WhoRUSupposed2Be Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 http://www.examiner.com/a-1228458~Redskins_won_t_pursue_big_fish.html “I don’t see us being real active,” Redskins executive vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato said. “We have a lot of guys under contract and people are signing their own free agents quite a bit. You have to overpay for anyone out there and there aren’t a lot of guys out there.” Could just be a ploy... you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 http://www.examiner.com/a-1228458~Redskins_won_t_pursue_big_fish.html“I don’t see us being real active,” Redskins executive vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato said. “We have a lot of guys under contract and people are signing their own free agents quite a bit. You have to overpay for anyone out there and there aren’t a lot of guys out there.” Could just be a ploy... you think? Maybe with more responsibility he's become more responsible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Gasp! Vinny might actully be somewhat competant?!:excited: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siven Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I think Vinny gets way way way too much crap from everyone on here. He wouldn't have been with Notre Dame in 89 or the 49ers for so long by being a complete moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Maybe with more responsibility he's become more responsible?Or maybe it's just a positive spin on the fact that we're broke as :pooh:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Or maybe it's just a positive spin on the fact that we're broke as :pooh:. But we're not...we never are. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLongshot Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 He pretty much sees what everyone else should see: there just aren't that many players on the market who can help us, and the few who can are probably going to get stupid money. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Hahah. How ironic that he is the one saying you have to overpay to get anyone in FA. Do you know why that is Vinny?!? It's because we spend millions of dollars on scrubs like Lloyd. We inflated that market, don't bring it up like it's something that just happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aireskoi Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Or maybe it's just a positive spin on the fact that we're broke as :pooh:. No, there is some truth to what he is saying. I have heard it repeatedly on Sirius Radio. The reason for it is that teams have so much cap space, due to the constant cap increase, that they are able to resign their own guys before they hit FA. That combined with a generally weak FA pool anyway, and when teams have only 1 guy who would break the bank in FA they can just franchise him. That seems to be the case this year, where in other years more teams would be stuck with 2 or more top players with contracts due. The few top players who actually hit the market will bank because the market is dry and so many teams will need them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 1) We have no money. 2) There's no one out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoRUSupposed2Be Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 Hahah. How ironic that he is the one saying you have to overpay to get anyone in FA. Do you know why that is Vinny?!? It's because we spend millions of dollars on scrubs like Lloyd. We inflated that market, don't bring it up like it's something that just happened. So, we have created a monster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttr77 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Next thing you know he'll be complaining about the salaries being given to coaches around the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregpeck99 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Vinny is blowing smoke ... there is a possibility the CBA will be terminated in November by the ownership. The Skins will try to tie-up as many FA blue-chippers as possible against this possibility. I see them signing Briggs, Berrian and Smith in early March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 If you really take a look at it, we've really only gone stupid with free agents twice. Every other year we don't do any more or less than anyone else. It's the reputation after the 2000 shopping spree that feeds the perception. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 1) We have no money.2) There's no one out there. Exactly. Both of these are true. And while there may be no one worth getting (at least the elite FAs out there), he would never come out and say, "Gee, it'd be awesome if we could get Asante Samuel! Too bad our cap situation is the way it is. Man, I'm such an idiot!". And that's fine by me.So far, he's getting it done. Gone from $20 million over to about $6 million over last I heard and there's more to come. But if we were $10 million under going into this offseason, I bet he'd be singing a slightly different tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilbur58z Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 They need to stop trading away draft picks. That's been the real problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 So, we have created a monster? Not Necessarily. Players want to get paid top dollar either way. But we certainly haven't helped the situation. So I wouldn't say we created it, but we have helped mold it. That's my :2cents:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoRUSupposed2Be Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 Not Necessarily. Players want to get paid top dollar either way. But we certainly haven't helped the situation. So I wouldn't say we created it, but we have helped mold it. That's my :2cents:. That's a good explanation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stricknine Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 They need to look to add a big receiver...and then draft. Id like Bryant Johnson, DJ Hackett, or Jerry Porter...in that order. Everything else can be addressed in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 1) We have no money.2) There's no one out there. :applause: :applause: Post of the Year. I was going to say this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSO Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 If you really take a look at it, we've really only gone stupid with free agents twice. Every other year we don't do any more or less than anyone else.It's the reputation after the 2000 shopping spree that feeds the perception. ~Bang Ummm.... Bang? Does anyone "really take a look" at anything here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Lloyd Christmas Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 If you really take a look at it, we've really only gone stupid with free agents twice. Every other year we don't do any more or less than anyone else.It's the reputation after the 2000 shopping spree that feeds the perception. ~Bang i think its just because of how truly bad those moves were. and we constantly have no draft picks because we trade them for garbage players. the team is managed in a dumb fashion and most of that falls down to vinny because hes the face of the front office. i think since snyder took over we have drafted the least amount of players in football. and thats because we trade all the picks away for players that dont amount to much. couple that with giving away huge contracts to free agents that flop here, it all adds up in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs=TheBestEver Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 How many picks do we have next year, assuming we don't trade them all away in the coming days? I think we have already given away a 4th rounder for Kendall, any others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheusmeyers Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 How many picks do we have next year, assuming we don't trade them all away in the coming days?I think we have already given away a 4th rounder for Kendall, any others? I think we're down a 4th in 08 and a 4th in 09. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyKilmer Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Hahah. How ironic that he is the one saying you have to overpay to get anyone in FA. Do you know why that is Vinny?!? It's because we spend millions of dollars on scrubs like Lloyd. We inflated that market, don't bring it up like it's something that just happened. Lloyd has never been a Free Agent (hopefully he will be soon) Lord I wish he had been. Just putting your mis information to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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