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not impressed.....2 never played in the nfl , another was injured last year so 3 out of 5 had no playing time. great signings if you say so.... but not big moves for a team with glaring weaknesses in 5 areas. what is going on? any moves today or tomorrow?

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The Redskins are not going to be a winner next year or in 2016, with or without major free agency signings. I think Scot is aware of the way too many competitive deficits on this roster, or he should be.

The Redskins free agency problem is to fill some of the many holes they have without causing cap problems in 2017 and 18. They need to make sure they use all of the cap space they have now and not create future problems. In 2017 or 18 they will need some cap space to fill those 1 or 2 holes that will put them over the edge.

I expect a low key approach, please no more Haynesworths or others that make no, or a negative, difference in the final standings and delay the creation of a super bowl competitive team. 20+ years of the other thing proves how not to do things, I am pulling for Scot to show us how to do things the right way for a change - the other thing has gotten old.

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I haven't been around lately, but with FA officially beginning today, I'm in football mode. First off, we have 30M in cap space and are under the 87% minimum salary, so we will be spending. I'm just hoping it's in the right places. So far, I'm okay with Ihenacho, but I don't understand this Ricky Jean pickup, or any of the other no-names mentioned in this article. I believe we're paying Ricky 3-4M/yr, which seems like a terrible deal for us. Then to hear the rumor that we may sign Paea is another disappointment. He is a 4-3 player and simply doesn't fit a 3-4. I'm sick of trying to fit square pegs in round holes. We need to get players who fit our system and who improve this team. We need a monster NT, OLs, and DBs; we can't splurge anywhere else. McCloughan's proven himself everywhere he's been, so I have faith.

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I haven't been around lately, but with FA officially beginning today, I'm in football mode. First off, we have 30M in cap space and are under the 87% minimum salary, so we will be spending. I'm just hoping it's in the right places. So far, I'm okay with Ihenacho, but I don't understand this Ricky Jean pickup, or any of the other no-names mentioned in this article. I believe we're paying Ricky 3-4M/yr, which seems like a terrible deal for us. Then to hear the rumor that we may sign Paea is another disappointment. He is a 4-3 player and simply doesn't fit a 3-4. I'm sick of trying to fit square pegs in round holes. We need to get players who fit our system and who improve this team. We need a monster NT, OLs, and DBs; we can't splurge anywhere else. McCloughan's proven himself everywhere he's been, so I have faith.

 

I could not disagree more that Ricky Jean is a bad deal. It is$3M/yr but only $4M is guaranteed. He is basically replacing Stephen Bowen who was set to make almost $6M this year. We also cut Coefield who was also set to make $6M. Both are coming of injuries. Bowen was not that good to begin with and Coefield is now on the wrong side of 30.   

 

Ricky was drafted by Scot in SF where he played well enough to get a $22M/4 yr contract from the Colts. They have no defensive coaching so he took a step back. He is a wrok out warrier, a great locker room guy, and has potential still beinf well under 30. And if he sucks, we let him go and it costs almost nothing.

 

So we traded $12M worth of no potential bad contracts for a $3M/yr with only $4M guaranteed. Sorry, just not seeing the down side here.

 

If you don't like that signing or the other ones, then plan to spend a lot of time pissed off and not agreeing with signings. This is Scot MO, totally and completely. This is how you build a roster. Use FA sparingly, and draft your team. It will be 2 to 4 yrs before we are competitive. But when we get there, it will be real, not the fools gold MS gave us in 2012. These signings are mostly stop gaps that have little down side but lots of upside. If not work out, so what, the net is better cap position for the future when we need it.

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OK here is the scoop how 'bout Foles and the eagles 1 for our 1

 

 

All I can say is NO!!   Why do we want yet another failed QB here? He had a nice year, equivalent to RGIIIs. The difference is he reached his top. RGIII is likely done after this year, but there is a chance he can get it together. I would consider Foles and C\ousins the same QB, so why not keep the guy you know then get the one you don't? Sorry I see no positive in this other than as bad as Foles is, he is better than Sanchez. Yet Chip is keeping Sanchez (could be he really is loading up to go for Mariorti. Could be our Hershel Walker trade!  get several 1st and a more for a guy who is project.)

 

Further proof Chip Kelly has lost his ****ing mind!!  I love it! Eagles only beat one team with a winning record last year, dallast. They even lost to us during their PO run...   This guy is fools gold. Off works on poor to mediocre Ds. Gets shut down against good Ds. Now he has shipped 4000yd/yr production out (DJax, Shaddy, and not Maclin). Gotta love Gore backing out, looking at the Colts! No QB!!  lol  lol

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I agree this is not the year to mess with QBs, too many other high emphasis positions to fill - CB, 2 Safeties, 1 or 2 Guards, Center (long term replacement), RT, NT, DE, and Pass Rusher as a minimum.

