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After the raider's didn't exercise Joseph options, there are 14/31 players whose option wasn't exercised or were already released. Shows the poor hit rate in the first round.

It seems fairly illogical to be against this move at this point. We got him for nothing. I wasnt a fan of drafting him in the first round, but to grab this talent at little compensation makes sense. If it doesn't work out, we lose nothing.

It wouldn't matter since cap space rolls over to the following year.

Sheehan also mentioned the potential cap ramifications if Smith's situations meets the terms of their insurance contract. They wouldn't see a payout prior to this season, so they'd have to delay the cap hit to see the potential benefit.

Bruce does enough on his own to prove he's not fit for his role, but let's be fair.... He said if anyone can come back from the injury, it's Alex

I did have 1 positive take away from the interview. When asked about the stadium design, he did say they trashed that initial rendering after it went public and the fan reaction was negative. That rendering was god awful. I'm glad that's off the table.

It's the Redskins. Nothing should surprise you.

My understanding is that Manusky wanted Gray out.

Agreed. The entire purpose of the cap and current contract structures are for situations like this. The teams have the option to purchase insurance to mitigate potential losses like the one we have here. The Redskins made the decision to purchase whatever insurance they have for Alex. Unfortunately this situation is part of the game.

Whether true or not, the news leaking that it was Dan that wanted to go after the other DCs is likely helps potential tension among the coaching staff. Having said that... Dan sucks, Bruce sucks, the team will likely suck in 2019.

They couldn't control the leaks. Seeing as it was either national or individuals outside the market with the news, you can assume the agent was sharing the info with the media. You either do it or you don't. Can't assume your current staff won't find out.

Smith's deal was more cap friendly. Sub Kirk for Smith, and we have about $8M less in cap space. The injury changes the situation though. We don't have a lot of room to invest more to the QB position.

I doubt it. I moved to Dallas recently, and to my surprise..... they don't really care about the Redskins. Cowboy/Eagle/Giant fans in the DMV are aggravating, but after living in Jersey and Dallas for the past 10 years, I've learned that the Redskins are largely irrelevant to the hometown fans of our 'rivals'.

The Manusky situation is interesting. They want to replace him, but it's not an attractive opportunity. I thought about it, and the Redskins couldn't convince me to leave my job to work as their DC and I love the team. It's going to be very tough to attract an elite DC.

It was a package deal and Shanahan had ultimate authority on football decision. http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4799532