2018 Free Agency Database - (Signed: WILLIAMS - McPhee - Scandrick - P-Rich) - (Lauvao, Bergstrom, Nsehke, Taylor, Z. Brown and Quick re-signed)

[98ORAKPO98]

 

 

[skinny21]

Read a quote from Poston about Hankins signing with the Colts last year - talked about how Indy was a great fit because they ran a 3-4.  That threw me a bit...

[Commander -JB-]

If the Skins offer to Galette was so “low and laughable” where are his offers from other teams?  If he’s this crown jewel FA, why is he still on the open market?  How much $ has he already stolen from the Skins?  Two lost seasons consecutively & then last year.  A whopping 3 sacks.  I don’t get why people would be so scared to see him leave.  Talk about overrating your own after agents.  Yeesh.

[joeken24]

12 hours ago, Rocky52Mc said:

 

What is your honest problem? I just watched the interview and nothing slipped in which he indicated what you're suggesting. Is he a boring interview? Yes. Doesn't help that Larry asked bad questions.

 

People are going to be up Scandrick's ass when he makes solid physical plays at the CB position.

Hope so.

But its no a problem. Its an opinion. A 10 year Cowboy that never saw himself coming to Washington has to do just what the great Gibbs said....he's gotta earn it. Your opinion is that Scandrick is going to ball out. If he does, that's great. But to crown him to be all that....not happenin' 

And the interview was scripted as ****......in my opinion.

[worldpost]

3 hours ago, Voice_of_Reason said:

The offer to Galette can’t be laughable if nobody else has offered more. And since he’s still unsigned....I almost think the offer to the other guy is to prod Galette to accept the offer on the table for him.

Frankly I'm ready to let Galette walk..   His twitter is reads like a piano Metronome.. I love it here.. they are treating me bad.. I love it here.. slave labour..  I love it here..

I'm all about a stable locker room with near equal talent

[Malapropismic Depository]

2 hours ago, joeken24 said:

Hope so.

But its no a problem. Its an opinion. A 10 year Cowboy that never saw himself coming to Washington has to do just what the great Gibbs said....he's gotta earn it. Your opinion is that Scandrick is going to ball out. If he does, that's great. But to crown him to be all that....not happenin' 

And the interview was scripted as ****......in my opinion.

 

Cowboy fan was saying that is typical Scandrick - he is all business.

 

[wilco_holland]

This camp season will be telling. We have young guys competing with some vets probably. Moreau vs Orlando. Maybe Anderson vs PcPhee if he signs. Lanier and Ion vs maybe veteran Dlineman we bring in. 

 

I like that. I always want to get younger but players need to earn it. Have competition. You don't hand them a starting job. 

[Malapropismic Depository]

Can't believe what I'm seeing on youtube with football analysts saying Alex Smith can't be as successful here, because he doesn't have the weapons he had in KC.

What weapons did Cousins have when he put up those crazy numbers last year, which earned him the biggest contract ever ?

The same, but actually less weapons than Smith will have, now that we have Richardson.

[bedlamVR]

@98ORAKPO98

 

great find on McPhee and it helps me understand now more what we are looking at for the ROLB ... I don’t see him as a junior replacement because Junior is much more a natural pass rusher ...and that is something we are sorely missing behind Kerrigan ... pass rush ... something every team needs ... I am not saying Junior is the only option but a dedicated pass rush specialist has to be on the shopping list at some point 

[Est.1974]

I'd take McPhee over Galette, gives us a very solid OLB group.

 

hopefully someone else eventually bites on Galette, let's max out our 4 comp picks next year.

[markmills67]

12 minutes ago, UK SKINS FAN '74 said:

I'd take McPhee over Galette, gives us a very solid OLB group.

 

hopefully someone else eventually bites on Galette, let's max out our 4 comp picks next year.

Sorry for bringing up Mr Hankins again, but could the Skins have actually made a good decision here, not heard anything about a visit to the Lions that's been mentioned, could this mean we could get him for $8/9m per year?. 

 

HTTR 

[HigSkin]

There's some good tidbits from Tandler in here...

 

 

QB Alex Smith—The deal is done, and the Redskins have their man for five years at $22.2 million per year or, if they prefer, three years at $23.7 million per. It seems like most fans are behind him but there will have to be a few more wins than losses this fall for that to become permanent.

