RAKemUP98 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Do the Redskins even have a solid group of "Core" players to build around? Who are the players on this team that are dead ringers for the next 5 years? Orakpo and..? Haynesworth? Fred Davis? Devin Thomas? Hard to find ANY players on the current roster that are indispensable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbajr17 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Do the Redskins even have a solid group of "Core" players to build around?Who are the players on this team that are dead ringers for the next 5 years? Orakpo and..? Haynesworth? Fred Davis? Devin Thomas? Hard to find ANY players on the current roster that are indispensable. Sure we do. Orakpo, Haynesworth, Cooley, Davis, Fletcher, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaSkins21 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'd say Orakpo, Cooley, Davis, Thomas, and Flecher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailinginSeattle Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 You just named them pretty much, plus Fletcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 At this point not really I am sure in 2 seasons we will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyomingRedskin Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'm not sure about Fletcher being part of the core for the next five years due to his age. The rest of the list looks good. Not great, but it's a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santana_89 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I would say these players are: Samuels Cooley Moss Fletcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAKemUP98 Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'd say Orakpo, Cooley, Davis, Thomas, and Flecher. Man, I love Fletcher.. I really do. But, he will be 35 in May. Hard to believe he will be playing at this same level at 40 years old. Unless hes the next Monte Coleman/Darrell Green.. And I hope he is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyomingRedskin Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I would say these players are:Samuels Cooley Moss Fletcher Is Samuels even going to be here next season? :cool2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerdude8821 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Orakpo and thats it. Thats is the only person that you can say with 99% certainty, he will be here in 5 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Orakpo and thats it. Thats is the only person that you can say with 99% certainty, he will be here in 5 years Hate to say it, but that's the truth. 2 years from now I'm not sure anyone on this team will still be around aside from Orakpo. Cooley has trade talks again, and Devin Thomas may not continue his progression after his solid 2nd season. On defense, hopefully we re-sign Rocky Mac but I still don't see him as an elite player to build a team around ala Orakpo. Aside from those mentioned names, no one on the team stands out one bit as a "core player". And think back in 2005 we seemed to have a core of Portis, Moss, Cooley, Taylor, and Marcus Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirClintonPortis Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Horton, Doughty, Fred Davis, Devin Thomas, Cooley, Fletch, Orakpo, Jarmon, Lorenzo Alexander, Blades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tastes Like Chicken Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Graham Gano. I cannot believe you *******s left out Gano. UH UH, GANO YOU DI'INT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAKemUP98 Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 Graham Gano.I cannot believe you *******s left out Gano. UH UH, GANO YOU DI'INT!!! Gano is OFFICIALLY a core player!! And I think Jarmon is definitely a player the Skins will keep around. But he is certainly not a core player at this point in his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsTribeVA Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'm pretty sure the OP means core as in "players to build around for the next five years and into the future." Fletcher doesn't count, as critical as he is to this team right now. On defense: Orakpo, Haynesworth, McIntosh, and possibly Doughty, Horton, and/or Moore. On offense: Davis, Cooley, Devin, hopefully Malcolm. How sad is it that the offensive core players are only pass-catchers? edit: Forgot Jarmon (hopefully). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Cooley has trade talks again... Only among fans and maybe a few over-speculating media members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 By the way, I don't think "core player" means "indispensable". It always meant players young enough and good enough to help create a foundation for the next x-amount of years. My "Core Players" list would include: Orakpo Cooley Davis Thomas Haynesworth McIntosh "Bubble" core players: Horton Doughty Alexander Golston Give 'em one more year and some good coaching and they might be (maybe): Landry Kelly Tryon Rinehart Moore Jarmon Too soon to say, but you never know: Mitchell Gano Barnes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieskin Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 with a decent DC i think you could also include Landry, we are not as bad off as many would have us believe, with a new coach maybe JC could be included, with a new personnel manager who knows what shanahan wants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRonDontLikeUgly Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 It's tough when the mentality around here the past decade has been, "Who needs core guys when we can get MORE guys?" (I thought that was pretty clever for 3:20am) Baddabing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruffylookin Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 It's a fair question but with regime change all bets are off as to who will be here next season let alone five seasons from now. Coles looked like a core guy in 2003, became unhappy in Gibbs' offense and was traded in 2005. I'd say we have to wait a season with Shanahan and see who he keeps and how they perform before this question can even remotely be answered. Right now people just like to name their pet players who are under 30. Who knows if any of them will be here in 2 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins-in-CT Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I can't believe you guys left out the Red Snapper!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'm not sure about Fletcher being part of the core for the next five years due to his age. The rest of the list looks good. Not great, but it's a start. I dunno, Junior Seau is still playing 19 years in the league - Fletcher has NEVER MISSED A GAME and has only been in 12 years. I could see Fletcher retiring as a Redskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRegime Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Offensively, I would say Dockery is the only holdover on the OL. Then you have a solid young group of receivers with Thomas, Kelly, and Mitchell. Of course you have Moss. We have good depth at TE with Cooley, Davis, and Yoder. I'm not so sure about our RBs or FBs. Defensively, Griffin, Carter, Rak, Wilson, Gholston, Fletcher, McIntosh, Blades, Horton, Doughty, Moore, Smoot, Barnes, Westbrook, and Alexander. I'm not sure if this defines "core", but these are good players both young and old to build around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I think the thing that disappoints me is that in all of those lists the players that are listed are not in skill positions; I'm not saying that they aren't important but the only core player we seem to be agreeing on is Cooley but a TE is not going to be a primary receiver nor primary ball handler. I'd love to say that Moss is in our core, but I'm not sure that he's even going to remain our primary receiver especially after the performance this year; which I still haven't figured out if it was Campbell's fault or Moss'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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