Redskins Sign S Brandon Meriweather

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I'm waiting on the first person to justify this signing as being an upgrade on Landry. So I can laugh at them.

Im not Meriweather fan and its definitely not an upgrade but i would suspect Merriweather is a hell of a lot cheaper than Landry is gonna be. So at a cost standpoint Meriweather may give us more options. Maybe we can still keep LL?

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Im not Meriweather fan and its definitely not an upgrade but i would suspect Merriweather is a hell of a lot cheaper than Landry is gonna be. So at a cost standpoint Meriweather may give us more options. Maybe we can still keep LL?

There you go. There's plenty of time to find the solution to the problem at safety. The only question is: are the Redskins looking?

[Lotus]

Hopefully Meriweather will get his head on straight and become the stud that his talent reflects. In the meantime he's just a guy. And that's ok for now.

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

There you go. There's plenty of time to find the solution to the problem at safety. The only question is: are the Redskins looking?

I dont really think it matters if theyre looking or not. I dont think theres anything else that can be done at the saftey spot this year. Maybe LL or Reggie Nelson, but im not so sure about either of them being anything more then a stop gap. We already have stop gaps.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

I dont really think it matters if theyre looking or not. I dont think theres anything else that can be done at the saftey spot this year. Maybe LL or Reggie Nelson, but im not so sure about either of them being anything more then a stop gap. We already have stop gaps.

Agreed, the draft is our best hope at finding a bona-fide starter.

I have the feeling this season, we may have to outscore our opponents. We'll be unleashing the deep ball on our opponents (with success) and they'll be trying to do it to us. Our front 7 will be rock solid, so they'll need to attack our lack of safeties and our ball-hawking CB who goes for interceptions over tackles at times.


Should be a fun season though.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Agreed, the draft is our best hope at finding a bona-fide starter.

I have the feeling this season, we may have to outscore our opponents. We'll be unleashing the deep ball on our opponents (with success) and they'll be trying to do it to us. Our front 7 will be rock solid, so they'll need to attack our lack of safeties and our ball-hawking CB who goes for interceptions over tackles at times.


Should be a fun season though.

Yup. Redskins fans should prepare for higher scoring games. Let's hope that we come out on the right side more often than not.

[Bucket]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Yup. Redskins fans should prepare for higher scoring games. Let's hope that we come out on the right side more often than not.

LOL.. Iv'e been preparing for that for 10 years.. Still preparing.

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by Bucket

LOL.. Iv'e been preparing for that for 10 years.. Still preparing.

That's a lot of preparation. Who are you? Peyton Manning?!

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Agreed, the draft is our best hope at finding a bona-fide starter.

I have the feeling this season, we may have to outscore our opponents. We'll be unleashing the deep ball on our opponents (with success) and they'll be trying to do it to us. Our front 7 will be rock solid, so they'll need to attack our lack of safeties and our ball-hawking CB who goes for interceptions over tackles at times.


Should be a fun season though.

I get the same feeling.

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

There you go. There's plenty of time to find the solution to the problem at safety. The only question is: are the Redskins looking?

Can't look but so much when there isn't anything there. There is no Safety pool in FA this year. We are most definitely going to have to address this issue in the draft, and I am okay doing that.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SkinzWin

Can't look but so much when there isn't anything there. There is no Safety pool in FA this year. We are most definitely going to have to address this issue in the draft, and I am okay doing that.

Well, here's the thing: there IS a pretty nice safety pool out there, especially since the Redskins' standards are merely someone who can play the position.

But the Redskins have focused their free agent efforts on:

1) Players 28 years old and younger
2) Not having to deal with Landry's sh-t anymore.

And that closes the market considerably, to the point where you could entertain the notion that the Redskins beat themselves before it opened. I get why Meriweather: physically superior to other guys on the market and replaces what they thought they had in Landry. But it's a significant down grade, and the $2.5 million of cap room it will take to add him limits what other moves the team can make.

So while it's cheap, it also forces their hand.

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Well, here's the thing: there IS a pretty nice safety pool out there, especially since the Redskins' standards are merely someone who can play the position.

But the Redskins have focused their free agent efforts on:

1) Players 28 years old and younger
2) Not having to deal with Landry's sh-t anymore.

And that closes the market considerably, to the point where you could entertain the notion that the Redskins beat themselves before it opened. I get why Meriweather: physically superior to other guys on the market and replaces what they thought they had in Landry. But it's a significant down grade, and the $2.5 million of cap room it will take to add him limits what other moves the team can make.

So while it's cheap, it also forces their hand.

While I don't like Meriweather personally, you aren't going to tell me that resigning LaRon would be any cheaper, and at least he will be on the field for a chance to compete. How is that a down grade? LaRon refuses surgery, and I am quite confident, that because of that he will have another injury plagued season this year. So for those two reasons alone you argument is invalid.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SkinzWin

While I don't like Meriweather personally, you aren't going to tell me that resigning LaRon would be any cheaper, and at least he will be on the field for a chance to compete. How is that a down grade? LaRon refuses surgery, and I am quite confident, that because of that he will have another injury plagued season this year. So for those two reasons alone you argument is invalid.

No, I would not try to tell you LaRon would be cheaper.

The big question is: what is he competing with? Who are the Redskins bringing in to make Meriweather earn his way onto the field?

To react to this signing before we have those important details is difficult.

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

No, I would not try to tell you LaRon would be cheaper.

The big question is: what is he competing with? Who are the Redskins bringing in to make Meriweather earn his way onto the field?

To react to this signing before we have those important details is difficult.

And yet you have already claimed it is a downgrade. He will be competing with whoever we draft this year. I have no doubt in my mind that we will spend at least 1 if not 2 picks on safety in the draft this year.

[vallin21]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Im not Meriweather fan and its definitely not an upgrade but i would suspect Merriweather is a hell of a lot cheaper than Landry is gonna be. So at a cost standpoint Meriweather may give us more options. Maybe we can still keep LL?

Slightly agree... Meriweather is somewhat of a headcase (brawl at the U) but this, like many have said, is a low risk/high reward deal... If he plays well great, if not we dump him... He's not a scrub (2 time pro bowler, former 1st round pick, and pretty durable) and with Morris as our DB's coach he might be regain motivation, become more mature, and be more coachable, knowing that if it doesn't work out here, he's done; With Meriweather I think his problem is more mental (attitude, maturity, and discipline) than his talent