Bleed B&G Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 With the suspension and multiple failed drug tests, we all know that character is huge with Coach Shanahan. This is a contract year for Fred Davis, do you think he will be let go or do we resign him Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird_1972 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Too talented for us not to re-sign. He probably lost quite a bit of $$$ by getting suspended for four games, though. Sucks to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always A Commander Never A Captain Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Yes. It was recreational drugs not performance enhancers. And also just weed, which certain states (California) have voted on to make legal before. What this DOES mean, is that we have to keep Cooley around no matter what. It'll be harder to restructure Cooley's contract because of Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champskins Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 He waited for Phillip Buchanon... He will be resigned.... Unless of course we get Luck and then draft his TE from Stanford as well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I think there's no question. Shanny's boots might graze the ass a little but I don't think he's going anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellersfan Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Oh we will resign him. Just for alot cheaper now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byebye Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Oh we will resign him. Just for alot cheaper now. so we should be happy that he got caught? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always A Commander Never A Captain Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 so we should be happy that he got caught? Definitely not. Read this article as to why, he has some good points. http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/33595/what-do-skins-do-with-these-two-dummies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THUNDERDOME Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Use the money davis just cost himself to bring back cooley...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 While I personally can careless about someone using weed in their private life, the problem is in the NFL it gets you suspended, and by now Davis has failed the drug test enough times that if he isn't comitted to not using marijuana for the time being, the next failed test could have huge rammifications. Davis is going to get a big contract, whether it is with the 'Skins or another team, his talent and potential (I still say potential because I think we have only seen a glimpse of what he is truly capable of on a team with a good offense) are going to get him paid, no doubt. The problem is, what do you do with a guy who doesn't care? I want to give him the benefit of the doubt and say, because of the lockout maybe he thought he could get away with using for a bit longer, and it was still in his system when he got tested but had actually stopped smoking weed thinking there was plenty of time to cleanse the system. Who knows though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus T Firefly Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Definitely not. Read this article as to why, he has some good points.http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/33595/what-do-skins-do-with-these-two-dummies That writer is wrong about Davis being an RFA, btw. He'll be Unrestricted. The team could tag and sign him, which personally I'd be more than willing to do, but only for a good price, which I don't know if he would now fetch. Probably just sign him long term and hope he smartens up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 We should try. If you catch him at just the 'right' time, he can be had for a bag of Cheetoes, some gummie bears, and Dr. Pepper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 No, they will let him go and another team will pay him and he will have a Pro-Bowl year, of course they will resign him, now cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Use the money davis just cost himself to bring back cooley...... Cooley's already under contract, if anything Cooley needs to renegotiate for a cheaper deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifthorkid88 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 You've got to resign him. Next to Helu, he is the only playmaker we have on offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsTight Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Yes we should definitely try to resign him but if he aint around its no biggie, TEs are easy to draft and developed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truant Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Yes. Endless supply of Slim Jims, Cheetos, and Hot Rod on DVD should get it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubstix Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Fred Davis is a beast.....we would be nuts not to sign him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Operations Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 We better. He's one of the few watchable performers we have on our offensive offense. He and Helu, and sometimes Moss. That's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 If he can convince Shanahan that he isn't going to smoke weed ever again yes. If not the looming one year suspension is too risky for a tight end. Especially with Williams facing the same situation. The redskins can't risk losing two significant pieces of their offense for the season again just because Fred Davis is a good tight end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Its true that he needs to get his **** together in terms of maturing, but we do need him back. I'd love to see us take an incredibly athletic developmental TE in the 4th or later, though. Like a Housler/Green/Cameron/Julius Thomas from this past draft. I like Logan Paulson, but I think he's one of those role players that is overrated by most on ES. He's an above average blocker with decent hands, who most likely can't handle more than 2-3 targets a game--he's open BECAUSE he's used so little and is almost entirely a blocker. We need some more talent in the pipeline with Cooley declining, and taking a physical beast with good hands that needs to develop late in the draft is a great way to do that at a cheap price, so that when we DO have a need at TE again, he's there and ready to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destructis Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Who knows what Shanny will do at this point. We are doing nothing but guessing on this for now. Shanny can be stubborn so it all depends on how he feels about it. There is no sure thing either way, no matter what the people at ES think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Its true that he needs to get his **** together in terms of maturing, but we do need him back. I'd love to see us take an incredibly athletic developmental TE in the 4th or later, though. Like a Housler/Green/Cameron/Julius Thomas from this past draft. I like Logan Paulson, but I think he's one of those role players that is overrated by most on ES. He's an above average blocker with decent hands, who most likely can't handle more than 2-3 targets a game--he's open BECAUSE he's used so little and is almost entirely a blocker. We need some more talent in the pipeline with Cooley declining, and taking a physical beast with good hands that needs to develop late in the draft is a great way to do that at a cheap price, so that when we DO have a need at TE again, he's there and ready to go. Sounds like a plan to me. Then again, given how much success we had in this past draft, I'd almost like us to use all of late rounders on positions of need rather than a position like TE which is pretty secure assuming we plan to bring back both Davis and Cooley (and I think as well as hope we do). I also know we have plenty of picks right now (8 if I'm not mistaken) but I also would not be surprised if we had to trade up to get our man (sounds like it's Griffin III) and then would not only have less picks but those later picks also become more needed to be used on positions of need. Finally, almost in contrast to all of this, I think Shanahan showed last year that, especially in late rounds, he will find guys who can play at the NFL level. He will take them regardless of need or what they play because afterall, it's better to have a guy that can make it in the league at a position you're strong at, then to take a guy because you need his position but he's not going to help out anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truant Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 It's hard to find silver lining with the suspension, but here's a shot... the suspension does keep Davis' price down a little. He was on his way to a pretty massive year for a TE and, potentially, a Pro Bowl bid. Maybe we get him for cheaper overall because of the risk of a one year ban. Or he signs a one year deal to rehab his value or perhaps we even tag him, making him prove we can rely on him. Either way I don't think we've seen the end of Fred. We're too short on playmakers to let any go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCchillin89 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 who is going to be RG3's safety valve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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