re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

[quote=jsarno;441830]He's going to be 31 in august. It just goes to show you that RB's really do hit a wall when they turn 30.[/quote]



Not Tiki......!

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

[quote=Giantone;442172]Not Tiki......![/quote]

Shaun Alexander isn't Tiki Barber. They may look alike but it's simply not true. And besides, Tiki is the exception to the rule.

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

Alexander had a pretty classy statement regarding his release:

"I want to thank the Seahawks and Holmgren for all they have done for me and my family over the years," Alexander said. "I have nothing but respect and affection for the Seahawks staff, my teammates and the organization. I wish them the best."

"I especially want to thank the Seahawks fans," he said. "You made me feel proud every time I stepped on the field as a member of the Seahawks. I look forward to hopefully returning to Qwest Field one day to play against the Seahawks.

"We have made far too many wonderful friends to say goodbye. My family will remain in the Seattle area, and when my days in the NFL do eventually come to an end, I plan to retire here. Our hearts are woven into the fabric of this community, we are blessed to be part of it, and we enjoy contributing to it in every way we can."

"Thank you Seattle."

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[QUOTE=Giantone;442172]Not Tiki......![/QUOTE]

Nor Riggo

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

[QUOTE=Mattyk72;442179]Alexander had a pretty classy statement regarding his release:

"I want to thank the Seahawks and Holmgren for all they have done for me and my family over the years," Alexander said. "I have nothing but respect and affection for the Seahawks staff, my teammates and the organization. I wish them the best."

"I especially want to thank the Seahawks fans," he said. "You made me feel proud every time I stepped on the field as a member of the Seahawks. I look forward to hopefully returning to Qwest Field one day to play against the Seahawks.

"We have made far too many wonderful friends to say goodbye. My family will remain in the Seattle area, and when my days in the NFL do eventually come to an end, I plan to retire here. Our hearts are woven into the fabric of this community, we are blessed to be part of it, and we enjoy contributing to it in every way we can."

"Thank you Seattle."[/QUOTE]

No one ever accused Alexander of having no class.
I couldn't imagine a better worded farewell statement.

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

Alexander as a person and a player is a class act, I just felt he was, as a player and on a talent level, a little overrated. see previous post.

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

How come whenever a player is released some people in these forums automatically want the Redskins to pick them up?? Honestly, why do people do that??
We have Clinton Portis...Ladell Betts...Rock...and up and coming Mason who will turn some heads this year...why would you want dead weight like Shaun Alexander on the team? It isn't a position of ANY need. I would rather have a backup DE or OL at the veteran minimum instead of an aged runningback whose better days are far behind him. We have one of the best running back corp's in the league...why would you want to mess with that chemistry. Picking him up would send a bad message to the team.

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[quote=jsarno;442057]I would certainly agree with your revised statement.
Which is why in another thread I posed the possible notion of trading Portis for McFadden.

ps- how come you didn't make a comment on the A5 in that BMW thread I started?[/quote]Though, on a purely personnel standpoint, I would trade Portis for McFadden straight up, I think you should also include the fact that trading Portis right now would cost the Redskins 20 million dollars in dead cap, 16 million dollars of that in 2009 dead cap.

16 million. 2009 dead cap. Remember, Lloyd is going to cost the team 5 million in dead cap next season.

It's totally implausible from a financial standpoint. Perhaps we can put that one on Vinny, but again, no one was really ever considering dealing Portis for McFadden in the first place.

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

[QUOTE=billyredskin;442202]How come whenever a player is released some people in these forums automatically want the Redskins to pick them up?? Honestly, why do people do that??
We have Clinton Portis...Ladell Betts...Rock...and up and coming Mason who will turn some heads this year...why would you want dead weight like Shaun Alexander on the team? It isn't a position of ANY need. I would rather have a backup DE or OL at the veteran minimum instead of an aged runningback whose better days are far behind him. We have one of the best running back corp's in the league...why would you want to mess with that chemistry. Picking him up would send a bad message to the team.[/QUOTE]

You are new so I will let you in on some advise:

[B][U]GET USED TO IT[/U][/B]. also, mentioning it will do nothing b/c for every rational thinking Skins fan out there (like you, as I assume) there are three Madden playing retards who think we should pick up every big name or potential big name FA out there. Try doing a thread search on any big name FA that is out there. I dare you.