I am all for giving the new QB coach an opportunity to see if he can make something out of RG3 and/or Cousins and/or Colt (if they resign him) and work on something new next year if the existing players don't work out.

A 3rd or 4th round QB pick to see if we can find a gem is about as much as I would mess with QB, and that even has an impact on filling the other positions.

I would be satisfied with another 3 or 4 win season this year as long as there is a display of discipline and future potential with young players as opposed to last year's same old mistakes week after week (AKA beating yourself) with older players. We know there is a talent deficit and it will take 2 or 3 years to correct that, what is not acceptable is a discipline deficit.

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goskins- To be honest, I know nothing about Ricky Jean besides the stats I looked up and the couple articles I've read. There's nothing impressive. I understand your point about looking at the cap situation- his $3M replacing Coefield/Bowen's $12M. I'm all about freeing up cap space as long as it's used well. My point is we need to get more talent on this team, obviously it would require spending more than $3M on a player, but the bottom line is replacing avg talent with avg talent doesn't make us better.

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I'm liking these tradeups, and I'm also slightly disappointed in these comments so quick to give up on RGIII. Usually I respect the level of deep insight the average comment here shares with the reasons behind their opinion, but with RGIII it just seems they're missing the big picture with this guy.

You recruit a guy who is well known as a scrambling QB, and then try and force him into a pocket game. Many then point out he was hurt, yet the times he has been hurt, is when he has fallen awkwardly while attempting to slide, and been hurt while standing in the pocket.

This guy has ran like a running back, dove through the air, busted headlong into a defender and got up just like any other running back. Welcome to the NEW QB of tomorrow. It's time we open our eyes and realize we have a QB for the next 10 years, not the last 10 years.

Give RGIII the chance to be comfortable in what got him here in the first place. Of course his timing was off, and of course his faith has been shaken. He's been drug from one side of the game to another. Let him go be RGIII and you'll find the kid will be the superstar he was during his rookie year.

It's not RGIII that needs to get it right, its the coaches, and fans around him that need to get it right. He IS a superstar, now we just need to let him shine!

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OK here is the scoop how 'bout Foles and the eagles 1 for our 1

 

How about Foles for Bradford? The Rams absolutely raped the beagles on this when you look at the draft picks thrown in. Kelly is blowing up a team that had 10 wins last year and now they couldn't even land Frank Gore. 

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goskins- To be honest, I know nothing about Ricky Jean besides the stats I looked up and the couple articles I've read. There's nothing impressive. I understand your point about looking at the cap situation- his $3M replacing Coefield/Bowen's $12M. I'm all about freeing up cap space as long as it's used well. My point is we need to get more talent on this team, obviously it would require spending more than $3M on a player, but the bottom line is replacing avg talent with avg talent doesn't make us better.

 

Looking at a few stats tells you nothing about a Dlineman. He did not paly great at the Colts, but he played well enough at SF to get the $22M 4 yr contract from the Colts to start with!  So what happened? Did Ricky suddenly suck or did the coaches maybe not use him properly? Scot M drafted him and he played well.  

 

The bottom line is this trying to get better through FAs is over. That is just not how you build a football team! All you do is over pay a bunch of guys that have no idea how to work together. The way you get better is through the draft.

 

We all complain after every season that we sucked once again because all the FAs we got did nothing. Then when it comes to FA time, we want the team to go out and get JJ Watts for $3M/yr.

 

Scot M. is doing what should have been done a long time ago. These are exactly the right signings. I would have been really pissed had we pursued say Suh, or some of the other big name FAs. Let someone else over pay them.

 

But we as fans must be patient and let the process work.

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goskins- you're reasoning just doesn't fly with me amigo... I couldn't care less what team paid him in the past, look at the skins and who we've paid in the past; bad contracts are a dime a dozen. Also, the Colts had one of the worst rush Ds in the league last year. Not that it's all Ricky's fault, but let's just say if we're looking past his personal stats, the team stats don't help his case. All I'm saying is if we're bringing in FAs, let's try to upgrade.

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Oh boy, we dodged it for long enough, but now we've finally been thrown into the Mariota talk. On the bright side- Knighton, Cox, and Browner coming to visit today. All are guys at need positions who are massive upgrades, love it. Now, if only some OL could pop up on the visit list...

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goskins- you're reasoning just doesn't fly with me amigo... I couldn't care less what team paid him in the past, look at the skins and who we've paid in the past; bad contracts are a dime a dozen. Also, the Colts had one of the worst rush Ds in the league last year. Not that it's all Ricky's fault, but let's just say if we're looking past his personal stats, the team stats don't help his case. All I'm saying is if we're bringing in FAs, let's try to upgrade.

 

 

Not sure how much more plain I can make it.