RB Samaje Perine—He got better as the year went on, averaging nearly a half yard per carry more in the last seven games compared to the first nine. But the 3.4 average per carry certainly did not stop both Doug Williams and Jay Gruden from talking about drafting a running back early.

TE Jordan Reed—According to reports, he is rehabbing well from the hamstring and toe injuries that severely limited him last year. Still, expect him to be kept in bubble wrap until training camp and even then, his action may be limited.

WR Josh Doctson—Did Kirk Cousins look away from Doctson too often, lacking the confidence in him to let him go get the 50-50 balls? Will Smith have more confidence in Doctson? The answers to those questions may determine if the third-year receiver breaks out in 2018 or he continues to tease with flashes of ability.

WR Paul Richardson—He’s capable of the acrobatic catch, which should be fun to watch. Richardson was good with Russell Wilson on the off-schedule plays, maybe he can do the same with Smith.

WR Jamison Crowder—I guess it’s fair to say he had an off year in 2017 but his receiving yardage only dropped by 60 yards from 2016. It will be interesting to see if they keep him in as the punt returner after he averaged 6.3 yards per return (23rd of 25 qualifiers) last year.

LT Trent Williams—The six-time Pro Bowler is still in the relatively early stages of recovering from surgery to the knee that kept him from practicing from about Week 6 on. Don’t look for him until training camp and even then, the early workload is likely to be light.

LG Arie Kouandjio—This is the one offensive position that remains up in the air. Kouandjio has shown some grit as a spot starter but I don’t think the organization views him as a 16-game starter.

C Chase Roullier—Shortly after Roullier got the starting job when Spencer Long went out injured, Jay Gruden said that Roullier would be the Redskins’ center “for a long time”. There is no reason to doubt that at this point in time.

RG Brandon Scherff—His concern no longer is trying to live up to having been the fifth pick of the draft. Scherff has to play well enough to justify his 2019 option-year salary, which will be in the vicinity of $13 million.

RT Morgan Moses—He had surgery to repair his ankles, which were an issue most of last season. Still, he didn’t miss a start. Like Williams, even if he’s ready for training camp, don’t expect to see a whole lot of him.

[Skinsinparadise]

1 hour ago, UK SKINS FAN '74 said:

I'd take McPhee over Galette, gives us a very solid OLB group.

 

hopefully someone else eventually bites on Galette, let's max out our 4 comp picks next year.

 

Not me but I wouldn't dislike it either.  I like Galette because he brings a change of pace -- burst off the edge. McPhee would bring another power guy -- all our pass rushers are power guys.  Bill Polian for an example, thinks you need that speed guy more so than power on third and long.  Cooley talks about that, too.

 

Having said that if Galette isn't back, than I'd rather have McPhee over the status quo. 

 

Big picture wise though frankly I don't care what else they do as long as they land Hankins.  I preferred DRC over Scandrick.  Galette over McPhee.  But if they end up with Hankins, I am not going to care.   My gut is that McPhee would be a better pick up than Scandrick. 

 

Both McPhee and Galette are older and injury prone so I presume it will keep their market reasonable.

3 hours ago, Malapropismic Depository said:

Can't believe what I'm seeing on youtube with football analysts saying Alex Smith can't be as successful here, because he doesn't have the weapons he had in KC.

What weapons did Cousins have when he put up those crazy numbers last year, which earned him the biggest contract ever ?

The same, but actually less weapons than Smith will have, now that we have Richardson.

 

I think the key with Alex is upgrading the running game -- he typically had a top 10 running game for a good chunk of his career let alone one of the worst running games in the league like we got here.  Kirk I presumed got used to a toothless running game.  For Alex it would be mostly new on that front -- so we need a good running back.  Heck I feel that way regardless of who the QB is.  As for passing weapons, we don't have a T. Hill but hopefully Richardson is close.  J. Reed is comparable to Kelce and heck maybe even better than him -- the key is can Reed stay healthy for a change?

[skinsmania123]

What they should do with Galette is give him a contract laden with incentives if he is so high on himself.  Then we can all move on. It takes two years coming off an achilles injury so this could be a big year for him.  But I agree with some of the posters - the whining is getting to be too much.

 

 McPhee quiet as it is kept has been a very good player for a very mediocre Bears team.   I would love the signing. 

 

[Skinsinparadise]

Cooley ironically just going if you had to put one guy on our team on the outside on a pass rush and get to the QB, 10 out of 10 times he'd put Galette.