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

[QUOTE=billyredskin;442202]How come whenever a player is released some people in these forums automatically want the Redskins to pick them up?? Honestly, why do people do that??
We have Clinton Portis...Ladell Betts...Rock...and up and coming Mason who will turn some heads this year...why would you want dead weight like Shaun Alexander on the team? It isn't a position of ANY need. I would rather have a backup DE or OL at the veteran minimum instead of an aged runningback whose better days are far behind him. We have one of the best running back corp's in the league...why would you want to mess with that chemistry. Picking him up would send a bad message to the team.[/QUOTE]

The reason for this posting was that when a player gets released and you have a coaching staff familiar with that player, you always have a chance of picking a player you know. The Redskins don't need him but you know who runs the team and who's to say what Dan/Vinny are thinking, they could pull a bone head move and trade Betts (people have mentioned it on this board and news). I know he's not the player he was but with Danny going with the "big" name to fill the seats you never know.

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

[quote=billyredskin;442202]How come whenever a player is released some people in these forums automatically want the Redskins to pick them up?? Honestly, why do people do that??
We have Clinton Portis...Ladell Betts...Rock...and up and coming Mason who will turn some heads this year...why would you want dead weight like Shaun Alexander on the team? It isn't a position of ANY need. I would rather have a backup DE or OL at the veteran minimum instead of an aged runningback whose better days are far behind him. We have one of the best running back corp's in the league...why would you want to mess with that chemistry. Picking him up would send a bad message to the team.[/quote]

that's just the nature of the beast here on warpath.

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

He's soft. No thanks.

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

[QUOTE=GTripp0012;442208]Though, on a purely personnel standpoint, I would trade Portis for McFadden straight up, I think you should also include the fact that trading Portis right now would cost the Redskins 20 million dollars in dead cap, 16 million dollars of that in 2009 dead cap.

16 million. 2009 dead cap. Remember, Lloyd is going to cost the team 5 million in dead cap next season.

It's totally implausible from a financial standpoint. Perhaps we can put that one on Vinny, but again, no one was really ever considering dealing Portis for McFadden in the first place.[/QUOTE]

Well, on that other thread I did post a comment about looking at the cap hit numbers on that day, and didn't realize that he actually restructured his contract making his unmovable for a few years. So this is all moot...it can't and won't happen. We're stuck with Portis for better or for worse. Hopefully for the better.

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

I remembered when I posted this thread this were some of the comments from our mods. I guess that Zorn and his coaching staff had the same dumb thoughts as I did a few months ago.


[B]Originally Posted by Mattyk72[/B] View Post
Makes no sense to pick up a back who's clearly over the hill and when we have absolutely no need for another back.

What are you going to do stick him in front of Betts??

[B]SFREDSKIN replied:[/B]
I don't want him. What I'm saying is would the skins FO consider him due to the Seattle connection. After all it is the Danny and Vinnie show and they just might pull some bone head move and trade Betts and sign Alexander. Oh and by the way, he's 30 YO.



[B]Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN[/B] View Post
I don't want him. What I'm saying is would the skins FO consider him due to the Seattle connection. After all it is the Danny and Vinnie show and they just might pull some bone head move and trade Betts and sign Alexander. Oh and by the way, he's 30 YO.

[B]Smootsmack replied:[/B]
Dumb, dumb, dumb post. Deserves negative rep points.[/quote]



[B]Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN[/B] View Post
I don't want him. What I'm saying is would the skins FO consider him due to the Seattle connection. After all it is the Danny and Vinnie show and they just might pull some bone head move and trade Betts and sign Alexander. Oh and by the way, he's 30 YO.

[B]Mattyk72 replied:[/B]
Using that logic I guess we'll consider any ex-Seahawk due to Zorn?

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

That's a lot of broken quotes - what are you trying to say?

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

OK, you fixed them. I'm not sure the "dumb, dumb, dumb" response was warranted, but the ridiculousness of Alexander coming here was premised on us having 2 top-tier backs, plus Rock. Now that Betts is out, Alexander as a backup for the vet min is a very different proposition than Alexander as the #4 for $1 million+ (which is probably closer to what he would have demanded before the season started and he realized that nobody wanted him).

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[quote=onlydarksets;490175]That's a lot of broken quotes - what are you trying to say?[/quote]

That many times people start a thread and immediately people jump on the poster and say: that's a dumb retarded post, put a lock on it. The moral of the story is that not all post are retarded, some are valid.

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

At the time it didn't make sense, now it does.

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

Don't bump this thread. I thought we cut him ALREADY.

re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

i always thought people like being a "thread starter" so anytime a player is released the inevitable "should we consider signing him" thread pops up even if it makes no sense for the skins . . . ehhhh no harm no foul, fans are supposed to be fanatics.

go skins!!

edit: sorry buster i already posted before i saw your post

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[quote=Buster;490191]Don't bump this thread. I thought we cut him ALREADY.[/quote]
LOL same.

Re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

I edited the thread title to avoid confusion.

Re: Shaun Alexander released by Seahawks
 

The circumstances are obviously very different, but what was dumb to say that Danny and Vinny would just trade Betts away so they can sign Alexander simply because he was a former Seahawk.

Anyhow, SGG why didn't you just lock this thread?