[KI Skins Fan]

The Five Year Plan to rebuild the team is in deep trouble. I'm not surprised but I don't blame Mike Shanahan and Bruce Allen as much as you might think. When they took over, they knew that it was going to take a combination of good drafts, quality Free Agent signings and a few smart trades to get back into contention.

No, our rebuild was not botched by S&A but it was derailed by the $36M cap penalty we suffered. The penalty, spread over two years, eviscerated the Redskins' FA plans - and it was imposed at the very last minute prior to FA two years ago.

If it were not for the cap penalty, we might well have star players such as Vincent Jackson, Aquib Talib, and Dannell Ellerbe on our roster right now. Plus, we would probably have added a proven safety and one or two quality OL and DL to the team. Alas, our timetable was set back - probably two years.

And I just keep getting older.