowl last 2 years IMO but.....

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by JGisLordOfTheRings

I really dont think a TE is a pressing issue at this point but, say Cooley gets hurt? Who's behind him? Fauria? Good luck getting him to catch a pass and take ANY kind of hit like CC. Todd Yoder? Only time he appeared on radar was TB game. I dont know....CC is awesome. Should have made pro-bowl last 2 years IMO but.....

Plus in 05, we had Royal blocking on the outside. At the beginning of last year we had no one (because Fauria can't block and never could), and Pucillio did a good job in that role. However, when Pucillio is in, everybody in the stadium knows its a run. It'd be nice to have competant blocking on the outside with at least the threat of a pass.

Theres also no guarentee that Pucillio will be back next year. Theres a chance he could be back as a starter.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Different approach for Redskins' Snyder? Even though this would be Dan Snyder's type of market, watch for a change in the Redskins' strategy. Snyder and Joe Gibbs are starting to realize the dangers of free agency. Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd and safety Adam Archuleta didn't work out last year. Plus, it's becoming harder and harder to get players in the restricted free agency market. The Redskins will be shopping their first-round pick at the combine with the idea of moving down and getting more draft picks. They will dabble in free agency but not as aggressively as in the past.

Full article: ESPN.com - NFL - Clayton: Spotting some early trends in free agency

This tells me that they realize the past mistakes. I hope we do move down and get some extra picks.

[Big C]

briggs, justin smith, and samuel have all been tagged so thats 3 less big targets already. i wouldnt be dissapointed if we traded down to around 11 or so and got okoye if available.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Big C

briggs, justin smith, and samuel have all been tagged so thats 3 less big targets already. i wouldnt be dissapointed if we traded down to around 11 or so and got okoye if available.

That wouldn't be bad. 11-14 isnt a bad place to be sitting in this draft. However, I think only a 2nd rounder PLUS would be sufficient to drop out of the top 12 or so.

We can't be looking to get rid of our pick. That leads to bad deals. If some team calls on draft day and wants to give us a lucrative deal for our pick, then you pull the trigger.