 

Ricky jean is a solid locker room guy, that works hard, is still young (considerably younger than who we let go in NFL terms) and has had success on a team where Scot M drafted him. The same Scot M that has rebuilt not 1 but 2 NFL teams into solid contenders(despite SF self imploding 6 after he is gone.) The same Scot M that thinks he improves this team. If you don't see that as an improvement over the guys we just moved out, I can't help you. But seriously be prepare to be frustrated for the rest of the offseason. The majority of FA moves will be just like this one.

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Oh boy, we dodged it for long enough, but now we've finally been thrown into the Mariota talk. On the bright side- Knighton, Cox, and Browner coming to visit today. All are guys at need positions who are massive upgrades, love it. Now, if only some OL could pop up on the visit list...

 

People have tried to throw us in the Mariota discussion. I just don't see it. I believe Scot will turn that lick into several others with some trade partner. It's not his style to take QB this high. I believe he would simply pass the pick and take one of the DLine guys before selecting him at 5.

 

They will address Oline in the draft, probably 2nd maybe 3rd rd. That's why they already resigned Polumbus. Also, Callahan may be able to coach Long and Moses up, unlike our previous Oline coaches. The offseason addition of some of the coaches should start to pay some dividends.

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How about Foles for Bradford? The Rams absolutely raped the beagles on this when you look at the draft picks thrown in. Kelly is blowing up a team that had 10 wins last year and now they couldn't even land Frank Gore. 

 

 

I am loving the **** out of Chip Kelly playing God over there and dismantling the team. His ego is so huge. The problem is, last year they only beat one team with a winning record. Of their 6 losses? One was to us, the other to teams with winning records.  They lost to us and Dallast in back to back weaks while in a PO hunt?

 

Now he has shipped off over 4000 yds/yr in  off (DJax, Shady, and Maclin). Also, they missed out on Gore. They could recover a lot of that if they signed Demarco Murray.

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OLB or DE with our #5 pick unless Mariota is still on the board and a team wants to trade. I've been hearing talks also that we may pick up Mariota but its not going to happen. Jay Gruden wants a pocket passer and Mariota runs almost a same scheme that RG3 plays. If we have success this year with a record of 8-8 or more wins we'll probably keep RG3 if not start looking at the QBs in next years draft.

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OLB or DE with our #5 pick unless Mariota is still on the board and a team wants to trade. I've been hearing talks also that we may pick up Mariota but its not going to happen. Jay Gruden wants a pocket passer and Mariota runs almost a same scheme that RG3 plays. If we have success this year with a record of 8-8 or more wins we'll probably keep RG3 if not start looking at the QBs in next years draft.

 

 

I think you hit the nail right on the head. The only thing I would add is, do not be surprised if we take a QB in the later rds, especially if we pick up extra picks. Something like a 5th or beyond. We need a PS QB anyway.

 

I am really hoping we stop carrying 3 QBs on the 53 man roster. Keep some combination of RGIII and Kirk or whoever replaces one if they get cut or traded. Keep one on the PS like everyone else and then have a game day emergency QB (not like the old days, but have someone ready.). Darrell Young can play QB I believe. Also, Jordan Reed. If you are on your 3rd QB of the day, you are not winning that game anyway. You are just trying to finish.

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Myself (as well as others here) noted the same as far as 3 QB's on the final roster last year. Waste of space. Plus they didn't add one on the PS. 

 

As far as Mariota goes - if I were in the FO (granted am not) I certainly would not deny any rumors that they were leaning that way as far as drafting him. Makes that #5 spot a lot more desirable to a more desperate team - like the Browns. Their FO are the Keystone Cops of the NFL. Would they trade both of their first round picks to move up? Well they should not but they are the Browns so it would not surprise me at all.

 

Cleveland - signed Josh McCown - franchise QB? Well they signed him for better than backup money. Passed on Bradford and went after Austin Davis. Think they can get Shelton @ #12 or even #19. Passed on resigning Jabaal Sheard. Let Buster Skrine go because Justin Gilbert will suddenly produce overnight. 

 

Skins have time to figure the QB thing. They are still like 3 or 4 years from being anything and have so many greater needs to build up. Would it do any good to get another QB until the line was fixed? Well certainly not a Round 1 for this year anyway.

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We just signed Pot Roast! So hold up hold on a minute Knighton, Paea, and Jean-Francois 3 DTs all under the age of 28 and didn't have to put out 100 million for one player (Haynesworth) using our money wisely. I'm glad were not in that Vinnie Cerrato era anymore actually hearing crickets, watching the ball of twigs blowing in the wind, no loud noise during free agency and signed some great players! Thank you Mr. McCloughan.

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Two huge additions in the last 12 hours- Knighton is the beast monster 3-4 NT and Culliver is the top tier CB. I assume we will move Amerson to S and pair him with Ihenacho, at least for the time being. Love these moves, although I'm wondering is Culliver worth 3M/yr more than Browner? Either way, we filled the hole.

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