StevieInferior Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Czeban asked Davis yesterday if he had a messag for Snyder. Davis said he wishes him the best and future success. Then he asked him if he had a message for Spurrier, nothing but silence. I feel this shows us where the problem was at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyansRangers Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 says a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 We were fools to believe he was not worth his keep. Stupid Spurrier ousted our best player... Damn him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In Flames Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 SD wouldve given us at least 3-5 more years of high quality running, damn that spurrier. :hammer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Tooth Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 I really hope that he gets his ring this year. Davis is a good guy. He gave us a lot of great years. He was not the most durable, but he was still a workhorse. Spurrier is a jacka$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citigent Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 im gald gibs is back and ss is gone, but isnt it time that davis gets over it, i mean he is about to play in the super bowl and if deavis was still a skin he would have been very unhappy this year also, well until gibbs walked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkatz Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 No matter, Davis is a class act and I am happy for the success he had this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OURYEAR#56 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 wish him the best. Hope we can find a replacement in the draft this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezings81 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 It just shows how much he really cared and liked being a Redskin. I think he wanted to play for the Skins for a long time. Nice picture BTW Storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chet06 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Davis was a true Redskins at heart...we just booted the only guy who has defined the Redskins of old..Gibbs is probably cursing SS for getting rid of him. The only thing the Redskins could have been proud about all those years was Davis. He was the only player who go respect at the National level except Green I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadd Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Good for Davis. He might be still be here if his agent wasn't such a harda$$ His agent help firm on his contract so we had to let him go. I wish people would remember this. From pro football weekly It’s never too early to look ahead to the offseason, when a number of notable players are expected to be available to the highest bidder as unrestricted free agents. And while he’s still under contract for next season and beyond, we hear the odds are strong that Redskins RB Stephen Davis could arguably be the best back available on the market because the Skins might not be able to afford him. Davis restructured his contract on July 31 to create some cap room for the Redskins and now has a five-year deal worth $31.5 million. But considering the escalator clauses in the contracts of OLT Chris Samuels and OLB LaVar Arrington (both will be entering their fourth years in the league next season) and the fact that ORT Jon Jansen is in the last year of his original pact, the Skins might need to restructure Davis’ contract again — or be forced to release him and risk losing him on the open market. "We still expect the Redskins to honor Stephen’s contract," Davis’ agent, Steve Weinberg, told PFW last week. "But it is pretty clear that (the Redskins) are going to be way over the salary cap." The cap situation was created a couple of years ago when owner Daniel Snyder went on a spending spree, which included signing CB Deion Sanders and DE Bruce Smith. Smith has done next to nothing this season, and Sanders retired one year after signing a seven-year deal that included an $8 million signing bonus. There has been talk that Davis is not a perfect fit in head coach Steve Spurrier’s offense because he does not catch the ball out of the backfield as well as some backs, but Davis is by far the best running threat the Redskins have. Snyder has gone on record to say the Redskins will do everything in their power to re-sign Jansen, who will be one of the hottest commodities on the market next year. But Snyder has remained mum about whether Davis remains in the team’s future plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJWatson3 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 davis is a class act, but the truth is he wouldn't renegotiate his contract. my guess is because he wanted to get cut and out of SS system. can't really blame him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yank Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 On point carl ... the cap hit was over $10M. It was a no-win situation and I doubt Gibbs could have kept him either. That being said Davis had every right to be miffed about not being integral to OBCs offense. But blame for not keeping Davis belongs somewhere other than OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhd24 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 If you are not a top 10 running back, then you shouldn't have a 10 million dollar cap hit. Stephen Davis IS NOT A TOP 10 RUNNING BACK. Everyone would have these guys ahead of Stephen: 1) Tomlinson 2) Priest Holmes 3) Portis 4) Ahman Green 5) Deuce Mccallister 6) Jamal Lewis 7) Ricky Williams 8) Fred Taylor 9) Marshall Faulk 10) Edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieInferior Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 I'd take Davis ahead of Taylor, post ACL Edge, and Ricky Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhd24 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Taylor had more rushing yards this year then Davis. He also had 42 catches, while Davis only had 14. Fred is a more complete back. Edge also caought many more passes, and he's just as good a power rusher then Davis. He just gets fewer opurtunities with the high powered Colts offense. I think Ricky's struggles resulted with a pitiful run blocking o-line. Ricky is also a better reciever. Also, all three rushers do not fumble in critical situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yank Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 You left out the Patriots top-10 Super Bowl RB who would be worth the $10M ... forgot his name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 The disaster wasn't letting Davis go, the disaster was Spurrier thinking he didn't need to get a stud RB to replace him. Gibbs probably would have cut him too, but made sure there was a good plan in place for after he was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan62 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Originally posted by mhd24 If you are not a top 10 running back, then you shouldn't have a 10 million dollar cap hit. Stephen Davis IS NOT A TOP 10 RUNNING BACK. Everyone would have these guys ahead of Stephen: 1) Tomlinson 2) Priest Holmes 3) Portis 4) Ahman Green 5) Deuce Mccallister 6) Jamal Lewis 7) Ricky Williams 8) Fred Taylor 9) Marshall Faulk 10) Edge I'd take Davis over Edge, Taylor and Ricky Williams any day!Good luck Stephen!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 oh Please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselPwr44 Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Originally posted by mhd24 Taylor had more rushing yards this year then Davis. He also had 42 catches, while Davis only had 14. Fred is a more complete back. Edge also caought many more passes, and he's just as good a power rusher then Davis. He just gets fewer opurtunities with the high powered Colts offense. I think Ricky's struggles resulted with a pitiful run blocking o-line. Ricky is also a better reciever. Also, all three rushers do not fumble in critical situations. Fred Taylor over SD?? Wow,gimme whatever your on. Fred Taylor has talent and it shows.....about every 4 years when he's able to stay healthy for 1 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF4L Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Spurrier was a demon, straight from hell, for this organization. I submit that his tenure was the worst in franchise history, taking into account W's, L's and other no so subtle impacts into consideration. Thank god he is gone.:notworthy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhd24 Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Taylor has been healty for two straight years. He's been more productive then Davis, and doesn't fumble. He played with a rookie quarter back against better competition, and had more rushing yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankbones Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Originally posted by DieselPwr44 Fred Taylor over SD?? Wow,gimme whatever your on. Fred Taylor has talent and it shows.....about every 4 years when he's able to stay healthy for 1 season. Stephen Davis doesn't exactly have the cleanest bill of health either. I would still take him over Taylor, not Edge or Ricky though. Also, I would take Brian Westbrook, any of the Vikings backs (they're all young), probably Kevan Barlow, Rudi Johnson, and Travis Henry(possibly McGahee) over Stephen Davis AT THIS POINT IN THEIR CAREERS. I love SD, but he's not getting any younger. RB's don't do well in their 30's especially bruisers like SD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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