[RabidFan]

2 minutes ago, Skinsinparadise said:

Cooley ironically just going if you had to put one guy on our team on the outside on a pass rush and get to the QB, 10 out of 10 times he'd put Galette.

I agree but the problem is that he won’t work for slave wages.  

 

Did slaves ever get wages?  Wouldn’t they be just underpaid employees then and not slaves?  I dunno just sounds odd. 

 

Just call me Jack Handy. ?

[BatteredFanSyndrome]

7 minutes ago, Skinsinparadise said:

Cooley ironically just going if you had to put one guy on our team on the outside on a pass rush and get to the QB, 10 out of 10 times he'd put Galette.

I agree with Cooley.  My novice eye saw a guy so close to booking a number of sacks last year that it makes me wonder if they come to fruition this season.  I hope both sides cave, meet in the middle, and bring him back.

[Est.1974]

14 minutes ago, Skinsinparadise said:

Cooley ironically just going if you had to put one guy on our team on the outside on a pass rush and get to the QB, 10 out of 10 times he'd put Galette.

 

I agree McPhee is another power guy. 

 

Maybe the draft will bring us that explosive edge guy. I think in the first two rounds we will target dynamic play makers, RB will be one, maybe at #13 we go edge rush, there are a handful of top 20 picks touted. 

1 hour ago, HigSkin said:

C Chase Roullier—Shortly after Roullier got the starting job when Spencer Long went out injured, Jay Gruden said that Roullier would be the Redskins’ center “for a long time”. There is no reason to doubt that at this point in time.

 

I think I've underestimated how well liked this player is.

[Darrell Green Fan]

14 hours ago, SkinsGuy said:

 

Don't make it complex.

 

Just blame Bruce Allen for all the misery in your life, throw in an occasional "**** Dan Snyder", and you will fit right in.   

 

You act as if there is no reason to point fingers at them.  LOL.  Maybe in another 25 years we will be relevant again. Perronally I don't have that long.  

[Darrell Green Fan]

4 hours ago, Malapropismic Depository said:

Can't believe what I'm seeing on youtube with football analysts saying Alex Smith can't be as successful here, because he doesn't have the weapons he had in KC.

What weapons did Cousins have when he put up those crazy numbers last year, which earned him the biggest contract ever ?

The same, but actually less weapons than Smith will have, now that we have Richardson.

 

Not following your logic.  Cousins put up those crazy numbers because he played well with a very limited supporting cast.  Unless you are prepared to argue that no running game what so ever, Grant, Doc, under performing Crowder and backup tight ends were considered good weapons.  Now Smith will be in a better position than the cast Kirk was saddled with. But everyone agrees even at full strength this offense does not have the talent that KC offense had.  

 

 

[Est.1974]

7 hours ago, -JB- said:

If the Skins offer to Galette was so “low and laughable” where are his offers from other teams?  If he’s this crown jewel FA, why is he still on the open market?  How much $ has he already stolen from the Skins?  Two lost seasons consecutively & then last year.  A whopping 3 sacks.  I don’t get why people would be so scared to see him leave.  Talk about overrating your own after agents.  Yeesh.

 

Agreed. No need to bid against ourselves, who else is chasing him.

[OVCChairman]

4 minutes ago, UK SKINS FAN '74 said:

 

Agreed. No need to bid against ourselves, who else is chasing him.

 

 

I would imagine he goes the way of Zach Brown... inflated expectation, with a dose of reality.  I'm actually surprised he hasn't signed yet for fear we pick someone else up and what would seem like the only offer gets taken off the table.   I would be surprised if he doesn't sign a 2 year deal by draft. 

[carex]

46 minutes ago, RabidFan said:

I agree but the problem is that he won’t work for slave wages.  

 

Did slaves ever get wages?  Wouldn’t they be just underpaid employees then and not slaves?  I dunno just sounds odd. 

 

Just call me Jack Handy. ?

 

yeah no, not funny.  And slaves could earn wages with their masters permission.  Usually the slave owner got the larger cut of the money and allowed the slave to keep a small part

[Est.1974]

Maclin at WR, Boone at LG, they would be on my list as decent vets if available on low contracts.

[carex]

2 hours ago, UK SKINS FAN '74 said:

I'd take McPhee over Galette, gives us a very solid OLB group.

 

hopefully someone else eventually bites on Galette, let's max out our 4 comp picks next year.

 

we got back to that when Grant signed with the Colts.  Course if Galette, Pryor and Breeland find good contracts we could get higher ones